Md Shakhawatul Islam

Innovation Associate at Access to Information (a2i-II) Programme, UNDP
Summary
Shakhawatul Islam is an aspiring development practitioner with over 5 years of experience in various fields such as Innovation in Service Delivery, Business Development Services (BDS) for Small and Medium Enterprises, Agro-based Local Economic Development, and Women Empowerment.
He specializes in developing innovative business models for the private sector, with a focus on including the bottom of the pyramid as partners and consumers.
Shakhawatul Islam is known for his strong teamwork skills, quick learning abilities, and above-average written and verbal communication skills.
He is proficient in using MS Office applications, mailing software, and internet browsing tools.
Shakhawatul Islam has a solid educational background with an Executive MBA in Technology and Operations and a BBA in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) at Dhaka University.
He also pursued GCE A'level in Economics, Accounting, and Applied Math at European Standard School (ESS) and completed his GCSE O'Level at BAF Shaheen English Medium School.
With valuable experience working in leading organizations in the development and private sectors, Shakhawatul Islam's role as a Junior Consultant at Access to Information (a2i) Programme, UNDP, has been instrumental in managing the Service Innovation Fund (SIF) as part of a2i's Innovation team.
During his tenure, he significantly optimized the SIF process flow, resulting in a 50% reduction in time and a 40% decrease in team resources while processing over 1,800 proposals in four rounds of SIF.
His contributions at A2I have been diverse, including revising operation manuals, updating scoring criteria, generating scaling-up opportunities, modernizing communication strategies, designing presentation formats, organizing innovation workshops, and conducting training programs.
Beyond his work with SIF, Shakhawatul Islam has also been involved in exploring A2I's role in incorporating ICT in the agriculture sector of Bangladesh to drive macro-level impact.