Business Analyst

• Jun 2022 - Present

- Undertook secondary desk research to gauge the current CMSME landscape in Bangladesh their access to finance, market, service, and skills, to prepare policy briefs.- Supported with coordinating workshop activities for a workshop to discuss potential regulatory sandbox approaches to facilitate CMSMEs in the country.- Supported in coordinating activities for the train-the-trainer sessions on investment readiness for businesses.- Conducted data cleaning and analysis, data visualization, and presentation development in internal projects highlighting a landscape mapping and investment trends of the startup ecosystem in Bangladesh.

Trainee Consultant

• Feb 2022 - May 2022

- Supported in developing a data collection instrument and conducting KIIs and FGD sessions with industry experts to map the supply-side and demand-side needs and gaps in retail credit in the country. - Conducted secondary desk research and analyzed and consolidated primary and secondary research to prepare a report on the retail and digital credit landscap. - Supported in preparing questionnaires and conducting interviews with stakeholders to develop and update content for case studies highlighting VEI’s progress and achievements with water management at Dhaka WASA to showcase on their website.- Leveraged Python to optimize data cleaning and data analysis for a report on the social investments landscape in Bangladesh.

Intern

• Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

- Co-authored and edited key articles on building climate resilience through humanitarian efforts, and was involved with designing and implementing communications strategies for COP26 social media campaign in the Programme and Enterprise Communications Unit. - Co-authored and edited key articles on building climate resilience through humanitarian efforts, and was involved with designing and implementing communications strategies for COP26 social media campaign in the Programme and Enterprise Communications Unit.

Student Tutor

• Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

- Planned and conducted weekly tutoring sessions to students from the Economics and Social Science Department and the School of General Education. - Planned and conducted weekly tutoring sessions to students from the Economics and Social Science Department and the School of General Education.

Features Editor

• Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

- Developed and coordinated content for the Features pages of the monthly newsletter.- Led teams of 4-5 writers to execute the content every month.

Contributor

• Feb 2020 - Sep 2020

Policy Research Associate

• Mar 2021 - May 2021

- Conducted secondary research and developed a policy brief analyzing the opportunities, challenges, and recommendations to prepare for Bangladesh's graduation from Least Developed Country status. - Conducted secondary research and developed a policy brief analyzing the opportunities, challenges, and recommendations to prepare for Bangladesh's graduation from Least Developed Country status.