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Khurram Riaz is a development professional who did MSc (honors) Rural Development, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan in collaboration with British High Commission (BHC) and Department For International Development (DFID) He also hold Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Certificate, from PASC, Pakistan in collaboration with SPDC and University of Ottawa Canada and BSc (honors) Agriculture, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

He has certification training in Corporate Social Responsibility-Stakeholder Analysis, International Business Leaders Forum-Aga Khan Development Network, Training of Trainers-International Finance Corporation (IFC)-Business Edge (BC), International Finance Corporation, Result Based Management, Canadian International Development Assistance-Aga Khan Foundation and Diagnostic Survey, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

Khurram competencies include Programme Management: Experience in project planning, management, monitoring, evaluation and operations; Experience in strategy development and analysis. Post conflict development and disaster mitigation. Financial Management: Budgeting, forecasting, expense analysis, compliance and spending plans.Donor Relation: Experience in implementing projects for DFID, USAID, US Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, CIDA, AKDN, IRC, IYF, MOFA-Netherlands, ERF, SIDA, WPF, WINROCK, IUCN, European Commission, ECHO, UN and Private Foundations; Caseloads: Refugees, IDPs and Host Communities. Emergency programme management: Experience in humanitarian assistance to conflict affected refugees & IDPs in camps and settlements. Worked in three major emergencies that resulted in world’s largest displacements. Providing leadership and support to programmes and partners. Post conflict development. Strategy Formulation: Experience in strategic planning, formulation and implementation. Security management: Experience in managing programmes in high security risk areas ensuring the welfare of organization staff, beneficiaries and assets through adherence to security protocols

Khurram achievements include development of Partnership Strategy for International Rescue Committee, Community Mobilization for Pakistan Emergency Food Security Assistance, Pre-award assessment of Civil Society Organizations, Social Mobilization Strategy-CRISP-USAID, Performance Monitoring Framework Strategy-CRISP-USAID, Civil Society Engagement Strategy-Aga Khan Foundation, Tool for organization self assessment-Aga Khan Development Network, Agriculture a back bone of country Economic Development-CANGO, Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development-Farming System Evaluation-ANGOC (www.angoc.org/.../SARD-FSE%20Proceedings%20Revised%20Oct%205), Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for National Commission for Human Development and Microanalysis of FPAP.

Khurram represented Pakistan on 27th NGO / CSO conference at Beijing held in May 2004. Beside he also represented Pakistan at SARD-FSE workshop in Manila, Philippines (www.rdf.org.pk/reports/report_2004_2005.pdf). Khurram worked in Canada, Switzerland, Turkey, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Philippines. Due to his interpersonal skills, hard work and dedication Khurram was awarded a Shield and a Certificate of Recognition and Outstanding Performance in 2011