Dr. SALMA AMIR
Education & Qualification
2017 PhDDevelopment Studies (HEC Scholar)
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, UK
2008 International M.Sc in Rural Development IMRD (Erasmus Mundus Scholar)
GHENT UNIVERSITY BELGIUM & HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY BERLIN GERMANY
2004Ex MBA-Project Management
PRESTON UNIVERSITY, PESHAWAR PAKISTAN
2000M.Sc. Honors in Agriculture Economics
NWFP AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, PESHAWAR PAKISTAN
1998B.Sc. Honors in Agriculture
NWFP AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, PESHAWAR
Highlights of ProfessionalExpertise
Experience: More than fifteen years of working experience in Development Sector (Women’s and Children’s development, and Microfinance)
- Research Skills: Qualitative data collection methods, In-depth interviews, FGDs, Baseline Surveys, PRA Tools, Use of Nvivo and SPSS for data analysis
- Program/ Project Management:Designing, Planning, Implementation and Monitoring & Evaluation of Programs, Conducting Research & Impact studies, involved in strategic management of the organization
- Gender Experience: Gender mainstreaming and analysis at all level of project cycle, Designing Gender Sensitive Microfinance Programme for Rural Communities, conducting gender sensitization and awareness sessions, Ensuring gender policies to be implemented at organizational level, Capacity building of the concerned staff on gender related issues, Instructor of Gender and Development course taught to M.Sc. Development Studies students
- Human Resources Management: Staffing, Inductions, Staff Training and Development, Appraisals, Team Building, Personnel Record Keeping, capacity building of rural women in the areas of enterprise development
- Finance and Administration:Allocation of Resources and Analysis (Budget preparation), Logistic Arrangements and Purchases, Grants Management, Organizing Seminars, Workshops and Official Visits, Maintaining Inventory and Record Keeping
- Other Skills:Report Writing, InterpersonalCommunicational skill, Good presentation Skills, Ability to Adjust in a Multi-Cultural Environment
- Languages:English, Urdu and Pushto
- Computer literacy: Ms. Excel, Word, Power Point, Nvivo 9, SPSS
Research Work
2011-2012 Conducted qualitative research for Phd on ‘Microfinance and Empowerment: Understandings and Experiences of Rural Women in North Western Pakistan, including Situations in Natural Disaster.
2006 Conducted Research for Master Thesis on “Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Pakistan” A Case Study of Khwendo Kor
- 1999 Conducted a research for Master Thesis on "Factors Effecting Farmer Access to Borrowing in Formal Credit Markets in District Peshawar, An Application of Logistic Regression Model"
- 1997 Review Paper submitted on "Role of Women in the Economic Uplift of NWFP with Special Reference to Agriculture".
Publication
- 2009 Manuscript on “Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Pakistan” published in Germany by VDM publishers
Employment History
Dec 08- TodateInstitute of Management Sciences, Peshawar
DesignationLecturer
Main ResponsibilitiesDesigned and taughtMBA, BBA (Hons) and MSc Development Studies Courses (Management, Strategic Management, GenderDevelopment, Rural & Urban development and Innovations in Microfinance)
January 12- June 12University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
DesignationTeaching Assistant
Main ResponsibilitiesConducted course seminarsof the module ‘Contemporary Development Issues’ for graduate students, facilitated other teaching related tasks
March 09- March 10Center of Excellence in Microfinance (CMF) at Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar
DesignationCoordinator CMF
Main ResponsibilitiesThe main responsibility as Coordinator CMF was to ensure the implementation of
Procedures and policies of the organization and administers the whole affairs of the Center of Excellence in Micro-finance.
August 05- August 06Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar/Center of Excellence in Microfinance (CMF)
DesignationNetwork Coordinator to Sarhad Micro Finance Network (SMFN)
Main ResponsibilitiesCoordinated and kept liaisonwith member organizations and other stakeholders; maintained the membership database; organized workshops and seminars; initiated and completed the registration of the Network
July 04- July 05Khwendo Kor: Women & Children Development Programme (KK)
DesignationMicro Enterprise Coordinator
Main Responsibilities In charge of overall Micro Enterprise activities, disbursement and recovery; linkages and networking;
Nov03 – June 04Khwendo Kor (KK), Peshawar
DesignationProgramme Facilitator
Main ResponsibilitiesOverall management, supervision and implementation of development programsof a regional office
Oct ’01 – Oct’03Khwendo Kor (KK), Peshawar
DesignationCommunity Facilitator (Micro Enterprise)
Main ResponsibilitiesVillage Identification and selection, Formation of Women Organizations; prepared village development Plans with the help of communities; Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of the Credit & Enterprise Development Programme; Credit Disbursement & Recovery through group formation; Conducted surveys using different PRA tools; report writing, conducted workshops; monitoring and evaluation of the Project activties
Sep’00 – June’01Human Resources Management & Development Centre (HRMDC), Peshawar
DesignationAssistant Programme Coordinator / Credit Manager (EDP)
Main ResponsibilitiesAssisted in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the Entrepreneurship Development Programme activities
Nov 99- May 00Worked as IUCN Intern, placed in Women’s Development Department, KPK
International Visits and Professional Trainings
April 19- May 07, 2010 Community Approaches to Social Issues (USA)
October 12-13, 2004Gender and Microfinance (Bangladesh)
December 10-22, 02Market Research for Microfinance Institutions (Nepal)
Courses Attended On Microfinance & Enterprise Development
June 08-09, 2009Microfinance Product Innovation in Challenging Times
June 27- July 1, 2006Microfinance in Disaster Affected Communities
Nov 09-11,2005ToT on “Poverty Led Microfinance”
June 06-10, 2005ToT on Enterprise Development
Dec 13-14, 2004 International Conference on Micro finance
Dec 09-13, 2003 Business Planning & Financial Projections for MFIs
Aug 25-28, 2003 Financial Management & Sustainability for MFIs
April 01-04, 2003 Loan Portfolio Management
April 22-26, 2002Essential Skills for Field Operations
Jan’24 – Feb’03, 2001Conceptualizing Entrepreneurship Development
Nov’ 10-18, 2000ToT in Entrepreneurship Development
Courses Attended On Gender and Development
Feb 17-20, 2009Institutionalization of Gender Mainstreamingin Public Sector Institutions 2
Dec 14-16, 2009Gender Mainstreaming in Project Cycle
Oct 20-24, 2009Institutionalization of Gender Mainstreamingin Public Sector Institutions 1
Dec 22-25, 2008ToT on Gender Awareness for UC Secretaries
June14-16, 2001Gender and Development Training
Feb’16-18,2000Gender Sensitization Workshop
Year 2000Capacity Building for Gender Integration at Programmatic Level and Communicating the Gender Agenda…
Trainings Attended In Development and Management
Jan31-Feb6, 2005Strategic Planning Workshop for Khwendo Kor
June 22-24,2004Supervisory Skills
Dec 4,2003Conflict Resolution
July 3-4, 2002Approach to Poverty Reduction
Nov 15-16, 2001 Marketing for Non Profit Organizations
Sep 26-29, 2000Institutional Strengthening & Organizational Development
Year 2000Project cycle & Proposal Writing Workshop
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