Neha Shaikh

Project Coordinator Higher Education, Skills and Schools

• Enhanced UK leadership of and shared learning from international education

Programme Delivery DFID/FCDO Programme

• Co-ordinate the delivery nationwide of specified project, Connecting Classrooms (DFID/FCDO) activities and undertake specified technical/support tasks (e.g. manage events, communications, contacts, networks, logistics, external suppliers, meetings) to meet agreed targets

Supporting delivery of Higher Education and Skills Programmes

• Candidate Profiling for Commonwealth Scholarship, Scottish Scholarship and Charles Wallace Trust (CWT)
• Provided support for International Education Services for online university fair
• Worked closely with vocational centres like STEVTA, NAVTTC for Skills strand
• Provide support in Alumni Awards and Events, Skill workshops, Gateway orientations and other related activities
• Gathered requirements for ongoing projects and organized details for management use, compilation and maintenance of HE Database
• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed
• Compliance and Financial Management - assisted the HE Team’s Finance Lead in managing the finances of projects across Pakistan
• Provided support in financial accounting of the project on a regular basis
• Interpreted and followed British Council project procedures (project, financial and risk reporting) to ensure compliance with all systems and standards

Stakeholder Management

• Supported relationship management of key contacts such as Govt. officials, HEC, International delegations for project and programmes
• Communicated with partners / internal stakeholders to co-ordinate project delivery and to deal with day-to-day project delivery issues
• Conducted research and managed data collection as necessary – including creation and maintenance of accurate databases of all programme participants, partners and contacts

Communications Management and Quality Assurance

• Developed an external communication plan for schools work with Marketing and Communications internally and externally
• Promoted Schools Dept. work including CC and CCGL by having stories published throughout the year
• Coordinated and worked closely with the Marketing and Communication team
• Effectively used digital media and technology to promote Connecting Classrooms Programme and CCGL work across Pakistan for major stakeholders
• Built Databases for communication purposes
• International School Awards Event Management – fully manage events nationwide from logistics to policy dialogue content, attended by thousands of people nationwide
• Track (form an online accessible calendar) all trainings of ISA and Core Skills happening in Sindh and Balochistan
• Monitor and visit 50% of workshops in Sindh and Balochistan
• Handle Social Media pages for CCGL – Facebook, Twitter, Website

Child Protection Country Lead, Connecting Classrooms Pakistan

• Country lead for Child Protection – deputize for and report to the the regional Child Protection lead for South Asia
• Trained 200+ teachers, leaders, partners related to Child Protection (brief the Child Protection response)
• Ensured that policies in the agreements state that partners will be following Child Protection Policy by British Council
• Evaluate partners’ policies regarding Child Protection

Equality, Diversity, Gender (and inclusion) Country Lead, Connecting Classrooms Pakistan

• Maintained an overview of gender-focused (and inclusion-focused) activity in the region, including country-specific issues and approaches
• Commission and manage at least one research on EDI, Gender (and inclusion)
• Represent the country at meetings, give a country update to the Global team

Handled the Core Volunteer Programmes and a diverse portfolio of 5 Programmes to serve the underprivileged communities for one of the biggest NGO’s of Pakistan

Rahbar Programme:

• Flagship mentorship programme for the youth (Grade 8 and 9) to become responsible and productive members of the society
• Handling execution and volunteer requirements Pan-Pakistan (across 18 cities in Pakistan)
• 2600 beneficiaries and 900 mentors engaged in 3 cycles in a year

Summer Camp:

• One of the largest Volunteer run Programme in Pakistan
• Educational experience that stretches from the classroom teachings of a regular curriculum to the practical character building of children into self-confident leaders
• Module Designing – English, Arts/Crafts, Sports and theatre Module with various themes that included lessons such as empathy, compassion, humility etc. (Grade 3, 4 and 5)
• 6000 beneficiaries and 700 volunteers engaged in one cycle in a year

Career Counseling:

• Organized annually for tenth grade students across the TCF school network
• Helped students explore and identify their interests and guide them on future academic choices they should make to follow their dreams and achieve economic independence
• 7100 beneficiaries and 200 volunteers engaged

Alumni Development Programme:

• Designed to help TCF alumni secure admission in the best universities in Pakistan and abroad
• University students as volunteers conduct these classes and prepare TCF alumni for more stringent scholastic requirements
• 1700 beneficiaries and 220 volunteers engaged in one cycle in a year

Office Internships

• Train and bring on board students and volunteers to intern in all departments of TCF

• Responsible for all social media posts, to revive marketing campaigns
• Lining up all possible collaborations between Nizam Bijli and other companies
• Assisting in Crowd Funding projects for solar panel innovations for off-grid population of Pakistan

• Managing correspondence and coordination between TCF and IoBM
• Leading a team of 35 members
• Career counseling and volunteer teacher for 150 TCF Students

• Recruitment of women entrepreneurs for WomenX Program
• Marketing and outreach for the programme
• Handled Social Media
• Managed partners such as incubation centres, universities etc
• Managed SME business knowledge trainings
• Provided logistical support wherever needed