Farhan Jumani

Pride Garden, Flat No. A-603, Garden East, Karachi, Pakistan.

03362173335– farhanjumani@gmail.com

 

 

Career Profile

• A consultant, trainer, scholar, educationist, and a freelance writer.
• Valuable Contribution to the world of social & educational development of the community & society at large
• Well-travelled throughout Pakistan for research, training, social & educational upliftment of the society.
• I have been part of the masters’ trainers’ team under which over a thousand teachers & parent educators were trained in faith-based education centers.
• Conceptualized, designed and implemented numerous programs & courses for the children (up to age 16)  and the youth (over 16 years of age)
• Skills & expertise in the Interpersonal communication techniques, conflict resolution, social networking, leading & managing teams, inter-faith dialogue and cultural literacy.

 

Skills

 

• Curriculum Analysis
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Research & Reporting
• Communication Skills
• Training and Development
• Program Planning & Management
• Departmental Administration
• Financial Administration
• Students’ Counselling
• Assessment & Feedback
• Resource Planning

 

 

 

Education

2019 MPhil in Education

Aga Khan University, Institute of Educational Development

2016 MA in Education

University of Karachi

2009 Bachelors of Commerce

Private Candidate, University of Karachi

Accomplishments

• Instrumental in obtaining one million grants from “The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.” for their full-time study program entitled ‘The International Training Program.’ ITP cohort of 2016
• Instrumental in obtaining one million scholarship at “ITREB Pakistan” for the in-house full- time study program of two years “Islamic studies and humanities” HRDP cohort of 2013.
• Instrumental in obtaining the scholarship of two hundred thousand at “ITREB Pakistan” for the in-house two years part-time study program in “Islamic studies and humanities” JHWDP cohort of 2012.

 

Work History

 

Lead Invigilator

• May 2019- Worked as a freelance exam invigilator with Aga Khan Examination Board (AKEB)
• May 2018- Worked as a freelance exam invigilator with Aga Khan Examination Board (AKEB)

 

Educator  – February 2013- date

Working as an Educator at the Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board  (ITREB), Pakistan

Responsibilities

· Developing tools for monitoring and evaluation of the programs.

· Analyzing the data of M&E to identify the trends, improvement areas to develop future program strategies.

· Delivering Lectures in Faith-Based Education Centers of Karachi and Sindh on different topics.

• Carrying out various assignments for research studies national and international studies.
• Created analysis of data from the programs and wrote recommendations for the enhancement of the programs.

· Writing articles and write-ups for in-house and other platforms.

· Developing modules and themes of courses to boost the quality of the educational programs.

• Organizing &Managing training programs for the
  • Teachers Professional Development.
  • Youth Educators Professional Development.
  • Parents Educators.

 

Writing and Publications _______________________________________________________

Contributed more than 30 articles on numerous social/educational/religious topics in various newspapers and in-house magazines such as

• Daily Dawn Newspaper.
• The Financial Express Bangladesh Newspaper.
• Pamir Times E-paper of Gilgit Baltistan.
• Student’s Digest.
• Qindeel  – In-house academic digest of ITREB Pakistan.
• The Daily Star Bangladesh
• The Independence BangladeshNewspaper
• ITREB Newsletter  In-house magazine of ITREB Pakistan

 

Conference Presentations 

“Religious Identity of Ismaili Youth of Karachi” Research Paper presented at the AKU-IED conference entitled ‘Quest for Knowledge’ organized by ITREB Pakistan.

 

Workshops for Schools & Universities

Conducted the workshop for the teachers and Headteachers on the topic “How Pedagogical Leadership is important for students” for the Al Murtaza School

Conducted the workshop on the subject “Inquiry Based Teaching & Learning Through ICT” at Aga Khan University, Institute of Educational Development for the teachers, teacher educators, NGOs working in education sectors throughout Karachi.

Conducted the workshop for the teachers and Headteachers on the topic “How Pedagogical Leadership is important for students” for the Prince Aly Boys Academy, Malir. School

 

Voluntary Work 

November 23 to 28 –   Marketing Team in the AKU Congress of Student Experiences, Karachi.

January 2013 to date –  Academic Steering Committee Member at the Students Digest, Karachi.

 

 

Professional Development Courses

• The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational developmentcourse “Multigrade Teaching.”
• “Public Speaking” held in Dubai by Sandra Miller – a UK based communication skills consultant.
• “Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade” online course offered by Mt. San Jacinto College.
• “Organizational and School Management” course was organized by the Civil Society Resource Centre (A project of Aga Khan Foundation).
• The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development” course “Genre Approach to Academic Literacy.”
• “Arabic Language” course organized by the Society for the Promotion of Arabic in Pakistan.”

 

References

Available on request.