Zahid Nasim Khattak

Personal Information:
Date of Birth: September 12,1963
Present Address; House No. 2, Habibi Street, Main Boulevard, Banigala, Islamabad 44000, ICT, Pakistan
Contact No: (Res +92-51-873 64 81) (Cell +92-345-543 86 89)
E-mail Address: zahidnasimkhattak@hotmail.com
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Professional Work Experience Summary

S.No. Designation Organization Location Tenure

From To
1 Director Operations Logistics Solutions Islamabad, Pakistan 01/07/2013 Present

2 Provincial Manager (Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa/FATA)
3 Technical Advisor
4 National Project Manager
5 Executive Director
United Nations Human Settlements Islamabad, Pakistan 14/06/2007 30/06/2013
Program (UN-Habitat)
Resource Monitoring Development Islamabad, Pakistan 01/12/2006 03/05/2007
Group
United Nations Development Programme Mansehra, Pakistan 01/11/2005 30/11/2006
(UNDP)
Development Consultants International Islamabad, Pakistan 01/06/2004 30/10/2005

6 Senior Research Analyst
7 Project Officer
8 Programme Officer (PMER)
9 Project Monitoring Specialist
(KPK & ICT)
10 Branch Manager
11 Project Manager
12 Research Fellow
United Nations Development Programme Islamabad, Pakistan 01/07/2002 30/05/2004
(UNDP)
United Nations Economic and Social Bangkok, Thailand 14/01/2001 30/06/2002
Commission for Asia and Pacific
(UNESCAP)
Punjab Rural Support Programme Faisalabad, Pakistan 15/03/2000 31/12/2000
(PRSP)
United Nations Population Fund Peshawar, Pakistan 15/12/1998 10/03/2000
(UNFPA)
Minerva Trading Corporation Islamabad, Pakistan 01/01/1991 10/12/1998
Islamabad, Pakistan 01/11/1988 31/12/1990
National Institute of Health Islamabad, Pakistan 01/05/1987 01/03/1988

Detailed Professional Work Experience

Organization Logistics Solutions, Islamabad, Pakistan

Designation Director Operations
Tenure July 1, 2013 till date

Managing all operations, involving taking responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and quality targets; recruiting and managing
staff, including performance monitoring, mentoring and training.
Fleet management.
Scrutinizing operating policies and procedures and recommending strategic process improvements, in accordance with
organizational regulations, to drive maximum efficiency and productivity while measurably reducing costs.
Developing and establishing operating policies and procedures, in accordance with organizational regulations, to drive
maximum efficiency and productivity while cutting costs.
Consultancies conducted:

1. United Nations Habitat / Global Land Tools Network (GLTN) as Land Tenure Researcher/Consultant , Nairobi,
Kenya.
Consultancy: Pakistan Country Report on Scoping Land Tenure and Land (funded by GLTN/UN-Habitat).

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 Produced a Research study on Land Governance in Pakistan (Pakistan Country Report on Scoping Land Tenure and Land).
2. Development Solutions and Innovations (DSI) Limited as Land Governance Expert, Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultancy: Local Land Governance in Pakistan (Funded by Swiss Development Cooperation).
Submitted summary on realistic key entry points supporting local state and peace building along the pillars of peace and
stability in the present context of FATA and KPK; and feasible entry points for Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) in
the sector of Local Land Governance in Pakistan.
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Organization: United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), Islamabad, Pakistan
Designation Provincial Manager (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Project Manager and
Manager Land & Property Rights (HLP),
Tenure From June 2007 To June 2013

1. As Provincial Manager (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Pakistan Settlements Flood
Recovery Programme (PSFRP), funded by Government of Japan (Budget US$ 45 Million) and Korea International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA)

Overall project management and implementation of the Programme which included components of Shelter, WASH, Infrastructure,
Social Moblization, Behavioural Change, Community Organizations etc, in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally
Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Prepared and revised the project work plans, budgets and financial plans.
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Team.
Regularly Co-chaired with Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) KPK Working Group meetings. Vetted numerous
project proposals of organizations applying for No Objection Certificate (NOC) from PDMA.
Successfully completed PSFRP, under which 2,000 shelters, around 1,900 latrines and a number of Community Infrastructures
(including Micro Hydel Power Plants and Suspension Bridges) were completed in Districts of Charsadda, Nowshera, Upper Dir
and Lower Dir in KPK for Extremely Vulnerable families including women headed and child headed households.
Rehabilitation of 29 floods affected primary schools in District Nowshera, under UNHCR funding.

1. Convener of Land Management Committee of UN-Habitat Pakistan / Protection Cluster

2. Member of National & Provincial (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province) Protection Cluster/Working Group
3. Chairperson of Housing, Land & Property Rights (HLP) Task Force of National & Provincial (KPK) Protection Cluster
4. Co-Chair Provincial Early Recovery Working Group on Housing (KPK).

2. As Manager Housing, Land & Property Rights (HLP)

Researched, developed tools and identified best practices on the implementation of equal rights to land, housing and property
rights, particularly for women, including inheritance and marital property rights and elements of urban upgrading related to
regularization, land use, a range of pro-poor flexible tenure types and affordable land management options.
Disseminated tools, best policies and practices and incorporated them in UN-Habitats advocacy works.
Conducted 35 training sessions on HLP training manual (pro-poor tools), under which 1,317 participants were trained out of which
76% (1,002) were female lawyers.

1. Member of Monitoring and Evaluation Team

2. Member of National Protection Cluster
3. Member of Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) of National Protection Cluster
4. Chairperson of Housing, Land & Property Rights (HLP) Task Force of National Protection Cluster
5. Regional Land Administration Expert for South Asia (UN-Habitat/Global Land Tools Network).(3 Years)
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3. As Programme Manager (ERRA'S Programme for Virtually Landless People of the Earthquake affected areas of
KPK and AJK), funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Department for International
Development (DFID)-UK.

Provided home office management support on a day-to-day basis in areas of logistics, recruitment, and budgeting.
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Team. Monitoring the effectiveness of reporting systems for the field staff. Developed and
implemented IT based Monitoring and Evaluation solutions (Land Information Management System-LIMS).
In close coordination with the Finance Department reviewed budgets regularly and made subsequent suggestions for

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 revision of different aspects of the project work plan if needed.
Under this Programme more than 14,400 families benefitted and got access to safer land to built safer houses, out of the
total co-owners 45% were women including children.

1. Member of Committee on Low-Cost Housing for Shelterless Population of Punjab, 2010 (Two separate projects)
2. Member of Inter-Agency Gender and Development Group (INGAD) Pakistan (3 Years)
3. Member of Gender Task Force (Previously GENCAP)
4. Gender Focal Point for UN-HABITAT (3 years)
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Organisation
Resource Monitoring Development Group (RMDG), Islamabad, Pakistan
Designation Technical Advisor funded by Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE) , Government of
Pakistan through various international donors
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Tenure Dec-2006 To May-2007

Conducted Training Needs Assessment (TNA) and submitted the reports on gaps analysis, which forms the basis of under process
guidebook for the members of District Monitoring Committees.
Developed training curriculum for the members and stakeholders of District Monitoring Committees.
Undertook regular visits to the focused districts to monitor the quality of training imparted by the resource group
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Organisation United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mansehra, Pakistan
Designation National Project Manager (Emergency Shelter Programme) and National Project Manager
(Community Based Livelihoods Recovery Programme) funded by European Union (Budget Euro 10
Million)
Tenure Nov 2005 To Nov-2006

Established the project office in the target areas.

Provided home office management support on a day-to-day basis in the areas of logistics, recruitment, and budgeting.
Directly supervised the staff in the project office.
Maintained close coordination and liaison with all the partners at Mansehra Hub and at Head office level as well.
Supported the field partners Implementation Partners (IPs) wherever support was needed in lack of their administrative or
operational capacity.
More than 21,000 shelters were built for the extremely vulnerable families including women/child headed households, in 8
months..
Head of Area Security Management Team (ASMT) at Mansehra Hub, KPK.

Organisation Development Consultants International / Logistics Solutions (NGO), Islamabad, Pakistan

Designation Executive Director
Tenure May-2004 To Nov-2005

Engaged in a consortium with Rural Development Policy Institute (RDPI) involved in social mobilization and strengthening of
Community Citizen Boards (CCBs) in the Punjab and NWFP.
Identiified human resource for various governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Conducted survey on disability for Karakoram Area Development Organization (KADO), Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan, under small grants
programme of The World Bank.
Worked on Institutional Strengthening of District Monitoring Committees, NWFP, for Resource Monitoring Development Group
(RMDG-DSP).
Ran a One Window Project in the rural area of Islamabad, which includes a free community primary school, vocational training
centre for women, computer literacy centre and referral centre for the Persons with Disabilities.
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Organisation United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Islamabad, Pakistan
Designation Senior Research Analyst funded by NORAD (Budget US $ 3 M )

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Tenure Jul-2002 To May-2004

Conducted numerous regular training sessions throughout the country followed by Research & Evaluation Report for each
session.
Conducted a number of interactive training workshops as Master Trainer for both Research Analysts and Lead Mentors.
Member of Monitoring and Evaluation Team.
Participated in formulation of M&E System.
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Organisation United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) , Bangkok,
Thailand
Designation Project Officer / Assistant to Senior Consultant
Tenure Jan-2001 To June-2002

Assisted the Senior Maritime Expert and the Consultant for Transport, Communications, Tourism and Infrastructure Development
Division (TCTIDD).
Assisted the Secretariat in analysis for developing regional ports as logistics centre taking into account structural changes in
maritime environment and their impact on ports.
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Organisation Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP), Faisalabad, Pakistan
Designation Programme Officer (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research)
Tenure Mar-2000 To Dec-2000

Formulated short/long term expansion/implementation and financial plans.

Monitored field activities in rural areas.
Prepared monthly/quarterly/yearly progress reports.
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Organisation United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Peshawar, Pakistan
Designation Project Monitoring Specialist (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Islamabad Capital Territory)
Tenure Dec-1998 To Mar-2000

Liaised and worked closely with Government of Pakistan, National (previously Prime Minister's) Programme for Family Planning &
Primary Health Care, Provincial and District Programme Implementation Units of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Islamabad Capital
Territory (ICT).
Monitored all the activities of the Programme in the target areas.
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Organisation Minerva Trading Corporation (Corporate Sector), Islamabad, Pakistan
Designation Branch Manager
Tenure Jan-1992 To Nov-1998

Independently managed the branch office in the region.

Marketing of products of the foreign principals in the region
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Organisation Tabani Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. (Corporate Sector), Islamabad/Gadoon Amazai , Pakistan
Designation Project Manager
Tenure Nov 1988 To Dec-1991

Established a manufacturing unit of Corrugated Galvanized Iron Sheets at Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, NWFP
Supervised all the activities of the project from planning, production and marketing of the product
Supervised and monitored construction and commissioning of the Galvanized Iron Sheets Project.
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Organisation National Institute for Health (NIH), Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
Designation Research Fellow / Cytogenetics
Tenure May 1987 To March 1988

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 Under the supervision of Principal Scientific Officer conducted a research study on Chromosomal Analysis of Children suffering
from Downs Syndrome in Pakistan.
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Education:
Degree Name Course (1999 1999), Monitoring & Evaluation of Projects and Programmes, University of Philippines, Manila,
Philippines

Degree Name M.Sc (Botany) (Masters Degree), (1985 1988), Human/Plant Genetics, Biometry, Medicinal Plants, Ecology, Plant
Physiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
Thesis Chromosomal Analysis of Children suffering from Downs Syndrome in Pakistan
Degree Name B.Sc (Bachelors Degree), (1982 1985), Chemistry, Statistics, Botany, Edwardes College, Peshawar, Pakistan

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Skills
1. Public Relations
2. IT
3. Knowledge of International Organizations and of the UN system
4. Inter Personnel Communication
5. Research Analysis
6. Monitoring & Evaluation
7. Marketing.
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Languages:

English (Fluent), Urdu (Fluent), Pashto (Native-Fluent), Punjabi (Easily)

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Publications:
2014 Scoping Land Tenure and Land Governance in Pakistan / Pakistan Country Report for GLTN (Kenya)/UN-Habitat.
2014: Local Land Governance in Pakistan for Swiss Development Cooperation
2004-05: Survey Report on Disability in Hunza Valley for Karakoram Area Development Organization
2003-04: Survey Report on Disability in Mansehra District for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
2001: Second Annual Progress Report, Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP) Faisalabad, Pakistan
1987-88: Chromosomal Analysis of children suffering from Downs Syndrome in Pakistan, Department of Botany, University of
Peshawar at National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan .
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Professional Qualification:

2010 Transparency in Land Administration (TLA), by Global Land Tools Network (GLTN), UN-Habitat, Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
2009: Training of Trainers on Gender, UNRC, Islamabad
2008 Training on Global Protection Cluster, UNHCR, Geneva, Switzerland.
2005 United Nations Advanced Security Training, UNDSS, Islamabad, Pakistan. (Repeated again in 2007-13).
2002 Training of Trainers for Research Analysts for Mentoring & Nurturing Women Councilors W3P-UNDP & Ministry of Women
Development), Islamabad
1999 Training on Monitoring & Evaluation of Projects/Programmes (DCAAP)/UNFPA, University of Philippines, Manila,
Philippines.
1998 Training on Logistics Management (UNFPA & Ministry of Population Welfare, Govt. of Pakistan), Saidu, Swat-Pakistan
1988 On job training on Modern Marketing Techniques (Tabani Corporation) Karachi, Pakistan
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Major Workshops/Conferences Attended/Organized
2013: Showcasing of Modernization of Land record System in Pakistan, UN-Habitat and Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
2011 Disaster Management Exhibition, UNDP and National Disaster Management Authority, Government of Pakistan.
2010: Expert Group Meeting on Transparency in Land Administration, UN-Habitat/GLTN (Nairobi) and ICT (Netherlands) at
Jogyakarta, Indonesia
2010: ONE UN Gender Equality, UNIFEM, Islamabad, Pakistan
2004: Member of Coordinating Team for Conference Secretariat assisting the Third Summit Meeting of Regional Steering
Committee of the First Ladies of Asia- Pacific Region (RSC-AP), UNDP, Islamabad, Pakistan
2009: Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (PHRP) 2010, Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP), UN OCHA, Islamabad
2009: National Dialogue of Stakeholders on Gender and Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Govt of Pakistan and World
Helath Organization (WHO), Islamabad, Pakistan
2007: Democracy and Media, ALVA Consortium, USA, Embassy of USA, Islamabad, Pakistan
2005: Good Governance, ALVA Consortium-USA, Embassy of USA, Islamabad, Pakistan
2005: National Consultation on NPA to implement National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (Ministry of Social Welfare &
Special Education, Government of Pakistan).
1987 National Conference on Issues in Education, Peshawar University Teachers Association, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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References:

Mr. Shahrukh Paracha, Senior Manager Administration, UN-Habitat, Level 5, Serena Business Complex, Shahrah-e-Suharwardy,
Islamabad. E-mail: shahrukhpracha@unhabitat.org.pk Phone: +92 301 532 43 32.
Mr. Sarmad Khan, Head of Programmes, WATERAID-UK, Fazal-ul-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad.
E-mail: Sarmadkhan@wateraid.org, Phone: +92 300 050 29 02.
Mr. Muhammad Asim Bhatti, HR Manager, UN-World Food Programme, Street No. 4, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad.
E.mail: masimbhatti@gmail.com Phone: +92-300-5129232.
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