Disaster Risk Project Management

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Otin Dewan

***-** ****** ****, *********, NY 11435 • 347-***-**** • *********@*****.*** Fully Work Authorized • Open to Relocation

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Development sector professional with 20 years of experience with national and international nonprofit organizations and humanitarian agencies in guideline development for disaster risk assessment, fund management, project monitoring, evaluation, and cross-cultural communication Key Skills

Project Management (Disaster Risk

Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation)

Fund Management– Developing Operational

Guidelines

Cultivating donors

Donor/funder Reports

Customer Care/Customer Retention

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Adobe Acrobat

Public Relations/Communication

Facilitator as Trainer

Languages: English, Bengali, and Rohingya

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Interpreter 05/01/2023-To date

Geneva Worldwide, New York, NY

Interpreted for events of School Districts under the NYC Department of Education for Parents/Students and Teachers, Department of Social Services, Judicial Courts from English to Bengali/English and vice-versa. Interpreter 02/01/2023-To date

LIS Solutions, Chantilly, VA

Interpreted for events of School Districts under the NYC Department of Education for Parents/Students and Teachers from English to Bengali/English and vice-versa. Freelance Interpreter

Journeys End Refugee Services, Buffalo, NY 09/01/2022 – To date

Interpreted for events between the clients and the service seeker from English to Bengali/English, and Rohingya/English and vice-versa in schools, social service agencies, hospitals, and other behavioral health services.

Translate documents and voice recording from English to Bengali, Rohingya and vice-versa Development Consultant 02/2022 – 08/31/2022

Micronarrative Productions, Horning, Denmark

Support with fund raising, resource management and donor relations.

Support with communication activities (including copywriting, translation etc,)

Coordinate project related issues with third party service providers Contact Tracer 01/2022 – 02/2022

San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, San Bernardino, CA

Conduct telephone calls with persons newly-diagnosed with COVID-19 to complete case interviews, elicit and trace contacts exposed to COVID-19.

Conduct virtual "needs" check, and connect at-risk COVID-19 positive patients and people in quarantine to local community resources.

Provide follow-up instructions to cases and to contacts related to isolation/quarantine, symptom monitoring, and assess the need for medical care and supportive services.

Collect and record information from the case interview/contact gathering into the data system.

Follow approved scripts and protocols, provide people with approved information on state/local isolation and quarantine procedures, and if appropriate, refer them to testing according to protocol.

Provide information on where to find other social, health resources using approved script/resource list.

Protect and maintain individual privacy and confidentiality. HVI Home Support Worker 02/2020 – 12/2021

San Bernardino County Pre-school Services Department, San Bernardino, CA

Conduct 9 home visits every week to focus and promote high quality early learning experience; assist with administration of required assessments and health screenings Otin Dewan Resume, Page 2 of 3

Prepare lesson plans, document attendance and maintain reports and records for inclusion in child’s file for 13 children of 9 families; input data into database program

Teach parenting skills and assist parents with role modeling, developing support systems, personal growth

Identify children with developmental problems or symptoms of abuse and refer to appropriate program, and make child abuse referrals, as required by law

Interpreter (On Call) 06/2017 – 05/2019

Journeys End Refugee Services, Buffalo, NY

Interpreted for ~80 events between the clients and the service seeker from English to Bengali/English to Rohingya and vice-versa in schools, courts, national fuel, national grid, social service agencies, hospitals, and other behavioral health services

Translate 20+ documents from English to Bengali and vice-versa Volunteer and Resource Mobilization Coordinator (AmeriCorps Volunteer) 02/2018 – 02/2019 Jewish Family Services of Buffalo and Erie County, Buffalo, NY

Worked with Jewish Family Services to engage 30 professional and student volunteers

Mobilized resources from 24 listed donors of Buffalo City regularly supported with household materials for 18 newly-arrived refugee families, including $1,100 in case through events and phone calls Front Desk Agent 03/2017 – 06/2018

Adam’s Mark Hotel, Buffalo, NY

Greeted, welcomed, and checked-in and out around 120 guests per shift

Received payments either in cash or credit card

Answered phone calls for reservations, guest inquiries, and services PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Local Governance Advisor, Volunteer 10/2015 – 06/2016 Volunteer Overseas Services Cambodia (VSO Cambodia), Kratie Town, Kratie Province, Cambodia

Developed capacity of Provincial Associations of Local Councils PALC’s 12 staff and 45 Council Members by convening and facilitating monthly training sessions on leadership, management, planning, and technical skills on decentralization and social accountability

Facilitated 8 sessions (one per month) for 12 staff members on coordination and building PALC’s institutional capacity and ability to advocate for sub-national councils

Enhanced PALC’s ability to increase outreach activities to civil society organizations and local communities by identifying local risks and developing action plans while facilitating PALC member meetings (e.g.: one community identified flash flooding during monsoon season as biggest risk—PALC members took their process and replicated it across other communities)

Local Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (LDRRF), Fund Management Specialist 10/2004 – 12/2014 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)- Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP) is a two phased of UNDP in addressing disaster risk reduction approach across the country to reduce vulnerability of the community.

Developed LDRRF Fund Management Operational Guidelines outlining NGO/partner selection for project implementation and obtained approval of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

Developed the concept of LDRRF Secretariat (in consultation with project management) outlining manpower requirement with terms of reference (ToR) and completed the hiring of 22 Project Monitors and Civil Engineers through UNDP, and efficiently managed activities of LDRRF Secretariat

Prepared the quarterly and annual reports highlighting the disaster risk reduction (DRR) experiences gathered from beneficiary’s feedback during field visits by donor agency officials, including the Ambassadors of respective countries and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Program Officer 04/2002 – 10/2004

UNDP- Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sustainable Environment Management Program was a collaboration program of UNDP-Bangladesh and UNOPS in undertaking projects to address environment projects at the local levels.

Reviewed hard copy work plans and relevant budgets of sub-implementing agencies (SIA) to assist the National Program Director in revising work plans and budgets

Supported 6 SIAs for smooth implementation of project activities against the approved work plans

Invited project proposals from local non-government agencies as a focal point of the Environment Fund Component; after being approved by the Environment Fund Project Selection Committee, awarded environment grant and implemented 200 projects with an allocated budget of USD $100,000 Program Officer 12/2000 – 04/2002

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Dhaka, Bangladesh Otin Dewan Resume, Page 3 of 3

Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Program of IFRC was initiated to address the risk factors of more than 25 years of ethnic conflicts in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.

Monitored 36 development activities (e.g.: water sanitation projects, construction of culverts, livelihood support, bio-gas projects for households) implemented by the local chapter of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

(BDRCS) in the post-conflict areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts following “do no harm” approach

Supported BRDCS in conducting needs assessments, helping 300 families with emergency food support

Developed quarterly, half yearly, and annual progress reports and submitted the reports to the Head of Delegation for onward submission to the Federation Head Quarter in Geneva EDUCATION

Post-graduate Certificate Program in Disaster Management 2005 BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Founded in 2001, a private research university. Ranked as best private university by QS World University Rankings.

Equivalent to U.S. bachelor’s degree in the field from an accredited institution according to the North American Educational Group, Massachusetts, 2019. Evaluation available upon request. University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Established in 1921, the university is modelled after British universities. It has 13 faculties with 83 departments, 12 institutes, and 56 research bureaus and centers with 37k students. Master of Social Science in Public Administration 1982 Bachelor of Social Science in Public Administration 1980 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Qualitative Training on ‘The Reality Check Approach (RCA)”, RCA+ Project, Cambodia, 02/2016 - 03/2016

Regional Disaster Management Course for South Asia, Disaster Management Center, Bournemouth University, U.K., 05/2010

Training on Financial Operations of Project Training on UNOPS Procurement and Recruitment Procedure, UNOPS Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand, 10/2005

International Workshop on “Conserving Hill and Mountain Ecology”, Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies and Himachal Pradesh University, Simla, India, 08/2005

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