Fatima Aamir

I am a results-driven professional with over six years of experience in research, study design, and program evaluation. I have a proven track record managing diverse national and international research and policy projects to drive evidence-based decision-making and amplifying programmatic impact. I am skilled in establishing program baselines, conducting thorough and robust program evaluations, and implementing standardized practices for seamless integration of research and monitoring and evaluation. I am an effective leader, adept at fostering collaborations with stakeholders and clients, and leveraging partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Research Manager
Legal Aid Society

May 2020-Current

•Established, led, and strengthened a Research and Development Unit at LAS, transforming it from a one-person initiative to a fully functional department, that drives evidence-based decision-making and enhances programmatic impact 
•Spearheaded the digitization of research processes and implemented efficient data management systems, resulting in enhanced accessibility and streamlined workflows
•Developed and implemented a robust quality control framework to ensure accuracy and integrity of research data and outputs
•Established learning frameworks that leverage insights from research initiatives, and identify synergies across programs, to continually improve research processes and inform advocacy for evidence-based policies and interventions
•Implemented program evaluation baselines to assess the effectiveness of organizational interventions and to provide critical insights to inform programmatic interventions
• Led interdisciplinary teams, consisting of 7 researchers and over 40 field officers, collaborating with analysts, legal professionals and thematic leads to simultaneously execute research deliverables of 10 ongoing projects on gender-based violence, access to justice, and legal empowerment
•Took charge of capacity building initiatives in collaboration with training platforms and institutions to enhance research capabilities and foster a culture of continuous learning
•Utilized advanced statistical analysis software and data visualization tools to develop and co-author 6 high-quality research studies and policy briefs, effectively communicating complex information to various stakeholders•Established, led, and strengthened a Research and Development Unit at LAS, transforming it from a one-person initiative to a fully functional department, that drives evidence-based decision-making and enhances programmatic impact •Spearheaded the digitization of research processes and implemented efficient data management systems, resulting in enhanced accessibility and streamlined workflows •Developed and implemented a robust quality control framework to ensure accuracy and integrity of research data and outputs •Established learning frameworks that leverage insights from research initiatives, and identify synergies across programs, to continually improve research processes and inform advocacy for evidence-based policies and interventions •Implemented program evaluation baselines to assess the effectiveness of organizational interventions and to provide critical insights to inform programmatic interventions • Led interdisciplinary teams, consisting of 7 researchers and over 40 field officers, collaborating with analysts, legal professionals and thematic leads to simultaneously execute research deliverables of 10 ongoing projects on gender-based violence, access to justice, and legal empowerment •Took charge of capacity building initiatives in collaboration with training platforms and institutions to enhance research capabilities and foster a culture of continuous learning •Utilized advanced statistical analysis software and data visualization tools to develop and co-author 6 high-quality research studies and policy briefs, effectively communicating complex information to various stakeholders

Skills: Evaluation Design · Research Design · Program Evaluation

Policy Consultant
Gallup Pakistan

May 2017- May 2020

•Successfully managed eight national and international policy projects, ranging in valuation from
$1,000 - $50,000, in fields including governance, health, financial inclusion, and ease of doing business
•Designed and implemented early impact evaluation studies as a third party evaluator for projects aimed at improving resilience of vulnerable communities through digital and financial inclusion
•Initiated Pakistan’s first ever privately conducted Consumer Confidence Index in collaboration with Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan
•Introduced design thinking to Gallup’s social research portfolio by creating an in-depth monthly omnibus survey that captured contextual nuances 
•Spearheaded a tech-based policy design research project utilizing Virtual Reality to gauge consumer perceptions to inform physical interventions in urban planning
•Led engagement with Pakistan’s Ministry of Health and John Hopkins University to develop an action plan for smoke-free city of Karachi
•Led and trained teams of more than 40 enumerators, facilitators, supervisors, and data analysts for data collection and analysis
•Developed proposals, bid for policy research studies, and successfully secured four business cases between the years 2019 and 2020
•Managed Pakistan’s only Exit-Poll election data collection with a team of 7 executives and statisticians and published comprehensive reports on national and international forums
•Coordinated and analyzed data from more than 100 countries for the Gallup International End of Year Global polling project 2017 for the development of the End of Year press release on global Human Development Index
•Extensively used qualitative and quantitative research techniques like FGDs, IDIs, questionnaires, trend and comparative analysis, weighting, sampling, cross tabulations, data-maps, extrapolations, data coding/mining and visualization•Successfully managed eight national and international policy projects, ranging in valuation from $1,000 - $50,000, in fields including governance, health, financial inclusion, and ease of doing business •Designed and implemented early impact evaluation studies as a third party evaluator for projects aimed at improving resilience of vulnerable communities through digital and financial inclusion •Initiated Pakistan’s first ever privately conducted Consumer Confidence Index in collaboration with Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan •Introduced design thinking to Gallup’s social research portfolio by creating an in-depth monthly omnibus survey that captured contextual nuances •Spearheaded a tech-based policy design research project utilizing Virtual Reality to gauge consumer perceptions to inform physical interventions in urban planning •Led engagement with Pakistan’s Ministry of Health and John Hopkins University to develop an action plan for smoke-free city of Karachi •Led and trained teams of more than 40 enumerators, facilitators, supervisors, and data analysts for data collection and analysis •Developed proposals, bid for policy research studies, and successfully secured four business cases between the years 2019 and 2020 •Managed Pakistan’s only Exit-Poll election data collection with a team of 7 executives and statisticians and published comprehensive reports on national and international forums •Coordinated and analyzed data from more than 100 countries for the Gallup International End of Year Global polling project 2017 for the development of the End of Year press release on global Human Development Index •Extensively used qualitative and quantitative research techniques like FGDs, IDIs, questionnaires, trend and comparative analysis, weighting, sampling, cross tabulations, data-maps, extrapolations, data coding/mining and visualization

Skills: Evaluation Design · Research Design · Program Evaluation

BSc. (Hons) Economics with minor in Political Science
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)