Shahwiqar Shahin has over 15 years of experience in education, program management, and interfaith work. He has worked as the Director of Operations for Rawiya College, developing their curriculum and online programs. Shahin has also managed leadership and interfaith training programs for the Malaysian government. Currently, he is a PhD candidate researching Abrahamic religions and has held various faculty and program management roles at universities in London.

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SHAHWIQAR SHAHIN
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shahwiqar
Web: www.rawiyacollege.org / www.shahwiqarshahin.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Programmes Manager, education consultant and doctoral researcher with a verifiable track record of advising,
offering logistical support and developing customised educational programmes. With focuses on leadership,
management and community development for local communities, international governments and faith-based
centres.
CAREER SUMMARY
Al-Rawiya / Rawiya College Apr 2012 – Present
Director of Operations / Course Coordinator
Duties and responsibilities include:
 Curriculum development and programme/events management;
 Produced online, offline, digital and print content;
 Producing lecture series for Rawiya College’s virtual learning portal;
 Web development: Installed, configured and training staff to maintain Rawiya College’s virtual learning portal;
 Risk assessment: Cash-flow forecasting and identifying benefits and risks for projects and events;
Malaysian Government1 Mar 2008 – Present
Course Director / Programme Manager: Leadership and Interfaith training programme
Duties and responsibilities include:
 Negotiating course content and fee for the programme attended by senior federal officers from Malaysia;
 Budgeting, bookkeeping, international money transfers, PAYE, and producing financial and progress reports (annual
budget of approximately £200,000);
 Coordinating and delivering the three-month Leadership and Interfaith programme with programming partners,
lecturers, apartment service providers and venues;
Muslim College, London July 2007 – Dec 2012
Academic Programme Manager
Duties and responsibilities include:
 Supervised the Muslim College’s Accreditation with the British Accreditation Council and Accreditation Service for
International Colleges;
 Supervised the validation of the college’s post-graduate programme;
o Link Tutor for Middlesex University;
 Course coordinator for the college’s MA in Islamic Studies programme and other chaplaincy training programmes;
 Maintaining the college’s student registry;
British Home Office/Capacity Builders
Capacity Development Officer
Duties and responsibilities include:
2007-2008
 Developing British mosques capacity development programme;
 Composing and editing press releases, publicity material, web content and reports;
 Financial and policy advisor on British Muslim affairs under supervision of the line manager;
 Fund Raising;
 Networking and events management;
VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
University of Cambridge / Coexist Foundation Leadership Programme Sept 2012 – Present
Faculty
Duties and responsibilities include:
 Faculty and consultant for a leadership training colloquium organised for medium-to-high level British faith
leaders;
 Coordinating group exercises (scriptural reasoning and dialogue sessions) and workshops for participants on the
programme;

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EDUCATION
Research (Ph.D) Sept 2013 – Present
Heythrop College, University of London
Abrahamic Religions (MA) Sept 2010 – Sept 2012
Heythrop College, University of London
Executive Education – Social Enterprise & Cross-Cultural Dialogue July 2011 – Jan 2012
Judge Business School (University of Cambridge) & ESSEC (Paris)
Islamic Studies (MA) Sept 2005 – June 2008
Muslim College, London
Mathematics (BSc [Hons]) June 1998 – June 2002
King’s College London, University of London
SKILLS & INTERESTS
 Multilingual: English (native), Hindi/Urdu (conversational), Arabic (intermediate);
 Typing speed: 70-80 words per minute;
 Copywriting & Editing: Over seven years’ experience. (Online, offline, digital and print);
 Transcription: Transcribing over 300 hours of audio/video to text;
 Proficient in various academic software applications, they include, but not exclusive to: EndNotes, Google Docs,
Grammarly, iMindMaps v.7, Prezi, Qualtrics, Rationale 2.0, Survey Monkey, Survey Gizmo, XMind Pro, Zotero;
 Over seven years’ experience with student management applications. Proficiency in, but not exclusive to: Alma,
Blackbaud, Blackboard Learn, Microsoft Access, Moodle;
 Over seven years’ experience using the following software applications. Proficiency in, but not exclusive to: Autodesk
3D Studio Max, Adobe Creative Suites (CS4-CS6 & CC), Blender Microsoft Office Series (2007-2013 & 365), Cinema 4D,
Final Cut Pro, QuarkXPress and Sony Vegas;
 Over seven years’ experience with IT hardware installation, configuration, overclocking, web development, social
media optimisation and network/server configurations. Proficiency in, but not exclusive to:
o Servers & wired, wireless and virtual networks: SQL Server, Windows Server (2008 R2, 2012, Lync, Project,
and SharePoint), VMware, Virtual Box;
o Web Content Management Systems: Blackboard Learn, Drupel, Joomla, Magento e-Commerce Software,
Moodle and WordPress;
o Programming languages: HTML, CSS, PHP;
 Hobbies: Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Lau Gar Kick Boxing, travelling, weight training and creative writing;
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship 2011
Edmond de Rothschild Foundations
Diploma in Continuing Education in the study of Muslim-Jewish Relations 2008
Woolf Institute, University of Cambridge
Diploma in Intermediate Literary Arabic 2006
Birkbeck College, University of London
Diploma in Muslim Philosophy & Theology 2006
Birkbeck College, University of London
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
 Executive Committee member of the World Congress of Faiths 2013
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 Ariane de Rothschild Fellow 2012
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