Akhtar Jan Hamidzai

Akhtar Jan Hamidzai

Mobile: +93 779 89 88 24
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: Kabul,Afghanistan

With extensive experience with international organizations including USAID-funded programs and UNDP
and with the Government of Afghanistan, I am strong in operation management with program coordination
skills. builte build great working relations with Afghan institutions and has been able implement projects
across Afghanistan. In addition, my background in Finance and being an agriculturist makes best to work for
organizations engaged in agriculture markets and supply chain management.

Education
 Bsc. Agriculture – Nangarhar University, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan – 2017
 Five months diploma in Landscape Management from University of F- 2011
 One year diploma in Financial Accounting – Kardan University, Kabul, Afghanistan - 2016
 Baccalaureate from Hesarak Mazina High School, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan - 2014

Employment History

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Sr. Officer

Green Growth Consulting and Management Firm

Responsibility:
09/2021 – 12/2022

 Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures

 Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output;
 Recommend further improvement of the logical frame work;
 Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success;
 Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
 Monitor the sustainability of the project's results;
 Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities;
 Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the
project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or
eliminate such bottlenecks;
 Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to the National
Project Director/Project Manager;
 Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system Develop indicators and a
monitoring strategy for the project;
 Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to Project
Management Team and GGCS;
 Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Project Manager in
preparing relevant reports;
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 Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the project;
 Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Project to ensure effective
implementation of M&E/MIS;
 Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
 Perform other duties as required;
 IV. Measurable Outputs and Performance Indicators
 Preparation of monthly MIS reports;
 Assist the Project Manager in preparing other relevant reports;
 Organize and conduct training on M&E/MIS for project and government staff
 Assist Project Manager in the preparation of reports on the findings and lessons learned from project
innovations;
 Provide input and update information related to project outcome in GGCS website;
 Assist Project Manager in preparing monthly and quarterly reports on project progress based on MIS
reports on project activities;
 Prepare Issues Log and Risk Log for the project;
 Develop M&E system for the Project and for the government counterpart/stakeholders;
 Prepare and maintain data base

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Comprehensive Agriculture and Rural Development – Facility (CARD-F)

10/2018 –08/2021
Responsibility:

 Assist in the revision of the project log frame matrix, particularly in the areas of performance
indicators and their measurement;
 Assist in the development and/or finalization of the project Work Plan and keep it updated in
accordance with project activities and timeframes as relevant.
 Develop the overall framework, for project M&E, for example mid-term project review, impact
assessment, final evaluation, develop project Performance Monitoring Plan with relevant data
collection systems.
 Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the
degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
 Develop baseline data for each project component and for all project indicators.
 With collaborating partners, review their existing approaches and management information systems
and agree on any required changes, support and resources.
 Develop a plan for project-related capacity-building on M&E and for any computer-based support that
may be required.
 Organize and undertake training with collaborating partners on M&E as required.
 Collect data on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators.
 Check data quality with partners.
 Maintain and administer the M&E database; analyse and aggregate findings.
 Support project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation.
 Identify areas where technical support to project partners is required. Organize refresher training on
M&E for partners as required.
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 Identify lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project. Provide
advice to the supervisor on improving project performance using M&E findings.
Communication:
 Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentations based on M&E data as required.
 Provide the Project Manager with management information she/he may require.
 Check that monitoring data are discussed in appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of
implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.
 Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager and the Director of ILO CO-Manila.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Afghanistan: National Horticulture and Livestock Productivity Project (NHLP) Project

Kabul, Afghanistan

06/2017 –09/2018
Responsibility:

 Assist the Project Director with development of the M&E Plan for the project, including indicator
selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance
monitoring plans.
 Lead role in overseeing data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that
data is of high quality and audit worthy.
 Responsible for supporting the preparation and review of program reports in collaboration with
program staff.
 Manage research activities and ensure outcomes and lessons learned are integrated into the project
and shared with relevant stakeholders.
 Provide training and mentoring to partners and staff to ensure the implementation of strong M&E
systems.
 Design and manage gender-disaggregated beneficiary monitoring and database systems.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Nangarhar, Afghanistan

08/2016 – 05/2017
Responsibility:

 Assist in routine data collection and entry for various project interventions implemented in the
field and ensure that complete, accurate, clean, and consistent data is shared with the M&E
Officer for data analysis and action planning.
 Ensure proper filing and storage of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring
reports, datasets, among others.
 Participate in regular data verification and audit exercises to assess the quality of data reported
and address any anomalies identified.
 Submit to the M&E Officer weekly and monthly updates on M& E activities conducted in the
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field.
 With support from the M&E Officer, conduct capacity building and mentorship to field staff in
M&E.
 Keep the M&E database up-to-date and support program staff prepare periodic high-quality
reports.
 Assist program staff during survey planning and implementation especially preparing logistics
needed, participating in data collection and cleaning.
 Develop project monitoring and evaluation tools with support from M&E Officer and Project
Lead
 Keenly track project progress through standardized data collection tools and methodologies
 Maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and other associated guidelines.
 Support M&E officer in the compilation of Monthly, Quarterly, Biannual, and annual reports
through provision of timely accurate and updated data.
 Support project teams to prepare activity reports and documentation of best practices, lessons
learnt, assessment reports.
 Support the implementation of IRC’s MEAL standards including the Monitoring for action
(MFA) standards in field sites.
 Support program staff to engage in continuous data quality improvement and support project
staff to frequently use data for program improvement.
 Participate in quality of intervention monitoring together with stake holders while ensuring
availability of data for assessing program quality.
 Support the operation of feedback channels (logbook, client satisfaction and engagement
surveys).
 Support the recording of feedback, analyses, and accessibility of feedback data for programmatic
decision making.

Internships
Intern at Finance Department: National Area-Based Development Programme – Funded by UNDP.
06/2015 –
11/2015

Project Assistant: March 2009 to November 2009: Advancing Afghan Agriculture Alliance (A4),
Jalalabad City- Nangarhar Afghanistan.

03/2014 – 7/2014

Short Course and Workshops:

 Participated in one-week training organized by the Ministry of Finance on "Processing Taxation for
Afghanistan based Organization" August 2015.
 Received two weeks training in Financial Accounting while using QUICKBOOK software
for financial management- at UNDP Kabul Afghanistan July 2010.
 Participated in 1-week training on "Project Monitoring at Field" by the International Foundation (IF
Hope), and agriculture research project at Nangarhar University, March 2016.

Computer software and language skills

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Computer software: Windows. MS. Excel. MS Word. MS PowerPoint, Outlook.

Languages: Pashto (Native) – English (Fluent) – Dari (Fluent) – Urdu (Intermediate)

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