Program Management Project

Mozharul Islam

Address: Apartment No: D*W, Building No: 01, Road No: 02, Angel City,

Advanced Police Town, Tetuljora Union, Ward #: 3 Ramchandrapur, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post code: 1340

Mobile: +88-017********, 018******** (WhatsApp)

E-mail: *********@*****.***

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mozharul-islam-a4a26518/ Career Summary:

• Working as Chief Coordinator at Skills Development Coordination and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh & have 34 years’ expertise in Development projects comprised of Capacity Development, Admin, Awareness Building, Communication, Program Management, Coordination, Field Force Management, Procurement, Project Feasibility Analysis, Training & Development, Admin, Strategic Planning & Development area.

• Intended to be a result-oriented professional driven by the desire to excel in development projects and new concepts, along with expertise in teamwork, Policy-Making, Advocacy, humanitarian crisis management, Monitoring and Evaluation, research, partnership development and management, fund management, costing, Stakeholder Management, project governance, reporting & documentation. I gathered experience and skills in managing development projects and programs of Government and international NGOs funded by USAID, DFID, UK-Aid, EU, SDC, DFAT-Australia, and Asian Development Bank. Objective: To work as a head of organization & ensure operational excellence for sustainable growth. Key Proficiencies:

• Training & Development

• Capacity Building

• Awareness Development

• Project Management

• Budgeting & Costing

• Partnership Management

• Time management

• Reporting & Documentation

• Emotional intelligence

• People management

Job Experience:

Chief Coordinator, Kumudini Welfare Trust-Skills for Employment Investment Program Jan’22 to till now Carry out skill development activities as agreed in the business plan between Kumudini Welfare Trust

& Skills Development Coordination & Monitoring Unit of Skills for Employment Investment Program. Supervise and guide coordinators and other Project Implementation Unit (PIU) staff. Assessing training need, arranging training & evaluate post training performance & job placement. Ensure proper use of course curricula/standards and relevant learning materials, and other logistics for quality training program, assessment, and certification. Look after arrangement of the physical facilities, required clinical placements, and practicum for the trainers. Keep liaise with SDCMU-SEIP for timely receiving of grants. Visit the training venue regularly and ensure the training implementation as per the business plan. Apprise project standing committee (PSC) about the progress of training programs. Report to SDCMU on courseware progress of training programs & facilitate external auditing, physical verifications & submission of periodical reports on financial issues, training, and job placements. Maintain liaison with Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC), National Skills Development Authority (NSDA), hospitals, medical colleges, nursing institutes, and other relevant stakeholders. Arrange periodic monitoring visits by BNMC, NSDA, informal sector skills councils as & when required. Arrange and facilitate final exam of the specialized nursing courses to be conducted by BNMC. Program Manager Partnership and Coordination, BRAC Jun’20 to Mar’21

• Worked in Host Community component of Humanitarian Response for Rohingya and Host Community in Cox’s Bazar project funded by DFAT Australia

• Ensured the quality of DFAT Host Community program activities and coordinating with all sector leads and lead partnership projects of local partner NGOs.

• Prepared partnership guidelines, contract papers, project implementation guidelines & related tools.

• Guided four local partners to prepare project proposals, budgets, and detailed activity plans for 2020 and 2021 and reviewed and ensured approval of these.

• Coordinated with the grants & finance department, M&E, communication & internal audit department of BRAC, local government, government, and other stakeholders.

• Secured funding to partners from BRAC & led due diligence assessment & selected two partner NGOs.

• Proposed & implemented downward partnership policy development & implementation

• Established Disability Learning Center & took several Capacity Development initiatives

• Worked for Infrastructure development, washing, education, health, nutrition, agriculture sector. Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, World Vision International Apr’18 to Jun’20

• Worked in NoboJarta Project & provided technical guidance for proper Monitoring and Evaluation.

• Establish, review & mainstream M&E systems for direct & partner implementation in Khulna & Satkhira in alignment with World Vision & international humanitarian principles.

• Innovated a new automated monitoring method called Routine Quality & Process Monitoring (RQPM).

• Prepared and implement M&E plan including Logframe, theory of change (ToC), indicator list and characteristics, baseline & Performance data, data Quality Standards, and assessments.

• Guided 19 members field M&E team to ensure implementation of interventions with quality as per donor requirement and WV standards, support proper implementation of the M&E system.

• Led the Project progress management & handled the partnership management issues & implemented several quality development tools & techniques for the total project work. Project Coordinator, Practical Action Apr’17 to Mar’18

• Worked in Agriculture for Resilience department & made templates for project progress management.

• Led the strategic Planning & implementation of the project & established financial control of the Climate Resilient Agriculture project (GBP 263,155) supported by CAFOD and UKAID & got A+ rating.

• Ensure targeted activities are completed on time and within budget, that the project's objectives.

• Initiated & implemented several quality development tools & techniques throughout the project.

• Managed the partnership, communication & joint implementation of project activities with two NGOs and 20 private companies & seven departments of four districts, eight Upazilas & 18 Union Parishads. Project Manager and Coordinator Monitoring and Evaluation Jul’12 to Mar’17

• Worked in Food Facility Project, designed and managed IRRI supported FtF Innovations Lab for Reduction of Postharvest Loss Project, and Markets for Char project.

• Managed Markets for Char project funded by SDC as a focal person, manage Cristian Aid supported ' Markets work for Poor' project & design and manage IRRI supported 'Postharvest Research project.

• Provided technical inputs for the project to form and facilitate farmer groups and sales and service centers, participatory market mapping, and develop relationship matrix groups.

• Managed Cristian Aid-supported project (GBP 18,000; from May 2013-March, 2016).

• Ked the development and managed FtF Innovations Lab for the Reduction of Postharvest Loss (USD 10,000; August 2013- April 2015).

Coordinator Monitoring and Evaluation Apr’10 to Jun’12

• Develop, manage, and maintain participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) system and ensure the quality of project activities and assessment of projects impact.

• Supervise and guide 13 field M&E staff for implementation and monitoring in field offices, and manage the PME system includes coordinate M&E activities of seven projects.

• Implemented this PME system that includes managing baseline surveys, market assessments, impact assessments, livelihood assessments, mid-term and final evaluations for all projects.

• Involved in the fundraising of 10 projects by producing a Gantt chart, budget & logical framework.

• Led a team and developed a Value Chain Upgrading project (USD 467,589) in CHT funded by UNDP. Senior Monitoring Officer Aug’07 to Mar’10

• Worked in Markets & livelihoods, Making Markets Work for Smallholder Farmers and Rural Producers.

• Developing and implementing Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (PME) System of Shomparka-1 project by involving different levels of stakeholders.

• Conduct a study of the economic sub-sector and disseminate information to different audiences.

• Lead baseline, prepare periodic reports, and manage project database.

• Developed methodology and tools, lead baseline survey of partner NGOs and beneficiaries, and prepared reports.

• Conducted impact assessment, beef market assessment at Dinajpur district and guided NGOs to conduct service market assessment.

Program Officer (M&E), USC Canada-Bangladesh Oct’04 to Jul’07

• Developed and implemented an M&E plan by involving individual beneficiaries, groups, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

• Designed methodology & tools for the baseline survey & qualitative assessments & prepared reports. Technical Officer (M&E), CARE-Bangladesh Jul’02 to Sep’04

• Worked in Flood Proofing project of Integrated Food Security Program

• Implemented the M&E plan at Sylhet region that includes output monitoring, preparation of periodic reports on performance indicators through indicator performing tracking table (IPTT), a USAID tool.

• Prepared monitoring reports by analyzed outputs of homestead vegetables form software. Technical Officer (Partnership) Aug’01 to Jun’02

• Improved the capacity of GJKS at Derai and CNRS at Jamalganj of Sunamganj district (name of NGOs) to plan the more realistic and timely implementation of project interventions by following fund management guidelines.

Project Officer (Monitoring & Evaluation) Oct’99 to Jul’2001

• Worked in Flood Proofing project, Integrated Food Security Program & assisted the project in M&E that includes data management, checking, and cleaning of data. Assistant Statistical Officer, Ministry of LGRD & Cooperatives, GOB Dec’88 to Sep’99

• Worked for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Inspection Wing of Ministry of LGRD and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh

Academic Qualification:

• Diploma in Enterprise Development through Value Chain and Service Market from International Training Center (ITC), ILO, Turin, Italy with First Division, Marks: 85% in 2009.

• Diploma in Computer Science & Application from Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka in 2007.

• MSc in Statistics from University of Chittagong with Second Class, Marks: 45% in 1987.

• BSc in Statistics from University of Chittagong with Second Class, Marks: 47.7% in 1983. Workshop/Training:

• 01 month Online Training on “Partnership Management”, by Philanthropy University, USA in 2021.

• 01 month Online Training on “Project Management”, by Philanthropy University, USA in 2021.

• Training on “e-protect respiratory infection, Acute respiratory infection (ARIs)”, by WHO, BD in 2022.

• Training on “COVID-19 Operational planning guidelines”, organized by WHO, Bangladesh in 2020.

• 03 days Training on “Core Humanitarian Standard”, by Humanitarian Leadership Academy, BD in 2020.

• 01 day Online Training on “Basic security awareness”, organized by World Vision, Bangladesh in 2019.

• 12 days Training on “Rice: Post-production to Market”, from (IRRI), Philippines in 2014.

• 05 days Training on “Pilot Training Course on the DCED Standard in Result Measurement”, organized by Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED), Thailand in 2009.

• 01 week Training on “Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation”, from IITD Training Center, India in 2005.

• 05 days Training on “Basic Training of Trainers”, organized by Care-Bangladesh in 2004.

• 05 days Training on “Participatory Learning and Action”, organized by Care-Bangladesh in 2001.

• 04 days Training on “Project Design and Proposal writing”, organized by Care-Bangladesh in 1998.

• 01 month Training on “Research Technique in Social Science”, from University of Dhaka in 1987.

• 05 days Training on “Health and Nutrition Training”, from Chinnamukul Bangladesh, Kurigram in 2004 Voluntary Activities:

• Life time member Hatiya Dwip Samittee (No.147), Dhaka, From 2016

• Admin of Safe food value chain platform, a Facebook group, From April, 2016

• Admin of Made in Bangladesh, a Facebook group, From May, 2017

• Advisor, HASI, a local NGO at Hatiya, Dhaka, 2008 to 2015

• Director Community, Derai Rotary Club, GJKS Office, Derai Upazila Town, Sylhet, From 2002 to 2004 Publications:

• Islam, Mozharul (2014). Market System Assessment Report on Organic Fertilizer.

• Islam, Mozharul (2014). Endline Survey Report. Participatory Market System Development, Inclusive Value Chain Development and Fair Economic Development project.

• Islam, Mozharul (2012). Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Technical Services of Value Chain upgrading and Analysis in the CHT project under the Community Empowerment and Economic Development Cluster of CHTDF.

• Islam, Mozharul (2010). Report on Household Baseline of Making Agriculture and Market Systems work for Landless, Marginal and Smallholder Farmers in Bangladesh project.

• Islam, Mozharul (2019). Inclusive value chain development: experience of participatory market system development approach in Bangladesh. Food Chain Journal, January 14, 2019.

• Islam, Mozharul (1986). Smoking Habit & Disease for it Among the Different Occupational Group. Memberships:

• Accredited post-harvest trainer, IRRI, Thailand since Nov, 2014.

• Life time member, Bangladesh Statistical Association (1363 LM S-139), From September, 2014, Dhaka

• Lifetime member, Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network (www.baenbd.net) From Dec, 2016 Computer Skill: Microsoft word, excel & PowerPoint presentation Language: Fluent in Bangla, France, Urdu, Hindi and English. References

1. Mr. Sajedul Hasan, Director, Humanitarian Programme at BRAC and BRAC International Phone: +88-017**-******, Email: *******.*****@****.*** 2. Mr. Abdur Rob, Lead Consultant, Livelihoods, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, Innovision Global Consulting Limited, Phone: +88-018*-*******, Email: ***.*****@**********-**.*** Signature: Date:

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