Zainab Fazil

Zainab is an experienced Program Manager who has over 15 years of experience in the international development sector. She has held senior roles with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and is currently working for the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan.

Zainab spent four and a half years as a Project Lead for a South Asia Association for Regional Countries (SAARC) project on Drug-related HIV. During her time with the FCDO she led high-value grant programs across a range of thematic areas including Poverty Reduction, Humanitarian and Emergency response and Disaster Resilience in Pakistan.

Zainab has a BSc Honours in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds a Master’s in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

With a keen interest in people management, mentoring, coaching and leading teams, Zainab is currently undertaking a Leadership Certification from the Australian Institute of Management (AIM). She hopes this will help expand her knowledge and skills on leadership in senior management roles and take her career to the next level.