Nadir Ehsan

Infrastructure & Development

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Nadir has over 25 years experience in international development. Nadir has an MBA (UK) in Public Sector Management. He specialises in the strategic management of public sector organisations, change management and implementing reforms programmes for municipal agencies in order to improve service delivery. His professional experience includes urban development, municipal management/development, public and social policy analysis and urban infrastructure project management.

DONOR/CLIENT EXPERIENCE

ADB, KfW, WB, EBRD, DFID, SIDA, GIZ, SECO, AKDN, Nuffield Foundation, Commonwealth Secretariat, JICA, Rockefeller Foundation, DWP UK, 100 Resilient Cities, OECD, UN-Habitat, Shell Foundation, Green Climate Fund (GCF)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Urban Infrastructure Development and Management

Preparation of city development strategies, sector assessments and business plans for municipal and metropolitan agencies
Preparation of bankable urban infrastructure projects in BRT/MRT, Water & Sanitation, Solid Waste & Wastewater Management
Project management of large consultant teams implementing urban development projects
Design of institutional development and capacity building programmes for municipal urban services

Municipal Development, Institutional Development and Urban Governance

Preparation of governance and social assessments for municipal governments
Design of communication strategies and actions plans for municipal service delivery
Design of local governance improvement plans for municipal agencies
Organisational/institutional/capacity development assessments and strategies for public sector utilities
Preparation of Public Expenditure Management Assessments (PEM) for municipal agencies

Public Management; Reforms; and Service Delivery

Organisational and institutional stress tests for public sector entities
Performance management assessments/reviews/appraisals
Design of performance management/change management strategies/plans
Preparation of corporate strategies and strategic operational plans for public sector organisations

Project Management and Coordination

Coordinating international and national consulting teams for multi-lateral and bi-lateral funded projects
Establishing project management units for projects with government counterparts
Managing consultancy project outputs and deliverables for government and donor clients
Establishing quality management/M&E systems and processes for projects and programs

LANGUAGES

English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic (Basic)

COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE

United Kingdom, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Pakistan India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos PDR, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Grenada, St. Lucia, Barbados, Gambia, Kenya, and Uganda

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Institute of Consulting, UK

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK

Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK

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