Munazza Ali

Experience

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  National Rural Support Programme

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

  Social Organizer

  • Formation of community organizations by familiarization, motivation and sensitization on issues related to rural areas.• Supported community based organizations by introducing micro Investment plans at individual, CO and village level for economic self reliance.• Capital formation through savings, micro credit disbursement, follows up of credit utilization and recovery on social collateral basis.• Capacity building and skill enhancement through imparting trainings with participatory approach. • Harnessed the local people’s potential by enabling them to plan, implement and monitor their developmental activities.• Identified needs for infrastructure development in rural areas and launch PITD schemes. • Interventions for Natural Resource management at community level.• Launched health and educational interventions in social sector service at community level through CBOs. Show less

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  ILO International Labour Organization - United States Department of Labour

  Dec 2001 - Jan 2004

  Child Labour Monitor ILO-IPEC

  • Coordination with stakeholder for designing sustainable strategies. • Defining policies and programs to eliminate child labor.• To ensure that policies and programs are successfully carried out.• Monitoring non-formal educational centers for quality of education. • Monitoring of workplaces to keep check on hazardous working environment. • Sensitized the community to combat Child Labor in the carpet industry.• Examined the dropouts and their causes. Undertake research, analysis and investigation into issues related and disseminated widely the findings.• Monitored the track record of learners to make them streamlined in formal schools.• Manage information database of each visit for NFEs condition, village education committee family education committees, quality of education, procurement record, learners and quit weaving cases.• Identified the target and Non target group of NFE enrolled learners for best implementation of program. • Documented success stories for newsletters. Show less

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  ECI (Empowerment thru Creative Integration)

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2007

  Program Associate

  • Designing and conducting capacity building initiatives.• Prepared training manuals for micro enterprise development trainings.• Conducted training of trainers (TOT) in concepts of enterprise development.• Supervised the three years Enterprise Activist Program (EAP)• Managed forum of business development service providers. • Coordination and liaison with all stakeholders for better implementation of program.• Planed and arranged enterprise development training (EDTs) for the community members.• Trained the community in the concepts of personal entrepreneurial competencies, 6 Ps of marketing, business plans and feasibilities.• Linked the entrepreneurs with technical training institutes and micro financial institutions.• Incubated the businesses of the poorest until they expand their business cycle.• Back stopping of activists for on job technical support in numeracy, book keeping, ID cards and bank accounts. • Trainings and institutional capacity building.• Family counseling and liaison with community forums.• Identification, formulation, implementation, monitoring & evaluation of EAs & entrepreneurs.• Follow-up and support to existing EAP beneficiaries.• Arranged exhibitions, melas and stalls of entrepreneurs to link them with their potential buyers.• Prepared feasibilities and business plans for poorest of the poor Program.• Prepared Teacher Training Manual for Khushahali Bank Jafakash Aurat Project.• Compilation, case studies & presentation of data and information; prepared monthly and quarterly reports.• Worked as logistic manager in EDT program for entrepreneurs of KADO funded by Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC). • Conducted training need assessment for JAQ trust teachers. Show less

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  Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF)

  Jan 2008 - May 2010

  • Managed and supervised the administration and operations of a “Nursing care & Support Unit” for acid survivors.• Designed, developed & managed MIS database for notification, nursing and support units. Directed the outreach efforts of the staff and ensure follow-up occurs with survivors and progress is being tracked utilizing database system.• Develop a system for communicating effectively with field staff to ensure outcomes are met in a timely manner.• Prepared technical and financial reports, annual reports, event reports, case studies, success stories and designed brochures for programs and projects.• Liaison with the stakeholders and other related organizations.• Schedule and attend monthly meetings of the partner agencies to ensure the effectiveness of the collaboration. Contact various governmental and non govt. agencies for various tasks of ASF.• Defined projects goals, objectives and budgets and optimum outcomes for projects.• Documented the manuscript and developed statistical analysis of outputs and outcomes of organization and program for the website of ASF. • Coordinated with partner and local agencies to ensure accurate and current resource information is being disseminated.• Identification of potential funding sources.• Training and capacity building of survivors.• Tracking the psychological development and rehabilitation of burn survivors. Show less

  • Manager Operations

    Jun 2009 - May 2010

  • Project Coordinator

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
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  Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2023

  I have been engaged in leading grant operation , strategic input for programming of livelihood interventions, capacity building & portfolio management of livelihoods and Poverty Graduation Programs aiming to graduate ultra-poor segment of the population out of poverty. My responsibilities related to my position are as following: Providing technical backstopping, expert input and strategic advice on Graduation and Livelihoods programming within PPAF and to external stakeholders, in project proposals, conferences, and other platforms. Ensuring effective delivery of physical and financial targets with compliance to PPAF’s and donors’ guidelines. ( have managed National Poverty Graduation Project amounting 100 million $ funded by IFAD benefitting over 150000 poorest households, Poverty Graduation Project for Afghan Refugees funded by UNHCR amounting over 1 billion PKR benefited over 7000 Afghan Refugee families & Dairy Development Project funded by Engro amounting 70 million PKR benefitted over 3000 small holder farmers.  Provide guidance to implementing partners and programme staff within PPAF on designing and implementation of livelihood interventions e.g. training design and delivery, transfer of livelihood assets, assessments for tracking outcomes of livelihood interventions etc. Managing team members utilizing sound management techniques to ensure accountability and motivation and provide technical backstopping for effective grant management. Quality review of implementation plan, advance requests, financial forecasts and annual work plans and budgets submitted by the POs. Ensuring visibility of the project activities within and outside of PPAF. Guide in development of customized monitoring and data reporting / validation tools used at differentlevels regarding assets transfer and trainings and provide timely input regarding any corrective action to be taken. Building and managing effective relationships with stakeholders and enablers. Show less - Facilitating in developing the systems, implementation strategy of Livelihood Employment and Enterprise Development project according to signed Project Appraisal Document, to assist the PPAF LEED team and staff of partner organizations involved in implementation of Livelihood Enhancement and Protection Component, about the Conceptual and strategic framework, methodology and practical details of this component.• Leading the certification program to ensure the standardization of processes under the components of Livelihood Employment and Enterprise Development, designing and leading capacity building initiatives for standardization to ensure outcomes level results.Leading a provincial team for the following responsibilities.To develop plans for improving livelihood of the people from underprivileged segments of the society- To support partner organizations in implementation of livelihood projects across the country. - To extend technical support to partner organizations on various matters including strengthening value chains for enhancing income of the poor; establishment of lending mechanisms (on interest) at village level; ensuring timely appraisal of funding requests from the partners; and knowledge management.• Finalize review the proposals submitted by POs/ Potential POs and prepare observations for consideration and short-listing.• To ensure appraisal (desk & field) POs, prepare appraisal reports for Credit Committee/ BoD consideration, contract agreement, and Implementation Plan. • To ensure documentation and report all the major activities occurring during the project life cycle through relevant executives/team.• To supervise implementation, monitoring and supervision of activities of projects in line with the project goals and objectives.o Supervise data management and analysis of the day to day basis data of the partner organization. Show less - To develop plans for improving livelihood of the people from underprivileged segments of the society- To support partner organizations in implementation of livelihood projects across the country. - To extend technical support to partner organizations on various matters including strengthening value chains for enhancing income of the poor; establishment of lending mechanisms (on interest) at village level; ensuring timely appraisal of funding requests from the partners; and knowledge management.• Finalize review the proposals submitted by POs/ Potential POs and prepare observations for consideration and short-listing.• To ensure appraisal (desk & field) POs, prepare appraisal reports for Credit Committee/ BoD consideration, contract agreement, and Implementation Plan. • To ensure documentation and report all the major activities occurring during the project life cycle through relevant executives/team.• To supervise implementation, monitoring and supervision of activities of projects in line with the project goals and objectives.o Supervise data management and analysis of the day to day basis data of the partner organization.o Supervise developing and conducting the presentations/ orientations for the partner organizations in order to build their capacity on livelihood interventions.o Supervise viewing statement of expenditure (SOE) and ensuring the disbursement of funds to partner organizations.• To facilitate POs in establishing linkages with markets, private institutions, line departments, MFIs, MFBs and other national & international organizations to leverage their funding and resources. • To facilitate/guide POs in conducting graduation surveys.• To facilitate POs in identification of best practices for case studies. Ensure documentation and dissemination of best practice and lessons learned for the current programme and for future use. 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  • General Manager-Livelihoods

    Feb 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Manager

    Jul 2017 - Jan 2021

  • Manager

    Feb 2014 - Jul 2017

  • Senior Managment Executive

    Jun 2010 - Jan 2014
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  Save the Children International

  Feb 2024 - now

  Project Manager, CEFM-US DoS

  Spearheading Grass-root Action to end CEFM.