Mohammad Avi Hossain Email & Phone Number

Dhaka, Asia

Suva, Central, Fiji

Brussels Area, Belgium

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Brussels Area, Belgium

Dhaka

B-SkillFUL aims to train 40,000 poor and disadvantaged men and women in demand driven skills and place at least 70% of them in gainful employment. This will ensure access to the labour market for the unemployed labourers and provide higher earning opportunities for the underemployed ones. The project also aims to improve their working conditions by informing enterprises on benefits of decent work environment. A special focus is given to women (55% of the total target), ethnic and religious minority groups and Differently Abled People. The project facilitates implementation of training programmes through local Training Service Providers (TSPs) in Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Bogura, Tangail, Gazipur and Jashore. The partner TSPs provide training in 18 occupations, broadly classified in sectors such as RMG, construction, electrical and electronics, furniture, automobile etc.

I am coordinating a team of several research associates in several research projects. My recent research projects include regional trade integration, the role of private and public institutions partnered with USAID, improvement of the compliant mechanism system for the migrant workers with ILO, preparation of the sector action plan for Economic Governance in Bangladesh in collaboration with UNDP and Planning Ministry of Bangladesh. Recently, two of my works, “Expanding Access to Express Courier Services through the Benapole-Petrapole Land Ports” and “Optimizing Cross-Border Trade Operations between Bangladesh and India”, with Professor Dr. Selim Raihan, a prolific macroeconomist in South Asia, got published as a research report by USAID Washington. I played a major role in the survey, visiting India and interviewing high-level officials there and preparing the key parts of the insights. Moreover, I helped Dr. Raihan in writing the reports and analysis of the data. Currently, I am working on writing a book chapter on the impact of education on economic growth in Bangladesh with Dr. Raihan for an upcoming book on Bangladesh Development Challenges. Apart from my involvement in research projects, I have received rigorous training of utilizing quantitative statistical software STATA for economic modeling such as Gravity modeling. In addition, I have the basic orientation on using GAMS to utilize CGE modeling using the idea of social accounting matrix (SAM).

Bangladesh

I taught Engineering Economics ; An introductory course on Basic Micro-Macro and Environmental Economics for Civil Engineers

Bangladesh

I taught undergrad courses Microeconomics 101, Development Economics and Labor Economics

Worked as a Market Development Specialist in Skills Development for the Ready Made Garments (RMG) and Construction Workers as per industry oriented TVET system and Private Training Providers' business case. The project was named Sudokkho (http://sudokkho.org/) or Skills & Employment Programme Bangladesh. I was responsible for implementing the project interventions, working closely with the Monitoring and Result Measurement Team, collected data, visited project locations/training centers at RMG factories and construction projects. I also worked as a Research Associate in a Need Assessment Study for the Painters' Training in Bangladesh in collaboration with market leader Berger Paints under the supervision of an International Consultant Alastair Machin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-machin-21b88a51/). Moreover, I worked closely with the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) team with a view to integrating the GSI aspects in the project interventions.

Bangladesh

The Fred Hollows Foundation Bangladesh is an Australian NGO supported by DFAT and Ausaid. I worked here as a project officer. My major role and responsibility was to design program and proposals for new funding. I worked in the development and design of 5 new programs/proposals to be funded. 3 of them got funding. "Seeing is Believing", a 1 million USD program for 4 years, got accepted by Standard Chartered Bank with support from IAPB ( International Association for Prevention of Blindness). Another proposal was accepted by The Fred Hollows headquarter in Sydney on Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), this is also a million dollar project for 4 years. In addition to these I solely developed and designed a pilot project on the "Eye health care service provision facilities for ready made garment (RMG) industry female workers in Bangladesh. It was under a call for proposal of innovative project on gender among The Foundation's (FHF) 19 member countries all around the world. Bangladesh won the funding of 100,000 AUD for a one year pilot project and I was the only responsible person in developing each components of the project such as Monitoring and Result Measurement(MRM) framework, risk assessment, budget and log-frame matrix. I worked directly under the country manager and program coordinator. For, several tasks I had to report directly to the Sydney head office and UAE's regional office.I participated several in house workshops arranged and facilitated by the Sydney and regional office i.e. Gender Inclusion workshop, advocacy workshop, program design and planning, child protection strategy and MRM workshop.

Dhaka

I worked in Innovision Consulting Private Limited in the “Farmed Fish” project of the Swisscontact-Katalyst, funded by DFID and SDC, as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer from 1 October 2013 till 30 September 2014. I worked as a focal of the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) unit of Swisscontact-Katalyst and supervised four regional coordinators working in four geographical areas of Bangladesh for 35 districts. My major responsibilities were monitoring the project interventions, designing surveys, supervising in training programs, analyzing data, preparing quarterly, half yearly and annual impact evaluation reports and coordinating with Government and private sector partners. Moreover, I was responsible for data analysis, collecting data, updating results framework, coordinating with the field officers, managing private partners, and stakeholders.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd ( Part Time On Going), Economics

Activities and Societies: Researcher at ECARES, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Master'S Degree, Applied Labor Economics, Cum Laude

Mater Of Science In Economics, Economics, Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Social Sciences, Economics