Possess excellent interpersonal skills

Effective communicator at any level

Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team
Target oriented and capable of meeting deadlines
EXPERIENCE
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Ltd
June 2008/Apr 2010 Portfolio Head, Pakistan
- Responsible for managing new construction projects for the bank. To look afte
r bank's short / long term premises strategies.
- Heading Administration which includes Travel / Archiving / Transport / Vendors
/ Stationary / Guest Houses etc.
- Heading the Business Continuity Planning (BCP), close liaison with Business an
d regulatory bodies.
Jul 2007/May 2008 Head of Service Quality - Support Functions
- Responsible for process reengineering in the support areas of the bank, such a
s HR / Finance / Admin / IT.
- Development and Improvement in Service Levels of the Support Functions.
- Streamline Complaint Management Unit and aligning it to business needs and com
pliance with regulatory requirements.
Oct 2005/June2007 Head of Administration, Pakistan
- Responsible for over all management of administration including Travel / Archi
ving / Transport / Vendors / Stationary / Guest Houses / Mail Management Unit.
The British Council, Karachi.
December 2000 Manager, Finance and Administration (RM)
Oct 2005
- Responsible to prepare Financial Plan for Karachi Directorate where trade in s
urplus remains in the bracket of GBP STG 400 to 500 k
- Asset inventory management and generating fixed assets bids.
- Procurement negotiations and Contracts rebuilding.
- Establish a network with the BDHC and City administration including, Nazim and
Naib Nazim offices, Rangers, Police, Customs, CBR, PTCL and other civic bodies.
- HR issues, conducting interviews for Recruitment. Introduction and implementat
ion of new policies.
January 1999 Administrative Officer
December 2000

ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Pakistan Institute of Quality Control - NED, Human Resource Certified Profession
al
Petroman Training Institute, Karachi. Computer Science Diploma - 1997.
Bachelors of Commerce 1994.

PROFESSIONAL GROOMING
Have completed several General Banking courses including AML, CDD etc.
Extensively gone through HR related programmes on Performance Management in the
bank.
Training of Trainers, Certification programme- KZR
Certified First Aid Training - Integrated Health Services
Health and Safety - Training of Trainers - BC Ghana
Performance Management and Professional Development (PMPD) - Training of Trainer
s Course - BC Colombo.
Recruitment and Selection - led by Training Consultant, Corporate Training & Rec
ruitment.
Buying Skills Workshop - Course at the British Council, Kathmandu
Contract Course - at the British Council, Kathmandu
Managing the Finance Function Overseas - Course at the British Council HQ, Sprin
g Gardens, UK.

ACHIEVEMENTS
I have contributed significantly in the integration of Union Bank, was part of t
he core team. I also headed the logistics for this large project and integrated
Admin systems of both banks. My efforts and contributions were recognised by the
senior management.
Effective cost reduction by strategising premises portfolio, as a result we were
able to release around 200 k of rental space and a saving of Rs 40 million was
achieved per year. Owned premises were fully capacitated.
I have introduced self managed Guest Houses in all major cities of Pakistan. Our
bank's travel budget has reduced by 28%.
Brain child the concept of services rationalisation where we have worked on qual
ity and quantity of vendors. This initiative has helped in improving services, q
uality of service staff and cost saves.
British Council offices were temporarily closed during the last 18 months. I pla
nned and relocated the office on three different locations within 18 months. All
three moves were completed in a short time. These moves required high level pla
nning, identifying and reacting to new ways of working, developing different sys
tems and maintaining security standards. I played a key role during this period
and have received outstanding rating for two consecutive years.
Successfully met the targets set for building the ICI Pakistan British Council M
anagement Centre. Supervised the project on the lines of providing architect wit
h advice on British Council procedure, procurement, financial upkeep and updates
, reporting to HQ, Sponsors and local management of the periodical progress. I a
m now the project manager of the new office building being constructed in the co
mpound of BDHC. This is a project worth GBP STG 950, six consultants are involve
d and is very complex in nature.