Sarder Hossain
Executive Director at ACID SURVIVORS FOUNDATION (ASF)- Claim this Profile
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Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
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Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
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Executive Leadership
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Motivating and Engaging Employees
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Experience
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Acid Survivors Foundation
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Bangladesh
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Nov 2019 - Present
The first NGO in Bangladesh to stop acid violence and create opportunities for the survivors to live a life with dignity through implementation of a holistic “bio-psycho-social” model (medical, psychological, legal, rehabilitation, reintegration, education support, economic empowerment, advocacy and prevention) and engaging national and international stakeholders and is backed by research, experience and evidence. The Overall responsibilities are to perform strategic and executive leadership under the guidance of the Board of Trustees. The key roles to ensure ongoing program implementation successfully, as well as supervision and guidance to the team for the functions of HR and Finance, Administration, SCM, Internal Control, M&E, Communication, Advocacy, Networking, Representation, Organizational Development and Growth, Resource Mobilization and Sustainability. Show less
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World Vision
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Deputy Chief Of Party Bangladesh
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Mar 2016 - Sep 2018
USAID`s Nobo Jatra-New Beginning in Bengali, a Food for Peace (FFP) Program designed to improve gender equitable food security, nutrition and resilience of vulnerable people in the southwest region of Bangladesh. The program was implemented through an integrated approach building synergies across program elements: Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN); Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Market-Based Agriculture Production with Natural Resource Management and Income Generation, value chain development and private sector engagement; Gender equity and Youth Development; Community based Disaster Preparedness, and Social Accountability of service provision by the local government bodies. The project was implemented by a consortia in coordination with the multiple ministries of the government of Bangladesh. Key Achievements: Demonstrated strategic and leadership roles to implement the project successfully; Ran $74 Million project for 5 years; Responsible for DIP, finance, HR, SCM, reporting, audit, etc.; Managed a consortium of 6 partners (3 national and 3 international) with a team of 650 staff members and 1850 paid volunteers and worked with multiple stakeholders (government, local government, media, civil society, etc.); Resolved the challenges (partners on board, delay implementation, burn rate, well-being analysis, online database, delay in cash transfer to beneficiaries, etc.); Successful Mid-term evaluation in 2018 held; US Senators, USAID Delegates and the Government representatives impressed to see the skilled team, commitment and the changes made in the project; No single audit question in 2017 by the international audit as we ensured the compliance of USAID; Impacted the lives of 1.2 million people in social, economic, nutrition, accountability and resilience facets. (https://www.wvb-nobojatra.org/) Show less
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Première Urgence Internationale
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France
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Country Representative Yemen
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Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
Led PUI team in Yemen by developing and implementing strategies to address food security, nutrition, basic health care, water, sanitation, and hygiene for young children and new mothers. Ensured program quality and contract compliance. Recruited, hired, and trained in-country staff. Enacted appropriate security measures to ensure safety of team members. Developed and monitored program budgets. Conducted project evaluations and worked with appropriate officials to ensure program effectiveness and efficiency. • Expanded project scope, resulting in doubling of program budget from €2M to €4M • Successfully managed team of 120 staff. • Supervised projects targeting more than 1M people in nine districts. Show less
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Johanniter International Assistance
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Germany
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Country Director Afghanistan & South Sudan
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Sep 2006 - Nov 2013
Served as Country Director in Afghanistan (2006-2013) and South Sudan (2013) for non-governmental organization. Designed and implemented humanitarian projects for communities in conflict/post-conflict, including projects related to food security, basic health care, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, health care facility rehabilitation and construction, and capacity-building. Managed team security, program evaluation, and logistics for in-country staff. Worked within local infrastructure to improve sustainability of team efforts. • Promoted from Program Coordinator to Country Director. • Garnered increased funding (from €500,000 in 2006 to €3.5M in 2012) through efficient and effective program operations in Afghanistan. • Oversaw all aspects of project targeting 500,000 people in 2 Afghani states. Show less
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BRAC
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Bangladesh
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Positions-Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Aug 1992 - May 2006
Held number of progressively responsible positions. Began BRAC career as Research Associate. Subsequently held roles as Sector Specialist, Technical Officer, Monitoring Analyst, Senior Trainer, Manager MIS, Project Management and Country Coordination; Opened the BRAC Mission in Pakistan in 2006; Implemented Community Development projects in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2006; Wrote several project proposals and some reviewed from 1995-2006; Developed the MIS for Health, Nutrition and Population services to support managers in decision-making- it was a groundbreaking development to use the state-of-the-art technology and transforming data into information for decision-making and accurate reporting; Conducted KAP Survey using a 30-cluster methods to find the results of the interventions; Train over 1,000 international interns on community development approach of BRAC; Contributed to prepare a research compendium related to health and associated fields; Contributed BRAC Afghanistan to obtain the CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Financial Transparency Award 2005; Contributed BRAC Afghanistan to obtain 160 HP Tabs from World Economic Forum 2005 for micro-credit beneficiaries for computing data; Contributed in the consortia between BRAC and Pathfinder International for implementing Essential Package of Health and Family Planning Services under Rural Service Delivery Program funded by USAID. The project was implemented by 19 National NGOs in the country; Co-researcher of “An Assessment of Adolescent Family Life Education Program”- a mid-term evaluation to see the feasibility, process of the program and strategic improvement- the Adolescent Family Life Education program (sexual and reproductive health) ran in 350 Adolescent girls’ schools by BRAC in the RSDP program areas- funded by USAID. Ref: (http://www.pathfinder.org/publications-tools/pdfs/An-Assessment-of-the-RSDP-BRAC-Adolescent-Family-Life-Education-Program-in-Bangladesh.pdf). Show less
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Education
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1997 - 1998
University of Leeds
Master's degree, Health Management, Planning and Policy -
1986 - 1988
University of Dhaka
Master's degree, Demography and Population Studies -
1983 - 1985
University of Dhaka
Bachelor's degree, Science
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