Maida Shahid

A highly organized and hard-working individual looking for a responsible position to gain practical experience by taking full advantage of theoretical and analytical skills to achieve personal growth and company goals.

I am a student of MS in development studies, majoring in social work and community development, from NUST Islamabad. I completed my BS in Public Policy from the National Defense University (NDU) in Islamabad, Pakistan.

I have experience working with NGOs and international organizations including United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Strategic research institute (SRI), and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). 

My expertise not only includes research but also, report writing, technical writing, and news writing, have basic knowledge of SEO. UNDP has been a great learning experience, I have worked on project documents, and assisted in completing final project reports, quality assurance reports, risk analysis, concept notes, notes to files, and other office tasks related to different projects including organizing a provincial level workshop for implementation of SDGs. 

Apart from my work ethic and professionalism, I am a committed, young, and energetic person pursuing excellence in the work I do. I am always keen and open to learning with utmost devotion and enjoy taking up challenges. I hope you will look favorably on my application keeping in view my profile.

My highest degree in MS Development studies with a major in rural development and rural policy development programs has given me hands-on knowledge of policy implementation and analysis which is further complimented by my internship with the UNDP which helps me utilize the knowledge in practical fields of life like program implementation, documentation, and closure.