Professional Experience:
Strategic and results-driven humanitarian MEAL specialist with 17 years of expertise in program management, quality assurance, and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) across diverse humanitarian, recovery, and development contexts. I have led, designed, and evaluated large-scale, multi-donor-funded humanitarian programs focused on evidence-based decision-making, impact measurement, and adaptive management. Currently serving as a MEAL Adviser for Humanitarian Programs, I provide technical leadership, strategic oversight, and capacity-strengthening across global operations while shaping MEAL policy frameworks, compliance mechanisms, and performance-evaluation systems. My expertise spans MEAL of multi-sectoral programming, including Accountability to Affected Populations
Having worked in complex emergencies, conflict zones, and disaster-response settings across Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Yemen, Myanmar, Moldova, Ukraine, and Ethiopia, I specialize in designing and implementing MEAL frameworks, accountability mechanisms, participatory learning processes, and third-party monitoring to ensure humanitarian interventions are impact-driven, donor-compliant, and community-centered. I bring extensive experience in Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), PSEA mainstreaming, inter-agency collaboration, digital data management, real-time monitoring, mobile data-collection platforms, and developing feedback and complaint-response mechanisms for inclusive, transparent, and accountable programming. Passionate about enhancing humanitarian effectiveness, fostering innovation, and integrating adaptive learning frameworks, I thrive on ensuring high-quality MEAL systems and program excellence in crisis-affected settings.
Key Expertise
• Strategic MEAL Leadership & Program Quality
• Impact Measurement, Adaptive Programming & Learning Frameworks
• Multi-Dimensional Humanitarian & Development MEAL Systems
• Donor Compliance, Proposal Development & Reporting Standards
• Data-Driven Decision Making, TPM & Mobile Data Collection
• Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) & CHS Compliance
• Team Leadership, Remote Management & Capacity Building