Md. Shanawaz is an accomplished Education Professional and PRINCE2 certified Project Manager with 6+ years of experience in International Development Organizations, focusing on Formal & Nonformal Education and Youth Empowerment Programmes. He has a success ratio of above 86.00% in his projects.

Md. Shanawaz has supervised teams of up to 30+ people and a total of 300+ individuals. He has designed and conducted training sessions totaling 400+ hours and managed project budgets of up to USD 100,000.

His expertise lies in Project/People Coordination, Management & Monitoring; Designing & Facilitating Training Programmes on Pedagogy & Professional Development; Teacher Training & Development; Youth Leadership Development; Designing Primary Level Curriculum & Standardized Assessments, and Primary Level Literacy & Numeracy Teaching-Learning for underprivileged children and adolescents.

Md. Shanawaz holds a Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Leadership & School Improvement from BRAC University, a Master of Arts (MA) in English, Language & Linguistics from North South University, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English, Language & Linguistics from American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB).

His previous roles include Coordinator at Habitat Young Leader Build (HYLB) Leadership Academy at Habitat for Humanity International, Manager & Coach at Teach For Bangladesh, Teach For Bangladesh Fellowship recipient, Research Assistance at Institute of Modern Languages, NSU, English Language Teacher at Premier School Dhaka, Practicum Teacher at Viquarunnisa Noon School, and Freelance Writer at The Independent BD and The Daily Star.