Muhammad Taimur Khan

Manager, Decentralization Facilitation at Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

Saudi Arabia

About

A seasoned development professional with over 10 years of experience in development finance with a proven track record of developing and implementing transformative institutional programs and initiatives through demonstrated skills in team building, program management, change management, stakeholder management, and effective communication.

Experience

  • Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (17 yrs 2 mos)
    • Division Manager, Decentralization Facilitation
      Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

      Implementing and managing IsDB Group’s decentralization program, leading a team of 11 staff. - Thought leadership in the development and implementation of key policy and guidelines architecture to facilitate decentralization and synergy on field presence matters within IDB Group; - Led the successful delivery of 7 fully rehabilitated and staffed regional hubs resulting in a significant improvement in the the implementation of operations; - Led the rollout and change management on new decentralized delegation of authority for operations.

    • Senior Operations Portfolio Manager
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs

      - Coordinated a Presidential Working Group on field presence decentralization; - Coordinated the development of IDB’s bespoke decentralization strategy and 5-year decentralization action plan resulting in a transformative shift of the Bank towards a decentralized delivery model; - Managed and coordinated the development of the new organizational structure for the Country Program Complex, the internal organizational structure of Regional Hubs and single-point delegation of authority matrix for Country Programs Complex.

    • Program Management Specialist
      Jan 2012 - Dec 2015 · 4 yrs

      -Managed and led the institution of a secretariat for IDB Group’s steering committee on establishment of new field offices and empowerment of existing regional offices; - End-to-end coordination on establishment and operationalization of Country Gateway Offices in Ankara, Istanbul, and Jakarta over a period of two years resulting in streamlined country engagement - Led the development of an interactive live online dashboard for monitoring progress on field presence-related initiatives and matters