SEEMEEN GUL
Fundraising Advisor
Phone: +9203004652258
- Location:
- Punjab, Pakistan
- Sector:
- Fundraising Coordination
- Profile Created:
- 4 months ago
About me
Seemeen Gul has earned a Master degree in English Literature. As well as she is a Lawyer of international law and human rights.
Gul, has 12 years of experience of work at United Nations Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Afghanistan, United states of America, Jordon, Yemen and Iraq in UN Flagship programs of SDG 1, 2,5,8,16 and 17. She has a robust experience of working with Political parties, parliamentarians and ministries in the US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Iraq and Ethiopia. She has particularly worked with congress in Washington DC in 2016 on diverse aspects of US Constitution. “On 8th March 2016, Seemeen Gul, participated in General Assembly New York as a representative of UN WOMEN highlighting UNSCR 1325 on Women and Youth as champions of change””. She has presented legal drafts and reviewed agreements in the General assembly as a representative of UN WOMEN. Moreover, the United States Lincoln corner appointed her as a panelist on Ending violence against women in 2020. Currently Seemeen Gul is working as a head of Mission in Sudan as well as supervising Yemen and Ethiopia Missions.
Seemeen Gul will bring following skills for The Melton Foundation:
- Partnership building with UN agencies, EU, ECHO, INGOs
- Program development/Project development
- Developing capacity building of civil society organizations, community based organizations in technical and programmatic sectors
- Gender Mainstreaming and Developing tools and resources to address GBV, Gender equity and equality
- Advocacy and Policy
- developing Mission Strategies of Melton Foundation
- Proposal writing/ concept note development
- Grant Management. Donor engagement, Fund-Raising and business development (BD)
- Building capacities of parliamentarians of US congress, Iraq and Afghanistan for legislation, parliamentary questions and resolutions.
Skills
Education
- UN WOMEN HEAD QUARTER NEW YORK 2016 - 2017
Fellowship In international law/ Human rights
I have completed One year fellowship in international law/ human rights and gender main streaming
Experience
- Secours Islamique france 2022 - Present
Head of Mission (Yemen, Sudan, ethiopia)
• As a Head of Mission (HOM) for Secours Islamique France (SIF) Sudan Mission, I am managing emergency, recovery rehabilitation programmes in Sudan as well as supervising Yemen Mission as a head of Mission. • I am implementing humanitarian programmes (WASH, FSL, NFIs, peace building) in conflicts and fragile settings of Sudan (Kassala, Gennina, daarfur), Yemen (Maarib Governorate), Ethiopia ( Matema-Gondar-Amhara region, Makelle-Tigaray Region as well as hamartian and development context. • I have developed country strategy, mission strategy, fundraising strategy and developed security network through coordination, networking and progressive meetings. • I am managing a team of 45 staff members (20 international and 25 local staff) in Sudan and for Yemen Mission I am managing a team of 32 staff members (10 international and 22 local staff members) • I am managing country program by building cordial professional relations with colleagues, and have built a strong team by giving guidance, capacity building and resources for the good performance of my staff. • I am mapping donors, doing nexus building, networking and donor engagement and building partnerships with new donors. • I ensure deep coordination and development interventions as well as engaged in developing short and medium term strategy for Sudan Mission through availability of resources in relation to the development of program objective of Sudan Mission. • In addition to it I have a strong eye to develop proposals, concept notes and re-aligning them in the light of donor’s requirements as well as developing new concept notes, writing proposals and donor reports in collaboration with Program team. • I am working with institutional donors including USAID, UN bodies, World Bank, Asian development Bank and private foundations and corporate brand donors (Coca cola, Nike, Korak) Cultivating new Partnerships from amongst a diversified set of actors. • I am supporting SIF global and Head quarter technical team in developing to global strategy, mission strategy aligning with country needs and meeting donor requirements in diverse sectors: WASH, FSL, GBV, WEE, DRM, child protection, Peace building (Social cohesion and reintegration) • Besides, I am building capacity of programme team in Fundraising, proposal writing, budget management, concept note development specifically for USAID, USG and ECHO funding. • I am engaged in creating and translating international development approaches into grant winning technical proposals aligning with USAID, UN, USG requirements