Data & Insights Analyst · Oxfam International

Data that moves from the field to the boardroom.

I lead data and insights work for a global NGO confederation — turning complex, multi-country data into board-level insight, and building the digital tools and training that embed a stronger data culture across teams.

Fig. 1 — where the data comes from, and where it ends up

About

Insight with an audience of decision-makers.

I'm a Data and Insights Analyst with over a decade of international NGO experience, including several years leading data and insights work for Oxfam International's global confederation. My work turns complex, multi-country data into clear, board-level insight — and builds the digital tools, dashboards, and training that embed a stronger data culture across teams.

Based in Preston, UK, I've led cross-functional and international work, partnered with senior leadership on strategy, and represented staff interests at board level as an elected Staff Forum Chairperson. My track record: replacing fragmented, offline processes with shared digital systems, and turning data into insight that shapes organisational decision-making.

Education & certifications

2014MS, Management Sciences — SZABIST, Islamabad
2009BBA (Hons), Business Administration — GC University, Faisalabad
2017Human-Centred Design Approach (HCD) training
—Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
—Social Impact Strategy — University of Pennsylvania

AlsoInvited by Google to their MapMaker Conference in California, for contributions to mapping data that others couldn't see.

Fig. 2 — The work, counted

Every mark below is one real unit of work.

No decorative numbers: each dot, square and cell stands for something delivered — a person reached, a country reporting in, a partner monitored.

34,000 young people reached through Empower Youth for Work

1 dot = 500 people · 68 dots · Oxfam GB

60+ countries whose data flows into the systems I built

1 square = 1 country · 3 apps · Oxfam International

104 partner–district checks across a life-skills programme

8 partners × 13 districts · Oxfam Novib, Pakistan

$5–20M programme budget owned, allocated and tracked

Bar shows the stated range on a $0–25M scale

Fig. 3 — Seventeen years, plotted

A career is a time series. So here it is as one.

Bars are roles, drawn to their real length. Diamonds on the axis are qualifications. Hover or tap any bar to read what happened inside it.

  1. Led the development of three apps that digitised data collection across 60+ countries, saving significant staff hours and improving cross-team collaboration. Produce Oxfam's annual global insight reports, presented to the executive board, and led development of Oxfam's knowledge and learning database.
  2. Elected to represent staff interests at board level. Partnered with HR and executive leadership on pay reviews and staff-friendly policy, and provided strategic input on horizon planning and organisational strategy.
  3. Led development and rollout of a digital learning platform for climate-affected rural youth, increasing the inclusion of rural young women in digital jobs and freelancing. Owned annual reporting and budget allocation for the programme, aligning spend with activities.
  4. Led a digital project reporting web app from concept to rollout and established a digital dashboard for internal reporting, replacing an offline mechanism used for management decision-making. Used Human-Centred Design to co-create digital and non-digital learning solutions with young people.
  5. Monitored 8 implementing partners across 13 disadvantaged districts on life-skills programming for young women, and strengthened partners' MEAL systems against Oxfam's CAMSA standards.
  6. Staff Representative and Programme Support Officer at Oxfam Novib, and Procurement & Logistics Officer at Orbit Limousine — spanning staff representation, humanitarian procurement, and digitising offline operational systems.

Fig. 4 — Selected work

Things I built, and what they moved.

Live demo · personal project

Does Regime Type Shape Women's Labour Force Participation?

An interactive explorer comparing female labour force participation against V-Dem regime-type classifications across 19 countries — the same kind of multi-country insight work behind Oxfam's Gender Justice Team evaluations. Labour-force figures are fetched live from the World Bank API on page load.

Data visualisation Interactive dashboard Gender & governance

Empower Youth for Work · Oxfam GB

Digital Learning Platform for Rural Youth

Led development and rollout of a digital learning platform for climate-affected youth, increasing the inclusion of rural young women in digital jobs and freelancing. Paired it with a gamified "game of change" to help participants navigate their journey to economic empowerment. Also established two sustainable innovation centres in rural Pakistan using Human-Centred Design.

34K
Young people reached
30+
Staff led
5
Partners managed
2
Innovation centres
Digital inclusion Gamification Human-centred design

Oxfam International Secretariat

Global Data Digitisation Initiative

Led the development of three apps to digitise data collection from 60+ countries, cutting reporting hours dramatically and improving collaboration between country, regional, and global teams.

App development Data systems Cross-team collaboration

Oxfam GB, Pakistan

Project Reporting & Budget Management System

Took a digital project-reporting web app from concept to rollout, and built an internal dashboard that replaced an offline reporting mechanism — giving management real-time visibility for budget allocation, spend tracking, and informed decision-making.

Web app Dashboards Budget management

Co-founded · Oxfam GB, Pakistan

E-Jobs & Learning Platform

Co-founded and managed a platform connecting young people in Pakistan with worldwide job and freelancing opportunities, alongside a peer learning community to help them build the skills to compete for them.

Co-founder Digital jobs Youth employment

Personal project

SquadKitty

An independent project — visit squadkitty.com to learn more.

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Personal project

DataExact

An independent project — visit dataexact.io to learn more.

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Fig. 5 — Capabilities, grouped

Four domains, sixteen capabilities.

Grouped by domain rather than ranked — I don't have a defensible number for "how good" any of these are, so I haven't drawn one.

Strategy & insight

Data & insight strategy Board-level reporting Data storytelling Horizon planning

Digital tools & dashboards

App development leadership Dashboard design Knowledge & learning databases Digital transformation

Research & evaluation

Human-centred design Qualitative & quantitative research Baseline / midline / endline MEAL (CAMSA)

Leadership & capability building

Stakeholder & team leadership Staff representation Training & webinars Budget & governance

Fig. 6 — Published

Research that left the building.

2019 "If a Woman Does a Job, She Can Support Her Family as Well": Insights from Communities Oxfam Policy & Practice ↗
— Context Analysis of Youth Social & Economic Empowerment Sector in Pakistan National research · Oxfam GB

Contact

Let's work together.

Open to conversations about data and insight strategy, digital tools for international development, and senior data leadership roles.

shahzadshakeel98@gmail.com