Qaisar Murad

Experience

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  ACTED

  May 2009 - Apr 2012

  Sr.AMEU Officer

  Project Cycle Management: Facilitated the development and implementation of project cycle management with active participation and contribution to ensure accountability, transparency, and complianceAssessments: Lead multi-sector Rapid assessments for fund raising.FRCM: Piloted testing development and execution of Feedback, and Complaints Response Mechanism for further implementation and consolidation at country level.Remote monitoring: Developed and tested Remote monitoring mechanism as part of remote management in conflict affected areas with limited access.Data and information management: Developed tools for capturing, storing, and analysis of data to generate information for reporting and fund raising.Participatory Monitoring, and Evaluation: Developed tools and system for participatory monitoring and evaluation. Trained partner’s staff and primary actors in the target communities to actively participate in monitoring and evaluating projects.Coordination: Developed a system of close coordination with program team, project team, departmental heads, and country management to discuss the issues identified during monitoring for further action and follow-up Show less

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  HUJRA

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2013

  Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

  Developed Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting System for the organization to meet overall donor and compliance requirements. Assisted the program development unit and contributed to the fundraising by developing proposals and securing funds for projects with the main focus on women's rights, strengthening rule of law, entrepreneurship and value chain, Education, and food security.

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  ACTED

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2020

  Country Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

  Lead Appraisal, Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit Pakistan. Extensively involved in all stages of the Project Cycle Management (PCM).Implemented robust AME systems: Developed and implemented solid AME systems and mechanisms that are in line with global AME procedures and deliver effective research/outputs so to inform timely decision making and the adoption of sound corrective measures. Practiced MEAL in conflict, natural disasters, recovery, rehabilitation, and development scenarios.Implemented Database systems: Ensure data on project beneficiaries, processes, progress, and performance are effectively collected, entered, cleaned and validated, stored, transformed and presented in an efficient and effective manner in order to support timely decision making.Learning: Ensure lessons learnt and best practices are discoursed and documented and influence the strategic development of future projects and activities.Implemented Beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism: Establish and ensure effective functioning of CRM, enhance the trust and confidence of beneficiaries, identify areas of our work which need to be improved and ensure that ACTED learns from the feedback provided through this process.Contributed in the development of MEAL systems for long term projects implemented by consortium of INGOs and UN-Agencies: RELIEF (Responding to the Evolving and Long-term TDP Emergencies in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) implemented by a consortium of INGOs (IRC, ACTED, HelpAge) covering thematic areas: Protection, WASH, and Livelihood; The Community Based Disaster Risk Management Component of Building Disaster Resilience in Pakistan (BDRP) program implemented by a consortium of INGOs (ACTED, CONCERN worldwide, WHH, IRC, FAO); Natural Disaster Component implemented by UN-IOM, UNDP, FAO, ACTED, HANDS; Leave No Girl Behind (LNGB) and education project implemented by ACTED, Adult Basic Education Society, Right to Play. Show less

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  Voluntary services Overseas

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2023

  Country MEAL Manager

  Designed MEAL Strategy and System to meet organization internal and external donor’s reporting requirements and ensure compliance. Developed Information Management system keeping track of overall progress and achievement and indicator’s reporting. Lead assessments and design logical frameworks such as Results Framework, Logframes for projects and programs, beneficiary estimation at design stage. Develop MEL framework, ensure allocating appropriate MEAL budget. Conduct partner’s assessment to identify key gaps in program management, MEAL, Safeguarding, Social Inclusion and Gender, operations. Develop action plan for partner’s capacity building. Lead learning workshops and maintain learning database to capture key lessons at all stages of project cycle. Serves as central point at program development to ensure organization’s internal as well donor’s requirements in all thematic areas. Lead drafting Country Annual Reflections report. Lead external evaluations by developing Terms of Reference (ToRs), selection of consultant/consulting firm and extensively involved in reviewing tools, inception report, final report. Show less

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  Acted

  Sept 2023 - now

  Country MEAL Manager