Mrs. Samer Awais

Director General (Capacity Building and Development)

Mrs. Samer Awais is a Human Resource Management Professional with 22 years of experience in medium to large size national and multinational industries. Her areas of specialization include delivering learning solutions/classroom based trainings, and interactive workshops; Talent Management using process driven approach for the identification, development and retention of leadership talent in diverse, matrix and virtual environment; Designing competency profiles for talent development; Setting up selection systems; Designing and conducting Assessment Centers.
Ms Samer has developed guidelines on Leadership competence model, Performance improvement planning process, Coaching & Mentoring skills, and on feedback. In addition to this, she prepared “dashboards” for 400 Managers in the region-capturing their historical data in the Assessment Centers, performance indicators in Climate survey and details of Leadership development programs attended. Ms Samer also rolled out Integrated Talent Calibration process of nearly 4000 employees.
In a leadership role at Schering, she set an HR function, developed HR policies manual, conducted Assessment for merit based selections and promotions to implement Performance Management System.
Ms Samer is adjunct Faculty Member at NUST Business School and Quaid – e – Azam School of Management Sciences, Islamabad. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad and has got international certifications from DDI (UK) and SHL (UK).

Email: samer.awais@pips.gov.pk

Tel: +92-51-9091308

On the direction of the Chairman Senate/President PIPS Board of Governors, the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), has implemented a comprehensive set of measures aimed at ensuring fiscal discipline, operational efficiency, and responsible utilization of public resources, on the same lines as notified and adopted by the Senate and National Assembly Secretariats.

Under the new measures, the Institute has adopted a four-day working week (Monday to Thursday), while introducing a hybrid working model whereby 50% of staff will perform duties from the office and 50% will work remotely on a rotational basis. Employees working from home will remain fully accessible through digital communication platforms and may be required to report to the office on short notice, ensuring uninterrupted institutional functioning.

Significant steps have also been taken to promote energy conservation. These include a target of achieving up to 70% reduction in energy consumption through minimizing unnecessary use of electricity and ensuring that official meetings, trainings, and events are scheduled during daylight hours. Foreign tours are banned and international meetings are being held virtually.

In the transport section, PIPS has introduced strict measures to curtail expenditure and 70% official vehicles have been grounded as part of this initiative.

As part of broader austerity efforts, 20% reduction has been imposed on the non-ERE budget for the fourth quarter of the current financial year. The officers drawing a monthly salary of PKR 300,000 or more, shall surrendered two days salary or 5% to 30% salary on gross as per Federal Government decision.

The Institute has also discontinued all non-essential procurements with immediate effect. Official functions such as dinners and receptions will not be hosted, except in the case of visiting foreign delegations, and even then, strictly in accordance with austerity protocols.

These measures have been implemented with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders.

Under the guidance of President PIPS Board of Governors, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, PIPS remains fully committed to maintaining its core functions of parliamentary support, capacity building, and research while contributing proactively to national austerity and sustainability goals.

Mrs. Samer Awais

Director General (Capacity Building and Development)

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