Neelab Achakzai
Chantilly,VA
Summary
Enthusiastic professional with a strong passion for building a rewarding career in social services and contributing to the betterment of the community. Highly self-motivated, eager to learn, and committed to making meaningful contributions, with experience in research projects and collaboration within both the private and civil society sectors. Specializes in Immigration and Resettlement Services, with a focus on assisting individuals and driving positive societal impact.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance / Volunteer
Self-employed
04.2024 - Current
- Conduct Needs Assessments for housing, healthcare, and employment.
- Connect Clients to essential services like medical care, job placement, and legal aid.
- Assist with Immigration paperwork and navigating legal processes.
- Advocate for clients by liaising with service providers and organizations.
- Offer language support for clients as needed.
- Regular follow ups to ensure continued progress and address ongoing needs.
Manager of Youth Programs and Tours
Children's Tour Prog., Presidential Palace, ARG
07.2020 - 08.2021
- Develop and manage programs and tours for children and students visiting Presidential Palace.
- Oversee scheduling and logistics of youth tours, ensuring smooth coordination.
- Train and supervise tour guides to effectively engage children and students.
- Collaborate with schools and organizations to promote youth programs.
- Create educational content that highlights history and significance of Palace.
- Plan special events and themed tours for children and students.
- Ensure all tours and events follow safety protocols for youth participants.
- Gather feedback from participants to improve future programs.
- Manage budget for youth programs and identify opportunities for funding.
- Represent Palace’s youth engagement initiatives to public and promote participation.
Event Manager
Protocol Office, Presidential Palace, ARG
09.2019 - 07.2020
- Organize and coordinate events for Office President.
- Oversee planning, coordination, and execution of events and ceremonies hosted by President.
- Manage workload and prioritize tasks within President’s Office.
- Prepare agendas for meetings and events.
- Provide administrative and clerical support across departments.
- Conducted post-event evaluations to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes in future planning efforts.
- Implemented protocols and procedures to effectively manage planning process.
Event Manager
Special Assistance Unit, Presidential Palace, ARG
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Responsible for Youths huge programs: Kabul Youth Advisory Program; Kochi Youth Advisory Program; Freelancer Youth Advisory Program; National Youth Advisory Program; Loy Kandahar Advisory Program; School students tour inside Presidential Palace
- Provide administrative and clerical support to secretariat office
- Provide on reports and meeting minutes
- Developed detailed event reports, documenting all aspects of each event.
Legal and Policy Expert
Administrative office of the President (AOP)
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Special Orders: Work on special orders from President, including developing concepts, proposals for Excellency, and handling various legal assignments assigned by President in collaboration with different governmental agencies.
- Law Drafting: Draft laws, regulations, and policies as needed.
- Petition Analysis: Analyze presidential orders and provide legal suggestions for resolving issues.
- Provide solutions for petition letters as directed by President.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
Program Assistant
Afghanistan Justice Organization (AJO)
09.2016 - 09.2017
- Assist Program Manager in conducting needs assessments for training programs with stakeholders.
- Assist in preparing and reviewing training materials, including curriculum, role plays, simulations, case studies, practical skills, and pre- and post-tests.
- Help conduct training programs and assist in recruitment of appropriate trainers for skills and knowledge-building sessions in line with AJO training methodology.
- Attend working groups, coordination meetings, or other relevant meetings to stay informed about developments affecting justice sector in country.
- Monitor legal and legislative developments.
- Build and maintain contacts and relationships with partners, stakeholders, and counterparts to ensure effective implementation of work plan activities and objectives.
- Prepare weekly and monthly activity reports according to AJO reporting requirements.
- Assist with oral and written translation of legal documents or correspondence, as needed.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by Program Manager.
Research Assistant
Integrity Watch Afghanistan
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Developed work plans, research questionnaires, and contributed to the formulation of project concept notes.
- Assisted Research Manager with recruitment, training, data collection management, and creating field research guides.
- Drafted reports on field data collection.
- Conducted security classification assessments for survey locations.
- Prepared field document sets for Field Coordinators.
- Processed financial documents such as memos, bills, and purchase orders.
- Prepared vendor contracts and processed vendor payments.
- Coordinated implementation of plans between main office and field researchers.
- Assisted the Research Manager with financial, administrative, logistical, and HR-related tasks.
- Translated and transcribed interviews, discussion notes, and daily field reports.
- Provided daily and weekly written updates to the Research Manager to ensure proper monitoring and transparency.
- Supervised the data entry team, overseeing data entry, cleaning, editing, cross-checking, and data verification.
Education
Master of Science - International Relations
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan12-2022
Bachelor of Science - Law
Kabul University
Kabul, Afghanistan01-2019
Certificate - English Language
Kardan University
Kabul, Afghanistan01.2017
Skills
- Task Prioritization
- Self Motivation
- Documentation And Reporting
- Filing and Recordkeeping
- Data Entry
- Computer Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Languages
- Dari
- Pashto
- Urdu / Hindi
- English
Timeline
Freelance / Volunteer
Self-employed
04.2024 - Current
Manager of Youth Programs and Tours
Children's Tour Prog., Presidential Palace, ARG
07.2020 - 08.2021
Event Manager
Protocol Office, Presidential Palace, ARG
09.2019 - 07.2020
Event Manager
Special Assistance Unit, Presidential Palace, ARG
08.2018 - 09.2019
Legal and Policy Expert
Administrative office of the President (AOP)
09.2017 - 08.2018
Program Assistant
Afghanistan Justice Organization (AJO)
09.2016 - 09.2017
Research Assistant
Integrity Watch Afghanistan
02.2016 - 08.2016
Master of Science - International Relations
Kardan University
Bachelor of Science - Law
Kabul University
Certificate - English Language
Kardan University
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