Anglophiles

MasterMind School

North South University

Senior Manager at BRAC

- Lead strategy development of the Ultra-Poor Graduation programme targeting complex setting and most marginalized community for enhanced socio-economic empowerment. - Design strategy and lead operations of Climate Resilient Urban Ultra-Poor Graduation programme funded by government of Germany through KfW and supervise implementation team.  - Assist Programme Leadership in terms of identifying new avenues of programming, implementation, contingency planning, strategic partnership, recruitment, programme designing and reporting.- Lead partnership initiatives with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen field implementation and deliver in a concentrated manner for a sustainable impact. - Nominated as 'Safeguarding Champion' of the programme to support organisational commitment to protect all its employees and participants against abuse, that is, against sexual harassment, intimidation and violence, bullying, humiliation and discrimination, neglect and exploitation. - Lead 'programme's safeguarding' issues as the champion to stand against discrimination and exploitation within organisation and ensure a good working environment.  - Coordinate with Monitoring & Evaluation, Research & Evaluation and Resource Mobilization to develop Theory of Change, study plans and fundraising for new initiatives. - Supervise Managers and Deputy managers of sectors and operations for programme designing and field implementation. - Lead high dollar negotiation with external partners (mainly international agencies), prepare financial budget, manage contract and maintain optimum burn rate.    - Co-lead the Covid-19 response team for UPG programme and provides strategic inputs in terms of relief planning and execution at the field. A total of 250,000 households had been reached with several relief packages (cash stipend, dry rations, soap sachet, information). - Responsible for all important reporting (BRAC governing body, Donors, partners and overall organisation).

BRAC

Senior Manager, Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme

- Manage contract and work with relevant government ministries in Bangladesh including Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) to identify and support an effective enabling environment for the clean cook stoves and fuels market;- Robustly monitor and evaluate all market enabling activities and evolve them based on a constant feedback loop with key stakeholders;- Collaborate with private companies to broker partnerships in cook stove innovation, Research & Development, and piloting;- Design and lead financial service intervention, mainly enterprise development and consumer financing through strategic partnerships with MFI, Banks, Corporations, Institutes etc.  - Supervise project manager and officer to enhance capacity and ensure desired output;  -Foster close collaboration with key stakeholders (Development partners, government agencies, academics  and private stakeholder;  -Design interventions based on the needs of players in the clean cook stove and fuel value-chain (e.g. stove entrepreneurs and businesses, NGOs, MFIs, investors) and keep abreast of new developments in the global cook stove market;- Lead the partnership’s presence in important events;- Engage and support global/ local fund-raising efforts for the sector;- Support content development for external communications;- Steward appropriate outreach to important stakeholder groups to keep them apprised of partnership activities regionally, locally and globally; - Support procurement, contracting and monitoring of consultant(s);

United Nations Foundation

Bangladesh Program Manager, Clean Cooking Alliance

- Develop strategies for financial inclusion interventions aligned with MSD approach - Analyze market trends, constraints, opportunities, etc.; develop strategies, intervention plans - Lead financial services and output market interventions with agro private companies- Build strategies and design interventions targeting into extreme poor at Char (Islet) areas   - Keep track of budget burning and project future financial burn rate - Contribute in writing impact stories, intervention stories and experience papers- Provide support for government relations and reporting - Lead communications strategy and develop plan for capitalizing project activities - Responsible for monitoring and results measurement (MRM) and integration of cross-cutting themes in project interventions- Conduct market research on specific intervention areas (agro-inputs supply and production services, agro-output markets and post-harvest/processing services, financial services)- Identify, develop and manage partnerships with selected private/public, national/regional market actors to achieve project objectives- Support Portfolio manager, KMC manager and Team leader in business planning and budgeting, and contribute in writing relevant project reports (business plans, semester/annual reports, etc.)

Swisscontact worldwide

Partnership and Knowledge Managment Consultant, M4C

- Develop sector strategy and design inclusive business models- Guide and manage team members in respective interventions- Strategies, organize and conduct national policy workshops- Develop financial budget and ensure effective projection maintaining optimum burn rate- Lead public and private sector contracts with government bodies and agro private companies- Lead high dollar negotiations with critical partners (government agencies) - Responsible for monitoring and conducting rigorous field visits nationally and internationally- Lead Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM) of designated interventions- Maintain liaison with senior and mid-level government officials; - Take responsibility of managerial role upon delegation; - Assist the General Manager, Deputy General Manager and Manager in relevant tasks; - Develop MRM documents aligned with Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) standards; - Design and implement public-private partnership (PPP) intervention with Business Promotion Council under Ministry of Commerce (MoC) - Key person to lead policy advocacy interventions with relevant Ministries of GoB (Commerce, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries) - Prepare and ensure quality checks of Donor and MoC reports; Organize, moderate and represent program at national seminars and conferences

Swisscontact-Katalyst

Senior Business Consultant - Program Implementation

- Manage a team of 3 in implementation and provide backstopping support; - Decision making and strategic person for 11 challenge fund contracts of the sector- Prepare and supervised the Annual reports for designated sector- Represent project in different national seminars and conferences - Organize and lead donor/government visits- Prepare Business plan and budget as per the sector/service sector strategy for the business year - Monitor and evaluate project work in compliance with the DCED Standard for Results Measurement - Provide strategic guidance to team on designing interventions aligned with market systems development in relevant sector- Took leading role to close the fish sector in phase 3, completing all interventions, financial and monitoring reports- Manage liaison with relevant partner organizations and stake holders (Including Government ofBangladesh, public and private media channels)

Manager (Acting) - Farmed Fish & Forward Markets

- Manage 6 contracts (combined value of ~USD 10, 27,810) - Supervise 5 external teams (implementation agencies)  - Manage 10+ private sector partners - Groom new staffs and recruit upon delegation - Play role as acting manager upon delegation- Lead negotiation with private companies and relevant market players - Monitor intervention progress regularly through followups and rigorous field visits - Capture systemic/behavioral change of designated sector - Prepare progress reports and sector review presentations (SRP) for internal and external reviewers - Present designated interventions at the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) audit - Develop concept of intervention based Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, proof read sector report, donor report, and case studies; - Evaluate facilitation contract and Challenge fund/Katalyst Innovative Fund (KIF) for 6 distinct contracts (combined value of ~USD 200,786) - Maintain strong working relation with critical stakeholders (government agencies, associations, and academia and external reviewers) - Manage and ensure timely reporting of critical documents (e.g. Ministry of Commerce (MoC) reports, business plan, impact assessments, sector aggregation files etc.)

Senior Business Consultant - Farmed Fish & Forward Markets

- Co-led 3 contracts (combined value of ~USD 801, 885); - Prepare individual and joint concept notes, proposal with private sector; - Design and develop intervention strategy; - Prepare and maintain intervention documentations; - Provide strategic decision and led facilitator/grantee; - Develop intervention specific communications strategy; - Review, prepare, edit and proof read reports (for donor, internal and external bodies); - Concept development of communication strategy, docudrama, promotional material, training module; - Present sector progress and achievements to management team and external evaluator; - Plan awareness raising campaign activities; - Assist team in preparing timely reporting (Business plan, Assessments, Donor reports etc.); - Lead all sorts of administrative task;

Business Consultant - Farmed Fish & Forward Markets

- Assist in compliance of activities with project communication strategy; Translation, writing, editing and formatting newsletters, reports, and media releases etc.; Concept development for website and social media sites and copy writing; Stakeholder analysis for effective dissemination of project messages; Event (public seminars, human chain etc.) management; Proof reading of studies and reports; Take lead in distribution of communication materials to relevant stakeholders; Prepare financial budget, semester and annual National Strategic Planning (NSP) report for donors; Publish success stories of the targeted benefit group;- Lead Youth Mobilization team by recruiting potential volunteers; Responsible for mobilizing youth; Responsible for strategic planning to conduct campaign on food safety and sustainable rural development; Organise and facilitate Bangladesh Food Safety Network (BFSN) workshops and seminars; Responsible for monitoring and results measurement of organic farming project; Supervise field staff in implementations of organic farming, economic empowerment, and health and sanitation project.

Hunger Free World

Youth advocacy and Communications Officer

Hunger Free World Bangladesh

Intern

- Checked exam scripts (Included quiz only) and assignments.  - Invigilated the exams (includes quiz, mid terms and finals).- Maintained score sheets, recorded results and confidential documents.- Assisted faculty members in preparing lecture materials.- Graded homework and tests, and computed and recorded results.

Nahin Ferdous