Naveed's CV
Naveed Akhtar
Assistant Manager HRD | Organizational Learning
Profile summary
Results driven professional with 11 years of experience in organizational learning strategy and regulatory compliance management. This adaptable professional transitioning from academic coordination to human resource development is trilingual in English, Urdu, and Pashto. Expertise includes institutional performance auditing and capacity building initiatives. Deployed biometric systems across 60 colleges to reach 95% compliance and trained 120 focal persons on digital management systems. Committed to administrative standards oversight and data-driven decision making.
Career highlights
HRD Operations and Policy: Managed professional development programs and scholarship administration for employees, coordinating selection committee meetings and maintaining databases to ensure regulatory compliance across 3 organizational levels.
System Implementation and Compliance: Deployed a biometric attendance system across 60 colleges, achieving 95% attendance compliance through regular field visits and rigorous monitoring of institutional policies.
Capacity Building and Training: Designed and delivered annual training programs for 120 focal persons, building institutional capacity for digital management systems and ensuring seamless adoption of online admission processes.
Technical Certification: Maintained Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency Certification, supporting data-driven decision making and administrative standards oversight throughout professional roles in BPS-16 and BPS-17 positions.
Key skills
Professional experience
Shapes organizational learning strategy by steering professional development and academic scholarship programs. Coordinates cross-functional capacity-building initiatives and manages regulatory compliance for internal training and external research partnerships.
- Planning, coordinating & managing in-house professional development programs including budgetary planning, approvals & control, inviting internal & external speakers, confirmation of participants, scheduling training, arranging feedbacks, designing & finalizing certificates, remuneration payment to speakers and providing logistic support for effective delivery of the program.
- Interacting with various external institutions for arranging & coordinating outsourced short-term capacity-building programs, courses & seminars.
- Handling & supervising employees’ higher studies i.e. Master’s & PhD including coordination with the universities, scholars & their research supervisors regarding admissions, scholarships, stipends, study progress reports, participation in research conferences, and travel arrangements for scholars.
- Planning, scheduling and coordinating selection committee meetings under the chairmanship of Dy DG (Support Services) for award of MS / PhD local & foreign scholarships to employees, and fellowships & internships for STEM students of local universities.
- Supervising & coordinating Internship and Fellowship Programs for STEM under-graduate & postgraduate students in collaboration with host directorates as a CSR initiative; processing financial claims of research supervisors & students and attending job fairs & open houses for head hunting.
- Organizing Trade Tests for staff promotion i.e. scheduling exam, setting papers, conducting written & practical exams in collaboration with concerned departmental subject experts, preparation & forwarding of results to concerned officials and HRM directorate for updating record.
- Conducting comprehensive gap analyses in collaboration with technical departments to identify capability deficits: developing annual education and training strategies aligned with organizational objectives and capacity- building requirements.
- Maintaining comprehensive databases for all training programs, assessments, education initiatives, and contributing executive-level reporting and inputs for senior management.
- Strategic coordination with senior officials on matters related to education, trainings, assessments, and career development, ensuring consistent policy implementation and regulatory compliance.
- Acting as QMS & HSE Coordinator, ensuring compliance & implementation of QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety & Environment) policy at HRD level while successfully managing internal and external audit processes to maintain ISO certification standards.
Steered the monitoring and evaluation framework for provincial higher education institutions, overseeing administrative, academic, and infrastructural standards. Managed the deployment of digital management systems across 60 colleges to ensure operational transparency and data-driven decision-making.
- Effectively implemented the desired Monitoring & Evaluation System regarding colleges’ administration, academic coordination, funds utilization, office record keeping, infra-structure maintenance, security matters, students’ admissions & feed-back process, and extra-curricular activities via regular field visits to the Colleges.
- Successfully deployed Biometric Based Attendance Monitoring System (BBAMS) across 60 colleges in 4 districts, conducting unannounced compliance visits to ensure system functionality and adherence to attendance policies, resulting in 95% attendance compliance and significant reduction in tardiness incidents.
- Led province-wide implementation of Online College Admission System (OCAS), establishing transparent, merit-based admission processes that eliminated irregular practices and enhanced public trust in the enrolment system while ensuring equitable access to educational opportunities.
- Designed and delivered cluster-wise annual training programs for 120 focal persons across 60 colleges, building institutional capacity for effective Online College Admission System operation during critical admission periods for intermediate and undergraduate programs, ensuring seamless system adoption and user competency.
- Contributed as key team member in the design, development, and deployment of Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) across 60 colleges in 4 districts, creating a comprehensive database solution that provides real-time institutional data to support strategic decision-making in human resource management, including capacity-building, staff transfers, promotions, and leave administration.
Architected academic coordination frameworks and student engagement initiatives, steering institutional operations to align with regulatory standards. Managed cross-functional workflows between faculty, administrative bodies, and external accreditation agencies to maintain operational integrity.
- Student Development & Engagement: Designed and led comprehensive extracurricular programs to foster student participation and cultivate diverse talents beyond core curriculum, enhancing holistic student development and building essential life skills through structured activities and competitions.
- Experiential Learning Leadership: Organized strategic field trips and educational site visits that reinforced classroom learning through practical, real-world applications, creating meaningful connections between theoretical knowledge and industry practices to enhance student understanding and retention.
- Regulatory Compliance & Enrollment Management: Coordinated seamlessly with regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies to execute annual student enrollment and registration processes, ensuring full compliance with institutional requirements and maintaining accurate student records throughout the academic cycle.
- Career Development: Provided comprehensive career guidance and transition support to graduating students, facilitating job placement assistance and higher education applications for both domestic and international opportunities, including scholarship identification, application preparation, and institutional liaison coordination.
Education
Master of Business Administration: HRM | CGPA: 3.48 / 4.00
Bachelor of Business Administration: HRM | CGPA: 3.73 / 4.00
Certifications
Languages
English · Professional
Urdu · Professional
Pashto · Professional