Elaine Alam

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About me
Programme Quality & Assurance Manager @ ActionAid UK | International Development, Human Rights
Education
- Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore
  2009 - 2012
  Bachelor of Arts - BA Honors- International Relations International Relations
- School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London
  2014 - 2017
  Postgraduate Poverty Reduction: Policy and Practice
- Institute of Development Studies
  2020 - 2021
  Master of Arts - MA Governance, Development & Public Policy
- Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
  2022 - 2022
  Evidence in Public Policy
Experience
- Daily Times Pakistan
  Jun 2005 - Aug 2006
  Apprentice-Page and Content Management
- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  Sept 2006 - Nov 2007
  Research Associate
- Formation Awareness & Community Empowerment Society- FACES Pakistan
  Jun 2007 - Apr 2022
  Founder Member/Secretary General
- Institute of Development Studies
  Dec 2021 - Feb 2022
  Research Officer
  Conducting a full literature review on women’s rights and intersectionality. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the mentions made on minority women, and this includes women of colour, class, rural, urban, LGBTQI, disability, religion, caste.
- Umeed Partnership Pakistan
  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
  External Evaluator
  One time external evaluation of an Oxfam Pakistan funded project ‘COVID-19 recovery needs of women/girls of Lahore slums in Punjab, Pakistan
- Centre for Social Justice- Pakistan
  Apr 2022 - May 2022
  Lead Researcher/Consultant
  Lead researcher on a study on Indebtedness and Cycle of Poverty of Religious Minorities under a project ‘Social and Economic Empowerment of Minorities (SEEM)’ I was responsible for all the phases of the research including research design, developing tools, training the research teams.
- ActionAid UK
  May 2022 - Nov 2023
  Programme Quality & Assurance Manager (International Development, Policy & Practice)
- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
  Consultant
  Desk Review on the State of Religious Minorities in Pakistan covering prevalent trends of religious persecution and discrimination in Pakistan over a one year period.
- Gender and Development Network
  Aug 2023 - now
  Co-Chair Programmes
  Co-Chair of the programmes working group at the Gender and Development Network (GADN). The Programmes Working Group brings together INGO practitioners working on gender mainstreaming, programme delivery and implementation. Sharing knowledge and expertise, it deepens debate and discussion and contributes to more effective policy and practice to promote gender equality and women’s rights.The Programmes Working Group:- Enables members to engage, learn from each other, share best practice and address common challenges.- Assesses and supports INGO programme design, implementation and partnerships. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
- FORB Training of the Trainers
  FORB Learning Platform
  Nov 2020
- Peace Lab Masterclass: Promoting Regional Peace & Stability
  US Embassy, Islamabad
  Nov 2019
- Global FoRB Action Summit
  21Wilberforce
  Nov 2021
- School of Climate Change Hilary Cohort
  Oxford Climate Society
  Apr 2021
- Minority Rights & Advocacy Toolkit
  Minority Rights Group International
  Sept 2020
- Gender Responsive Budgeting
  UN Women
  Nov 2018
- Climate Reality Leadership Corps 2020
  The Climate Reality Project
  Jul 2020
- Statelessness Intensive Course
  University of Melbourne
  Feb 2020
- Enhancing Leadership for Peacebuilding-9th Senior Level Peacebuilding Course
  Geneva Centre for Security Policy
  Nov 2017
- Long-Term Election Observation
  Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)
  Mar 2017
- Theories of Change for Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
  CARE International UK
  Jul 2012
- International Visitor Leadership Program- NGO Management
  U.S. Department of State
  Nov 2016
- Monitoring & Evaluation
  Lahore University of Management Sciences
  Oct 2012
- International Visitor Leadership Program- Young Leaders in the Political Process
  U.S. Department of State
  Feb 2012
- Active Citizens Training of Trainers
  British Council
  Oct 2010
- Global Diplomacy: the United Nations in the World
  University of London
  Apr 2009
- Developing Literature Review
  COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology
  Jun 2010
- International Civilian Peace-Keeping & Peace Building Training
  Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)
  Mar 2011
- Hilary 2021 Cohort Oxford School of Climate Change
  Oxford Climate Society
  Jan 2021