Mohammad Ismail Qarizada

Dynamic leader with proven track record of successfully managing projects and initiatives and achieving desired business objectives. Skilled in developing and executing strategies, managing budgets and resources, and leading cross-functional teams. Consistently produces tangible outcomes that exceed expectations.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

• Leadership training in TLO – April 2019
• Research, data management and SPSS training with Rokyan Management Services, 31 Oct – 04 Nov 2020 with Rokyan Consulting firm
• Theory of change and strategy development in TLO – Oct 2020; and
• Knowledge management studied on line
• Note: all the above trainings were arranged in Afghanaid office Peshawar and facilitated by external instructors/consultants)
• Summary writing and presentation skill development, Kabul – Jan 2007
• Sustainable livelihood trainings Module I and II, Kabul facilitated by consultants from Switzerland
• Comprehensive Training on PCM and outcome monitoring, facilitated by SDC Regional Advisor for South Asia, based in Dahka, Bangladesh – March 2008
• Livelihood promotion and market development with Oxfam, by consultants from MART, India – March 2008
• Overseas Training/Workshops:
• Exposure visit to UK (August 2003) – Meeting with different organizations and companies for exchanging information and experiences as well as visit to Center for Alternative Technologies (CAT)
• Essentials of humanitarian aid practices, in Dookie University, Melbourne, Australia (June 2005)
• Regional workshop on local governance in Dhaka, Bangladesh – Oct 2005
• Regional workshop on outcome monitoring in Dhaka, Bangladesh – April 2006
• Disaster Prevention and Preparedness workshop in Yerevan, Armenia Oct 2006;
• Swiss Humanitarian Aid Introduction course and PCM in Bern, Switzerland July 2006
• Regional workshop and annual review and planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka – Nov 2007
• Disaster Risk Reduction course and Climate Change Adaptation course in Dhaka Nov 2008
• Regional workshop and annual review and planning in Kathmandu, Nepal – Oct 2009
• Outcome monitoring and outcome summary writing workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal- Nov 2008
• Training on CSPM in Dushanbe, Tajikistan – Sep 2010
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation training course in Gwat Switzerland – Mar/April 2010
• Outcome monitoring in practice training in Gwat Switzerland – Mar/April 2010
• Workshops: Community development annual review, Kabul; 2) What is development, Peshawar- Pakistan; 3)Strategy review, Kabul; 4) Gender workshop; Kabul; 5) Write shop (creative report writing), Islamabad – Pakistan, 2000; 6) National solidarity program design workshop, Kabul; 7) Logical framework analysis (LFA), Kabul; 8) Capacity development workshop for government employees in Badakhshan; 9) Protracted Recovery and Rehabilitation Operation (PRRO), Kabul; 10) Advocacy training, Kabul; 11) Media and communications, Kabul; 12) Human and institutional development (HID), Kabul; 130 Team building workshop, Kabul; 14) Presentation skill development, Kabul; 15) A short workshop on HIV/Aids awareness, Kabul; 16) Moderation skills development, Kabul; 17) Sphere Orientation workshop - Using Sphere in Disaster Response and Preparedness, Kabul; 18) Training on CSPM and actors mapping in Sep 2011, Kabul, Afghanistan and 19) Education project planning, development, management and monitoring with AKF in Kabul, Oct 2012
• Trainings and Workshops facilitated:
• Facilitated a number of workshops and conducted trainings, notably in monitoring & evaluation, planning, report writing, proposal drafting, plans consolidation as well as social surveys and data collection techniques
• Conducted a good number of workshops on monitoring and evaluation for Afghanaid monitoring and evaluation and community development department staffs
• Conducted training on planning procedures and MS project software for planning use - IRC staff in Peshawar (2001)
• On the job training on statistics, social survey and data collection techniques to Afghanaid monitoring and evaluation and community development staff
• On the job training - proposal and report writing; and
• Strategic planning and consultation workshop for Afghanaid staff and government employees as well as other NGOs working in Samangan, Feb 2004
• Surveys and studies conducted:
• Drafted key area strategy discussion papers for Afghanaid (Advocacy and profile);
• Researched and wrote a report on dynamics behind poppy cultivation in Argu district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan in December 2001;
• Ghor baseline survey in July 2000; Badakhshan program review along with external consultant (Sep 2001); Nuristan program assessment along with external consultant in June 2002; and Samangan baseline survey in Sep 2003
• Leading role in developing methodologies, questionnaires for various surveys for Nuristan (November 2003);
• Mine awareness evaluation in different eastern, southern and western provinces (Nov to Jan 1997); and
• Assisted in developing gender survey questionnaires, methodology and data analysis (2002 – 2003)
• Impact evaluation of Women Resource Centre (WRC) in Badakhshan and constructed road in Ghor (2003); and
• Have written a good number of articles for newsletter and publications