Education

Khadija Saif Khan

Deputy CEO, Tameer-e-Khalaq Foundation | Humanitarian & Development Leader

Tameer-e-Khalaq Foundation

Islamabad · Urdu, English

Biography

Khadija Saif Khan is a humanitarian and development professional with over 15 years of experience. She currently serves as Deputy CEO of Tameer-e-Khalaq Foundation (TKF), contributing to strategic leadership, programme oversight, donor engagement and institutional partnerships. From Balochistan, she has worked to strengthen local institutions, build partnerships and create opportunities for women and marginalised communities to influence decisions affecting their lives.

Her international experience includes serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), supporting Protection of Civilians. Her wider practice spans disaster risk reduction, education in emergencies, social cohesion, civic education, youth empowerment and gender equality.

A Crisis Leadership Programme graduate, Khadija brings an approach grounded in empathy, adaptability and responsibility. She advocates anticipatory action and inclusive leadership, helping communities prepare for hazards and building trust in complex humanitarian environments.

Areas of expertise

• Women's Leadership
• Humanitarian and Crisis Leadership
• Protection of Civilians
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Anticipatory Action

Key achievements

Institutional leadership: Serves as Deputy CEO of TKF, contributing to strategy, programme oversight, donor engagement and partnerships. TKF’s overall portfolio includes more than 120 projects valued at over USD 24 million; these are organisational achievements to which she has contributed in various leadership capacities, not programmes attributed entirely to her. International humanitarian experience: Served with UNMISS in South Sudan on Protection of Civilians, displacement monitoring, recovery and reintegration, and worked as a DRR Advisor with ACTED in 2022. Community leadership: Supported social cohesion and participatory governance in the tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Education and youth: Contributed to community-based education and girls’ education initiatives, including work in Afghanistan in 2017. Professional development: Completed the Crisis Leadership Programme and specialised Education in Emergencies training at the University of Geneva.

Individual technical contributions: Khadija Khan's individual achievements include developing the School Safety Framework for Sindh in collaboration with the Reform Support Unit and developing the Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy for South Sudan under the Partnership for Peace, Recovery and Resilience (PfPRR). She is a certified Master Trainer in Education in Emergencies, a certified trainer in the Humanitarian–Development–Peace (HDP) Nexus, and an alumna of the Crisis Leadership Programme. Her professional contributions span humanitarian protection, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, social cohesion, peacebuilding, and institutional capacity strengthening.

International experience

Asia · Africa

joined UN mission in south Sudan as peacekeeper titling Protection, Transition and reintegration Officer. also worked in South Sudan as DRR Advisor with ACTED in 2022. lead girls education project in Afghanistan back in 2017.

Engagement interests

Speaker · Panelist · TV / Radio · Podcast · Mentor · Training

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