Zahida Azher

Experience

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  Health Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan

  Dec 2001 - Apr 2004

  Section Officer

  Establishment matters i.e. framing/amending service rules, postings, transfers, promotions, enquiries of Nursing Staff, Women Medical Officers, Medical Officers and their allied matters throughout Punjab. I also remained involved in the recruitment of Doctors on contract basis for various BHUs and RHCs.

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  Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD), Government of the Punjab, Pakistan

  Apr 2004 - Sept 2007

  Section Officer (S&GAd)

  Served as Section Officer in the Services & General Administration Department, Government of the Punjab. I coordinated with different National and International Training Institutions for the capacity building and human resource management of officers of BS/17-22. My duties also included: Monitoring and Evaluation of human resources deployed in various Government Departments. Carrying out training need assessment and management of internal and external training of public managers. Formulation and implementation of policies for career planning of public managers. Coordination with Staff College, National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), Civil Services Academy (CSA), Management and Professional Development (MPDD) and Punjab Resource Management Programme (PRMP) for capacity building of Government Employees belonging to various cadres. Providing assistance to the Planning and Development Department regarding implementation of Gender Mainstreaming Project-UNDP assisted. Show less

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  Lahore Development Authority, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan

  Apr 2009 - Nov 2009

  Deputy Director (Estate Management)

   Management of vacant residential and commercial plots and constructed units in LDA schemes and their sale through open auction. Management/supervision of plots earmarked for utility sites in LDA schemes and their allotment to applicant organization and Government Departments, on reserve price. To issue No Objection Certificate (N.O.C) for obtaining loan for house building from House Building Finance Corporation. To give Permission to Mortgage against Bank Loan.  To allow transfer of plots. To allow extension in building period of plots. Show less

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  Higher Education Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan

  Nov 2009 - Jul 2011

  Deputy Secretary (Establishment)

   Policy formulation for improvement of Higher Education in Punjab. Issues pertaining to framing of service rules of female Lecturers, Assistant Professors and Professors. Preparation of promotion cases of all Male/Female establishment. Matters regarding inquiries, transfers and postings of female Lecturers BS-17 to Professors BS- 20.

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  Regulation Wing, S&GAd, Government of Punjab, Pakistan

  Aug 2011 - now

   Framing/amendment of service rules of all administrative departments and extending technical assistance to autonomous bodies/companies/special institutions regarding their rules and regulations. Amendments/interpretation of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974 and the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and conditions of service) Rules, 1974. Dealing with issues pertaining to Departmental Examination Rules/Conduct Rules/Lien Cases/Absorption Cases/Delegation of Power Rules/Civil Service Tribunal Rules and allied matters. All the cases concerning appointment/Recruitment policy/issues pertaining to different quotas for recruitments. Show less  O&M assignments relating to creation, up-gradation and abolition of posts/ reorganization. Issues relating to Contract Appointment Policy, 2004. Convening of Meetings of Contract Appointment and Regulation Committee (CARC) and recommendation of eligibility criteria for contract appointments. Categorization of posts for recruitment purposes. Issuance of Policy Decisions/Guidelines for regularization of contract employees Collection of data regarding re-employment of ex-serviceman in the Punjab. Issues relating to work charged appointees. Show less

  • Deputy Seccretary (Rules)

    Jan 2014 - now

  • Deputy Secretary (ERB)

    Aug 2011 - Jan 2014