Zainab Riaz

Experience

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  The Citizens Foundation

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Social Work Intern

  As a social work intern, I worked under two roles; senior volunteer at the TCF Summer Camp, and as an Office Intern.Major responsibilities as senior volunteer involved overlooking the management of the Summer Camp, supervision of other volunteers, ensuring that the daily tasks and activities were actively conducted by the volunteers, and daily updates to the TCF Headquarters about tasks accomplished. As office intern, I handled data entry on MS Excel, as well as research on future potential projects by TCF. Show less

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  Institute of Business Administration

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Executive Council Member, IBA Iqra Society

  As a panel member for this society, I organized and executed weekly, monthly and annual lectures incorporating local and international guest speakers. I was also responsible for the management and operations of various events conducted by the society. I was part of the Convening Committee that laid the groundwork for the IBA Inter-Scholastic Tournament, leading many different departments and teams toward the execution of this event. Furthermore, I helped conduct the Iqra Society's flagship event, the Annual Islamic Conference 2017 hosting over 600 people as well as international guest speakers. Show less

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  The Express Tribune

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Intern

  Primary tasks involved developing various strategies to increase traffic on the Express Tribune website, developing weekly plans for publication in the Blogs section of the website, as well as creating, editing and proof-reading articles to be published in the Express Tribune Blogs. This experience trained me in terms of time management, crisis management and precision with tasks, as well as the ability to meet set deadlines.

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  DoctHERs

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Research Intern

  In my capacity as a research intern, I worked with a team of individuals on a project by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), wherein we conducted and recorded over 800 surveys through the engagement of various MNC employees including Unilever and Shell on a specific Echo Agent application to quicken the processing by more than 50%. Our team was acknowledged for accomplishing the set target much prior to the given deadline. As part of the UNDP project, we also created a database of varying living standards of individuals in different professions residing in Karachi, Pakistan. The second project required us to research on a book to be published, "Fearless: Stories of Amazing Women from Pakistan". In the process of researching on and creating a database of Pakistani women who have broken barriers in the past, we had the chance to meet people from different industries, from compilers to publishers, allowing us to witness our project come to life from scratch. Show less

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  British Council

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Project Intern

  The primary purpose of this project was to ensure the execution of the Women of the World Festival, a two-day event conference headed by the South Bank Center, London and the British Council.Southbank Centre Artistic Director Jude Kelly launched WOW – Women of the World in 2010 to mark the centenary of International Women’s Day, as a major global festival that celebrates women and girls and looks at the obstacles they face, where hundreds of women’s stories could be shared, feelings vented, fun had, minds influenced and hearts expanded. In response to an overwhelming demand Southbank Centre have been fostering a growing global network of festivals.As a project lead, I was delegated the responsibility of leading a team of over 15 volunteers from different institutions for two days in order to ensure the efficient flow of operations and logistics throughout the conference. Liaised between PILER and the guest speakers to ensure provision of all arrangements and efficient management of the sessions. My duties also involved coordinating with all guest speakers to ensure their timely arrival at the conference and facilitating social media marketing through posting regular updates on social media accounts, such as Instagram. Show less

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  CIRCLE Women

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Research Intern

  This internship did not restrict me to a specific nature of work, but rather allowed me to explore my abilities through different types of tasks including researching, writing, organizing events, leading different projects and collaborating with peers. I was the Project Lead for the Elevate Campus Chapter to be conducted in IBA in collaboration with the IBA Social Sciences Club. Other responsibilities included researching on and implementing ways to improve the organization’s visibility and partnership opportunities. I developed a database of over 100 women-led startups with a functional business model and Initiated assessment tools to measure changes in technical abilities of students under the Tech Karo Program. I also managed the Facebook, Instagram & Twitter social media accounts and ensured timely updates and generation of content through strategic weekly plans. Furthermore, I was assigned the task to research on possible partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, as well as organizations that may be interested in funding different projects by CIRCLE. I also conducted research on women-led tech startups in Karachi who could potentially pitch their ideas at the CIRCLE hub at Momentum 2018, Show less

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  The Citizens Foundation

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2022

  Assistant Manager - Volunteer Programs

  - Execute and manage volunteer programmes with a cohort of 8000+ volunteers across Pakistan- Provide back-office logistical support, develop content for programmes, and strategize them periodically to ensure smooth processes- Ensure year-round recruitment of volunteers and interns across Karachi, according to established quality standards- Liase with the TCF Council, Operations Team and Regional Teams for standardized and efficient programme execution- Manage Facebook & Instagram social media accounts and ensured timely updating and generating content through strategic weekly plans.- Production and execution of Marketing plan for TCF Rahbar Programme, including an online video-series to be launched soon- Conduct impact assessment annually to see programmes' effectiveness and obtain volunteer/ student/ faculty feedback Show less

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  CIRCLE Women Association

  Jul 2022 - now

  • Program Manager - Work Readiness Program

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Program Manager - TechKaro & Tech Hubs

    Jul 2022 - Dec 2024