Om Parkash Pragani
CEO
Phone: +923363309955
- Location:
- Sindh, Pakistan
- Sector:
- Program & Project Management
- Profile Created:
- 5 months ago
About me
Highly motivated and performance driven professional with 20 years extensive experience in Fundraising, Proposal writing, project/program management, community development, HR management, community mobilization/organization, client relationship, and right based approach in the social services sector.
Adept at devising donors’ projects on advocacy, education, health, emergency & school WASH, CLTS, livelihood, women empowerment, political education, GBV and youth empowerment.
Astute in steering proposal development meetings, analyzing data, researching pricing components, and creating documents to meet qualifications.
Proven success in report writing, appraisal, monitoring & evaluation, resource planning, project estimation, tracking, and program implementation.
Skilled in designing and supervising promotion/awareness programs to achieve objectives within assigned resources and timeframes.
Able to make recommendations for relevant training and learning opportunities to improve the process.
Skills
Education
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University of Sindh Jamshoro 2006 - 2008
M.A (Sociology)
I have passed masters in Sociology with major subject was Rural Development
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University of Sindh Jamshoro 2004 - 2006
B.A (Economics)
I have passed Bachelor in Economics, with major in Macro Economics from University of Sindh Jamshoro, Pakistan
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Modern Institute of Information Management 2007 - 2008
Advanced Diploma in Project Management
I have passed my one year advanced project management diploma from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Experience
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Pragani Socio-development Consultants 2024 - Present
CEO
As a seasoned Fundraising Expert, Proposal Writer, and Donor Liaison, I bring over 10 years of multifaceted experience in managing and developing fundraising initiatives, crafting compelling proposals, and fostering robust donor relationships. My expertise spans across a wide array of sectors, including education, health, emergency response, and women's empowerment. I excel in identifying funding opportunities, conducting thorough research and needs assessments, and ensuring compliance with donor requirements. My role often involves not only securing funds but also training and building the capacity of project teams to enhance their efficiency and impact. Additionally, I am adept at developing comprehensive emergency response and contingency plans, conducting project evaluations, and producing insightful reports. My communication skills extend to writing research articles, blogs, and various content forms to support organizational goals and disseminate critical information. Career Contributions: Fundraising Management: Lead and manage fundraising initiatives to secure financial support for various projects and programs. Proposal Development: Craft and submit persuasive proposals to potential donors, aligning with organizational goals and donor requirements. Research and Assessment: Conduct detailed research and needs assessments to inform project proposals and identify funding opportunities. Capacity Building & Trainings: Design and deliver capacity-building programs and training sessions for project teams and community members. Donor Liaison & Compliance: Maintain strong relationships with donors, ensuring adherence to their guidelines and reporting requirements. Development of Emergency Response and Contingency Plans: Create and implement effective emergency response and contingency plans for disaster-prone areas. Project Evaluation: Monitor and evaluate project progress, compiling comprehensive reports for stakeholders and donors. Report Writings: Author detailed project evaluation reports to document progress, outcomes, and lessons learned. Research Article Writing: Write and publish research articles to share findings and insights with the broader community. Content Writing: Produce engaging and informative blogs and content to support organizational communication strategies and outreach efforts.
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United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) 2022 - 2024
Community Mobilization Associate
The CMSA will be responsible to ensure the implementation of community sensitization activities as per assigned areas, he will support the local implementing partners (NGOs,/CBOs) as per CESO. He will feed the CESO with information required for internal and external activities updates; he will also implement the community feedback mechanism at field level. He will be responsible to support in implementing the gender action plan and expected to promote gender equality across all her/his tasks. Community Management Sensitize the local community on the sustainability aspects and factors of project activities (Regular tariff and O&M of schemes) Provide data/information required for the preparation of community action plans in order to design a sustainable WASH programme in the targeted area Act as a link between the organization and the beneficiaries. Provide appropriate field reports to CESO upon request. Community Sensitization Ensure public health promotion activities are carrying out in the field Mobilize, organize and encourage the Communities to take ownership of maintaining best practices in public health promotion activities. Promote basic hygiene education through a variety of means, such as information sharing, dissemination, and communication materials. Support the supervisor to produce the audio-visual tools, for training and sensitizing the community with the participation of the engineers and the beneficiaries Need Assessment Participate on KAP surveys (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice) as well as detail need assessments with Consultant/partners/third party in field area Monitor the work of enumerators/promoters and volunteers on a daily basis and report on activities to the supervisor. Monitoring and reporting on project’s community engagement components Participate in pre- and post-programme assessments and collect quality data. Report timely and accurately on the progress of all the community engagement components of the project, with a focus on impact, quality, risks & issues, and lessons learned. Report community feedback
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Secours Islamique France 2022 - 2022
Project Manager
The Project Manager is responsible for implementing the project “livelihood recovery assistance for the people affected by floods and other shocks in Sanghar, Umerkot and Tharparkar” according to shared objectives of SIF and WFP and time frame in all of its components and in coordination with logistic, HR, Finance, Security and administration departments. The Project Manager is also responsible for training and capacity building of project staff. Career Contributions: Develop strategies/methods and implement the activities related to the project in accordance with the donor specifications, timeframe and budget allocated. Conducting regular monitoring Field visits of targeted Project areas. Ensure effectiveness of project activities on weekly/ monthly basis and submit weekly/ monthly, Progress reports as per set indicators and targets of project to CPC in Islamabad and Base Program Manager at Tharparkar. Collaborate with the Finance/Admin and Logistics to ensure that project supplies and resources are available in a timely manner to support project implementation. Provide support and guidance to other SIF staff to assist in their capacity-building activities. Regularly report to the CPC and program base manager on all activities, weekly, bi-monthly & monthly with progress, achievements, bottlenecks to document challenges and lesson learned. Coordinate with and report to WFP on all projects related activities and devise joint strategies for project implementation and monitoring.
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International Rescue Committee 2021 - 2022
Zonal Manager
Zonal manger will collaborate with NADRA and Election Commission of Pakistan. The ZM will establish liaison with Provincial, Regional and District level setup of ECP and NADRA and District Voters’ Education Committees and Secretaries UCs, Village Councils and other forums to facilitate women CNICs registration. Zonal manger will also coordinate with Provincial Coordinators of the respective province and Project Support Unit (PSU) Islamabad. The Zonal Mangers’ primary responsibility will be to oversee, coordinate and monitor field work in their respective zones. Career Contributions: Coordinate with respective ECP and NADRA offices to facilitate Women CNICs in all respective districts. Conduct briefing meetings with respective district authorities introducing CNIC registration initiative and operational procedure in the targeted areas. Collaborate and coordinate with respective stakeholders, prepare training work plan in consultation with stakeholders including Secretaries US, coordinating field visits to mobilize communities for women CNIC registration. Monitor field work, Supervising Field Mobilizers (two per district) consolidating listings for CNICs in respective zone Organize an impart necessary training to field staff (Mobilizers) and others. Mange administrative and financial matters related to field activities and payments in coordination with Finance Department of IRC Coordinate with NADRA for scheduling Mobile Vans, Semi Mobile Units facilitating Women CNIC registration. Finalize through consultative process, (with DVECs, district administration/DEC) list of UCs/Areas where there is a need and more potential to facilitate Women CNICs Conduct mobilization meetings with Influential, Key Informants, Maliks, elders, religious leaders, local administration, CSOs and others, introducing Field Mobilizers to work with local communities for women CNIC registration. Identify the grass root causes for not registering CNIC and develop mitigation measures. Develop, design, and impart effective tools/formats for listing and registering with NADRA and record keeping preparing data bases for effective monitoring of CNIC registration process. Launch awareness campaign on benefits of CNIC in collaboration with communication section of IRC. in respective zones Participate in monitoring and regular evaluation of the approved workplan, and report on the progress achieved accordingly and share with Line Manager.
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Sami Foundation 2020 - 2020
Program Development Expert
Program Development Expert will work closely with the supervision of Senior Management and Executive Director of Sami Foundation. He will be responsible to develop the new programs for SF and with the collaboration of recent donors implement the ongoing projects supervising the program team in District Umerkot & Tharparkar. Career Contributions: Meeting Coordination and Facilitation: Coordinates, organizes and facilitates one-to-one meetings with key stakeholders to develop follow-up action plans. Program Planning & Execution: He will be responsible to prepare the plans of ongoing programs of SF on Political Education, Women Economic Empowerment and Crafts Development and execute them with true spirit with the support of operation and M&E Manager. Capacity Building & Trainings: He will be responsible to organize the trainings and design capacity building programs for field teams of both districts and enhance their working capacity as and when required. Maintaining Project Champion Relationships: Identify, coordinates and interacts with key stakeholders including NADRA, ECP, UC secretaries, DC, District Officer SWD, PWD and Education department and community influential to share key program initiatives and achievements and ensure their active role in achieving the set targets. Donor Coordination: He will be responsible to timely coordinate with donors to share program, reports and comply on their queries regarding the programs. Data Management: Will ensure data is made available to the SF on agreed time frames and is then processed and shared with Executive Director and BoD.
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Pathfinder International 2020 - 2020
District Cluster Coordinator
District coordinator will work closely with district departments of health, population welfare, LHW Program and other relevant stakeholders and health facility management to assure district implementation of DAFPA-PSD models. Plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and holds review sessions to observe progress against objectives of the project. Facilitate other district staff members of DAFPAK in their implementation. Career Contributions: Meeting Coordination and Facilitation: Coordinates, organizes and facilitates one-to-one meetings with key stakeholders to develop follow-up action plans. Forums and Committees: Works with DTC/DHPMT and other forums, including local NGOs to implement the project. Workshop Coordination: Organizes and conducts orientation, inception and dissemination and training workshops related to project activities in the districts. Maintaining Project Champion Relationships: Identify, coordinates and interacts with family planning champions in the district to ensure their participation in working groups and advocate with stakeholders for FP initiatives. Project Management and Participation: Leads, manages or participates on cross-functional project teams Provincial Coordination: Coordinates with Provincial ISD Coordinator and update them of their activities, especially those that need provincial support Data Management: Will ensure data is made available to the province on agreed time frames and is then processed and shared with Provincial coordinator.
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UNFPA 2019 - 2019
National Data Reporting Analyst, Sindh Office (Sindh & Balochistan)
Analyzed source documents, data, and reports for the wider team while coordinating with humanitarian team. Played an integral role in assessing hard copy version of data in proper filing system and tracking progress implementation against indicators and work plan. Career Contributions: Organized weekly health information system, GBV progress reports, and 4 Ws from implementing partners. Formulated and retained humanitarian unit’s indicator performance tracking table and database on RH commodities and provided information with coordinating agencies and other parties. Spearheaded training session to resolve information management issues and present reports to CERF implementing partners and stakeholders in a timely manner.
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Sindh Education Foundation 2018 - 2019
Senior Officer Programs
Generated, revised, and provided field and consolidated reports with immediate supervisor and senior management. Served as an integral role in manage, plan and implement SSV, assessment and need based visits with the field team. Conducted random supervisory and monitoring visits of field activities and schools to align interventions with set targets. Actively liaised with officers, junior officers, and assistants to design and execute field plans for respective programs at the regional office. Career Contributions: Facilitated field teams in creating activity plans for all school initiatives and organizing activity matrix content development within the monthly and quarterly work planning process. Cooperated with school operators and partners to acquire regular update of schools and centers and improve the overall status of schools by providing quality education in a conducive environment. Developed overall environment in foundation supported schools and shared programmatic achievements at regional level while coordinating with relevant stakeholders. Expertly worked with SEF regional field staff and HO team to devise program activities and improve approach of conducting result-oriented visits in schools.
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Jhpeigo International 2017 - 2018
Cluster Coordinator
Achieved and surpassed project targets while coordinating with stakeholders, including Deputy Commissioner, District Health Officer, MNCH Focal Person, DC LHW Program, Cluster Coordinators HSS, MCH Program Partners, DPWO, Regional and District Managers, and PPHI Social Welfare Officers. Offered robust support to DC in developing set priorities for project at field level. Supported field teams in creating district-level activity plans for all project initiatives. Steered activity matrix content development within the annual work planning process. Career Contributions: Positioned as a Project Focal Point and coordinated with MCHIP field staff and HO team to ensure timely execution of program activities. Trained, scheduled, and directed cross-functional field program staff members, coordination, technical, and community mobilization professionals’ staff to translate technical approaches into work plan. Exemplified MCHIP interests at cluster level public and professional circles while conducting meetings, conferences, and presentations. Provided program technical assistance, and capacity development for local government, partner facility and NGO staff to attain knowledge and skills in managing MNCH services within the districts.
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Save the children US 2013 - 2017
District Coordinator
Positioned as a MNCH focal person and built synergies with district health department to create database and progress report while conducting meetings. Meet all project deadlines while working DHO, ADHOs, IP, and other co-partners. Career Contributions: Delivered strategic direction and advanced services to implementing partner and district line agencies in overseeing community-based mobilization activities for strengthening MNCH facilities for safe delivery system. Ensured capacity building of IP, LHWs, and community volunteers for developing health system strengthening networks at UC, Taluka and district level.
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UNICEF 2010 - 2013
District Education Coordinator
Built synergies with EMIS and Sindh Education Management Information System to create progress report and organize review meetings at district and Taluka level between EDO, DCO, district Nazim, and other implementing partners. Offered first-rate support to EDO education and respective district partners in designing and executing plans to ensure timely completion of activities as per the AWP. Developed database, flow rates, and attendance of newly enrolled girls and built capacity in consolidating information concerning primary school education on basic data on enrolment. Created and delivered progress reports to the Education Project Officer in UNICEF, Karachi. Career Contributions: Played a major role in overseeing activities of regular and emergency education program at district level and achieving increased enrolment and retention in Talukas of cited district. Led education activities, such as UC EFA plans, social mobilization campaigns, enrolment drives, and workshops. Directed distribution of school and WES supplies while analyzing quality of installed WES facilities. Held distinction of raising funds from programs, donors, and philanthropists to facilitate education department and community, retain ongoing programs, and functionalize 200-closed government primary girls’ schools. Significantly improved capacity of parents in context of educating their children while directing community mobilization initiatives by partners.
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Sami Foundation 2006 - 2009
Program Manager / Head of Office
Carried out supervision and maintenance of all office protocols and decorum, application of all rules and regulation relevant to field office. Trained, scheduled, and spearheaded field and office staff while attending weekly meeting at Head Office to provide progress of the project with team members. Career Contributions: Functioned in close collaboration with Head Office to create and deliver event and monthly progress report to Head Office while resolving all issues/problems. Ensured capacity building of working staff by developing monthly work plan from the Program Manager. Steered the execution of all project activities accordingly along with timely monitoring to determine issues/hurdles and avoid any failure while achieving targets on time. Delivered robust support to the management in overseeing ongoing activities of different projects of the organization and producing progress reports in an efficient manner. Developed and strengthened effective relations with donors and other supporting institutions. Played an integral role in directing, executing, and completing various projects, including: Created Assets for Rural Women in Thar portion of District Umerkot funded by World Food Programme. Led acceleration of Girls' Education (AGE) in Umerkot funded by UNICEF. Established Area DA-34 under Action Aid Pakistan project in two union councils of Umerkot. Facilitated Democratic governance in Pakistan SDGP in six union councils of district Umerkot funded by SAP-PK.