Highlights:Worked for European Union, USAID and SDC funded projects in Bangladesh as a Communications Expert.

Skills:Marketing, Communications

Goal:Develop myself as a marketing and development communications professional for non government and internationally reputed global organizations.

Membership:National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) Australia. International Institute of Business Analysis, (IIBA)

Certification:Master of Commerce in Marketing, Bachelor of Commerce with Honors in Marketing from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also have an advanced Diploma of Marketing Management from Sydney, Australia.

Honor:Bachelor with Honors, Distinctions in SSC and HSC.

Knowledge Management Communications and Advocacy Specialist 04/2013 - 12/2016
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Dhaka, Dhaka Bangladesh
Industry: Development
Design project’s KM, Communications and Advocacy Strategy, produce all relevant IEC and BCC materials, develop modules, write and compile best practices and ensure advocacy events with the government.
• Develop and implement the project’s KM, Communications and Advocacy Strategy. • Develop participatory Knowledge sharing plan within and outside of the organization • Represent programme’s success stories among the development partners for advocacy • Working closely with the government and development partners for a policy enabling environment based on the achieved good practices. • Identifying and validating good practices in association with the government. • Partnering government with the replication mechanism while organizing national and outreach events for sharing lessons learned. • Writing Annual gender report as the gender focal point, writing progress reports and develop marketing tools and promotional documents for the programme’s visibility • Work as a programme’s gender focal point and represent nationally and globally. • Writing good cases for local platform journals (HLP) and international publication like DLGN and LOGIN.--
Communications Specialist 11/2012 - 04/2013
BBC Media Action, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: Development
News briefs, translating BBC Bangladesh Dialogue for BBC London, provide expatriate with language services, ensure programme materials and in place and produced and shared.
• Writing draft reports, success stories, work plan and strategies, and press release of the BBC Bangladesh program. • Monitoring, coordinating and managing other media partners, relevant government officials for the program. • Organizing and managing outreach events. • Keeping program materials and the trainers schedule on the track. • Ensure resourceful and dynamic website dynamic for the better understanding of the activities with consultation of the Web team. • Making news brief with relevant photos and uploading video in the website. • Managing expatriate trainers and their language assistance. • Translating and interpreting for the expatriates.--
Communications Specialist 12/2011 - 11/2012
Chemonics International, Dhaka, Dhaka Bangladesh
Industry: Development
Writing report, design strategies, produce IEC/BCC materials, manage knowledge and website and managing events.
• Writing draft progress/annual reports, success stories, work plan and strategies, and press release. • Monitoring, coordinating and managing partner NGOs, Government officials of the activities. • Organizing and managing outreach events. • Keeping training materials and the trainers schedule on the track. • Keeping the project website dynamic for the better understanding of the activities. • Making news brief with relevant photos and uploading video in the website. • Managing expatriate trainers and coordinate travel schedules and provide logistic and corporate supports in their travel, etc.--
Communications Manager 04/2009 - 12/2011
USAID-ICEA, Dhaa, Bangladesh
Industry: International Development
Planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling of Reports, Events, Outreaches, production of materials, budgets, leading team of communications consultants.
• Preparation of draft ICEA Annual Report. • Preparation of draft ICEA Annual Work Plan. • preparation of draft Annual Progress Report. • Preparation of draft Quarterly Status Report of deliverables based on the Annual Workplan. • Preparation of draft Annual Monitoring & Evaluation Report. • Tracking and updating USAID Trainet at minimum on a monthly basis. • Tracking energy regulatory related articles throughout the year for M&E reportin g purposes. • Drafting relevant news articles summaries on energy regulation quarterly. • Monitoring ICEA training activities, documenting date, time, subject matter, and roster of attendees. • Keeping accurate files on training. • Tracking USSTTA deliverables and filing appropriately. • Tracking use of LOE-budget verses actual. • Tracking BERC license issuance and classifying appropriately summary table. • Tracking BERC meetings (administrative and open meetings) • Arrange and provide needed logistical support for training/workshops/seminars. • Preparing all USSTTA USAID Travel Approval Requests. • Preparing all USSTTA USAID Clearance Requests. • Preparing all USAID required study tour materials and coordinating with USAID and prospective participants. • Reporting to USAID on the status of study tour participant preparation and activities. • Sceduling M&E interview. • Interviewing project beneficiaries for relevant M&E purposes. • From time to time other professional requirements to keep the ICEA in optimal operation.--
Deputy Manager-Administration 08/2007 - 03/2009
Insoft Systems Ltd (SKYBD), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: ITES
Coordination of corporate administration and internal people performance management.
• revamping the core functions of the administration department, and appropriately staffing it • renovating the present office setup • identifying a new premises for the head office function • installation of security cameras for security purposes • change of security guards company if necessary • reorganizing of dispatch and delivery department • handling janitorial services of the company • office repairs and maintenance of different locations • monitoring repairs and maintenance of office owned vehicles • responsible for staff entertainment and annual functions and • cost control of the overall expenditures related to the administrative function etc.--
Program Officer-Communications 03/2005 - 07/2007
Dhaka Ahsaina Mission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry: NGO
Coordination and management of WATSAN project including but not limited to writing reports, hosting events, seminar, training, and implementing project implementation time frame and preparing project proposal.
• Overall communications of the project including but not limited to the EU, government and the mission head office. • Managing and utilization of resources to its best possible ways. • Tracking and monitoring of the program staffs and ensure maximum output from their given activities. • Managing and keeping keen eyes to the program’s implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities. • Ensure maximum utilization of the fund and control time frame in implementing the project. • Managing media both print and electronic in creating social awareness of the project.--

Mirzapur Cadet College 09/1991 - 07/1993
Tangail, , Bangladesh
Degree: High School Or Below
Major:Science
I completed my SSC and HSC from the country's best High school and College.

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