IMRAN ARIF

PhD section, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,

Qauid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tel: (92) 333 838 3988, imranlds@gmail.com
EDUCATION:

MPhil Economics
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad 2008-Present

Master in Economics
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan 2004-2006

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

 ‘Research Associate’ for ICREAR study ‘Making SAFTA Effective: An Approach to Prune Sensitive
Lists in South Asia’
 ‘Research Associate’ for ICREAR study ‘Trade Facilitation for Efficiency & Regional Integration in
South Asia’
 ‘Defense Expenditures and Economic Growth’ term paper
 ‘Impact of Expiration of ‘Multi Fiber Arrangements’ on Textile Economy of Pakistan’ term paper

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Marketing Manager 2006-2008

Bismillah Textiles Ltd Faisalabad, Pakistan

 Planning, organizing and implementation of Operations.

 Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems.
 Supervision of marketing operations, planning the strategies for promotion of business.
 Support and motivating the staff to get the optimum output in terms of work.
 Customer support and handling/meetings with difficult Clients on various issues.
 Preparing the reports of the meetings with clients and directing the future strategy and actions..
 Compilation of Fortnightly and Monthly Reports.
 Furnishing the policies and procedures for smooth work flow.
 Managing the correspondence and keeping the proper filing record of documents.
 Procurements of different office items, analyzing the prices and preparing the Purchase orders.

Project Coordinator 2001-2004

Organization for Community Development, Faisalabad, Pakistan

 Management of the four community focused programs and HR department.

 Planning the activities of organization’s activities on Annual, Quarterly and Monthly basis.
 Streamlining the daily activities of the office and setting the daily work.
 Monitoring the Project Implementation and ensuring its adherence to the budget.
 Facilitation & Support for project writing, keeping the proper records.
 Monthly evaluation of projects, preparing the case studies.
 Supervision of the ongoing projects, visits to project sites and interaction with community members.
 Correspondence with the donor agencies and Government’s departments and sending them reports.
 Meetings, Presentations to senior management and donors of the ongoing projects.
ADDITIONAL COURSES:

 Short Course in Human Resource Development

 Certificate in Project Design with Focus on Monitoring and Evaluation
 Short Course in Proposal Writing
 Organization Management Skills Training Program

COMPUTER SKILLS:

 Microsoft Office
 Eviews
 Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
 Matlab
 Etc.

REFERENCES:

Dr Ejaz Ghani
Head of the Department,
Department of Economics,
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,
QAU campus, Islamabad. Pakistan.
Tel: (92) 51 9248085
Email: ejaz@pide.org.pk

Dr Shaheen Rafi Khan

Development Consultant and Researcher
House no. 29, Street no. 6
F-6/2 Islamabad
Tel: (92) 51 2823443
Email: shhnrf69@gmail.com

Dr. Zafar Mahmood,

HEC Foreign Professor,
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,
QAU campus, Islamabad. Pakistan.
Tel: (92) 51 9248085
Email: zafarmahmood47@gmail.com