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Shahama in a few words
Masters from University College London (UCL) in Urban Economic Development. Research in Sustainable Urban Planning, Circular Economy, Disaster Risk Reduction, Informal Settlements, Housing Crisis, Affordable Housing and Sustainable Cities. Coupled with experience in Business Development, Proposal Writing, Bid Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Strategy and Planning, Business Analytics, and Report Writing.
Project initiation, proposal writing and reporting with FCDO, British High Commission, European Union, Swiss Solidarity, and UK Aid.
Monitoring & Evaluation assessments with UNICEF, UNFPA, British Council and FCDO in the rural areas of Pakistan for a project focused on Modern Slavery, Child Protection, Women Empowerment, GBV, Socially Marginalised Groups and Transgenders.
Experience
- DAIProject Manager & Business AnalystDecember 2020 - December 2021 (1 year)Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan• Managed Monitoring & Evaluation assessments for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and British Council projects worth £46m• Formulated assessment reports and presented recommendations to FCDO management, resulting in increased funding• Evaluated Value-for-Money frameworks, Social Value models and Monitoring & Evaluation approaches to ensure effective utilization of investments• Developed dashboards to collate overall project(s) progress providing management with updates for decision making• Collaborated with project leads, finance, and operations departments to streamline budgets and work plans, technical deliverables and performance reviews
- Global Management ConsultantsJunior ConsultantSeptember 2020 - January 2021 (4 months)Dubai - United Arab EmiratesStriving to find business solutions.
- GROUP DEVELOPMENT PAKISTANBusiness Development & Strategic Communications AssociateFebruary 2020 - December 2020 (10 months)Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan• Successfully developed funding project proposals for donor agencies (US Embassy, Canadian International Development Agency, British Council, Solidar and French Embassy in Pakistan) amounting to an estimated £4m• Developed reports to track the status of projects liaising with a wide array of public and private sector companies• Conducted capacity-building workshops to ensure delivery of sustainability linked project objectives
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Usman Khan and 0 other people have recommended Shahama
1/25/2023
Shahama has been an extraordinary co-worker and possesses strong MEL skills. One of her key strengths is effective monitoring and reporting of progress She is an awesome team player and exhibits gender-sensitivity across her work.
Education
- MSc Urban Economic Development, EconomicsUniversity College London2019MSc Urban Economic Development, Economics
- Bachelor of EconomicsNational University of Science and Technology2018Bachelor's Degree, Economics