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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Bangladesh

1. Designed and piloted program called So Are We Initiative, supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, that educates young and aspiring filmmakers to tell their stories through the equity, diversity and inclusivity lens;1.1. Designed program methodology and framework, drafted budget and legal documents to launch pilot in 2022;1.2. Based on pilot research findings, project objectives and outcomes have been re-defined in order to improve user experience and services for aspiring filmmakers in Bangladesh;3. Spearhead creative concepts for various formats of videos for clients;4. Manage finance and legal documents and ensure quality control and assurance for all videos produced.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1. Analyzing and synthesizing research data to visualize insights through graphs and charts in high-level reports for managers, partners and stakeholders;2. Developing social business model canvases and documenting process framework to build an ecosystem of student-led social enterprises, that have a product-market fit in Ottawa;3. Planning and creating content for social media to build awareness about the activities at the Social Innovation Lab in Algonquin College.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. Co-designed program blueprints and modules for 7 incubation and mentoring programs, using design research approaches, for social enterprises in Bangladesh that address UN SDGs and wrote informational and/or analytical reports for each program;2. Aided in venture building of 15+ early stage social businesses in Bangladesh, through coaching and facilitation, and helped improve their minimum viable products/services and websites; 3. Worked cross-functionally with teams at the Yunus Centre to design and document standard operating procedures for 6 global conferences in hybrid format from Bangladesh, East Africa and Europe, in collaboration with organization partners;4. Represented YY Ventures to and partnered with government agencies, industryexperts, and outside vendors to improve the quality, scope, and delivery ofprograms and partnerships and to promote the social business dialogue withinthe start-up ecosystem;5. Designed surveys and other assessment tools to capture and analyze data forprogram planning, decision-making, and reporting along with monitoring theperformance of managers and their associate to build effective teams.

1. Managed and monitored the development and execution of incubation,acceleration and mentoring programs of YY Ventures and wrote informational and/or analytical reportsfor each program;2. Represented YY Ventures to and partnered with government agencies, industryexperts, and outside vendors to improve the quality, scope, and delivery ofprograms and partnerships and to promote the social business dialogue withinthe start-up ecosystem;3. Reviewed process, quality control, optimizations and post-delivery analysis toensure key KPIs are delivered and provided recaps into the performance of thepartnership and financial planning to provide insights and lessons learned forfuture performance.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. Worked closely with Chair of Save & Serve Foundation to schedule/coordinate/follow-up with meetings to outline project scope and deliverables;2. Facilitated roundtable and focus group discussions to get insights of gender-based violence in the Rohingya Camp in Bangladesh;3. Drafted policy documents, develop budgets, PR and communications materials and presented actionable insights through high-level reports, presentations and videos;4. Facilitate meetings and events, and conferences in coordination with key organization stakeholders in the UN community and Government of Bangladesh.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Save & Serve Foundation is a non-profit and non-government charitable organization that aims to promote religious tolerance particularly through mobilizing scholars, clerics and leaders of different faith groups.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. Designed and prototyped 5 websites and mobile applications for video-on-demand (VOD) platforms for telecommunication companies in Bangladesh, Nepal, SriLanka;2. Managed content curation and publishing of multi-channel network (MNC) for streaming on-demand content in partnership with YouTube;3. Project lead for the VOD content partnership between Bongo BD and International Cricket Council (ICC) during Champions Trophy 2017;4. Facilitated daily operations and managed communication and between acquisition,content, marketing, IT/tech and production teams.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. Team lead for Publishing Department; curated and managed content for 15+ YouTube Channels in Bangladesh, SriLanka and Nepal;2. Developed strategies and documented standard operating procedures for daily operations in Bangladesh and SriLanka Office;3. Signed artists and influencers for organizational promotions and campaigns; 4. Produced 5+ non-fiction content for Video-on-Demand platforms.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bongo is the first and biggest streaming video-on-demand service in Bangladesh. Bongo boasts an ever growing library of over 15.000 full movies, dramas, TV shows, music videos and songs.

Ontario College Graduate Certificate, Interdisciplinary Studies In Human Centred Design

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