EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Accomplished and result-driven Management Professional with more than 14 years of operational and management experience in diverse business and public environment boosting organizational efficiency and productivity. Possess a special talent for searching out opportunities for reform processes to propel efficiency increases while realizing enhanced corporate success and productivity. Able to identify and analysis area of strength and weakness and implement policies, standards, changes in operation, and systems that optimize productivity and bottom line. Successful track record in operations analysis, improving organization stability, and meeting organizations requirements. Expert in implementing quality standards, strategies, supply chain, research and data analysis, strategic procurement planning, financial management, recruiting, training and supervising staff.

HIGHLIGHTS:

¨        Verbose and eloquent communication skills allowing effective communication of business expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely & concise fashion

¨        Expert knowledge of finance management, quality processes, organizational reform, and risk management

¨        Possess extensive and superior management, leadership and supervisory expertise

¨        Excellent in delivering presentations, briefing and promoting organizational goals and directives

¨        Flexible and adaptable to different cultures, companies, personalities and budgets

¨        Out-of-the-box thinker whose creative solutions contribute to improved performance, business growth, customer service, and revenue growth

¨        Honed skills in estimating resources required to achieve concise business targets

¨        Strong organization and time management skills, customer needs assessment skills, and shrewd business acumen, with thoroughness and attention to detail

EDUCATIONS:

1.
Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices, Graduate Institute of Geneva 2020

2.       MBA, Indian School, India 2015

3.       Bachelor of Science (BCE), Kardan University, Kabul 2013

4.       Diploma of Business Administration & Finance, Kardan Institute, Kabul, 2007

EXPEREINCES:

National Public Procurement Consultant cum Research & Development Specialist

Independent Committee for Anti-Corruption (M&E) – Afghanistan | May 2019 – Present

¨        Provide high caliber support to Inter Technical Director on procurement systems

¨        Design and develop standard data-gathering tools, project scope, work plan and research plan

¨        Lead the expert team to conduct vulnerability corruption assessment (VCA) for 5 ministries and provinces

¨        Design and implement FGD, Direct Observations, Interview’s Guide and case study instruments.

¨        Conduct qualitative research and measure collected data by researchers

¨        Conduct data analysis using thematic framework approach

¨        Set up and mobilize the team with specific tasks and activities to achieve projects goals

¨        Help to publish assessment reports to international society, parliamentarian members and office of the president of country

POLICY AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR to the PRESIDENT

Ariana Afghan Airlines- Afghanistan National Company | July 2018 – May 2019

¨        Provide strategic and policy support to leadership in strategic decisions

¨        Develop and implementation of company cost reduction strategy, growth strategy and capacity building programs

¨        Developed company’s e-auction policy which was adopted by auction department of MoF later.

¨        Developed commercial and pricing of the company for review of BoM.

¨        Developed and implemented company’s HR manual and salary scale

¨        Assist in system design/ reform in administrative, commercial, procurement and finance directorates

¨        Identifies emerging problems for the organization and manages risk.

¨        Review of the Commercial wing current charging policies, regimes and pricing and provide advice for improvement.

¨        Review the current pricing model with rental structure/model

¨        Writes well-researched, convincing business cases and persuasive proposals

¨        Envisions new and innovative possibilities and actions those with significant organizational benefits

¨        Identifies emerging problems for the organization and manages risk

PROCUREMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADV/CONSULTANT TO THE PRESIDENT

Ariana Afghan Airlines- Afghanistan National Corporation | July 2017 – July 2018

¨        Provide technical consultation on aviation contracts and standard operating procedures tailored for airline administrative works

¨        Help Ariana’s leadership and boards to conduct fundamental reform and improvement in the organization performance in different areas like Procurement, Planning, HR and Policy Making

¨        Maintain compliance with relevant legislation and contractual obligations

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO) / ADVISOR

GCHEM – Afghanistan, International Testing and Geotechnical Company | Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

¨       Managed a comprehensive array of services and programs

¨       Led senior officers and technical departments supervising over 7 site offices and upcoming projects

¨       Responsible for all activities pertaining to strategic communication, quality management, change management and process engineering, administrative operation, financial management, project and business planning, QC/QA, personnel affairs and development, procurement and contracts management

¨       Managed 80 personnel including 8 international experts

¨        Developed, finalized and implemented six operating procedures

¨        Conducted successful process engineering and structure revision for upcoming projects

¨        Application of ISO management certification (ISO 9001)

¨        Developed and finalized financial model and investment plan for 102m USD project under PPP model with government

¨        Provided technical and management assistance to CEO in project’s implementation and strategic decision makings

¨        Supported the CEO to represent GEO-CHEM with external constituency groups, including community, governmental, consultants and private organizations

¨        Implemented and led a continuous quality improvement process throughout the program and service areas, focusing on systems/ process formulation and improvement

¨        Provided regular and ongoing opportunities for all staff to give feedback on program operations

¨        Exercised financial delegation of authority up to the approved level, on a day to day basis in accordance to company rules and procedures

¨        Established standard policies that promote company corporate culture and common vision

¨        Reviewed and finalized project proposal and financial model and business plans

¨        Prepared a work plan in accordance with the programmes work schedule identifying key targets and performance indicators for each quarter

¨        Reviewed and submitted an annual operational budget to the CEO for review and approval, manage effectively within this budget, and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered

¨        Certified and checked that contracts/payment is executed in accordance with the financial and administrative rules and regulations

¨        Ensured the continued financial viability of program/service units through sound fiscal management.

¨        Participated in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, JV, alliances, PPP/ partnership)

¨        Provided programmatic leadership and input for all strategic planning process

PROCUREMENT POLICY DIRECTOR/CHIEF

National Procurement Authority (NPA)-Presidential Office | Jan 2015 – June 2016

¨        Provided regulatory, oversight and procurement policy services to sixty three procurement entities at the level of country

¨        Actively contributed to compose procurement authority concept paper and strategy

¨        Prepared and implemented directorate strategic plans

¨        Conducted risk assessment and prepare mitigation/ preventive plan

¨        Prepared directorate implementation staged plan

¨        Identified need and developed new procedure and policies and revision to the law, Standard Bidding Document and procurement public procedure

¨        Oversight procurement process and implementation of law at procurement entities

¨        Forwarded cases of corruption and violation of law to relevant general attorney office

¨        Development of economy related policy and environmental protection policy

¨        Provided legal and procurement consultation to management, national procurement commission and requesting entity

¨        Integration, analysis and monitoring of procurement plans sent by entities in order to expedite budget execution

¨        Established Procurement Research and Study Team at organization to conduct economic and market researches

¨        Developed capacity evaluation and certification mechanism at NPA

¨        Prepared merit based graphical reports on performance and capacity of procuring entities

¨        Conducted procurement and law trainings at training centre, ministries or provincial offices

¨        Reviewed of training materials and programs curriculum

¨        Handled procurement protest and make final decision

¨        Drafted procurement institute concept paper

SR. ADMIN-HR AND FINANCE MANAGER (Infrastructure Programme Support Head)

ARAP (WB Funded Project, Kabul-Afghanistan) | Nov 2013 – Dec 2014

After Graduation

¨        Fully responsible for overall financial management of PIU-NRAP in term of Internal controls, fund request process, book records and financial reports to stakeholders through FMIS

¨        Provided inputs to program management on resource planning and construction methods.

¨        Maintained regular liaise with the Program Inter Operations Analyst and department heads in implementing process improvement recommendations given by World Bank and Client

¨        Ensured full compliance of financial activities, procurement recording/reporting in line with UNOPS and WB rules, regulations, policies and strategies

¨        Ensured continuous monitoring and evaluation of physical and financial progress of the project components against approved milestones and targets

¨        Elaborated and implemented cost saving and reduction strategies

¨        Prepared updated financial reports in compliance with reporting requirements to World Bank; or as specified in the agreement (i.e. Project Delivery Reports; Financial Monitoring Reports/ IUFR,  etc.)

¨        Analysed the available finance software applications in the country and bring improvement on the database management systems in order to align ARAP in compliance with that of the GoA and donors rule

¨        Provided advice to management on the implementation of HR strategies and effective delivery of HR services, ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work.

¨        Oversight project HR functions, including managing the internal hiring process of national and international staff in close coordination with the client directorate

¨        Ensured implementation of all human resource- related actions including recruitment and selection, administration, payroll, classification, performance management and absence management among others.

¨        Provided effective recommendation on improvement of current system or development of operational manuals

¨        Involved in World Bank mission in monitoring and impact evaluation of closing projects.

ADMIN-HR AND FINANCE COORDINATOR- (Program Operation Head) (LICA-6)

UNOPS-MPW (WB Funded Project, Kabul) | Dec 2011 – Oct 2013

¨        Led PIU NERAP’s finance business processes mapping and elaboration/establishment of internal standard operating procedures in the Finance Unit; control of the workflows in the Finance team

¨        Provided continuous analysis and monitoring of the financial situation, presentation of forecasts for the project

¨        Assessed cash liquidity and started replenishment process for project’s account

¨        Kept adequate book of records, monthly bank reconciliation, prepared Withdraw Application and quarterly IUFR for ARAP project

¨        Provided advice on the financial and operational procedures for the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls consistent with the government requirements

¨        Supported PIU in the preparation of Terms of Reference for National and International staff

¨        Consulted with Head and Deputy Head of the PIU, produced draft narrative proposal and reports to Ministry and other stockholders

¨        Introduced capacity- building initiatives for staff and personnel and provide recommendation for appropriate trainings, when needed

¨        Ensured that all procedures are in lieu with rules and administrative regulations and administrative instruction from both NRAP and UNOPS

¨        Kept relationship with project’s entities e.g. UNOPS, Task Team-WB, MoF and MPW

¨        Ensured effective operation support are provided to NRAP management

¨        Trained and coached staffs to be knowledgeable about administration and finance rules and regulations

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE ASSOCIATE (Support’s Department Head) (LICA-4)

UNOPS, Kabul- AFG | April 2009 – Nov 2011

¨        NRAP is a top priority program for GoA which implemented by UNOPS- AGOC in Afghanistan. It is a multi-donor program and holds close relationship with UN, World Bank and Government as its stakeholders

¨        Tasked with overall operational responsibility under Program Implementation Unit- NRAP

¨        Managed various operational responsibilities such as HR, procurement, logistics, finance, treasury, and liaison affairs

¨        Worked as programme management member for a 140 million USD funded project since 2005

¨        Assisted Financial Planning and Analysis Group during the annual and reforecasting budgeting process

¨        Analysed and resolved variances in financial results, reconciled monthly balance sheet accounts

ADMINISTRATIVE/PROCUREMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

UNOPS-NRAP, Kabul | Nov 2007 – Mar 2009

¨        Informed PM form incoming emails and letters and follow back to reference

¨        Reviewed outgoing correspondence submitted for Program Manager’s signature or approval for format, accuracy and completeness

¨        Produced translation from Dari and Pashto to English and vice-versa as required

¨        Assisted the team in developing ToRs and during recruitment process

¨        Prepared payroll for finance section in preparing salary payment

¨        Established operational expense budget

¨        Processed DSA of staff and expenses requisition up to payment

ADMIN- FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT

NRAP-PW, Kandahar | Mar 2005 – Nov 2007

¨        Provided administrative support to field engineers and keep adequate filling system for project reports

¨        Analyzed related data and performed analysis to assist decision making in suppliers and prices

¨        Communicated with vendors to resolve various discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices

¨        Assigned to special projects that focus on lean initiatives, system transitions and training procurement staff to enhance skill sets

¨        Contacted, advised, and/or assisted personnel within the department with respect to delivery dates, sole justifications, specifications, substitutions, supply sources

PART TIME ASSIGNMENT/ CONSULTANCY:

BA Courses Lecturer

Dunya and UMEF SWISS University-Kabul | Dec 2015 – Dec 2019

¨        Prepared learning material and slides for classes conducted as per ETCS mandate for courses like PFA, Corporate Finance, Supply Chain and TQM

PM / Procurement Consultant

GCC-FHI 360-HEMIS | Apr 2017 – Dec 2017

¨        Carried on project activities in regard to design and development of three information system such as Private University, FM and Procurement for ministry of higher education. The project was funded by USWDP/USAID in amount of 200K USD

Individual Consultant

Ariana Afghan Airline (SOE) | 2017- 3 mos

¨        Conducted organization, legal documents and system assessment as a requirement for development of procurement manual/policy

¨        Proposed tailored procurement structure and modified standard bidding documents to cope with new procurement system. The aviation market features and requirements in aspect of supply and contract management are very unique and challenging

PPP Partnership Advisor

GEO Group of Company | Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

¨        In cooperation with international consultants as team lead, collect data and analyze investment return of 104 M USD equity sharing for partnership with GoA to construct Aqina Dry Port in northern Afghanistan.

Organization Development Consultant

AOP (Administrative office of the President) | Oct 2014 – Jan 2015

¨        Assessed operating procedures of various departments within AOP and to provide services as to redesign/ improve operating procedures and mechanisms

¨        Revised procurement arrangements, recruitment procedures, organizational structures and FMS

TRAININGS/ CERTIFICATES:

¨ Sep 2019 Qualitative Data Analysis + NVivo 12 Pro, MEC-Kabul

¨ Dec 2015: Procurement Law and Procedure Review Workshop, CLDP, Istanbul-Turkey

¨ June 2015: PPP Financial Analysis Workshop, Harakat/WB, Dubai- UAE

¨ Dec 2014: Project Planning, 12 credits from University of Texas at Austin- USA

¨ Dec 2014: Project Reporting Training, Dubai- UAE

¨ Dec 2012: Procurement Training L-2 CIPS, UNDP, Copenhagen- Denmark

¨ Dec 2012: Certificate of Excellent Performance from UNOPS- Afghanistan Director

¨ Sep 2012: Financial Closure- Accounting, MEC, Istanbul- Turkey

¨ Dec 2011: Advance Project Management, MERIT, Jakarta- Indonesia

¨ Feb 2010: WB Procurement and Contract Management Training and Association, ASCI,  Hyderabad- India

¨ 2009: Workshops on UN Atlas, UN and WB Procurement and FM rules including designing anti-corruption tools.

¨ 2008: Prince 2 certificate and IPSAS Certificate, Kabul

¨ 2008: Advance Security Certificate at field, UN, Kabul.

¨ August 2006:  English Language Diploma, AECC, AFG

¨ Dec 2006: MS Access and Database Course in ACC, AFG.

¨ Dec 2005: Certification of computer science Com TIA A+, AFG

ACHEIVEMENTS:

¨ Feb 2015: UNITAR Fellowship, Project Planning, Hiroshima- Japan

¨ 2015- 2018: International Mentor for Sudan, UNITAR Fellowship

PUBLICATIONS:
¨        Procurement Reform in Afghanistan and the World, https://www.amazon.com/Procurement-Reforms…Murtaza/dp/6134902225

¨        Arianna Afghan Airlines Procurement National Procedure, www.flyariana.com

¨        Research on Public Procurement Reform in Afghanistan: https://www.academia.edu/31892686/Public_Procurmet_System_Reform_in_Afghanistan-Murtaza_Noori-_Feb-17-_For_Researchers.pdf

¨        Strategic Concept Paper for National Airline, www.researchgate.net

¨        Procurement Reform in Afghanistan, the Diplomat International Magazine-2017

¨        Video Article on Stress Management https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=management+for+practical+life+noori

REFERENCES:
¨        Mr Papa. M Sow, Regional Finance Head, UNOPS, CPH – [email protected]

¨        Jamshid Motmaen, Head of Administration, AAA, Kabul- [email protected]

¨        Abdullah Mohammadi, Legal Head, Administrative Office of the President, [email protected]

¨        Mrs Kamlesh, ISBM University, New Delhi, India, upon Request