Akhtar Jehan
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Postgraduate & University Studies
- International Human Rights Law – University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Women Transforming Leadership – University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Master of Arts in Political Science – University of Peshawar, Pakistan
- Master of Arts in International Relations – University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Specialised International Certifications
- International Humanitarian Law (IHL) – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) & Disaster Ready
- Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice – Harvard University
- Refugees and Migration Law – Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Children – The Geneva Learning Foundation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Service Coordinator – International Family Tracing-British Red Cross, United Kingdom
Responsible for protection casework, restoring family links (RFL), support to unaccompanied and separated children, safeguarding, and liaison with international RFL partners.
Protection Officer-International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Led protection activities including detention visits, case management, RFL services, protection assessments, and support to vulnerable communities including IDPs, families of missing persons, and survivors of violence.
Gender and Community Participation Officer-International Federation of the Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Worked on gender equality, community engagement, sensitisation, and capacity building across community-based programmes.
Social Organiser – Malakand Rural Development Project-Asian Development Bank
(ADB)Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Community mobilisation, microfinance support, participatory planning, vocational and livelihood development in rural communities.
Monitoring Officer-Live Saver Organisation
Monitoring of communitybased interventions, data collection, and reporting.
Facilitator – Polio Evaluation Team-World Health Organization (WHO)
Worked under Dr. Stella and Dr. M. Ponda on evaluation activities during polio campaigns.
District Public Safety Commission (KPK)
Contributed to community oversight, accountability mechanisms, and public safety initiatives.
District Officer Pakistan BaitulMal, KPK
Cash assistance program, oversaw social welfare programmes, vulnerable case support, and community assistance activities.
TRAININGS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
International Protection & Humanitarian Training
- Protection and Consolidation Training – Geneva, Switzerland
- Sexual Violence in Conflict Settings – Uganda
- GBV Prevention Training – Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Staff Integration Training – Bangkok, Thailand
- Assessing and Responding to Sexual Violence – ICRC
- Running a Protection Office – ICRC
- RFL Needs & Capacity Assessment Training – ICRC
- Guidelines for IDPs – ICRC
- Movement Partnership Training – ICRC/PRCS
- Understanding Detention – ICRC
- Communication Training – ICRC
- Facilitator for RFL Training (KP & FATA) – ICRC/PRCS
British Red Cross Specialist Training
- Introduction to Public Service Interpreting (CIPSI) – Absolute UK
- Working with Unaccompanied & Separated Children
- Restoring Family Links in Detention
- International Family Tracing
- Core Safeguarding (Levels 1–6)
- AntiTrafficking
- AntiRacism (Levels 1–4)
- Preparing for and Managing Change (Modules 1–4)
- Financial Management System (Levels 1–7)
- Disability Awareness
- Emergency Response Core Induction
- Family Reunion Casework
- Professional Boundaries
- Refugee Support Core Skills
- Mandatory Learning Suite
- Staff Code of Conduct
- Reporting via Datix incident system
- Restoring Family Links – Service Induction
UN & International Agency Training
- Referral Mechanisms – UNHCR
- Child Protection – UNICEF
- Working closely with refugees- UNHCR
Development, Gender & Community Engagement Training
- Human Rights, Gender & Development Mainstreaming – EIROP/UNDP/SDC
- Human Rights for Women and Children – European Union/NGO Net
- Gender Equity Workshop – AASANI Consultants
- Behaviour Change & Communication – DPWO
- Gender Awareness & Sensitisation – IFRC
- NGOs in Development – NCRD Islamabad
- Disaster Risk Reduction – UNDP
- PHAST & Community Participatory Training – IFRC/PRCS
- Project Cycle Management – IFRC/PRCS
- Community Mobilisation & Participation – IFRC/PRCS
- CommunityBased First Aid (CBFA) – IFRC
Development & Microfinance Training
- Field Investigator (Baseline Survey) – Semiotics Consultants
- Microfinance Methodology – MRDP
- Planning & Design of Microfinance Programmes – SRSP
- TOT – MEDECOR Group, Philippines
- MIS Workshop – Semiotics Consultants
- Poultry Entrepreneurship – AHITI Peshawar
- Experience Sharing & Participatory Workshop – IPRP
IT & Skill Development
- Computer Fundamentals (Basic IT Skills)
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – Basic to Intermediate
- Internet & Email Communication Skills
- Typing and Document Formatting
- Data Entry and Data Processing
- IT Security & Safe Internet Use
- Basic Troubleshooting and Computer Maintenance
- Introduction to Windows Operating System
- File Management and Cloud Storage (OneDrive, Google Drive)
