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CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
1. Proposed Position: Sociologist/Social Expert
2. Name of Firm: National Engineering Services Pakistan Pvt. Limited
(NESPAK)
3. Name of Expert: Muhammad Waqar Saleem
4. Date of Birth: 22-07-1982 Citizenship: Lahore
5. Education
Name of Institute Year Degree/Diploma
1. University of Sargodha 2015 M.Phil in Sociology
2. Department of Sociology, 2006 Master in Sociology
University of the Punjab
Lahore
6. Membership in Professional Societies:
Member Punjab University Sociological Association
7. Other Trainings:
Course Year
Organized By
Teaching the Environmental
Impact Assessment Course
Curriculum for Tertiary Level
Institutions in Pakistan
2014 Government of Pakistan
and IUCN Pakistan
Professional Capacity
Building Program on
Resettlement and
Rehabilitation
2012
World Bank and BRAC
University
Environmental Procedures of
22CFR 216
2011
United States Agency for
International Development
(USAID)
Information Handling 2011
Human Resource
Development Center,
NESPAK
Presentation Skills 2010
Human Resource
Development Center,
NESPAK
Effective Time Management 2010
Human Resource
Development Center,
NESPAK
Basic Management Skills 2010
Human Resource
Development Center,
NESPAK
Training for document
management system
2009
Human Resource
Development Center,
NESPAK
An Introduction to
Earthquakes
2009 Human Resource
Development Center,
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8. Countries of Work Experience: Pakistan, Oman and Afghanistan
9. Technical Papers:
1. Technical paper “Socio-economic Impact of Foreign Remittance In Rural Areas of
Pakistan” has been published by the Training Center for International Cooperation,
University of Trento, Italy “during the conference on the topic "The Migration-
Development Nexus Revisited: State of the Art and Ways Ahead “ in June,
2011.The conference was organized by the SMMS Centre (Migration Scenarios and
Social Change), Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of
Trento, Italy.
2. Second Technical paper has been published by the South Asian Studies
Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Paper is published in the
Research Journal of South Asian Studies” (Vol. 29, No. 1, January-July
2014,PP.163-172). For information technical paper is attached.
3. Third Technical paper published in “Social Science Review (Bi-annual Research
Journal)” V0lume 02 Number 01 January – June, 2015 from the Topic of
Resettlement experience: Examining the Socio-Demographic Changes, Life
Satisfaction and Life Quality of the Residents Displaced by Mangla Dam
Raising Project in Pakistan; Department of Sociology International Islamic
University, Islamabad-Pakistan.
10. Languages
English & Urdu Excellent in Reading, Writing and Speaking
11. Employment Record:
1. From: March16, 2008 to date
Present Position: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Employer: National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK)
Lahore - Pakistan.
Geotech. & Geoenvironmental Engineering Division (GT & GE)
NESPAK HOUSE: 1-C, Block-N, Model Town Extension, P.O.
Box 1351, Lahore-54700, Pakistan. Tel: 042-99,090,000, Ext.273
2. From: June 01, 2007-March 13, 2008
Employer: Development Action For Mobilization and
Emancipation (DAMEN)
Position Held: Credit Officer/ Social Organizer
3. From: September 1, 2006- March 31,2007
Employer: Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP)
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Mobilizer
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Sociologist, Social Safeguard expert, Social Development/Gender and Beneficiary
Assessment Specialist with expertise in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA) Resettlement Policy Frameworks (RPF), Resettlement
Action Plans (RAP), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Indigenous Development Plan (IDP),
Poverty Assessment (PA), Gender Analysis and Action Plans, Grievance Procedures,
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Evaluation, Community Participation Programming, Social Analysis, Stakeholder
Assessment, Formative and Program Evaluation, Results Based Management, Indigenous
People Analysis, Survey Design and Implementation, Poverty Reduction Project Design
and Implementation.
A qualified Sociologist having about more than Ten (10) years of working experience and
in-depth understanding of preparation of the above mentioned report as per requirement. I
have worked on different prestigious Projects of Infrastructure Sector, Water Sector,
Power Sector and Road Sector on various studies like Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP), Land Acquisition Plan (LAP),
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Social
Research and Community Development funded by various international donor agencies
like Asian Development Bank, World Bank, USAID and UNDP etc.
As Sociologist following tasks are carrying out:
• Conducting comprehensive base-line socio-economic and census surveys to
generate an inventory of social and economic impacts of infrastructure rehabilitation
projects on the project affected persons and assess the impacts on the people-their
properties and loss of livelihood for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA),
Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Initial Poverty
and Social Assessment (IPSA) etc.;
• Conducting land valuation survey including land assessment survey, social
assessment surveys etc.
• Guiding and Liaison with Consultants, Project Implementation Units and other Line
agencies for mitigation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation activities of the project as
per environmental guidelines;
• Collection of primary and secondary data from the site as well as concerned
departments;
• Estimated the cost of affected assets through market survey, personal observation
and consultation with concerned departments;
As a Social organizer/Gender Specialist following activities are performed:
• Gender mainstreaming by providing technical assistance to provincial office in the
area of women empowerment;
• Handling of Gender Related Issues of Project intervention;
• Made through survey / quantify the effected land and land based assets, including
pre-crop and building structures;
• Initiate the development project for maintaining the livelihood of affected population;
• Lounge the training programme for the rehabilitation of community participation;
• Community mobilization for project participation;
• Incorporate the interest of vulnerable population including women;
• Efforts made to initiate the activities for women empowerment;
• Collected Socio-economic data related to communities;
• Social impact assessment of project intervention;
• Undertake social, economic, demographic and geographical profile;
• Provision of guidance and technical advice to social teams in general;
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• Coordinate activities, provide leadership and direction to social and technical teams
for social mobilization and rehabilitation of salt affected and water-logged lands;
• Performed Resettlement activities with regarding to project;
• Collect, analyzed and submit data on approved formats to the District
Implementation Unit;
• Launching of social mobilization campaign;
• Organize and conduct public consultation sessions;
• Capacity Building of the Community and team members, especially related to
project activities; and
• Create linkages with government departments and Non Government Organization
(NGOs).
12. Detailed Task
Assigned:
12. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to
Handle the Tasks Assigned
 Review of Available
Project Documents and Data
 Carry out desk study on
the sociological aspects of the
project area
 Reconnaissance Survey
of the Raman village/Laspoor
valley and Pawoor
village/Yarkhun valley
 Ensure consultations with
all primary and secondary
stakeholders
 Compilation of baseline
conditions of socio-economic
resources
 Evaluation of Project’s
impacts on loss of livelihood
of People, physical relocation
of private and public
infrastructures.
 Evaluation of Project’s
impacts on ecosystem
 Assessment of Risk
Treatment options.
Name of Project: Transaction Advisory Services for
Feasibility Study and Selection of Concessionaire/Investor(s)
for Iron Ore and Other Associated Minerals Mining and
Establishment of Steel Mill in Punjab, Pakistan
Year: 2016
Location: Chiniot and Kalabagh, Punjab
Client: Punjab Mineral Company (Pvt.) Limited
Main Project Features: Potential iron ore resources have
been discovered in Kalabagh, Chiniot and Rajoa areas, in the
Province of the Punjab. The project was a mining and
processing of these minerals including the establishment of
steel mill at any other suitable location in Punjab. The project
partners are DMT-NESPAK-MME-ENDEAVOUR (the
Transaction Advisor) for Punjab Mineral Company Limited
(PMC or “the Client”). NESPAK conducted preliminary
environmental and social impact assessment study to ensure
that the mining and/or steel mill facilities can be constructed in
accordance with the Environmental and Social Laws and
Standards, which are internationally recognized and
accepted.
Position Held: Sociologist/Resettlement Expert
Activities Performed:
Major responsibilities involve; review of the relevant local and
donor legislations and policies, conduct public consultation
meetings, conducting the Social Analysis Survey, Socio-
economic Survey, Women Survey, Focus Group Discussion,
Stakeholder consultations with the government official as well
as locals and socio-economic data collection, analysis and
report writing, define the baseline environmental and
socioeconomic conditions of the project area, identify the
perceived impacts of the people, quantification of the
infrastructure to be relocated, suggest suitable mitigation
measures, construction of data collection tools for conducting
socio-economic survey, informal group discussions in the
project area, and finally preparation of the Report.
Name of Project: Bakhshabad Multipurpose Dam Project,
Afghanistan
Year: 2013-2014
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Location: Farah Province, Afghanistan
Client: Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan
Main Project Features: To Uplift the Socio-economic
Conditions of the Area
Position Held: Sociologist/Resettlement Expert
Activities Performed:
• Identity the Area Regarding the Initiation of Project
Activities;
• Preparation of Survey Tools;
• Methodology for Data Collection;
• Baseline Data Collection;
• Collection of Primary and Secondary Data;
• Training of the Survey Teams;
• Identification Of The Project Affected Persons
(PAPs);
• Census Of The PAPs;
• Development of Mechanism for Compensation
Procedures;
• Valuation Survey;
• Social Impact Assessment Survey;
• Budget estimation for PAPs;
• Social Guidance at Grass Root Level to Community
Organizations;
• Resettlement Activities in the Project Affected Area;
• Conducting Survey for Village Level Development
Plans;
• Identification, Initiation and Monitoring of Community
Physical Infrastructures Schemes;
• Community Mobilization of Project Participation;
• Preparation of Gender Profile;
• Monitoring & Evaluation of Project Activities;
• Quality Assurance of Collecting Data;
• Data Analysis;
• Establish the Socio-Economic Baseline Report;
• Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan Report;
Name of Project: EIA of 1000-1200 MW LNG Based Thermal
Power Plant Near Balloki
Location: District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
Year: 2014
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Client: Energy Department, PPDCL, Punjab, Period:
January, 2014-2015
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Safeguard Expert
Activities Performed: Major responsibilities involve; review of
the relevant local and donor legislations and policies,
meetings with the stakeholders and client, conduct public
consultation meetings, conducting the Social Impact
Analysis Survey and its report writing, define the baseline
environmental and socioeconomic conditions of the project
area, identify the perceived impacts of the people,
quantification of the infrastructure to be relocated, suggest
suitable mitigation measures, construction of data collection
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tools for conducting socio-economic survey, informal group
discussions in the project area, and finally preparation of the
EIA Report
Name of Project: EIA of 1000-1200 MW LNG Based Thermal
Power Plant Near Haveli Bahadur Shah
Location: District Jung, Punjab, Pakistan
Year: 2014
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Client: Energy Department, PPDCL, Punjab,
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Safeguard Expert
Activities Performed: Major responsibilities involve; review of
the relevant local and donor legislations and policies,
meetings with the stakeholders and client, conduct public
consultation meetings, conducting the Social Impact
Analysis Survey and its report writing, define the baseline
environmental and socioeconomic conditions of the project
area, identify the perceived impacts of the people,
quantification of the infrastructure to be relocated, suggest
suitable mitigation measures, construction of data collection
tools for conducting socio-economic survey, informal group
discussions in the project area, and finally preparation of the
EIA Report
Name of Project: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of
Bara Multipurpose Dam Project
Year: 2011-12
Location: Khyber Agency
Client: Pakistan Water and Development Authority (WAPDA)
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed:
Major responsibilities involve; conducting the Social Impact
Analysis Survey and its report writing, define the Baseline
Socioeconomic Conditions of the Project area, identify the
perceived impacts of the people, quantification of the
infrastructure to be relocated, suggest suitable mitigation
measures, construction of data collection tools for conducting
Socio-economic Survey, Informal Group discussions in the
Project area, and finally preparation of the EIA Report.
Name of Project: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of
Muzaffarabad City Development Project (MCDP)
Year: 2008
Location: Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
Client: Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority
(ERRA)
Main Project Features: Master Plan of Muzaffarabad City
which was badly damaged due to earthquake of October,
2005.
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed: Responsible for Preparation of Socio-
economic Questionnaires, Carrying out Socio-economic
baseline surveys, Census surveys, Public consultations /
Scoping Sessions / Focus Group Discussions (FGDs),
Women sample surveys, Women consultations, Village profile
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surveys, Area profile surveys, Commercial activity surveys,
Industrial activity surveys, Building valuation surveys,
Supervision of locally recruited enumerators, Data entry, Data
analysis, Preparation of TOCs, List of Abbreviations and
Report writing related to Social baseline, Public consultations,
Impact assessment, Mitigation measures and Conclusions
and Recommendations Chapters.
Name of Project: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of
Bagh City Development Project
Year: 2008
Location: Bagh District, Azad Kashmir
Client: Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority
(ERRA)
Main Project Features: Master Plan of Bagh City which was
badly damaged due to earthquake of October, 2005.
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed: Responsible for Preparation of Socio-
economic Questionnaires, Carrying out Socio-economic
baseline surveys, Census surveys, Public consultations /
Scoping Sessions / Focus Group Discussions (FGDs),
Women sample surveys, Women consultations, Village profile
surveys, Area profile surveys, Commercial activity surveys,
Industrial activity surveys, Building valuation surveys,
Supervision of locally recruited enumerators, Data entry, Data
analysis, Preparation of TOCs, List of Abbreviations and
Report writing related to Social baseline, Public consultations,
Impact assessment, Mitigation measures and Conclusions
and Recommendations Chapters.
Name of Project: Initial Poverty and Social Assessment
(IPSA) of 1300 Long Transmission Line From Thar to Up-
country
Year: 2011-2012
Location: Punjab and Sindh
Client: National Transmission Line and Dispatch Company
(NTDC)
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed: Major responsibility includes
preparation of different document such as LARF, LARP and
IPSA as per ADB, meetings with the client & ADB, designing
of data collection tools for conducting various level surveys
such as social impact assessments, women situation survey,
village level survey, building inventory survey, focused census
of the households, land, shops and other miscellaneous
infrastructures falling within proposed Right of Way (ROW) of
the Transmission line, cost estimation of the buildings, land,
trees and miscellaneous infrastructure, identification and
assessment of the land affected, its cost estimation under the
guidelines of ADB, supervise the whole team of Resettlement
Study, liaison with the concerned stakeholders and
government officials. Arranged scoping sessions with the
affected communities and presented the data both in
qualitative and quantitative forms.
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Name of Project: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan
(LARP) of 1300 Long Transmission Line From Thar to Up-
country
Year: 2011-2014
Location: Punjab and Sindh
Client: National Transmission Line and Dispatch Company
(NTDC)
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed: Major responsibility includes
preparation of LARP Document as per SPS June, 2009 of
ADB, meetings with the client & ADB, designing of data
collection tools for conducting various level surveys such as
social impact assessments, women situation survey, village
level survey, building inventory survey, focused census of the
households, land, shops and other miscellaneous
infrastructures falling within proposed Right of Way (ROW),
cost estimation of the buildings, land, trees and
miscellaneous infrastructure, identification and assessment of
the land affected, its cost estimation under the guidelines of
ADB, supervise the whole team of Resettlement Study, liaison
with the concerned stakeholders and government officials.
Arranged scoping sessions with the affected communities and
presented the data both in qualitative and quantitative forms.
Name of Project: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Report of 1300 Long Transmission Line From Thar to Matiari
Year: 2011-2012
Location: Sindh Province
Client: National Transmission Line and Dispatch Company
(NTDC)
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed: Major responsibilities involve; review of
the relevant local and donor legislations and policies,
meetings with the stakeholders and client, conduct public
consultation meetings, conducting the Social Impact
Analysis Survey and its report writing, define the baseline
environmental and socioeconomic conditions of the project
area, identify the perceived impacts of the people,
quantification of the infrastructure to be relocated, suggest
suitable mitigation measures, construction of data collection
tools for conducting socio-economic survey, informal group
discussions in the project area, and finally preparation of the
EIA Report
Name of Project: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Report of 1300 Long Transmission Line From Thar to Up-
country
Year: 2011-2012
Location: Punjab and Sindh Provinces
Client: National Transmission Line and Dispatch Company
(NTDC)
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
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Activities Performed: Responsible for Preparation of Socio-
economic Questionnaires, checklists, Carrying out Socio-
economic baseline surveys, Census surveys, Public
consultations / Scoping Sessions / Focus Group Discussions
(FGDs), Village profile surveys, Area profile surveys, Data
entry, Data analysis, Preparation of TOCs, List of
Abbreviations and Report writing related to Social baseline,
Public consultations, Impact assessment, Mitigation measures
and Conclusions and Recommendations Chapters.
Name of Project: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) of
Dhana Irrigation and Water Supply Project, South Waziristan
Agency, FATA
Year: 2010-2011
Location: South Waziristan Agency
Client: United State Agency for International Development
(USAID)
Main Project Features: To uplift the socio-economic
conditions of the area
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Researcher
Activities Performed: Major responsibilities involve; review of
the relevant local and donor legislations and policies,
meetings with the stakeholders and client, conduct public
consultation meetings, conducting the Social Impact
Analysis Survey and its report writing, define the baseline
environmental and socioeconomic conditions of the project
area, identify the perceived impacts of the people,
quantification of the infrastructure to be relocated, suggest
suitable mitigation measures, construction of data collection
tools for conducting socio-economic survey, informal group
discussions in the project area, and finally preparation of the
EIA Report.
Name of Project: Environmental & Social Impact Assessment
(E&SIA) Gambella Alwero Rice Project Detailed Engineering
Design of Irrigation/Drainage System. Ethiopia
Year: 2010
Location: Republic of Ethiopia
Client: Saudi Star Agricultural Development PLC
Main Project Features: Agriculture Development to fulfill the
Requirement of Food
Position Held: Sociologist
Activities Performed: Responsible for Preparation of Socio-
economic Questionnaires, Preparation of TOCs, List of
Abbreviations and Report writing related to Social baseline,
Public consultations, Impact assessment, Mitigation
measures and Conclusions and Recommendations Chapters.
Name of Project: Environmental & Social Impact Assessment
(E&SIA) of HVDC/HVAC/Line Interconnection for import of
1000 MW Power from Iran to Pakistan
Year: 2010
Location: Baluchistan and Iran
Client: WAPDA
Main Project Features: Import of 1000 MW Electricity from
Iran to Pakistan
Position Held: Sociologist
Activities Performed: Responsible for Preparation of Socio-
economic Questionnaires, Public consultations / Scoping
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Sessions / Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), Village profile
surveys, Area profile surveys, Supervision of locally recruited
enumerators, Data entry, Data analysis, Preparation of TOCs,
List of Abbreviations and Report writing related to Social
baseline, Public consultations, Impact assessment,
Mitigation measures and Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapters.
Name of Project: Disbursement of Micro Credit
Year: 2007-2008
Location: Lahore.
Client: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)
Main Project Features: Community Mobilization, Gender
Development Plan, Handling of Gender Related Issues of
Project intervention, Development of Plans for Women
Empowerment in the area, Microcredit assessment of
Women, Monitoring and Evaluation of the project
Name of Firm: Development Action For Mobilization and
Emancipation (DAMEN)
Position Held: Credit Officer/Social Organizer
Activities Performed:
 Established Home Schools in the Community
 Established Primary Health Care Centers in respective
area
 Maintain the adequate recovery rate of the field office
 Compile the monthly, quarterly and annual targets for
expansion of the field office, and
 To guide and supervise the social organizers.
Name of Project: Empowerment of Adolescents
Year: 2006-2007
Location: Lahore.
Client: UNICEF Pakistan
Main Project Features: Rahnuma’s youth program aims to
empower youth by building their capacities and skills to
access the information and services. The overall purpose of
the program is to enable them to make informed choices and
decisions regarding their SRH and act upon them. Peer
education and life skill based education programs are integral
part of the youth initiative.
Name of Firm: Family Planning Association of
Pakistan (FPAP)
Position Held: Sociologist/Social Moblizer
Activities Performed: Performed Following Task.
Community Mobilization
Group Formation
Trainings of Clients
Capacity Building .
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