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EMAIL AVAILABLE, PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE, PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEfully Work Authorized in the U.S.AProfessional Summary:International development professional with 15+ years of experience in project planning, management, and implementation; agriculture value chain; livelihoods and food security; private sector development; team leadership; and performance monitoring and evaluation.Co-designed and managed large and complex projects (US$ 240+ million) funded by USAID and World Bank that have improved livelihoods and food security, raised household incomes, performance of MSMEs and agricultural value chains, increased SME sales, created jobs, and strengthened the business-enabling environment.Mr. Foolad has Bachelor in Agriculture Economy, and received various trainings such as project management, Value chain analysis and management, communication skills, motoring and evaluation.Core Skills:Project planning, management, and implementationAgriculture Value ChainPrivate Sector DevelopmentTraining and Capacity BuildingGrants ManagementStaff Management, Team LeadershipUSAID Rules and RegulationsUSAID Multi tiers Monitoring ApproachPerformance Monitoring and EvaluationData Collection, Analysis, and ReportingMicrosoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)Fluent in English, Pashto, Dari, & UrduProfessional Experience:Private Sector ManagerAfghanistan Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Business Activities (ACEBA)DAI - USAIDMarch 2022 June 20231.Strengthened/supported over 20 various Afghan export businesses (Saffron, Carpet, and Cashmere) to increase sales in the international markets by working to improve production processes, increase productivity - export products that meet international demand at competitive prices, provision of embedded financial business advisory and access to finance through partnerships with financial and non-financial institutions located in over ten provinces of Afghanistan.2.Developed new ideas, action plans, managed/implemented project activities to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). Besides, provides input into the design, implementation, and timely monitoring of activities inside the private sector development and business enabling environment.3.Managed/facilitated Trade Fairs that aims to support the business expansion, and sustainability of businesses to increase sales in national and international markets and improve production processes and productivity.4.Liaised with finance and master in business administration corps activities to build business capacity for completing loan applications, grant applications, process upgrading, and financial and management literacy.Value Chain Lead - DairyRegional Agricultural Development Program-East (RADP-E)DAI - USAIDApril 2019 September 20211.Led project design, planning, and implementation of Dairy Value chain related activities, and defined the new ideas of intervention and developed it into the concept note that helped the various dairy value chain actors in expansion of either milk production, collection, processing and marketing in program coverage areas to provide job opportunity for men and women for their batter livelihoods.2.Developed over 70 scopes of works for national and international STTAs, and designed the implementation task order (including budgeting), trainings under the grant and direct technical activities for sub-contract firms as well as for individual short-term technical specialists.3.Designed and implemented innovative, market development support activities that significantly boosts the capacity of local businesspeople to create jobs in the private sector.4.Conducted grass level analysis of current and prospect agribusiness (input suppliers, aggregators/ commission agent, retailers, processors, packaging facilities, cold storages owners), identified their main challenges in various Value Chains.5.Oversaw the implementation of proposed and approved projects. In addition, regularly partnered with crosscutting technical advisors to address gender integration environment concerns access to finance and market linkages for their sole intervention.Sr. Program Officer/Program ManagerAfghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in Agriculture (AVIPA)IRD - USAIDOctober 2008 October 20111.Designed and planned several seeds distribution and farmers training programs, especially the Agri-input (Wheat Seed and Fertilizer) distribution and farmer trainings programs activities through active liaison with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). In total more-than 1 million farmers received the certified inputs and over 1.5 million farmers received training in best post and pre harvest farming practices in across 34 and more than 280 districts.2.Trained program staff including Community Mobilizers, provincial coordinators, technical assistance team and regional team leaders on topics including beneficiary selection, preparation of eligible farmer lists, seed voucher distribution and monitoring activities. I have built effective relationships between AVIPA departments and its related government and other partner organizations. I have coordinated the communications and activities between AVIPA Program, USAID (donor), government counterparts and other organizations.3.Assisted the senior management in the defining of resources and budget required for the implementation of program designed, implemented and supervised the eligible farmers selection process and led the coordination and distribution process.4.Prepared plan for input (wheat Seed and Fertilizer) distribution related activities for each targeted province, district and village of the program in close collaboration with government counterparts.Market Development SpecialistAlternative Livelihoods Program Eastern Region (ALP-ER)DAI - USAIDFebruary 2007 October 20081.Assisted the Senior Management in the implementation of rapid impact market related interventions, also identified the organization of collective marketing groups and associations in the eastern region.2.Managed administrative activities of Marketing Development Program [MDP] unit and processed the export shipment documents from the related custom departments.3.Facilitated the linkage of agri-business value chains (farmers, assemblers and traders) and conducted market research in different provinces of Afghanistan even in international level.4.Signed 35 long term contracts (business deals) in Kabul with Premium Supermarkets, NGOs, International Logistic Companies, Hotels and other organization for vegetable and fruits supply from the eastern region and held regular meetings and discussions with the foreign traders in Afghan national and international exhibitions and facilitated meetings between the Afghan and international trainers. After being a part of the MDP team for 1 year, we sold almost 8,240 MT of different vegetables and 3,400 MT of different fruit to various customers inside and outside the country.5.Developed and established 8 local associations and formed the boards of directors and advisory committees.6.Conducted regular cost analysis for the fruit grower association and the wholesalers association regularly and facilitated many up to 30 different technical and marketing related courses for the members of the association who were more than 300 people.Education:Bachelor of Science, Agriculture Economy (2006), Nangarhar University, Jalalabad/AfghanistanCertifications/Trainings:1.PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) Course conducted by Alternative Livelihoods program/Eastern Region (ALP-E) in Jalalabad2.Business Skills Training Course conducted by Afghan Institute of Training and Management (AITM) Jalalabad- Afghanistan3.Computerized Accounting and Financial Record Keeping Training Course conducted by ALP/E USAID Funded Program in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.4.Monitoring and Evaluation Training conducted by IRD-AVIPA, HQ Staff.5.Strategic Leadership Training conducted by ABCD Consultants in Dubai, UAE6.Communication Skills for Managers Training conducted by DALE CARNEGIE & ASSOCIATES (India based), Inc. in Kabul Afghanistan7.Value Chain Approach (Facilitating Market System Development) Training conducted by USAID's Agricultural Office in Kabul, AfghanistanReferences:Will be provided upon request. |
