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Waterloo, On, Ca

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Evaluate proposals for higher education from SouthEast Asia • Advice on developing evaluation criteria to improve access to higher education• Research on education system in SouthEast Asian countries for better access to education• Train/ capacity develop on evaluation process

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Dhaka

Designing strategies for organization to increase profitability by new business models. Achievements: • Acquired business partnerships of organizations by designing new services to improve profitability• Implemented effective and cost saving program resulting in launching of company programs and brand visibility in rural/ non-urban areas.• Designed PR tools for effective public relations with end customer for client companies• Designed and reconstructed company brand promotional tools to appeal to target audience

Dhaka

Worked in program management of a successful program valued over 100 million USD impacting millions of lives.• Designed and implemented 3 most crucial yet successful projects with nationally important public and private sector partners.• Ensured good working relationships with important nation level public and large private sector stakeholders • Developed 3 strategies for the units, set monitoring procedures and quality standards • Provided strategic direction to teams in developing and implementing strategies • Led the publication process of over 10 knowledge contents (success stories, reports, case studies) on successful experiences of delivering projects of sustainable impacts • Represented Katalyst in public forums

Bangladesh

Capitalisation, Communication and External Relations• Successfully implemented knowledge transfer, capacity development to promote economic development. Each transfer included development of business models. • Selected and worked with 3 companies, 5 government organizations on important projects to promote economic benefits.• Successfully promoted over 10 business models to partner organizations, institutions, government.Communications• Successfully developed strategy to participate in various media platforms including social, digital, print media.• Organized and hosted over 6 public events including seminars, fairs, to promote business models.• Conducted over 10 sourcing of services of communication partners including media outlets.External Relations• Developed strategy and provided strategic direction to the team in developing and implementing strategies for external relation • Maintained good working relationship with 2 ministries, 4 departments.Other• Led in 3 most successful strategic initiatives of the organization• Maintained good working relationships with 7 functional and cross functional units.• Successfully guided and participated in thematic issues on Public Private Partnership, Climate Change, Women Economic Empowerment

Bangladesh

• Analyzed 3 market systems to identify appropriate partner/ partner organization to capitalize their position in the market• Developed 4 business models for selected partners for knowledge exchange• Designed 2 strategies and plans to achieve program objectives• Facilitate 2 team development to identify and negotiate with partners/ service providers

• Developed and facilitated partnerships with 4 types of organizations including public institutions and private companies.• Formulating strategy for influencing 5 different types of stakeholders including companies, public organizations, media, CSO.

Coordinated activities of Development Agencies working in Bangladesh. Working to improve their knowledge and ideas generation by bringing them into one common platform. Arrange discussion events, workshops, seminars, publication etc. • Successfully oversaw communication functions including communication strategy development for the forum of 20+ member organizations • Obtained highest number (15+) of memberships of projects, INGO’s by active engagement with stakeholders including partner organizations • Successfully organized national events to deliver message of societal impacts for 3 value chains, industry clusters, eco systems• Provided 3 training on market development to government, member representatives• Successfully synthesized, reported performances and published newsletter of the forum. The newsletter was subscribed by over 2000 professional working in the sector

The Concord Group of Companies has over 20 concerns in real estate, communication, theme park, engineering employing over 1000 personnel. • Developed and implemented marketing plans for 2 consecutive years.• Handled media partners including print and electronic media.• Manged destination brand of 'Fantasy Kingdom' for 2 years.• Successfully managed marketing projects of launching 3 destination brands