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Rahim Shah  Syed

Rahim Shah Syed

Islamabad,CAPITAL

Summary

Service-focused public official skilled in operational planning and problem-solving. Confident decision-maker, presenter and relationship-builder with proven record of success. Qualified with solid background in government administration and leadership. Leverages area expertise and strategic mindset to positively impact policies and operations. Brings forward-thinking approach and articulate communication skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Deputy Director International Relations

National Assembly, Parliament of Pakistan
Islamabad, Capital
12.2011 - Current
  • Overseeing the development and implementation of the National Assembly's international relations strategy. This includes developing relationships with foreign parliaments, attending international conferences and events, and promoting Pakistan's interests abroad.
  • Managing the National Assembly's international delegations. This includes liaising with foreign governments, arranging travel and accommodation, and providing briefings on the country's political, economic, and social situation.
  • Providing research and analysis on international affairs to the National Assembly's members and committees. This includes providing briefings on current events, analyzing foreign policy issues, and identifying potential opportunities for collaboration with other countries.
  • Promoting parliamentary diplomacy and cooperation between the National Assembly and other parliaments around the world. This includes organizing events and workshops, sharing best practices, and working to build consensus on key issues.

In addition to these duties,

  • Managing a team of staff. This includes providing guidance and direction, setting performance goals, and resolving conflicts.
  • Staying up-to-date on current events and trends in international affairs. This includes re attending conferences, and networking with other professionals.
  • Communicating effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including members of the National Assembly, government officials, foreign diplomats, and the general public. This includes writing reports, giving presentations, and participating in interviews.
  • Prepare and draft Parliamentary Charters, Rules and legislative documents in domain of Interparliamentary Cooperation such as bilateral memorandum of understandings (MoUs). Charters and MoUs drafted so far may be provided when demanded.
  • Provide bilateral brief in coordination with ministry of foreign affairs, commerce and other relevant government divisions and departments to prepare Talking points, briefs, speeches for Hon'ble Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Prime Minister, President and outbound/inbound parliamentary delegations.
  • Prepare press releases of parliamentary evets, final communiques and draft reports retrospectively.
  • provide protocol duties in bilateral parliamentary delegations both in/outbound when required.

Intermedia Pakistan

Translator/Coordinator
Islamabad, Capital
10.2010 - 04.2023
  • It was a six months projects of Democracy reporting International, undertaken by Intermedia Pakistan.
  • My initial responsibilities were to translate news items concerning electronic voting machines from Pashto Newspapers to English.
  • Later on i was promoted as coordinator and given the job of coordinator supervising the entire project. accordingly. My ToRs changed. I used to coordinate with all translators from across Pakistan all newspapers in local languages.
  • The team used to translate for Intermedia and I combined the news translations into a digest for Democracy Reporting National.


In Charge Sports Department.

AVT CHANNELS
Islamabad, Capital
04.2006 - 04.2010
  • Worked collaboratively with Sports Desk team members and wider Editorial Team members to draft, pitch and finalize, story ideas, programs, news.
  • Identified and swiftly acted upon newsworthy sporting moments to capture
  • Wrote detailed match reports for matches to drive readership and engagement.
  • Covered live events including field crosses, expertly operating and utilizing.
  • Worked as Reporter Sports in Khyber TV for 6 years .Reporting of international sports events and exclusive interactions with players of different sports were the highlighted notes of my service as a sports reporter.
  • Made research work for the first time in Pakistan and Afghanistan on 137 cultural sports of Pakistan. [1]
  • Directed and hosted series of 30 minutes programs on the major sports of Pakistan. I have made more than 30 exclusive documentaries on the major sports of Pakistan.[2]

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL1BcR60PN4

[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyMVNPAsNPc

Education

Master of Science (MS) - Comparative Religions

International Islamic University Islamabad
Islamabad
10.2017 - 04.2022

Master of Science - International Relations

National University of Modern Languages
Islamabad
01.2008 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Law

Peshawar University
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
01.2005 - 07.2007

Fellowship - The Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership

Ministry of Youth Egypt
Cairo
06.2021 - 06.2021

Future Leader award - International Relation

Riga Conference
Latvian Transatlantic Organization
09.2018 - 09.2018

Skills

  • Staff training and development
  • Public speaking
  • Policy implementation
  • Strategic positioning
  • Contract negotiations
  • Excellent time management skills
  • People-oriented
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Complex problem solving

Languages

English
Advanced
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Punjabi
Upper intermediate
Pushto
Advanced

Timeline

Fellowship - The Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership

Ministry of Youth Egypt
06.2021 - 06.2021

Future Leader award - International Relation

Riga Conference
09.2018 - 09.2018

Master of Science (MS) - Comparative Religions

International Islamic University Islamabad
10.2017 - 04.2022

Deputy Director International Relations

National Assembly, Parliament of Pakistan
12.2011 - Current

Intermedia Pakistan

Translator/Coordinator
10.2010 - 04.2023

Master of Science - International Relations

National University of Modern Languages
01.2008 - 01.2010

In Charge Sports Department.

AVT CHANNELS
04.2006 - 04.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Law

Peshawar University
01.2005 - 07.2007
Rahim Shah Syed