Mahmudul Hasan Email & Phone Number

Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Lead and Oversee the overall marketing strategy, sales, finance, revenue, and profit toensure optimum country operation of Zabai. Leading Zabai Bangladesh team in Dhaka which involves setting the overall direction,strategy, and goals for the company in Bangladesh. Leading the recruitment process, working with HR or hiring managers to identify and selectnew employees who can contribute to the growth and success of the company. Building a strong and capable team, inspire and motivate the employees for achievingcompany objectives. Overseeing sales and marketing activities in Bangladesh which involves developing salesstrategies, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring that the company's productsor services reach the target market effectively. Actively participate in projects, ensuring activities are well-planned, executed efficiently, andcompleted within the set timelines and budget through coordinating with various teams andstakeholders to achieve project objectives. Leading administrative tasks like budgeting, financial planning, reporting to the headquarter,and ensuring compliance with local regulations and policies. Responsible for Zabai Bangladesh operations management overseeing all aspects of thebusiness, from managing the supply chain and logistics to ensuring smooth internalprocesses. Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, including clients,partners, and government agencies for opportunities for growth and collaboration. Identify potential risks and challenges that could impact the company's performance inBangladesh. Implementing risk management strategies and contingency plans to mitigate. Reporting the performance of the company to the headquarter evaluating the achievementsagainst set targets in identified areas for improvement and future growth opportunities. Ensuring effective communication and building trust with employees and stakeholders inBangladesh.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Support the Bangladesh SBN to develop and strengthen, through advocacy, stakeholder engagement and the identification of fundraising opportunities, as well as through the engagement of WFP• Establish a national SBN support and coordination mechanism. This should include a mechanism for sharing and applying the SBN SUN Country toolkit according to the context of Bangladesh and lessons learned• Explore new opportunities to build partnerships with business• Support in the endorsement of the SBN Strategy and operationalizing the strategy based on consultation with relevant stakeholders• Support the EAT Safe Program of Bangladesh through coordinating with the Dhaka North and South City Corporation and building rapport with the Bonolata Market (New Market) and Islambagh Market• Ensure the SBN Country toolkit of guidance and best practice tools are made available nationally, WFP and other appropriate organisations, and utilised appropriately through guides, workshops, field visits or 1:1 call• Ensure business nutrition indicators and performance management framework are shared among the national SBN through guides and workshops, and with other global SBNs• Identify issues/areas within relevant government strategy documents and action plans where the private sector could play an instrumental delivery role, through their core business operations• Manage a small fund for national activities that could include regional events or studies to facilitate to business to become aligned with the national nutrition targets.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Project Planning and Implementation•Managing the project schedule, activity plan and planning milestones, supporting the tracking of progress and deliverables from project partners and implementing countries.•Contributing to close collaboration with the Portfolio Lead to the design, and planning of thescope, activities and objectives of the project.•Drafting the necessary project documentation during the design, planning and end-to-endimplementation of the project as per the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG).Conducting assessments and take part in proposal development.Project Coordination•Liaising with Global SBN team on correction and change requests.•Identifying, escalating, tracking and resolving project issues on an ongoing basis, and proactively reporting issues that require wider attention and resolution.•Making an assessment and reviewing the status of projects and providing recommendations on approaches and procedures for implementation.•Liaise with relevant environment, gender and safeguarding specialists to ensure that themes are present and relevant in project activities.Relationship Management•Contribute to building strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, and private sector including departments within the organisation.•Contributing to a culture of mutual accountable partnership with other teams within GAIN that supports programs and projects.Resource Management•Support in preparing donor reports in collaboration with project teams, technical teams, funding teams and support teams.•Develop appropriate narrative reporting and financial accounting documentation in addition to project budgeting and forecasting processes.•Onboard consultants/suppliers hired on a short-term basis and ensure proper delivery of technical services and submission of technical and other reports.•Ensure timely monthly project reporting on program progress achieved, program plans, changes in direction and challenges encountered.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Leading the stakeholder analysis and partnership process in promotion ALO, AI-powered spectacles for visually impaired persons. • Partnering, liaising with the relevant government regularities to ensure compliance. • Designing a campaign, producing communication materials for the promotion. • Conducting research in order to find out the further demands of the visually impaired persons.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Golpo Communications is a full-scale digital marketing and advertising agency operating for a diverse range of clients including the development agencies in Bangladesh. • Leading project proposal development process and oversee the individual digital footprints of the client.• Responsible for building a close relationship with the stakeholders operational in development and humanitarian agencies.• Developing a company communication strategy for the sector, advising on best practices. • Ensuring client’s compliance before delivering the outputs, and resolving legal complications in executing the projects.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is a network of 81 members in 21 countries across Asia, works to promote and protect human rights, including the right to development, through collaboration and cooperation among human rights organisations and defenders in Asia and beyond. • Successfully monitored human rights situations in the South Asia region with the focus on freedom of expression, association, human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk.• Produced numerous statements, press releases as part of timely media advocacy in South Asia. • Circulated South Asian human rights daily highlights to the partners in the sector. • Conducted analytical research on key trends and issues. • Collected evidence-based primary and secondary data to disseminate within and beyond the organization for monitoring purposes.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Prabriddhi- Local Economic Development (LED) is the capacity of an urban or rural territory to create a competitive advantage for its enterprises through a broad set of activities and economic improvement.• Assisting the core team in organizing and facilitating workshops, meetings, and focus group discussion for diverse sectors in project intervention areas. • Documentation of market system analysis conducted by the team. • Real-time translation from Bengali to English for the team leader. • Providing event reports incorporating the relevant team feedback.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) aims to promote democratic elections across Asia. It conducts election observation missions, develops and provides training to civil society groups, and undertakes campaign and advocacy activities in order to counter electoral challenges in Asia.• Translated the news, laws, and policies relevant to Bangladesh Election in 2018. • Delivered media analysis on a daily basis. • Produced a deployment plan of the short and long term observers analyzing the political development, provided critical analysis of electoral stakeholders.• Assisted the core team in setting up the International Election Observer Mission in Bangladesh.

South Asia Regional Office (Saro) House 19, Road 11│ Baridhara | Dhaka-1212

Achieving Sustainability Towards Healthcare Access (ASTHA) aims at contributing to development of sustainable and high-quality healthcare at the community by working on skills and market development. Implementation• Implemented, and supervised designed interventions as per donors' quality requirements with timely modification, and delivered to the desired quality.• Contributed to TA tools development, NA of partners', and capacity building.• Identified aspiring private companies intend to expand businesses, analyzed potential incentives and scope of engaging strategized on creating business linkages and agreements, and onboarded companies to address sustainability goals.• Organized, facilitated workshops, training, seminars to disseminate project learning and achievements.Communication and Media • Assisted in managing BCC campaign. • Led communication agency and production vendor onboarding process.• Designed, produced, and circulated communication materials (e.g., one-pager, case stories, banner, brochure, poster, billboard, docu-drama, etc.), and merchandising items for branding.• Drafted media releases, coordinated with journalists, press clubs, and media houses for project exposure on media.Advocacy and Networking • Established and maintained relationships with multi-level stakeholders including government authorities on operational issues.• Represented in coordination meetings and kept project updated about government decisions, and advised about authorizations.Financial and Administration • Prepared monthly and yearly activity plans and budget, drafted the sub-contracts, MoUs, collaboration with Admin and Fin.• Tracked progress in terms of both budget and implementation.Monitoring and Evaluation • Assisted in developing result chain, log frame, Theory of Change, questionnaires, and other tools.• Managed both physical and electronic documentation process.• Collected and summarised data, conducted analysis, reported on timely progress.

South Asia Regional Office (Saro) House 19, Road 11│ Baridhara | Dhaka-1212

TARSAN (Towards sustAinable quality healthcaRe delivery at grasSroots level through Active participation of civil society organizatioNs) is a skill development project in the health sector to support national health workforce policies, strategies, capacity building and skills transfer.• Assisted project team at local level in developing monthly and yearly action plans reflecting ground challenges and mitigation plans. • Maintained liaison with Civil Society Organizations (CSO), Community Paramedic Training Institutes (CPTI), local public and private health care providers• Provided technical assistance in raising community awareness on seeking quality health care and the need for a skilled health workforce.• Monitored program implementation in collaboration with partners, associates, and beneficiaries.• Developed a database of students collecting data from primary and secondary sources.• Contributed to the modification in project interventions based on learning and feedback. • Assisted the portfolio team in acquiring the follow-up project by providing technical knowledge, information. • Facilitated various seminar, training, workshop, meeting and dialogue with different stakeholders on project interventions at district, upazila level• Attended important meetings organized by government and non-government bodies at district, and upazila level to disseminate project learning.• Support the field team with a media relations strategy for regular coverage of the project’s activity.• Assisted Area Coordinator in overall project activities implementation at local level.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Human Rights And Democratisation

Pgdhrm, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, Post Graduation Diploma

Master'S Of Social Science, Peace And Conflict Studies, 3.28

Bachelor Of Social Science, Peace And Conflict Studies, 3.19

Higher Secondary Certificate (Hsc), Humanities/Humanistic Studies, 5.00

Secondary School Certificate (Ssc), Humanities/Humanistic Studies, 5.00