Arif Karim , Secretary

Mr. Arif Karim, Secretary, Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat, for Protection Against Harassment at the Workplace (FOSPAH), is a BS-20 Officer of the Secretariat Group, (Establishment Division), Government of Pakistan, and posted in FOSPAH in July 2023, on deputation basis by the Federal Government.

He joined civil service in 2005 in Office Management Group and has served in various Ministries, Departments and Autonomous bodies in various capacities, like Ministry of Textile Industry as Section Officer, Cabinet Division as Staff Officer to the Cabinet Secretary, Public Affairs Wing of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Economic Affairs Division, as Deputy Secretary (North Punjab), Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, M/o National Food Security and Research as Director (Establishment), Workers Welfare Fund (WWF), M/o Overseas Pakistanis and Human Development, as Director (Admin and Finance), Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Head office, Islamabad as Director (Field Operations), and Human Resource Management Policy Reforms Cell, Management Services Wing, Establishment Division.

He holds MPhil Degree in Governance and Public Policy. He has a vast work experience in Management, Human Resource Management, Administration, Financial Management, Public Policy formulation and implementation, and Development and Social sectors.