Education · Disability Inclusion · Social Impact & Development · Human Rights & Gender Equality

Humaira Jamil

Senior Programme Leader | Development and Humanitarian Programmes

British Council

Pakistan · English, Urdu

Biography

Humaira Jamil is a development professional currently working as Global Project Delivery Lead at the British Council, bringing more than 12 years of experience in social sector development and humanitarian assistance. Her work spans programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning, with expertise in education, gender and social inclusion, safeguarding and governance.

In her current role, she leads delivery of large global projects across 100 countries, developing governance frameworks and delivery practices to support consistency, accountability and quality. Her experience includes programmes responding to conflict and natural disasters, and work with displaced people, refugees and rural and mountain communities.

Humaira has managed field offices, donor funded programmes and partnerships with government, international agencies and civil society. She has led third party monitoring for Islamic Relief Sweden and contributed to evaluations for Sightsavers and Christoffel-Blindenmission.

Her areas of expertise include inclusive education, education in emergencies, foundational learning, early childhood development, disaster risk reduction, governance, monitoring and evaluation, donor engagement, grants management and programme operations. She welcomes speaking, mentoring, training and webinar opportunities in English and Urdu.

Areas of expertise

• Education Programme Design and Delivery (Foundational Learning, Early Childhood Education, Education in Emergencies)
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and Evidence-Based Programme Management
• Gender, Social Inclusion and Safeguarding
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Governance
• Partnership, Donor Engagement and Grants Management
• Programme and Financial Management (multi-million-pound donor portfolios, operations, compliance)

Engagement interests

Podcast / Webinar · Mentor · Trainer