Raja Nabeel Azad

Designation: Country Director

Brief description of what you do:
Program Management

• Supervise project leads charged with the day-to-day execution of the program
• Undertake the timely deployment of financial and human resources for program success and attainment of desired results/indicators. Ensure that all project deliverables are met in a high quality, cost effective and timely fashion.
• Ensure that proper program monitoring and evaluation systems are in place.
• Promote a learning environment within the country office that facilitates two-way learning with various stakeholders. Facilitate and/or participate in learning communities and task forces.
• Make periodic visits to field sites, to monitor the status of projects.

Finance, Administration, Grants 

• Provide oversight for all administrative and financial operations to support the programs.
• Consistently monitor the country office’s financial position and ensure the best use of available resources. This includes overseeing the development and review of country office annual budget and project budgets, oversight of financial transactions and reports, and maximizing cost recovery from restricted grants.
• Maintain up to date understanding and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures amongst all country office staff.
• Ensure adequate internal controls are in place to protect the country office’s financial and non-monetary assets and to ensure the resources are used in accordance with donor terms and conditions. Review and follow-up on internal and external audit recommendations.
• Ensure the country office operations are conducted in accordance with all statutory and tax requirements.
• Oversee an efficient, transparent, and collaborative grant making process under the program; assure timely and high-quality monitoring of and reporting by sub grantees.
• In coordination with head office, negotiate contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and their modifications or extensions
• Oversee the work of the implementing partners and monitor for compliance with sub agreements or subcontracts

Duration of employment with CDRS: Sep 30, 2006 to Date

Why do you work with CDRS?

1.  Participate in serving humanity with my experience and passion 
2. I like the way CDRS works as an organization, focusing on serving humanity in  remote areas where other NGOs are not willing to go. 
3. CDRS is the Organization giving the opportunity to launch your dream projects for humanity. 
4. Whenever I shared any idea to serve humanity all staff specially the founder, Todd Shea, supported me a lot. 
5. My inspiration is the one and only Todd Shea, who came to Pakistan all the way from the USA and is serving our Nation. He has given me the motivation to serve our community. The main reason for me to work with CDRS is Todd.  

What has your experience been like?

Experience with CDRS has been wonderful. Besides my career grooming I got the opportunity to serve the people of my Country with different projects. The environment in CDRS has always been very friendly and supportive in times of need. The Working relations among staff are wonderful.