SYED YOUSAF BUKHARI
Afghan Aid Afghanistan
Lexington,USA
4
Languages
22
years of professional experience
To serve the organization with extreme capacity, dedication, and commitment for the fulfillment of their desired goals, as well as satisfy my professional needs.
Consulting professional with strong track record in delivering impactful business solutions. Adept at strategic planning, data analysis, and process improvement. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to evolving project needs. Brings expertise in client relations, problem-solving, and driving measurable results.
Experienced with delivering strategic consulting services to enhance client business operations. Utilizes in-depth industry knowledge and analytical skills to identify and implement effective solutions. Track record of building strong client relationships and driving measurable results.
Work History
Oversight Program/M&E Consultant
5 Years 3 Months- Working with the Leadership on Institutional Business and Program Strategy in accordance with the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) and planned development goals.
- Coordinating on reviewing, revising, and updating the Program Framework to align it with the Institutional Program Strategy and Donors’ Priorities.
- Supporting the Program Team in designing and placing multiple donors’ Project Log Frames, as well as their correlation with Program priorities and Institutional Goals.
- Planning and designing the Institutional Capacity Development Process and monitoring its Progress and Evaluation on a regular and periodic basis.
- Providing Technical Support to the Program Team in Designing and Implementing Projects, Reviews, Internal Evaluation, and Program Management.
- Designing data collection tools and reporting templates for the program process and internal reporting system.
- Coordinating with Leadership and the Program Team in case of any External Projects, Program Reviews, and Evaluations.
- Providing periodic technical support to the Program and M&E Teams when required and requested.
Team Leader Inbound Operations
2 Years 4 Months- Managing the overall Store Business plan on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis.
- Managing the business team in terms of Schedule placement, Routine business operations, and Company policy implementation.
- Recording and monitoring the daily cash flow and streamlining the financial matters of a given location.
- Training and coaching newly hired and on-the-job team members on the business system and Human Resource Policies.
- Planning and analyzing the company’s business growth and challenges periodically.
- Keeping a close eye on competitors’ plans and actions and sharing them with company leadership.
- Coordinating with company leadership for all operations and marketing-related plans and actions.
- Managing and professional relationships with business customers and relevant stakeholders.
AMZL Learning Trainer
1 Year 9 Months- Assessment and management of staff training plans and their implementation at the facility level.
- Working with the management team to ensure the team’s capacity development plan is implemented effectively.
- Regularly assisting the Operations department in managing the training gap and certain operational functions.
- Tracking and managing the upcoming NA Onboarding plan and training process in support of operations.
- Managing the Badge Printing, Area Access Management, and Permission Log frame at the facility level.
- Regular coordination with LAM to manage and complete the training requirements of the team.
- Coordinating with Sr Management in case of any issue or constraints in aligning the approved plan at the training or operations level.
- Regularly reporting the daily progress to the relevant authorities.
Special Education Instructional Assistant
3 Years 2 Months- Working on technical documents of special education instruments with certified teachers and technical specialists.
- Working with class kids on special instruments and academic tools as per their needs and requirements
- Teaching a group of kids in specific stations with special techniques and tools
- Collecting data on learners’ behavior and their developmental capabilities
- Reporting and coordinating on the technical and behavioral achievements and constraints of students regularly.
- Following and participating in any other assignments given by the supervisor/s.
International M&E Specialist (Technical Adviser Public Policy)
6 Years 8 Months- Designing and implementing the desired monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system at the program level, with an active and effective coordination mechanism at the stakeholder level.
- Designing the Research and Assessment Framework as per the program strategy and implementation plan.
- Supporting the program management on program implementation and its progress tracking, as well as assessment techniques.
- Working and coordinating with the Program team in terms of Program Planning, Implementation, and reporting.
- Working with the Grants Management team to streamline and maintain the Program strategy and plan aligned with donors’ commitment and grants agreements.
- Conducting the internal program surveys and assessments, and facilitating the program evaluation.
- Working with the Government Civil Services team to align the Project Personnel Policy with the Afghanistan Labor Law and Civil Services Requirements.
- Participating in all meetings and planning workshops of steering committees and agency leadership to ensure the intra- and inter-agency level coordination, and working with donors actively and effectively.
- Participating in program budget planning, the spending process, and the internal audit system to monitor and evaluate the financial management segment of the program.
- Participating in the recruitment process of International and National staff at the national and sub-national level.
- Coordinating with NLUAE (National Labor Union of Afghanistan Employees) at the national level to ensure the fulfillment of program responsibility and protect the employees’ rights.
- Enhancing the national staff capacity in core technical and operational practices and procedures.
- Working with HR, Finance, and Procurement teams to ensure the on-time availability of resources.
Principal Advisor, Monitoring & Evaluation (Public Policy Implementation)
2 Years 9 Months- Conducting the initial Needs Assessment of Afghan Government Agencies in terms of capacity development and administrative reforms.
- Coordinating with relevant stakeholders in the establishment of institutional capacity
- Establishing a program-level M&E system with a Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation framework, as well as a capacity development log frame and reporting tools.
- Implementation of the established M&E System to ensure the program progresses against all output, Outcome, and impact level commitments.
- Coordinating with MOLASAMD (Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and Disabilities) to fulfill all requirements for international consultants and the national civil services team.
- Coordinating with Government Agencies’ Leadership (Steering Committee for discussion of policies, designing of strategies, and implementation of plans at the agency and inter-ministerial level.
- Regular coordination with donors, including USAID, DFID, AUSADID, and GTZ, to update them on program progress and engage their support in case of any political and technical constraints.
- Coordinating with the Finance and Grants team to manage and maintain the program implementation path in accordance with donors’ requirements and commitments.
- Participating in the program budgeting and planning process and contributing to the overall Program Financial Management process.
- Regularly and actively participating in the recruitment process of International and National team members for the Ministry of Finance and other government agencies.
- Regular coordination with all government agencies and USAID to place an efficient and effective coordination process at the program level.
- Managing the department budget, spending, and procurement activities as per program guidelines and ministerial priorities.
Consultant, Monitoring, Evaluation & Knowledge Management
1 Year 1 Month- Reviewing the organizational strategy and aligning the program priorities.
- Conducting the initial assessments and designing the M&E and KM system at the organization level.
- Implementation of M&E system at the program level, enhancement of national staff capacity through on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring.
- Development of Quantitative Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques with guidelines, tools, and training modules.
- Designing the PRA and RRA for Economic and Rural development and peace Integration projects.
- Working on Agro and Non-agro community economic development programs, including Micro Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Apprenticeships, and Vocational Training in 40 different areas.
- Established a Program Beneficiaries’ Association to ensure the future coordination and sustainability of program efforts at the national and sub-national level.
- Enhancing the national staff capacity in terms of Surveys, Assessments, Monitoring, and Evaluation.
- Development of program evaluation Terms of Reference (ToR) with its approach, mechanism, and implementation procedure.
- To support AAD leadership on the National level, Strategy development, and Donors’ Relations.
- Having close coordination and participation with program support staff in Program Budgeting, Spending mechanism, and international audit process, and playing an active role in program system reviews and updates.
- Having close coordination with the Grants Management team to fulfill the donors’ requirements and agreed-upon grants commitments.
- Managing the department’s operations and coordinating with the Admin, HR, and Finance departments regularly.
ERD Program Coordinator
6 Months- Leading the ERD department and implementation of the program in the last six months of the program’s life.
- Implementation of the Economic Development project is at its final stage, and the Exit Strategy is being placed in close coordination with the project partners and the donor (USAID).
- Providing regular training to program beneficiaries in fields of Micro Enterprises, Apprenticeships, Entrepreneurship, and Vocational Training to create or explore new income-generating activities for program beneficiaries.
- Coordinating with Private Business Firms, Non-Profit Organizations, Government Agencies, and Retail Business owners to create employment opportunities for fresh graduates and refugees from different parts of the world.
- Coordinating with NLUAE (National Labor Union for Afghanistan Employees) for the registration of workers and employers.
- Designed and established a program-level beneficiaries’ Association to ensure the coordination and sustainability of the program, as well as developing a chain of employment opportunities for future program beneficiaries.
- Working with the Finance team in budgeting and spending analysis as per the program operations plan and accomplishments.
- Working with the Human Resource team in recruitment and performance evaluation of the program team.
Project Supervisor/ Senior Program Manager
1 Year 11 Months- As project Supervisor, I manage day-to-day business activities, including monthly planning, project budget and spending management, leading staff in activity implementation, coordinating with the program manager on regular progress updates, and supporting the project and M&E teams.
- As Senior Manager, Program and M&E, working at a strategic level to supervise the overall WCH program and M&E system to ensure the placement of the Program and M&E system at the national and sub-national level.
- Establishing a program-level beneficiaries’ association for all working children at the district level and developing their linkage with NLUAE and CPAN/UNICEF.
- Coordinating with the Ministry of Labor to ensure their feasible access to Education, Health, and other human Rights practices. Finance and Internal Audit team on program Budgeting, Spending process, and documentation support of Internal Audit and Program Directorate.
- Development of a network among the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Health
- Providing basic education (Literacy and Numeracy) to working children and introducing them to formal education schools, different income-generating skills, and micro finance banks, if needed and
- To contribute to periodic reporting and donors’ coordination regularly to pursue the program commitments.
- Participating in all parts of Admin, Finance, HR, and Procurement to ensure full operational support at program implementation.
Senior Manager, Research Monitoring & Evaluation
9 Months- To review, redesign, and replace the existing NSP (National Solidarity Program) M&E and reporting system to adjust to the additional donors’ requirements and development objectives.
- Fully involved in community, district, and provincial-level Infrastructure projects in various areas, including roads, schools, small dams, rivers, retaining walls, and irrigation system.
- Training of national staff to ensure the independent operation of the newly established system.
- Revising the M&E Framework, developing a capacity development log frame with tools and materials, facilitating the training program, and establishing regular coordination processes with program management to monitor program progress and determine the way forward.
- Assisting with the coordination of stakeholders at all stages and ensuring periodic progress reporting.
- Managing the department-level operations to ensure the on-time support for department intervention.
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer/Manager
2 Years- As M&E Officer, working on day-to-day business activities, including coordinating with staff to manage project data and monthly reports, coordinating with UN Habitat (business partner) on data reconciliation and reporting, and working with the operations department (HR/Finance) on M&E-related matters.
- As M&E Manager, reporting to the Chief of Party on program progress and constraints, managing the department budget and overall system at national level, sharing the program progress reports with relevant stakeholders on periodic basis, coordinating with UN Habitat (business partner) and senior management on program accomplishments and constraints, and enhancing the national staff capacity on M&E system implementation and reporting.
- Regular coordination with the operations department to assist the COP for smooth department-level activities.
Education
MBA - General Management
in affiliation with NIBM Pakistan
BA - Economics and Law
Skills
Business Development Strategy
Research
Monitoring
Evaluation
and Knowledge Management
Surveys: Designing
Implementing
and Reporting.
Surveys
Assessment
and Reviews: designing and implementation.
Quantitative and Qualitative Research and Evaluation Techniques
Project Life Cycle and Operations Management
Project/Program Management
Grants Management and Donors Coordination
Institutional and Human Capacity Development
Public Policy Development and Implementation
Languages with Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Understanding Skills
English
Urdu
Persian
Pashto
Timeline
Team Leader Inbound Operations
Target Corporation
07.2022 - 11.2024Read More
Oversight Program/M&E Consultant
Afghan Aid Afghanistan
06.2021 - CurrentRead More
AMZL Learning Trainer
Amazon AMZL
04.2020 - 01.2022Read More
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Elk Grove Unified School District
06.2017 - 08.2020Read More
International M&E Specialist (Technical Adviser Public Policy)
NHLP/MAIL(The World Bank)
10.2013 - 06.2020Read More
Principal Advisor, Monitoring & Evaluation (Public Policy Implementation)
CTAP-MOF (USAID)
01.2011 - 10.2013Read More
Consultant, Monitoring, Evaluation & Knowledge Management
Afghan Aid International (UK)
12.2009 - 01.2011Read More
ERD Program Coordinator
The IRC
06.2009 - 12.2009Read More
Project Supervisor/ Senior Program Manager
War Child Holland
06.2007 - 05.2009Read More
Senior Manager, Research Monitoring & Evaluation
International Rescue Committee (The IRC)
08.2006 - 05.2007Read More
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer/Manager
EDC International
07.2004 - 07.2006Read More
University of Peshawar
BA from Economics and Law
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Philippines Christian University
MBA from General Management
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