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Proficient Business & Proposal Development Expert with over 5 years of professional experience and 18 years of academic background, including an M.Phil. in Sociology with the distinction of a Silver medal. My specialization lies in business and proposal writing.
Throughout my career, I have successfully managed the bidding process for variety of EOIs, RFPs and TORs for grants, projects, and studies. From the deciding with team to go and not to go markings to initial bidding design and developing the business case studies till to the final submission of proposals. Actively involved in aligning organizational profiles, engaging the team, writing roles and responsibilities of proposed team, developing technical methodologies, and incorporating step-by-step implementation and reporting process. Ensure the proposals quality and alignment with the organization’s experience and expertise by following the guidelines outlined with marks in the ToRs. Up to date, I have secured more than USD 5 Million and submitted 150 + proposals. Also taking care of risk and mitigations strategies and contract administrations with internal and external stakeholder, always believe on the team work through proactive and consultative approach.
I take great pride in my ability to craft comprehensive and convincing proposals with the success rate of 1 out of every 3 to 5 submissions. My in-depth knowledge and insights into global development, as well as strong understanding and familiarization of systems, process and procedures of donors, Governments, and organizations, enhance my expertise in proposal development and contribute to successful business development for the organization.
Moreover, I possess advanced skills in various IT tools, including MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Zoom, Teams, and analysis tools such as STATA, KOBO, ODK, CSPro, and SPSS. These skills enable me to support team leads in tasks such as preparing data collection tools, data entry, cleaning, and both qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
Notable accomplishments include successful proposals for UNICEF – Long-Term Agreement (LTA), UNICEF – Integrated Health Services (ISD), WASH REG, Capacity building-UNOPS, Longitudinal studies on poverty dynamics, EU-funded programme. I have also developed baseline, midline, end line, impact, and evaluation proposals for UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) across diversified development sectors, including health, WASH, climate change, agriculture, education, and nutrition.
Education
- 2017 - 2018
- 2013 - 2015
Experience
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2017 - Present
Organization Name: Momentum Group (USA) Lead-Business Development
Type of business: N/A
• Proposal Development for Long Term Agreement (LTA) of Enabling Environment for WASH Sector with Unicef
• Proposal Development for Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) Monitoring System-for Child
Immunization and Other Program Sectors-National and Provincial Governments
• Proposal Development for Preparation and Finalization of Food Fortification Act and Rules for Nutrition International Canada (NI)
• Proposal Development for Implementation Health & Nutrition Coverage Surveys for Micronutrient Initiative – Canada• Provision of Capacity Building Services for the UNOPS WASH Project in KP and Sindh Provinces of Pakistan-2023.
• Mapping of WASH Sector Regulations, policies, strategies and guidelines and identify key gaps at the Federal and Provincial level in Pakistan, including diagnosis analysis of WASH regulation gap and challenges using the UNICEF WASH regulations analysis tool(WASHREG) in the context of WASH sector goal of achieving SDGs. -
2016 - 2017
Organization Name: PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Lead-Business Development
Type of business: N/A
• Proposal Development for Formulation of AJ&K Education Policy 2021-2030
• Proposal Development for Development of Video Based Lessons
• Proposal Development for Implementation of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills Project in two districts of Sindh through TRDP Funded by EU.
• Proposal Development for End Project Evaluation of Promotion of Education and Protection Project for Afghan Refugees for Mercy Corps
• Proposal Development for Evaluation of Education Programme for Development’s in Literacy Pakistan
• Proposal Development for Synthesis of Best Practices for Every Child in School Initiative (ECISI) for UNICEF Pakistan
• Proposal Development for Assessment of Mari Petroleum of Higher Secondary School, Daharki
• Proposal Development for Evaluation of Safe Water Pakistan-Community Based Programme of
Muslim Charity followed by a Strategy Development workshop for next programme cycle -
2015 - 2016
Organization Name: Social Welfare Department, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Lead-Business Development
Type of business: N/A
• Proposal Development for Development of Accelerated Implementation Framework for four SDGs, comprising Education, Health, Agriculture & Energy -from 2021-2030-UNDP- KP SDG-2, SDG-7, SDG-3
• Proposal Development for Preparation of SDGs localization Framework and Develop Policy Paper for the Localization of SDG1, 4 and 6 for Sindh Province.
• Proposal Development for Longitudinal Research on Poverty Dynamics with a Focus on women Empowerment, Social Mobilization, Inclusive development and Governance for Balochistan Province for developing Local Governance Policy Framework for Balochistan
• Proposal Development for Country Strategy Programme III (2010-2015) Evaluation for Plan International Pakistan
• Proposal Development for End Programme Evaluation of Humanitarian Integrated Afghan Refugees
Assistance Programme for Mercy Corps
Honors & awards
- 2017-2018
About Fatima Shafqat
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Father Name N/A
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NIC 11111-111111-1
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Gender Female
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Nationality Pakistani
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Present Address Islamabad
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Mother Tongue Urdu
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Preferred Field Of Work N/A
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Global Work, Travel, Any Limitations?
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Have you taken up legal permanent residence status in any country other than that of your nationality?
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Have you ever been arrested, indicted, or summoned into court as a defendant in a criminal proceeding, or have you been convicted, fined, or imprisoned for the violation of any law (excluding minor traffic violations)?
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Are you now or have you ever been a permanent civil servant in your government's employ? No
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Previously submitted an application for employment with U.N.?
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Any legal steps towards changing your present nationality?
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Core Areas EducationWater Sanitation & Waste ManagementHealth and Nutrition    Gender-sensitive Peacebuilding
