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Ph.D in economics, Poverty expert- 25 years of work experience, expertise in economics and social development, gender, poverty, health, nutrition, social protection, public finance urban. Currently senior research fellow at IFPRI also worked as poverty policy advisor UNDP. Skills quantitative, qualitative research tools, project management policy advice. Seeking job in international dev |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Prof. Dr. Nuzhat Ahmad has a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Sheffield, UK and a Masters in Applied Economics from the University of Karachi. She has over 25 years of experience in conducting research and providing policy advise to the Government and internationla agencies. Most of her reserch work has been based on large data sets. Dr. Ahmad has undertaken research and development work for international and national agencies including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UN Agencies, USAID, Inter-Agency Gender and Development Group, DFID, Overseas Development Institute, Harvard International Institute of Development, and the Aga Khan Foundation. She has worked extensively in areas of poverty, human development; gender; urban, regional economics and public finance. Dr Ahmad has worked throughout Pakistan including several field studies in the urban and rural areas of Sindh, Punjab and NFWP provinces. She has experience of working on countries like Afghanistan Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Brazil, Morocco, Madagascar, Benin, Congo, Kenya, Mauritania, Malawi, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Syria, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Her development experience also includes studying best practices in a number of other countries. Dr Ahmad has worked as the Poverty Policy Advisor at the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Program in New York. There her focus of work was on project management, poverty assessment,. monitoring MDGS, capacity development, climate change and gender and social development.
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Education: |
1. Ph.D. in Economics, University of Sheffield, U.K., 1991
2. Master in Applied Economics, University of Karachi, 1979.
3. Masters in Economics, University of Karachi, 1978.
4. B.A. (Honors) in Economics, University of Karachi, 1976
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
English |
Nationality:
Pakistan
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