Shaheen Chughtai

Regional Advocacy & Campaigns Director – Asia , Save the Children International

Singapore, Singapore

Humanitarian and sustainable development leader with 18 years in strategic advocacy and campaigns. Expertise in building high-impact teams and driving initiatives in Asia, the Middle East and globally.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
  • Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:

Specialize in strategic advocacy campaigns, integrated influencing and programme interventions, and team management across the humanitarian and sustainable development sectors. Expert in leading high-impact initiatives that address critical global challenges. Have successfully built and guided multidisciplinary teams, driving transformative projects in sustainable development, climate action, human rights, crisis response, youth empowerment, and child protection as a strategic thinker and innovative problem solver.

Education:

MSc International politics, SOAS, University of London 1996, and BA Arabic & History, SOAS, University London 1995

Affiliations and Achievements:

- Strategic Team Expansion and Leadership: Built and managed a regional team of advocacy, campaign, communications, and media specialists, tripling its size and establishing it as the most influential team in the region, thereby enhancing the organization’s profile, influence, and impact.

- Innovative Multi-Country Campaign: Designed and led Save the Children’s first multi-country climate action campaign, Red Alert, which organically reached over 2 million social media users in Asia within two years, significantly raising awareness and engagement on environmental issues.

- Groundbreaking Environmental Programme: Designed and launched a hybrid multi-country programme, My Forest Child, integrating ecosystem restoration, community climate-resilience building, and youth engagement. This initiative secured an initial investment of $1,250,000 for piloting and startup projects, showcasing a comprehensive approach to climate and environmental action.

- Successful Policy Leadership: Acted as a policy lead, designing and executing advocacy plans for Oxfam’s priorities in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, et al as well as in international processes, consistently targeting and achieving more equitable outcomes for women and girls. Designed and led its first global advocacy strategy on Women, Peace and Security.

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Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Arabic, Urdu

Nationality:

United Kingdom