Azhad Ali

About Azhad Ali

I am a Monitoring & Evaluation and Social development professional with more than 13 years of experience. I bring in expertise across different thematic areas like Food & Nutrition Security, Agriculture Livelihood (Value Chain Development), Education (Improving Learning Outcomes) and Improving Maternal and Child Health.I have grassroots experience of implementing developmental programs; has also been involved in developing monitoring & evaluations systems involving both programmatic and financial aspects. I have assessed grant proposals, developed grant management systems and have conducted grant expenditure evaluations. As far as my competencies are concerned I am well versed with Monitoring & Evaluation, Outcome Harvesting, Development of ToC (Theory of Change), Research & Development (Quantitative & Qualitative), Monitoring Budget, Monitoring Framework, Research tools development, Data Mining, ICT 4D, Program Designing (Agricultural Livelihood, Food & Nutrition Security & Maternal & Child Health, Real time Data Collection, Outcome Mapping, Research Designs (DID, RCT and Quesi Experiment), ZOHO, SPSS, STATA and SurveyCTO.

Experience

1. Senior Program Officer- Merl (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning)

   Aga Khan Foundation

   Jul 2024 — Present · Delhi, IN

   Developed annual project work plans and M&E budgets in collaboration with technical specialists, ensuring alignment with project goals and donor requirements• Designed and implemented comprehensive M&E frameworks including Logical Framework Analysis and performance indicators• Established Results-Based Monitoring Systems and Project Management Information Systems (MIS) for real-time data tracking• Created dynamic data visualization dashboards to track KPIs and support data-driven decision making• Conducted baseline, mid-term and endline evaluations to measure project impact and inform program adjustments• Developed and maintained robust documentation systems for all M&E deliverables including assessment reports• Built capacity of field teams through training on M&E tools, data collection and reporting procedures• Facilitated partnerships with government agencies, CSOs and private sector stakeholders for collaborative M&E• Integrated lessons learned from evaluations into program design and implementation strategies• Advised on quality assurance mechanisms and internal controls for new project development

Education

• IGNOU (Regular Program)

  Master of Social Work (MSW) Regular, Social Work

  2010 — 2012

• The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL)

  P.G Diploma, International Refugee law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

  2009 — 2010

• Jamia Millia Islamia

  Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Program Development
• Training
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Program Evaluation
• Project Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ngos
• Community Development
• Research
• Proposal Writing
• Rural Development
• Capacity Building
• Program Management