Key skills and expertise

With 33 years of experience, including 25 years in the humanitarian and development sector, the expert possesses key qualifications in project management, MEAL frameworks, and community mobilization. Career highlights include leading initiatives funded by USAID, DFID, and DANIDA, focusing on education, health, and livelihoods. Accomplishments include training 5,000 female farmers on climate resilience and supporting 6,000 vulnerable families with integrated livelihood support. Responsibilities have included holding leadership roles such as Project Manager and M&E Coordinator, demonstrating proficiency in data analysis, stakeholder collaboration, and capacity building.

Project experience and donor exposure

The expert has collaborated with international donors such as USAID, DFID, DANIDA, and Street Child UK. Experience working with international donors encompasses project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building in sectors like education, health, nutrition, and livelihoods. The projects are national in scope, focusing on vulnerable communities, including those affected by climate change and the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. Geographic locations for these donor-related activities include Cox’s Bazar, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, and other climate-affected districts in Bangladesh.

Sectors and geographic focus

Worked across multiple sectors, including civil society and NGOs, education, environment and natural resource management, agriculture, and democratization. Previously held roles such as Project Manager, M&E Coordinator, and Consultant, with responsibilities in project management, coordination, and capacity building. Cross-cutting expertise includes integrating MEAL frameworks and community mobilization strategies in development projects. The geographic scope of work is primarily national, focusing on Bangladesh's climate-affected and vulnerable regions. Extensive geographic experience includes a focus on regions such as Cox's Bazar, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Deep familiarity with local governance, cultural dynamics, and regional development issues is evident, particularly in climate-affected and vulnerable communities. The work includes long-term assignments addressing the needs of forcibly displaced populations and supporting sustainable development initiatives.

Languages and education

The expert is fluent in English and Bengali, utilizing these languages in professional settings, including in-country work and collaboration with multilingual teams in the humanitarian and development sector. The educational background includes a Master's degree in Social Science and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Dhaka University, Bangladesh, completed in 1991.