Sonia Hafeez

Experience

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  Ala-ud-Din Academy Girls High School (ALDA)

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2013

  Class Lead and Subject Specialist

  Served as class in-charge and subject specialist. During my role I evaluated student performance and assessed strengths and weaknesses in a student’s performance in order to identify areas for further development. I encouraged students to gain and develop skills, knowledge and techniques by communicating instructions and commands using clear, simple language and adapting to the needs and interests of the group or individual student.

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  Laurel bank school system

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2015

  Subject Specialist and Teacher

  Served as History and Geography teacher of grades 6,7 and 10. Instructed students in educational activities and developed plans for educational programs aimed at developing student core skills.Major Contributions:• Instructed individuals and groups in beginner, intermediate and advanced class activities.• Determined type and level of difficulty for exercises, prescribed corrective measures and assisted learning activities.

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  CARE Foundation Pakistan

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2018

  Project Coordinator and Subject Specialist

  At CARE my role included undertaking training and assessment of Teachers across CARE Schools in Punjab. As the Project Lead for PBL being piloted in CARE schools i was involved in development of training material and student curriculum covering a variety of subjects and activities.Major Contributions:• Development of first ever Project Based Curriculum to be piloted across CARE schools with a team of 20 teachers. • Conducted trainings for 1000 plus teachers from rural public schools across Punjab on a variety of subjects.• Development of subject training manuals• Development of tools relating to monitoring of academic activities. Show less

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  Progressive Education Network

  Jun 2018 - Apr 2020

  Assistant Manager Academics

  As an Assistant Manager for PEN's Video Based Learning Project, I lead an implementation team of 20 teachers across 7 districts of Punjab along with a planning and design team of 7 curriculum experts and video editor. I supervised and played an active role in writing video scripts, developing visuals for interactive learning, training modules for instructors, designing creative educational resources for enhancement of student learning as well as undertaking field visits across Punjab for evaluation of academic activities being undertaken in PEN schools. Show less

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  Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2023

  Associate Manager - Training Content Development & Digital Initiatives

  Major Contributions:• Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.• Digital Literacy and Safety trainings conducted for 250 schools across Punjab along with 50 schools in AJK and Gilgit Baltistan. • Successful stakeholder management with the private sector and strengthening of relations with the public sector through regular correspondence with various government bodies.

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  CIRCLE Women Association

  May 2023 - now

  Project Manager

  Major Contributions:• Established Key Result Areas (KRAs) and project goals for strategic alignment.• Designed comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure project success.• Led end-to-end project planning and seamless implementation.• Orchestrated Training Needs Assessment (TNA) planning for optimal location settings.• Proactively identified and mitigated project risks for smooth progression.• Developed a robust data reporting system for enhanced transparency.• Conducted impactful field visitations and engaged with community meetings.• Conducted thorough curriculum reviews, refining content for improved outcomes.• Played a pivotal role in team hiring, assembling skilled professionals.• Coordinated effectively across districts, optimizing stakeholder collaboration.• Provided comprehensive project reporting to the CEO for strategic insights.• Monitored Training of Trainers, ensuring continuous program improvement. Show less