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Shakeel Mukhtar

Shakeel Mukhtar

Senior Manager DRM

Highest degree :

Masters

Field of study :

Computer Sciences

Location :

Islamabad

Citizenships :

Pakistani

Experience :

18 Year(s)

Countries :

Pakistan, Chad, Sudan, Nepal, Somalia, Malawi

Gender :

Male

Sectors :

Humanitarian

Experience

Senior Manager Disaster Risk Mangment

Islamabad

Islamic Relief

September 2022

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Present

Provide strategic leadership for national Disaster Risk Management (DRM) programming, aligning humanitarian action with organizational strategy and the Humanitarian–Peace–Development Nexus. Apply an analytical mindset to design, implement, and manage climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and resilience programs. Lead high-integrity partnerships and coordination with UN agencies, government authorities (NDMA, PDMA, Ministry of Planning), and humanitarian forums. Demonstrate autonomy in managing complex portfolios, including GBP 23 million flood emergency response (2022), ensuring accountability and results. Operate with resilience under high-pressure emergency environments while maintaining professionalism and team morale. Uphold humanitarian principles through community-based DRM (CBDRM/SBDRM), inclusive programming, and ethical emergency response.

Senior Programme Manager

Islamabad

International Rescue Committee

September 2020

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September 2022

Provided analytical and technical leadership for ECHO-funded responses, ensuring evidence based design and adaptive implementation. Led national coordination on Cash and Voucher Assistance, representing IRC in national working groups with integrity and accountability. Exercised independent judgment in remote management, capacity building, and technical mentoring of provincial teams. Maintained resilience and professionalism while managing donor relations, reporting, and highvolume program oversight. Embedded humanitarian values in MEAL systems, baselines, evaluations, and inclusive program approaches.

Humanitarian Response & Preparedness Coordinator

Islamabad

Islamic Relief

June 2013

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September 2020

Provided strategic leadership across humanitarian response, recovery, and resilience portfolios. Applied critical analysis to program design, risk management, budgeting, and donor compliance. Ensured ethical and transparent program cycle management, reporting, and financial oversight. Demonstrated autonomy in managing multi-sectoral teams, consortium coordination, and emergency deployments. Maintained operational resilience across multiple emergencies and international deployments. Promoted humanitarianism and inclusion across food security, WASH, child protection, women development, and climate advocacy. Key Emergency Deployments: Nepal (2015), Pakistan (2015), Somalia/Somaliland (2017), Malawi (2019

Project Coordinator

East Darfur, Sudan

Merlin

February 2011

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June 2013

Led analytical planning and implementation of humanitarian health and operations projects. Exercised ethical leadership in financial monitoring, logistics, HR, and security management. Worked independently and under pressure in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Represented the organization with cultural sensitivity and humanitarian principles at local forums.

Emergency & Operations Roles

Various locations in Pakistan and Deployment in Chad

Islamic Relief

November 2001

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October 2009

Delivered high-integrity emergency leadership across drought, displacement, earthquake, and refugee crises. Applied strong analytical and operational autonomy in logistics, administration, finance, and security management. Built and led resilient, multi-sectoral teams under high-risk and rapidly changing environments. Ensured humanitarian accountability, quality control, and principled engagement with communities and authorities.

Education

Masters in Computer Science

Islamabad

Al-Khair University

December 1998

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November 2001

Masters in Computer Sciences

Languages
English
Speak
Good
Read
Good
Write
Good
Urdu
Speak
Good
Read
Good
Write
Good
Skills

Leadership & People Management

Leadership & People Management