M Zaheer

LUMS'19 | Economics & Politics Graduate | Planning & Development | Conflict Profiling & Resolution | Public Relations and Communication | Marketing & Management | Research & Writing

A passionate learner seeking diverse opportunities and challenges to develop myself in order to be able to contribute to the larger society in meaningful ways that create a lasting impact

Experience

Ranra Welfare and Development Organization (RWDO)
Founding Member and Communications Officer
July 2018 - Present (4 years 5 months)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Coordinating welfare activities of the organization
• Identifying families and children most affected by/exposed to natural disasters, poverty, disease and abuse 

Farlex Enterprises
Lead Management and Logistics
July 2019 - July 2022 (3 years 1 month)
Islamabad, Pakistan
• Engagement and communication with major domestic clients and foreign offices of the company regarding key deliverables
• Drafting comprehensive roadmap beforehand for each client’s deliverables
• Maintaining progress reports and updating them on daily basis through an integrated company software 

World Health Organization
Admin and Logistics Officer
April 2021 - August 2021 (5 months)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Short term Covid 19 project
• Provided WHO approved Covid vaccines, PPEs and sampling equipment to various public hospitals and BHUs across District Bannu, KPK 

GIZ Pakistan
Research Associate
March 2020 - June 2020 (4 months)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Follow-up project on Local Governance (LoGo) Project 

Lahore University of Management Sciences 
Research Assistant September 2019 - October 2019 (2 months)
Punjab, Pakistan
• Conducted research on Pashto literature and poetry for the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature, LUMS
• The RAship included literature review, transcriptions and translations of Pashto poetry into Urdu and English 

Lahore University of Management Sciences 
Senior Year Project - The State of Local Governance in KPK
May 2017 - August 2018 (1 year 4 months)
Punjab, Pakistan
• Carried out a yearlong study and research on public administration and governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
• The project included qualitative fieldwork in different districts and villages of KPK
• The final research report counted towards my degree as an 8 credit hours course in which I secured an A- grade
 

LUMS Model UN Society
Member
September 2017 - May 2018 (9 months)
Punjab, Pakistan
• Worked with LUMS Model United Nation - a university society - in arranging student conferences on important global and domestic issues and challenges
• As a member, I had to interact with students from different countries which exposed me to a thrilling cultural diversity in addition to improving my communication skills

GIZ Pakistan
Research Associate
July 2017 - November 2017 (5 months)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Worked as a Qualitative Researcher with GIZ Pakistan on impact evaluation and assessment of local governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• The project included mix-method research establishing the baseline for GIZ's Local Governance (LoGo) Program supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the German Ministry of Development Cooperation
• During the project, around 100 people including district and village council members, community elders, business people, youth, women, health workers and teachers were interviewed per person in 5 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa followed by comprehensive transcript for each interview 
 

Analysis Research Consulting (ARC), Berlin
Interpreter/Translator
January 2017 - July 2017 (7 months)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Translated different qualitative and quantitative surveys from English to Urdu and Pashto
• Served as translator to my German supervisors during their fieldwork in Pakistan on conflict and peace building; and various social and political developments

Lucky Cement Limited
Marketing Intern
May 2016 - August 2016 (4 months)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Identified market trends and ways to improve the company’s marketing efforts
• Managed the companies’ social media accounts and engage with followers
• Wrote content for marketing materials and met with the marketing manager to discuss upcoming events

PAHCHAAN (Protection And Help of Children Against Abuse and Neglect)
Volunteer
October 2015 - November 2015 (2 months)
Punjab, Pakistan
• Assisted the NGO in organizing various seminars on child rights and education across Lahore
• Contributed to advertising strategies of the NGO aimed at procuring charity funds 

Lahore University of Management Sciences 
Critical Decision Making: DESCON Engineering in Focus
November 2014 - December 2014 (2 months)
Punjab, Pakistan
• Conducted an investigative project into DESCON’s critical decision making with regards to inking contracts with clients and vendors
• The project included in-depth SLEPT and SWOT analyses of the company  which were fundamental to its successful operations 

Lahore University of Management Sciences
BSc, Economics and Politics · (2014 - 2019)

Cadet College Kohat 
Higher Secondary/Intermediate · (2008 - 2013)

Pennell High School 
Secondary Education · (2002 - 2007)