Syed Waqar Hussain Shah

Syed Waqar Hussain Shah

Knowledge Management Officer

Results-driven Knowledge Management Officer and Data Processing Specialist with over 9 years of progressive experience supporting large-scale household surveys, impact evaluations, and development research projects across education, health, social protection, governance, and gender sectors. Demonstrated expertise in designing and managing CAPI and CATI systems, including application development, server deployment, real-time synchronization, and end-to-end data processing using CSPro, SurveyCTO, Survey Solutions, KoboToolbox, Tangerine, and ODK. Strong background in data quality assurance, consistency checks, interviewer performance monitoring, and field support for nationwide surveys with complex sampling designs. Highly skilled in transforming raw microdata into actionable insights and decision-ready dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio, Python, STATA, and SPSS, supporting donors such as the World Bank, UNFPA, UNICEF, and BISP. Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, train field and technical staff, and contribute to policy briefs, analytical reports, and monitoring frameworks. Adept at bridging technical data systems with programmatic and policy needs to deliver reliable, timely, and policy-relevant evidence for development decision-making.