Ali Gohar

Manager Projects and Capacity Building

TRC • Vollzeit

May 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 4 mos

Independent Expert (IE) | Teachers' Resource Centre (TRC) — Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Node, Education Sindh, Pakistan I serve as an Independent Expert under Pakistan's PPP Node education framework, responsible for monitoring and certifying the performance of Education Management Organizations (EMOs) operating public schools under Concession Agreements across multiple districts, including Khairpur, Kambar Shahdadkot, and Dadu. Key Responsibilities: Independently verify and certify EMO operator performance against contractual KPIs defined in Concession Agreements Process Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs), extracting and analyzing structured KPI data across school networks Issue Quarterly Confirmation Certificates based on field-verified data Produce comparative performance reports and presentations for senior stakeholders and auditors Draft formal institutional correspondence, including budget and policy recommendations to the PPP Node Senior Director Selected Achievements: Managed KPI monitoring and certification for EMO operators including Dar-e-Arqam Society (8 schools) and Sindh Madrasah-tul-Islam across multiple districts under RFP-6 Built multi-quarter KPI performance tracking systems covering seven core indicators, identifying and reporting trend shifts (e.g., a dip and partial recovery in Continuous Professional Development scores) to support timely operator interventions Delivered QPR evaluations for 16+ schools under the HANDS EMO Schools Project in District Dadu, covering both construction and academic performance KPIs Authored executive summaries and formal certifications in an authoritative, first-person IE voice reflecting independent field verification — used directly by auditors and PPP Node officials Regularly produce polished Word and PowerPoint deliverables through structured data manipulation, turning raw KPI data into audit-ready documentation

Academic Head

Kiran Foundation Official • Vollzeit

Oct 2021 - May 2023 • 1 yr 7 mos

Academic Head | Kiran Foundation Karachi, Pakistan As Academic Head at Kiran Foundation, I led the academic direction and quality of education delivery across the organization's programs, working to ensure that teaching standards, curriculum implementation, and student learning outcomes were consistently monitored and improved. Key Responsibilities: Oversaw academic planning and curriculum implementation across school programs Monitored teaching quality and learning outcomes, identifying gaps and areas for improvement Provided guidance and support to teaching staff to strengthen classroom delivery and instructional practices Coordinated between academic teams and leadership to align program goals with organizational objectives Tracked academic performance data to inform decision-making and program adjustments Selected Achievements: Strengthened academic oversight processes, improving consistency in curriculum delivery across programs Supported teacher development initiatives aimed at raising instructional quality and student engagement Played a key role in bridging data-driven insights with on-ground academic practice, a skill set that later translated directly into performance monitoring work in the education PPP sector