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ZARNAB YOUSAF

Project Manager| Data Scientist | Communication Advisor
G-11/3, Islamabad
ZARNAB YOUSAF

Summary

Resourceful Project Manager 8 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Focused adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

9
years of professional experience
14
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Dancom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
Islamabad

Project Manager
02.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Associated with a project where key responsibilities are meeting with senior company officials to discuss project plans and requirements
  • Planning projects with 25 team members to create a structure for the project's completion, coordinating with others, assessing team performance, and making reports.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
  • Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.

Dancom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
Islamabad, BA

Team Lead
07.2017 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Keeping all the work running smoothly by taking on some managerial tasks and providing customer services.
  • Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to support client acquisition.
  • Established and maintained highly effective relationships with clients and industry partners to drive growth.
  • Translated customer needs into solution requirements using powerful value propositions and negotiation skills.
  • Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi: Center for Education and Consciousness
Islamabad

Assistant Research and Action
08.2015 - 04.2017

Job overview

  • Assisting with the management, production and delivery of the Right to Education (RTE) Campaign which included advocacy for Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan and lobbying for policy changes and reforms in the education arena.
  • Led on the development and implementation of projects such as “End Child Marriages”, “Awareness Regarding Girls’ Education” and “Education Youth Ambassadors” that fell under the RTE Program and were implemented in all regions across Pakistan.
  • Formulated advocacy strategies to generate support and effect public policy changes. Coordinated across teams in different regions to assign tasks and ensure timely completion of critical activities.

Malala Fund, Education Champion
Islamabad

Programme Regional Coordinator
07.2017 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • To bring awareness to the social and economic impact of girls that fights for girls’ education
  • The stated goal of the campaign is to ensure 12 years of free, safe, and quality education for every girl as well as unlock their own potential, and demand change by arranging sessions in different schools and colleges
  • Participated in workshops and in-service meetings to enhance personal growth and professional development.
  • Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
  • Implemented project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.

Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarships UNILEVER
Islamabad

Educational Consultant
11.2016 - 09.2017

Job overview

Detailed candidate profiling and in-depth research on potential colleges and skill centers of each academic scholarship and vocational training scholarship finalist.

  • Counseling of candidates over calls and visits for contract signing.
  • Regular reporting from cluster coordinators and contact with them regarding any complications, queries, issues or updates.
  • Contacting vendors and formulation of proposals for seed capital candidates and counseling of candidates over calls/meetings.
  • Coordination with institutes for information collection regarding admission procedures and keeping a track of deadlines for each candidate.
  • Visits to selected institutes for admission and fee payment procedures.
  • Formulation of a progress monitoring template updated regularly by cluster coordinators.

QNET
Kaula Lumpur

Business Development Executive
05.2017 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to support client acquisition.
  • Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
  • Created cross-functional teams to promote consistent brand messaging, demand-generation programs and sales tools.

PEACE CAMPAIGN USIP
Islamabad, IS

STORY COLLECTOR
08.2017 - 10.2017

Job overview

  • To collect the Stories of Peace and resilience from across the
  • Pakistan with the capacity of HOP & United States Institute of Peace
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.

Humans Of Pakistan

Management Trainee
11.2014 - 04.2016

Job overview

  • Established open and professional relationships with team members which facilitated communication, quickly resolving issues, and conflicts.
  • My key responsibilities for the project were educating the locals regarding education and learning
  • To collect the real-life stories of unsung heroes
  • One main aspect of the project was to end gender-based discrimination in the education sector and mobilize locals to send their girls to school

UNITED NATIONS WOMEN CAMPAIGN

VOLUNTEER
11.2015 - 12.2015

Job overview

  • Joined a global campaign on ‘16 days of activism against Gender-based violence’ that featured remarkable stories of resilient women who had changed their fate and became the icon for today’s generation with Humans of Pakistan

FLOOD RELIEF CAMPAIGN

Social Work Supervisor
09.2014 - 11.2014

Job overview

  • A devastating flood hit the Southern and central Punjab and interior Sindh
  • I, along with my team raised PKR 700,000 and designed a sustainable plan by providing the rural affected population with seeds and fertilizer, fiscal support for rebuilding of their houses and books for children.

Education

SZABIST
Islamabad

Master of Science from Data Sciences
09.2018 - 01.2021

University Overview

  • Completed professional development in [Machine learning & Evolutionary Computing Techniques]
  • Research Area "Prediction of Diabetes Mellitus with Evolutionary Computing Techniques".
  • Core courses [ Tools and Techniques in Data Science , Big Data Analytics ,Data Visualization ]

ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY
Bahawalpur

Bachelor of Science from Statistics
10.2011 - 07.2015

University Overview

  • Professional development completed in Applied Statistics.
  • Received Merit Based Scholarship
  • Member of Dramatic Club as Vice President.

AIOU
Islamabad

Bachelor of Science from Education
03.2015 - Current

University Overview

  • Professional development completed in [Education]
  • Educational leadership and management
  • Critical thinking and reflective practice.
  • Educational leadership and management.

Skills

Monitoring & Evaluationundefined

Software

Python

SPSS Statistics

STATA

EXCEL

R Studio

C

Interests

Solo Travelling

Gaming

Poetry & Poems

Reading Sufism

Timeline

Project Manager

Dancom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
02.2020 - Current

SZABIST

Master of Science from Data Sciences
09.2018 - 01.2021

STORY COLLECTOR

PEACE CAMPAIGN USIP
08.2017 - 10.2017

Team Lead

Dancom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
07.2017 - 01.2020

Programme Regional Coordinator

Malala Fund, Education Champion
07.2017 - 12.2017

Business Development Executive

QNET
05.2017 - 09.2017

Educational Consultant

Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarships UNILEVER
11.2016 - 09.2017

VOLUNTEER

UNITED NATIONS WOMEN CAMPAIGN
11.2015 - 12.2015

Assistant Research and Action

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi: Center for Education and Consciousness
08.2015 - 04.2017

AIOU

Bachelor of Science from Education
03.2015 - Current

Management Trainee

Humans Of Pakistan
11.2014 - 04.2016

Social Work Supervisor

FLOOD RELIEF CAMPAIGN
09.2014 - 11.2014

ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science from Statistics
10.2011 - 07.2015
ZARNAB YOUSAFProject Manager| Data Scientist | Communication Advisor