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Resume of Mohammad Ali Ahsan

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Mohammad Ali Ahsan Technical Coordinator - Advocacy & Lesson Learning,

Extreme Rural Poverty Program, Care Bangladesh

Contact address:

Baitul Bashar, House no. 8 (4th Floor), Main Road, Mohammadi Homes, Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207

Mobile: +880 1672572868 Email: [email protected]

Professional Summary

Compassionate and driven program and research specialist with 13 years career experience working with impoverished populations. Highly adept at working within systems and the ability to think outside of them. Proven leader and team builder with exceptional communication and analytical thinking skills.

Core Qualifications

Cultural competency

Strategic planning

Gender, Human Rights & Governance

Livelihood focused community

development

Monitoring & Evaluation

Research

Data analysis

Logical Framework

Analysis

Education: Masters in Development Studies, Bangladesh University of Professionals, expected to be completed by 2016

Masters in Social Science (Anthropology), University of Dhaka, 2004

Bachelor in Social Science (Anthropology), University of Dhaka, 2003

HSC, Dhaka College, 1997, Science

SSC, Govt. Laboratory High School, 1995, Science

Employment Record:

Employer Care Bangladesh

Position held Technical Coordinator - Advocacy and Lesson Learning & Research Personnel - Extreme Poverty Research Group led by University of Bath

Date July 2014 to ti l l date

Activities Major responsibilities included: Providing guidance for SETU's community mobilization and pro-poor inclusive local

governance works for social and political transformation of the extremely poor; Working with the Extreme Poverty Research Group (EPRG) as well as the Advocacy Team of

SHIREE and its partners; Overseeing CMS-3, CMS-5 and conducting qualitative research for learning and reflections

on project interventions;

Playing the key role to work with relevant projects of CARE and SHIREE partners to identify

common advocacy agenda to influence policy makers and relevant stakeholders; and Supporting the Team Leader and other colleagues of SETU Project in implementation of the

project for sustainable graduation of the project beneficiary households out of extreme poverty

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Supervise Technical Officer -Research, advocacy and community mobilization

Maintain working relationship and coordination with SETU’s Learning, Monitoring and

Evaluation unit, CARE-B Advocacy and Communication Unit, CARE-B Program Quality Unit & SALT, SHIREE Advocacy & Research Wing, University of Bath, local & national media, relevant positions in other projects of CARE-B, same/similar positions in SHIREE scale fund projects, and SETU field teams

Employer Centre for Communicable Diseases, icddr,b

Position held 2. Research Investigator, Respiratory Viruses Research Group 1. Research Investigator, WASH Research Group

Date 2. April 2014 to June 2014

1. April 2011 to March 2014

Activities Major responsibilities included: Plan, organize and coordinate qualitative component of Health Impact Assessment

Study of SHEWA-B intervention in the field; Supervise and coordinate surveillance data collection and field research activities;

Prepare research instruments, training manuals and coordinate training acti vities;

Supervise data management activities and analyze data;

Assist to develop concept papers and proposal for securing research grants;

Write manuscripts for peer reviewed journals

Employer Centre for Policy and Sustainable Development Research [CPSDR]

Position held Senior Research Fellow

Date July 2010 to March 2011

Activities Major responsibilities included

Writing and submitting project proposals to potential donors.

Designing and managing project budgets.

Developing appropriate research techniques for projects.

Training research staff in techniques and managing research staff in the field. Conducting

monitoring and evaluation of research. Documenting research exhibitions

Conducting l iterature reviews of research areas and drafting reports and drawing conclusions

from findings. Planning and executing dissemination events for the findings of research. Conducting

stakeholder analysis for advocacy opportunities. Planning and executing advocacy strategies for selected topics.

Monitoring and evaluation of advocacy strategies and events.

Writing and issuing press releases on research topics and matters of interest to CPSDR.

Networking with l ikeminded organizations and strategic partners.

Managing relationships with human rights and governance partners.

Employer Islamic Relief Worldwide

Position held Personal Assistant to Country Director

Date March 2009 to July 2010


Researching background materials and information, and preparing documents, reports and

presentations for Country Director Representative Member in the M&E department on behalf of Country Director

Liaison with other IRW-B Senior Managers to ensure that relevant materials are provided for


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board meetings, newsletter copy deadlines etc. Maintain the Online Helpdesk, answering and fielding queries, liaising with subject experts

and ensuring responses are dealt with appropriately. Dealing with incoming email and letters, and screening telephone calls

Dealing with correspondence and writing letters, particularly with regard to trusts and

photographers, sending emails etc. Organising and fi ling paperwork, documents and computer-based information

Organising travel arrangements, equipment needs, accommodation etc. for when the CD

speaks at conferences etc.

Organising and maintaining the CD’s diary, including scheduling of appointments, meetings

etc.

Employer Islamic Relief Worldwide

Position held Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Date May 2008 to February 2009

Activities Major responsibilities included Working proactively with Programme Manger, Project Coordinator and other staff to ensure

successful delivery of the Operational Plan and Strategic Objectives of the project.

Contributing to and writing reports, briefing papers research issues and articles to inform the

relevant communities on the current issues impacting on the area of work covered by the project

Represent the Service at relevant steering groups, meetings, workshops, conferences and

other events across the project area and Dhaka.

Co-ordinate and support, on a day-to-day basis, consultants/temporary staff commissioned to undertake activities on behalf of the Service.

Advise the Service Team on new or more appropriate technology for use in day-to-day roles,

ensure the team is kept up to date with regards to Technology, including researching information on new products, purchasing trial l icenses or pieces of technology to trial, working with suppliers etc.

Revising the project objective hierarchy and log-frame matrix [activities, processes, inputs,

outcomes and impacts] Determining information needs of project management, implementing partners and primary

stakeholders, the cooperating institution and funding agencies Identifying and designing performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project

component and for each level of the objective hierarchy

Employer Neeti Gobeshona Kendro

Position held Research Fellow from January 2007 to April 2008 Research Coordinator from November 2005 to December 2006

Date January 2007 to April 2008

Activities Major responsibilities included Develop system of appraisal, planning, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of

organization's ongoing program Participatory program development, local and national level advocacy

Provide guidance and support to other researcher to develop their capacity on research and

advocacy

Helping design, update, implement and monitor their office's plans to promote and support

evaluations and share evaluation results Proposing topics for training in monitoring and evaluation to meet needs of staff

Keeping informed of technical issues in monitoring and evaluation


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Consulting with other research officers to identify topics for special research

Documentation, reporting and presentation.

Employer Neeti Gobeshona Kendro

Position held Research Coordinator

Date November 2005 to December 2006

Activities Major responsibilities included Analyze quantitative and qualitative data, including making critical observations of analyses

or data and identifying patterns in the data Prepare quantitative data fi les to include evaluating the quality of the data and describing its

structure, overseeing data entry procedures, identifying ways to validate data and enhancing

quality control of data Design questionnaires and other methods to collect quantitative and qualitative data

Collect qualitative data from interviews, non-participant observations or focus groups

Assist with the organization and implementation of research projects such as reporting on

the status of various research tasks and identifying ways to improve research design Create and deliver professional presentations on research and evaluation results

Employer Environment and Social Development Organization

Position held Programme Associate

Date July 2005 to October 2006


Participatory programme development and micro level advocacy for organization's local

project office Management of implementation of work at local project offices

Designing, conducting, reporting of research [qualitative and quantitative and PRA] and use

of research data in programme planning Design and facilitate training & workshop events for Advocacy Institute of Washington, USA

and ESDO Develop system of appraisal, planning, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of

organization's ongoing programme

Fund raising and communication with GOB, Donors, Local and International NGOs #

Documentation, reporting and presentation

Employer Capacity Building Service Group [CBSG]

Position held Research Associate [Training]

Date July 2002 to June 2005

Activities Major responsibilities included Design workshop events for UNICEF and other development organization

Facilitate workshop and conferences of UNICEF Bangladesh on behalf of CBSG

Conduct F.G.Ds, PRA and training session for research and survey.

Languages:

Language Speaking Reading Writing

English Intermediate Excellent Excellent

Bengali Native Native Native


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Key Skills acquired:

Analytical Skills: Processing varied and complex information into reports

Skills and Understanding: Right based approach, gender and generation values

Computer Knowledge: All MS office based software, statistical analytical software like STATA, SPSS, Epi

Info.

Research & Development: Development of Research protocol, organize ToR, designing study [PRA and

quantitative], conducting, analysis and reporting and use of findings . Expertise in social risk management,

vulnerability analysis, environment and right appraisal.

Training & Facilitation Skills: Gender, participatory research planning, advocacy etc

Some Notable Research Experience:

Project Name/Type Responsibility Client Name Date Location

1 Community Based Savings Group: A pathway to socio-economic inclusion

for Extreme Poor household, Bangladesh

Research management and report writing

CARE Bangladesh & SHIREE

2015 Bangladesh

2 Access to market & outcome:

Experiences from SHIREE intervention


SHIREE 2014 Bangladesh

3 Nutrition impact of SHEWA-B WASH intervention using qualitative method


Unicef 2013 Bangladesh

4 2nd qualitative study on determining barriers to promoted practices of SHEWA-B intervention and ways to

overcome



5 Factors accepting acceptability and effectiveness of the SHEWA-B intervention package

Research management

and report writing


6 How do the CHT households contrast to pla in land households in terms of barriers and motivators of the SHEWA-B

intervention?



7 Determining barriers to promoted

practices of SHEWA-B intervention and ways to overcome

Research management

and report writing


8 Exploring factors affecting Community hygiene promoters’ performance


icddr,b 2011 Bangladesh

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InterMedia VOA Bangla Study Research management and report writing

Voice of America 2011 Bangladesh

10 Find out the level of English require and available in Bangladesh job market

Research management and report writing.

BBC 2011 Bangladesh


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Academic papers and other articles:

1. Efficacy of Communicative Language Teaching in Primary School - Bangladesh Context; International Journal of English Language Education; 2013, Vol 2, No. 1 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijele.v2i1.4734

2. Factors accepting acceptability and effectiveness of the SHEWA-B intervention package [proposed] 3. Factors affecting Community hygiene promoters’ performance : Accepted as oral presentation in the WASH2014

Conference in Brisbane, Australia

4. 'Avoiding cost of Sidr: Looking for better future' published in the New Age (a national English daily) on 18 December 2007. The same article published in the Financial Express (a national English daily) on 16 December 2007.

5. 'Rikshawchalokder Shonman din' (in Bangla) published in the Jugantor (a national Bangla daily) published on 2 August 2007 jointly with M. Abdus Salam.

6. “Adolescents and Health”- An Anthropological study of the situation of adolescent health in Dhaka, 2003

[unpublished dissertation submitted to the Dept. of Anthropology] 7. “Adolescent Reproductive Health”- An account of a participatory research in the Lohagara Thana, Chittagong,

2004 [unpublished Master's dissertation submitted to the Dept. of Anthropology]

Some training: 1. Basic course on ‘STATA’ an statistical analysis software conducted by Centre for Communicable Diseases

Training Unit, icddrb 2. Short course on Evaluation of Development Program by Brac JPG and Unicef for 5 days , Major Topic:

Evaluation theories, design, methodologies, ethics, strategic evaluation, gender and human rights, governance etc

3. Introductory course on Epidemiology and Biostatistics by icddr,b for 28 days/ 4 weeks , Major Topic: Epidemiology and Bio-statistics

4. Training on Outbreak Investigation by IEDCR and icddr,b for 3 days , Major Topic: Outbreak investigation, qualitative and quantitative methods, reporting

5. Scientific writing course on qualitative manuscript by Training unit, CCD, icddr,b for 5 days , Major Topic: Qualitative manuscript writing

6. Scientific writing course on protocol development by Training unit, CCD, icddr,b for 5 days , Major Topic:

Protocol writing, methodology, budget, timeline, gender and research ethics 7. Training on Good governance and media advocacy by Manusher Jonno Foundation and ESDO for 3 days ,

Major Topic: Good Governance issues, human rights, media advocacy 8. Training on the basic functions of Union Parishad by VSO Bangladesh for 3 days , Major Topic: Union Parishad

structure, activity, procedure, budgeting etc. 9. Training on Participatory Action Research (PAR) by Research Initiatives Bangladesh and Udoyankur for 3 days ,

Major Topic: Participatory Research method, action research procedure, reporting etc .

References : Name : Golam Dostogir Harun Name : Md. Abdur Raquib

Designation : Research Project Manager Designation : Deputy Project Director, SHIKHON Organization : Centre for Communicable Diseases, icddr,b Organization : Save the Children Address : 68, Shaeed Tajuddin Sharani, Mohakhali,

Dhaka Address : House no. CWN (A) 35, Road no. 43,

Gulshan - 2, Dhaka - 1212

Phone : 9827001-10 Phone : 880-2-9861690 Mobile : 880-1556636545 Mobile : 880-1711436362 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected]

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