Nadeem Haider PDF
Nadeem Haider PDF
Nadeem Haider PDF
PROFILE
Mr. Nadeem Haider is a senior disaster risk management/development professional with over 17 years of
inter-disciplinary advisory and management experience. Mr. Haider has worked with range of development
and humanitarian partners including public authorities, bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, UN
organizations, INGOs and others. Through these years, Mr. Haider has worked in varied contexts such as
South, Southwest & Central Asia (Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan),
Eastern Europe (Moldova), Middle East and Horn of Africa (Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya).
The portfolio of functional expertise include policy, strategy and programme planning/management,
research, monitoring and evaluation, training and resource development (including knowledge management),
advocacy, partnership and networks management, and representation. Mr. Haider brings varied exposure
and expertise in disaster risk management including post disaster/conflict relief/recovery/rehabilitation,
integrated rural/urban development, social protection and assistance (human/child rights & protection),
public sector & civil society capacity development and networking, governance reforms, education/health
management, cultural preservation & promotion. Mr. Haider has worked as manager/advisor (consultant),
while managing/coordinating inter-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams both nationally and internationally.
Mr. Haider has worked extensively in the domain disaster risk management (DRM including conflict
management) and humanitarian assistance programmes and stakeholders. Mr. Haider brings sound
understanding of concepts, principles, and approaches that underpin DRM (including climate change
adaptation/mitigation) and humanitarian assistance (for post disaster relief, recovery and
rehabilitation, conflict and security affected communities and displaced/refugees) actions. Mr. Haider
brings familiarity with international frameworks and conventions that guide DRM and humanitarian
programming such as IHL, HFA, SDRMF, Sphere Standards, One UN reforms, UN Humanitarian Reforms and
Cluster Approach, CCA/CCF approaches and instruments and others. Mr. Haider remained engaged with all
key actors that form humanitarian architecture such as UN agencies, Red Cross/Crescent Movement, INGOs,
hence brings familiarity with the mandates, approaches, operational systems, and coordination mechanisms.
Mr. Haider is member of (UNDP) first cohort of DRR Mainstreaming Master Trainers, IFRC South Asia Region
FACT team and brings distinctive trainers portfolio of having conducted hundreds of training courses in DRM
for public sector staff, CSOs members and volunteers, and communities. Furthermore, Mr. Haider has
developed multiple training packages, knowledge documents and operational manuals for DRM actions.
Mr. Haider is member of multiple professional and academic networks, and communicates with varying
fluency in languages spoken across Pakistan e.g. Urdu, Potohari, Punjabi, Saraiki, Hindko. Also, Mr. Haider
speaks multiple international languages such as English, Dari/Persian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi.
Mr. Haider has developed country, regional and organization specific DRM/preparedness plans e.g. Crisis
Preparedness Plan (UNDP Iran country office), Business Continuity Plan, NDMA Pakistan regional DRM plans
for Azad Kashmir, Northern Areas (currently Gilgit Baltistan), child protection in emergency strategies,
Pakistan Red Crescent Society DRM policy and plans, and other. Mr. Haider brings hands on experience in
rolling out humanitarian response systems like activation of DM plan & clusters/working groups, security
management plans, transition of UNCT and RC roles HC offices and others. Moreover, bring familiarity with
UN system & Red Cross Movement/IFRC support mechanisms e.g. SURGE teams, UNDAC/FACT teams (UN &
Red Cross systems), ERU, CERF and Flash/Humanitarian Appeals.
EDUCATION
Mr. Haider brings inter-disciplinary training background i.e. international/political studies, anthropology
and management. Mr. Haider has certification in social entrepreneurship, a joint programme of LUMS
(Pakistan) and McGill University Canada. Moreover, have successfully completed multiple
thematic/functional courses both nationally and internationally.
EXPERIENCE
Feb 07 - To date Founding Managing Director AAN Associates
AAN Associates, Islamabad (Pakistan) based consulting house has a broad portfolio of successful projects with
public sector agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, UN and non-profit entities (INGOs/NGOs). The job
profile entails identification of potential consulting opportunities/clients, regular liaison with potential clients,
preparation of EOIs &proposals, pre-contract negotiations, contract development & management, recruit&
manage multi-disciplinary consulting teams, oversight and quality assurance of consulting work, and where
required, provide consulting support. The portfolio of consulting assignments (for which I worked either as Lead or
Support Consultant) are as under,
Apr 99- 00 Assistant Field Officer National Trust for Population Welfare Pakistan
NATPOW is a national funding body formed on trilateral partnership between World Bank, UNFPA and
Government of Pakistan. As regional manager key responsibilities included partnership selection, grants
disbursement & management, field monitoring of projects with civil society organizations/partners (80 local
partners), institutional development of local CSOs. The most significant achievements include development/up-
dation of partners database (MIS) for effective grant and partnership management, partners‟ performance
management, organized a regional symposium for potential organizations to guide them of funding mechanisms
and helped partners develop range of new proposals/secure funding from NATPOW.
Jan 98 – Apr 99 Assistant Director Projects Dept. of Social Welfare & Women
Development Pakistan Administered Kashmir
Being public sector focal person for joint project managed the women vocational training component (VET) of
UN/IFAD Area Development Programme Pakistan Administered Kashmir (1995-2000) to broaden opportunities,
reduce poverty and gender disparity. Coordinated and supported mobile and regular vocational education
training (VET) programme for women in Muzaffarabad district for economic uplift and empowerment of women,
organized exhibition of women handicrafts, provided post training support (grants, machines), worked on value
chain and developed market linkages.
PUBLICATIONS
Gendering of Flood Early Warning Systems (2012) – Pakistan. The study was commissioned by UNWOMEN
Pakistan with financial assistance of GIZ www.unwomen.org.pk
Disaster Risk Management Plan(2008) for the Government of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (State Disaster
Management Authority) developed jointly with SDMA, NDMA Pakistan and UNDP Pakistan
(www.ndma.gov.pk).
Disaster Risk Management Plan(2008) for the Government of Northern Areas of Pakistan – Northern Areas
Disaster Management Authority NADMA (currently Gilgit Baltistan) developed jointly with NADMA, NDMA
Pakistan and UNDP Pakistan (www.ndma.gov.pk).
Disaster Risk Management Policy and Strategy for Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Pakistan 2008. The
documents available on www.prcs.org.pk
Provincial Social Welfare and Special Education Department Strategic Plan (2013-17) for Government of
Sindh developed in consultation with provincial government, relevant departments and UNICEF Pakistan
(2013).
Provincial Social Welfare, Special Education and Women Empowerment Department Strategic Plan (2013-
17) for Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa developed in consultation with provincial government, relevant
departments and UNICEF Pakistan (2012).
Provincial Social Welfare & Baitul Maal Department Strategic Plan (2013-17) for Government of Punjab
developed in consultation with provincial government, relevant departments and UNICEF Pakistan (2012).
Social Welfare Department Strategic Plan (2013-17) for Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
developed in consultation with provincial government, relevant departments and UNICEF Pakistan (2012).
Compiled an independent five year review report for Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
(MIPAA 2002) for Moldova to feed into HelpAge International‟s independent report (Feb 07).
Produced the “Guidebook to develop and support older persons‟ organizations” as part of resource
development component of HAI Moldova project (available online (www.helpage.org).
Produced seven issues of project newsletters “Older peoples voices”, part of project information
management and dissemination component (available online www.helpage.org).
M. Phil dissertation (unpublished), a descriptive and analytical research on politico-economic dimensions and
implications on US Pakistan foreign relations. The research title is "U.S. policy towards elimination of child
labor the world over: implications for Pakistan”.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION & MEMBERSHIP
Practice Member of UNDP – BCPR Crisis Prevention and Reduction Global Networks. Management Network
Disaster Management Trainer Roster/on call trainer for Pakistan Red Crescent Society‟s – Training &
Resource Centre.
Member of IFRC South Asia Disaster Response Team (similar to UNDAC)
Member of International Aid Workers Network
Volunteer member of International Association of Business and Parliaments – Moldova Office.
Member 1st cohort of McGill/LUMS Training of Managers Programme (SEMP).
Alumni Young Anthropologists Forum & Area Study Centre, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad