Javeria Vaqar

Experience

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  CityFM89

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Marketing Intern

  -Analysed monthly ratings for the radio channel's shows and proposed methods to improve ratings-Responsible for devising plans to promote the channel at social and business events-Created interactive content for the channel's website

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  Lahore University of Management Sciences

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Teaching Assistant

  Teaching Assistant for the courses "Politics and Conflict in Afghanistan" and "Islamic Art & Architecture".-Responsible for conducting administrative work and marking graded components for a class strength of 60 students.

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  Novartis Pharmaceuticals

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  HR Intern

  As an Intern in HR, I worked under the two departments; Compensation & Benefits and Talent Acquisition. My responsibilities included:-Evaluating policies regarding benefits such as medical and car insurance.-Proposed mechanisms to avoid high insurance costs, and implement community building mechanisms within the Company. The changes were accepted by the Department Head.-Revised and updated the Company's SOPs.-Created recruitment tests and screened potential candidates for hiring.

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  The Citizens Archive of Pakistan

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

  Assistant Manager & Research Associate, Oral History Project

  - Worked with the prestigious Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University on its study ‘Partition Stories Project’.- Undertook primary research and took an initiative to use the data collected to illustrate the occurrences of violence across the Indian Subcontinent during Partition. - Analysed various factors including religion, caste, gender, financial status, location, violence type and severity to compile comprehensive data which was also used by the extended team to further their projects.- Collaborated with teams across South Asia (India and Bangladesh) and United States of America to strategise and ensure the smooth running of the projects.- Helped record and archive the events leading to the Partition and formative years of Pakistan’s history from 1920’s to 1990’s by conducting and transcribing over 150 interviews of senior citizens, politicians, bureaucrats, military officers and artistes.- Maintained the digital archive of over 10,000 oral histories and private collections of photos, books and memorabilia.- Curated online content for the Google Arts & Culture exhibition ‘Pakistani Women of Arts and Culture’.- Curated and transliterated exhibition content into Urdu for Pakistan’s first contemporary museum, The National History Museum. Show less

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  The Express Tribune

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2021

  - Conducted research, fact-checked and edited over 3,500 opinion articles and editorials to ensure information stated is accurate, does not breach any laws and maintains journalistic ethics. Also authored opinion articles and editorials, and reported on events for the paper. - Honed leadership skills by managing daily planning and curation of editorial content, and delegating tasks to a team of six people.- Performed under tight deadlines to produce daily pages for publishing and made active editorial updates while covering rapidly developing news events.- Developed my communications and interpersonal skills while extensively liaising with multiple stakeholders such as journalists, external columnists, and governmental, corporate and non-profit organisations.- Formulated and implemented strategies for online engagement for content published on the newspaper’s website and social media pages.- Worked across a wide portfolio of topics including international and sustainable development, global and domestic politics and policy, climate change and impact, human rights violations, digital rights and privacy, and public health. Show less

  • Contributor

    Mar 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Sub-Editor & Communications Manager

    Mar 2019 - Jul 2021
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  Net Zero Tracker

  Sept 2024 - now

  Policy Data Coder
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  Native

  Feb 2025 - now

  Communications and Business Development Co-ordinator

  Native partners with indigenous guardians to help individuals and companies protect and restore nature.