Mohammad Hanif Sufizada
Project Management And Economic Researcher
Omaha,NE
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Economic Researcher and Education Coordinator
UNO
Omaha, NE
03.2018 - Current
- Created the budget and proposal narrative to successfully attain four new grants related to training scholars
- Wrote research papers, reports, reviews and summaries regarding economic issues of Afghanistan and the region.
- Managed a UNO-American University of Afghanistan Linkages Program, a U.S. State Department project with a budget of approximately $1 million
- Managed a UNO-Pakistan Universities Linkages Project, a U.S
- State Department project with a budget of $400,000 with over 30 academic researchers
- Pitched and built new programming strategies and one-off feature shows to boost donor's interests and diversify offerings.
- Directed two simultaneous projects to boost the global outlook of the center by 20%.
- Monitored progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives and other program material.
- Created and presented data using R (programming language) MS Excel spreadsheets and other MS Office tools.
- Strategically balanced technology and business needs of organization.
- Designed and executed study approaches.
- Currently solicit and engage with donors on a worldwide basis
- Gathered and organized information for research purposes.
- Used Python (Programming Language) to determine data-set correlations while initiating qualitative functions.
- Planned, formulated and assessed goals, policies and activities designed to implement educational objectives and performance standards.
- Partnered with agencies and organizations driving improvements in educational development.
Business Development Manager
International Executive Service Corps (IESC),USAID
Kabul, Afghanistan
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Planned and implemented studies to assess market conditions and evaluated results to enhance marketing campaigns.
- Linked farmers to traders and traders to international markets for the export of agricultural products
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Arranged Business-to-Business Negotiations and Customer Relationship management
- Work closely with all private banks to facilitate their reforms in financing small businesses
- Supported the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in its mission to facilitate agricultural development and contribute to Afghanistan’s economy by providing finance to commercial farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs
- Linked farmers to traders and traders to international markets for the export of agricultural products
- Conducted quarterly market research to identify customer trends, competitor offerings and demographic data
- Created and then transfer the knowledge to the staff innovative marketing campaigns depending on robust data and present the recommendations to management
- Pitched investment opportunities to multiple countries which attracted the most significant investment by Indian and German investor
- Organized several international agricultural exhibitions in Germany and United Arab Emirates
- Conducted trials and tests of marketing channels such as paid acquisition, social media and fresh content creation.
- Increased agriculture produce sales and brand exposure by developing new packaging, collateral, and sales materials and optimizing target audience reach.
- Created printed marketing materials designed to drive campaigns.
- Directed marketing projects through conceptual planning, schedule management and final implementation.
Senior Management Analyst
Kabul City Initiative
Kabul, Afghanistan
03.2010 - 01.2013
- Gathered, documented and modeled data to assess business trends
- Conducted bi-annual city surveys to gauge residents’ satisfaction with city services Modernized the property tax system resulting in enhanced transparency and revenue generation for the city
- Drafted more than 20 white papers and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for city management
- Coordinated hiring, training, and professional development activities of staff
- Managed all administrative matters of a $44.6 million ensuring that they were compliant with Tetra Tech and USAID policies with zero cost overruns.
- Developed and oversaw all financial management tools and operating budgets to ensure that the KCI project spent all its funds efficiently and effectively.
- In collaboration with the technical teams developed more than fifty Scopes of Work for technical implementation including the technical SOW and budget estimate.
- Drafted and edited reports for USAID such as Snapshots, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual, Work Plan, DQA’s. M&E Frameworks, and other reports for dissemination to USAID;
- Helped to develop and review public education materials for public outreach programs using multimedia such as TV, Billboards, flyers, radio and web-based applications, press releases, official invitations, speeches and other formal documents for media events;
- Developed sections of the five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the Kabul Municipality on urban planning, sanitation and facilities projects;
- Worked with the Kabul Municipality (KM) on the implementation of new guidelines and procedures in terms of sustainable growth and urban planning;
- Developed a framework for the Kabul Municipality to collaborate more frequently with the private sector to deliver municipal services;
- Helped establish the first ever Citizen Information Center, a one stop shop for municipal services;
- Developed, implemented, and monitored the annual citizen survey in all 22 districts of Kabul
- Wrote in collaboration with the Kabul Municipality a new and revised three-year training plan
- Gathered, documented and modeled data to assess business trends.
- Conducted research and investigations into business districts in each part of the 22 city districts.
Economist
World Bank, Ministry of Agriculture
Kabul, Afghanistan
07.2010 - 03.2011
- Recommended adjustments to monitoring, measuring and analysis strategies to effectively assess progress toward program goals.
- Designed baseline, mid-term, and final evaluation surveys and other evaluation tools to collect meaningful, actionable data.
- Trained young economists on agriculture forecasting and data analysis
- Designed surveys and interviewed more than 200 farmers to determine optimal marketability of various agriculture products
- Conducted monitoring and evaluation of horticulture project including irrigation systems and agri-inputs
- Translated economic evidence-based findings into comprehensible narrative to communicate policy and project development.
- Liaised with analysts to strengthen evidence base, raise value awareness and gain positive reputation about content accuracy.
- Analyzed factors that affected economic growth and leveraged information.
- Tracked key metrics and developed spreadsheets and data models
- Developed and refined forecasts for areas affecting agriculture international market
- Developed economic standards and provided points of view used in forecasting trends and formulating economic policy.
- Provided consultation on economic relationships to businesses, public and private agencies and other clients.
- Applied advanced IT and analytical skills and economic trend, business and industrial sector research to impact corporate decision making.
- Used mathematical formulas, statistical models and analytical techniques to assess information.
- Provided technical support to increase policy impact through high-level economic and public policy advice and analysis.
- Spearheaded efficiency improvements targeted on optimizing crop production and exceeding financial targets.
- Tracked key metrics and developed spreadsheets and data models.
- Assessed effectiveness and quality of irrigation program based on internal and external data analyses.
Election Regional Manager
United Nations Mission, UNMIN
Nepalgunj, Nepal
06.2008 - 12.2008
- Managed activities of 30 voter constituencies to ensure maximum voter turnout for the first democratic election since 1999, mobilizing antagonistic tribes to exercise their right to vote
- Collected necessary information from voters to determine correct voting location and ballot.
- Collected and visualized relevant population and voter registration data for the three counties under my areas of responsibilities
- Coordinated the overall management of electoral sites
- Mustered the support of international donors to election finances
- Recruited, trained and deployed over 400 polling officials (high school & college students) to various polling stations
- Produced four electoral training manuals for election officials (Two for presidential and two for parliamentary elections)
- Prepared civic education materials for the voter education efforts in the region
- Helped in the management of tabulation and electoral complaint resolution
- Provided concise and professional reports about the election process in my area of responsibility
- Coordinated the overall management of electoral sites
- Developed and managed inventory supply lists and equipment orders to prepare voting units.
- Used MS Excell to perform data entry and prepare correspondence.
- Added, modified and purged file entries.
- Composed correspondence to internal and external parties as requested.
Regional Electoral Support Officer
United Nations Mission In Liberia, UNMIL
Lofa County, Liberia
01.2005 - 12.2005
- Collected necessary information from voters to determine correct voting location and ballot.
- Managed activities of 30 voter constituencies to ensure maximum voter turnout for the first democratic election since 1999,
- Mobilizing antagonistic tribes to exercise their right to vote
- Collected and visualized relevant population and voter registration data for the three counties under my areas of responsibilities
- Produced four electoral training manuals for election officials (Two for presidential and two for parliamentary elections) Prepared civic education materials for the voter education efforts in the region
- Helped in the management of tabulation and electoral complaint resolution
- Provided concise and professional reports about the election process in my area of responsibility
- Coordinated with 80-member team to verify proper placement and quantities of ballots and equipment.
- Furnished assistance and advice to new voters on proper steps and procedures.
- Oversaw accuracy testing and maintenance of voting units through continued surveillance.
Election Data and Research Officer
United Nations Mission In Afghanistan (UNAMA)
Kabul, Afghanistan
09.2003 - 01.2005
- Collaborated with leadership team to identify relevant election questions and determine best methods of collection.
- Translated
- Targeted gender research by focusing on specific demographic parameters.
- Helped in the tally of ballots to prepare official reports of election results.
- Furnished assistance and advice to new voters on proper steps and procedures based on election guidelines
- Created documents with applicant information and verified data against voter database information.
- Trained voter data entry clerks
- Translated from English to Dari over 100 documents and civic education materials
Legal Assistant
United Nations Higher Commissioner For Refugees
Islamabad, Pakistan
05.2000 - 08.2003
- Interviewed over 30 applications and prepared intake sheets for clients in Dari/Pashto and English.
- Coordinated the resettlement of refugees with various resettling agencies and embassies based in Islamabad, Pakistan
- Reviewed, edited and proofread legal cases drafts for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting.
- Collaborated with individuals and families to evaluate applications and determine eligibility for resettlement transitions.
- Consulted with foreign nationals on non-immigrant and immigrant visas and resolved routine and non-routine questions.
Trade Consultant
Agaez-USAID
Omaha, NE
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Wrote four export acceleration guidebooks which include: (1) Guidebook One Export Strategy (2) Guidebook Two Export Marketing and Sales Guidebook (3) Guidebook Three Export Logistics (4) Guidebook Four Export Step-by-Step Procedures
Book Editor
Scholastic Publishing Company
Omaha, NE
06.2019 - 07.2020
- 2020
- Reviewed and provided language and culture advice on two children books: (1) Ground Zero, A Novel of 9/11 by Alan Gratz, (2) The Truth About Dragons, by Tracy Sue Walker
Research Report Translator
New York Times Co
Omaha, NE
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Translated historical, culture and economic issues of Afghanistan to New York Times Group
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
Education
Master of Science - Economics, Business Analytics
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Omaha, NE 08.2018 - 05.2021
Master of Public Administration - Development Economics And International Development
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 08.2013 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Public Administration
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India 08.2006 - 05.2010
Diploma - Economics
Creighton University
Omaha, NE 09.2019 - 09.2020
Certificate - Project Management
Project Management Academy
Richmond, VA 11.2017 - 12.2017
Diploma - Research Methodology And Quantitative Methods
Osmania University And Andhra Pradesh Academy
Hyderabad, India 09.2009 - 05.2010
No Degree - Public-private Partnership Training Istanbul
Cabinet Office UK, Department For International
Istanbul, Turkey 08.2016 - 09.2016
Skills
Program support
Research abilities
Collaboration
Community outreach
Observation reports
Proposal Development
MS Office
Data Management
Multitasking Abilities
Leadership
Statistical techniques
Forecasting skills
Affiliations
The International Honor Society in Economics
Timeline
Diploma - Economics
Creighton University
09.2019 - 09.2020
Book Editor
Scholastic Publishing Company
06.2019 - 07.2020
Trade Consultant
Agaez-USAID
05.2019 - 10.2020
Research Report Translator
New York Times Co
03.2019 - 11.2019
Master of Science - Economics, Business Analytics
University of Nebraska At Omaha
08.2018 - 05.2021
Economic Researcher and Education Coordinator
UNO
03.2018 - Current
Certificate - Project Management
Project Management Academy
11.2017 - 12.2017
No Degree - Public-private Partnership Training Istanbul
Cabinet Office UK, Department For International
08.2016 - 09.2016
Business Development Manager
International Executive Service Corps (IESC),USAID
06.2015 - 09.2017
Master of Public Administration - Development Economics And International Development
Cornell University
08.2013 - 05.2015
Economist
World Bank, Ministry of Agriculture
07.2010 - 03.2011
Senior Management Analyst
Kabul City Initiative
03.2010 - 01.2013
Diploma - Research Methodology And Quantitative Methods
Osmania University And Andhra Pradesh Academy
09.2009 - 05.2010
Election Regional Manager
United Nations Mission, UNMIN
06.2008 - 12.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Public Administration
Osmania University
08.2006 - 05.2010
Regional Electoral Support Officer
United Nations Mission In Liberia, UNMIL
01.2005 - 12.2005
Election Data and Research Officer
United Nations Mission In Afghanistan (UNAMA)
09.2003 - 01.2005
Legal Assistant
United Nations Higher Commissioner For Refugees
05.2000 - 08.2003