Md. Shanawaz
Program Specialist, Bangladesh at Global Fund for Children- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bengali Native or bilingual proficiency
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Chinese Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Project DPro (PMD Pro) Foundation Examination (Project Management for Development Professionals)
PM4NGOsAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management
AXELOS Global Best PracticeMar, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Habitat Young Leaders Build Leadership Academy - Master Trainer
Center for Creative LeadershipApr, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) EnglandJun, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Global Fund for Children
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United States
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Philanthropy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Specialist, Bangladesh
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Dec 2022 - Present
Works in collaboration with Global Fund for Children’s Asia team, providing grantmaking, capacity development, and program-related support to Bangladesh-based partners advancing the rights of children and youth. Works in collaboration with Global Fund for Children’s Asia team, providing grantmaking, capacity development, and program-related support to Bangladesh-based partners advancing the rights of children and youth.
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Dhaka Ahsania Mission
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Bangladesh
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Coordinator, Education & TVET Sector
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Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
• Led, coordinated, and oversaw the implementation of multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in Dhaka and Narayngonj districts while directly supervising a program team of 10+ people and managing a project budget of up to USD 200,000+ with a success ratio of above 91.00%. • Designed and developed Project Implementation Plans (PIP) for multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in 100% compliance with the project log-frames… Show more • Led, coordinated, and oversaw the implementation of multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in Dhaka and Narayngonj districts while directly supervising a program team of 10+ people and managing a project budget of up to USD 200,000+ with a success ratio of above 91.00%. • Designed and developed Project Implementation Plans (PIP) for multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in 100% compliance with the project log-frames and the principles of the project management cycle. • Enabled safe, equitable, and quality primary education in 32+ high-need govt. primary and community schools directly impacting 4800+ underprivileged students in classroom participation and performance with a growth of above 85.00%. • Designed and conducted 50+ hours of training sessions on the child-centered teaching-learning process among 70+ teachers from 32+ govt. primary and community schools with an engagement ratio of above 95.00%. • Mobilized and empowered 1000+ underprivileged adolescents & youth as the agent of change for promoting progressive society by forming 20+ community level adolescent-youth groups and capacitating them with numerous training & mentoring sessions on life-skill education, SRHR, and TVET with a success ratio of above 91.00%. • Led and executed monitoring-evaluation (M&E) activities and also multiple studies/surveys, i.e., baseline, mid-line & end-line as per the need of the projects ensuring 100% compliance and requirements of the donor organization. • Planned, led, and facilitated both virtual and in-person coordination meetings, capability-building training, and workshops with up to 50+ participants including program staff, donor organization representatives, and relevant stakeholders ensuring a ratio of above 94.00% meeting effectiveness and participants’ engagement. Show less • Led, coordinated, and oversaw the implementation of multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in Dhaka and Narayngonj districts while directly supervising a program team of 10+ people and managing a project budget of up to USD 200,000+ with a success ratio of above 91.00%. • Designed and developed Project Implementation Plans (PIP) for multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in 100% compliance with the project log-frames… Show more • Led, coordinated, and oversaw the implementation of multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in Dhaka and Narayngonj districts while directly supervising a program team of 10+ people and managing a project budget of up to USD 200,000+ with a success ratio of above 91.00%. • Designed and developed Project Implementation Plans (PIP) for multiple projects on quality primary education, TVET, and youth education in 100% compliance with the project log-frames and the principles of the project management cycle. • Enabled safe, equitable, and quality primary education in 32+ high-need govt. primary and community schools directly impacting 4800+ underprivileged students in classroom participation and performance with a growth of above 85.00%. • Designed and conducted 50+ hours of training sessions on the child-centered teaching-learning process among 70+ teachers from 32+ govt. primary and community schools with an engagement ratio of above 95.00%. • Mobilized and empowered 1000+ underprivileged adolescents & youth as the agent of change for promoting progressive society by forming 20+ community level adolescent-youth groups and capacitating them with numerous training & mentoring sessions on life-skill education, SRHR, and TVET with a success ratio of above 91.00%. • Led and executed monitoring-evaluation (M&E) activities and also multiple studies/surveys, i.e., baseline, mid-line & end-line as per the need of the projects ensuring 100% compliance and requirements of the donor organization. • Planned, led, and facilitated both virtual and in-person coordination meetings, capability-building training, and workshops with up to 50+ participants including program staff, donor organization representatives, and relevant stakeholders ensuring a ratio of above 94.00% meeting effectiveness and participants’ engagement. Show less
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Habitat for Humanity International
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Coordinator, Habitat Young Leader Build (HYLB) Leadership Academy
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Feb 2019 - Jul 2020
• Planned, led and coordinated implementation of SDG focused youth leadership & empowerment programme ‘Habitat Young Leaders Build (HYLB) Leadership Academy’ in Bangladesh with a success rate of 86.00% which is a part of the signature regional-initiative of Habitat endeavoring to empower 1 million youth in the Asia-Pacific region. • Designed contextualized project activities with a detailed project log-frame and oversaw the project budget of around USD 100,000 for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a… Show more • Planned, led and coordinated implementation of SDG focused youth leadership & empowerment programme ‘Habitat Young Leaders Build (HYLB) Leadership Academy’ in Bangladesh with a success rate of 86.00% which is a part of the signature regional-initiative of Habitat endeavoring to empower 1 million youth in the Asia-Pacific region. • Designed contextualized project activities with a detailed project log-frame and oversaw the project budget of around USD 100,000 for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a success rate of 86.00%. • Built partnerships and carefully maintained relationships with 10+ private and government-initiated development organizations (INGOs, NGOs, CBOs, and Govt.) with the target of collectively empowering 15000+ Bangladeshi underprivileged youth. • Created a 100% contextualized SDG aligned youth leadership development curriculum & training toolkit using our native language and context in order to effectively train and empower Bangladeshi underprivileged adolescents. • Developed and tested a monitoring-evaluation (M&E) framework with tools to collect the project data 100% efficiently in evaluating the project results and reporting to the donors promptly. • Planned, led and facilitated 50+ hours of training sessions on SDG aligned youth empowerment and community transformation among 150+ Bangladeshi and Pilipino youth with an engagement ratio of above 96.00%. • Designed and co-facilitated in one of only a few youth-focused Urban Thinkers Campuses in the Asia-Pacific region ‘Youth Congress: Youth in the House’ initiated by Habitat held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2019 where 100+ youth leaders & delegates from 10+ countries and key youth organizations in the region participated. • Received and internalized 300+ hours of hands-on training on youth leadership development based in Manila, Philippines by the experts from ‘Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)’ that is ranked as World’s Top 5th providers of executive education. Show less • Planned, led and coordinated implementation of SDG focused youth leadership & empowerment programme ‘Habitat Young Leaders Build (HYLB) Leadership Academy’ in Bangladesh with a success rate of 86.00% which is a part of the signature regional-initiative of Habitat endeavoring to empower 1 million youth in the Asia-Pacific region. • Designed contextualized project activities with a detailed project log-frame and oversaw the project budget of around USD 100,000 for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a… Show more • Planned, led and coordinated implementation of SDG focused youth leadership & empowerment programme ‘Habitat Young Leaders Build (HYLB) Leadership Academy’ in Bangladesh with a success rate of 86.00% which is a part of the signature regional-initiative of Habitat endeavoring to empower 1 million youth in the Asia-Pacific region. • Designed contextualized project activities with a detailed project log-frame and oversaw the project budget of around USD 100,000 for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a success rate of 86.00%. • Built partnerships and carefully maintained relationships with 10+ private and government-initiated development organizations (INGOs, NGOs, CBOs, and Govt.) with the target of collectively empowering 15000+ Bangladeshi underprivileged youth. • Created a 100% contextualized SDG aligned youth leadership development curriculum & training toolkit using our native language and context in order to effectively train and empower Bangladeshi underprivileged adolescents. • Developed and tested a monitoring-evaluation (M&E) framework with tools to collect the project data 100% efficiently in evaluating the project results and reporting to the donors promptly. • Planned, led and facilitated 50+ hours of training sessions on SDG aligned youth empowerment and community transformation among 150+ Bangladeshi and Pilipino youth with an engagement ratio of above 96.00%. • Designed and co-facilitated in one of only a few youth-focused Urban Thinkers Campuses in the Asia-Pacific region ‘Youth Congress: Youth in the House’ initiated by Habitat held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2019 where 100+ youth leaders & delegates from 10+ countries and key youth organizations in the region participated. • Received and internalized 300+ hours of hands-on training on youth leadership development based in Manila, Philippines by the experts from ‘Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)’ that is ranked as World’s Top 5th providers of executive education. Show less
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Teach For Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager & Coach, Education Programme
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Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
• Led and regulated the educational equity programme of Teach For Bangladesh ensuring quality education for the underprivileged children in the urban-slum communities while directly supervising, training & mentoring 70+ young graduates and teachers working in the programme with a success rate of 79.00% in 2016, 90.00% in 2017, and 90.91% in 2018. • Planned and facilitated 350+ hours of training sessions on pedagogy and professional development for 150+ young teachers and teacher-coaches… Show more • Led and regulated the educational equity programme of Teach For Bangladesh ensuring quality education for the underprivileged children in the urban-slum communities while directly supervising, training & mentoring 70+ young graduates and teachers working in the programme with a success rate of 79.00% in 2016, 90.00% in 2017, and 90.91% in 2018. • Planned and facilitated 350+ hours of training sessions on pedagogy and professional development for 150+ young teachers and teacher-coaches with an engagement rate of 95.00%. • Designed the Curriculum of Teach For Bangladesh’s education programme for the primary level high-needs students which was 100% contextualized and aligned with the National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB) given guidelines. • Created international benchmark aligned Literacy & Numeracy Standardized Assessments and also developed students’ data collection tools (baseline, mid-line & end-line) for the high-needs primary level students administered in 100% of the Teach For Bangladesh classrooms. • Impacted directly 2000+ primary level underprivileged students studying in 10+ Govt. & NGO run schools with a classroom growth of 53.00% in Literacy and 58.00% in Numeracy. • Built and maintained an authentic relationship with 5000+ key stakeholders (including students, parents, head-teachers, assistant-teachers, community people) in 10+ Govt. & NGO run schools and urban-slum communities through continuous field-visits and interactions that led to the successful completion of 20+ Community-Action-Projects by the students. • Developed, coordinated and oversaw the educational partnership of Teach For Bangladesh with BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED) for 2+ years with an achievement rate of above 96.00%.
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Teach For Bangladesh Fellowship (competitive selection rate of 2.40%)
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Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
• Taught and empowered 700+ primary level underprivileged students on the path of transformational teaching-learning through continuous planning and execution of data-driven lessons for 2 years with a result of consecutive 100% pass-rate in the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) in 2014 and 2015. • Planned and executed purposeful ‘Mothers’ Meetings’ on a quarterly basis in the urban-slum communities for 2 years where all the mothers of the students were guided on how they can… Show more • Taught and empowered 700+ primary level underprivileged students on the path of transformational teaching-learning through continuous planning and execution of data-driven lessons for 2 years with a result of consecutive 100% pass-rate in the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) in 2014 and 2015. • Planned and executed purposeful ‘Mothers’ Meetings’ on a quarterly basis in the urban-slum communities for 2 years where all the mothers of the students were guided on how they can impact the learning & growth of their children that resulted above 40.00% increased classroom performance. • Designed and established a Literacy Center, a Mobile Library on Wheels, and also implemented multiple large-scale Student-led Projects in the slum-community empowering 200+ hard-to-reach students with above 90.00% measures of success resulting in 100% pass-rate of the students in the standardized tests. • Received and internalized 400+ hours of intensive pre-service residential training, and above 100+ hours of in-service training on pedagogy and professional development by the trainers and coaches from ‘Teach For All’ global education network.
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Institute of Modern Languages, NSU
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Research Assistance
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Jun 2013 - Sep 2014
The IML (Institute of Modern Languages) has a Research and Information Team (RIT) composed of a group of meritorious students with research interest in language and related issues. Guided by the IML director, the RIT members extend their assistance to the following--(i) Speakers and presenters of IML Spectrum Seminars and Discourse events; (ii) Faculty members of NSU undertaking research projects where language issues are addressed. The IML (Institute of Modern Languages) has a Research and Information Team (RIT) composed of a group of meritorious students with research interest in language and related issues. Guided by the IML director, the RIT members extend their assistance to the following--(i) Speakers and presenters of IML Spectrum Seminars and Discourse events; (ii) Faculty members of NSU undertaking research projects where language issues are addressed.
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The Independent BD
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Freelance Writer
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2010 - 2014
Wrote various articles and features on education and youth in the campus and youth related weekly supplement titled ‘Young and Independent’ of Bangladeshi popular English daily 'The Independent (BD)' Wrote various articles and features on education and youth in the campus and youth related weekly supplement titled ‘Young and Independent’ of Bangladeshi popular English daily 'The Independent (BD)'
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Premier School Dhaka
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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English Language Teacher
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Feb 2011 - Mar 2011
Taught English Language and Literature to the students from Playgroup to O Level/IGCSE and leading to A level. Taught English Language and Literature to the students from Playgroup to O Level/IGCSE and leading to A level.
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Viquarunnisa Noon School
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Practicum Teacher
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Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
Worked at Viquarunnisa Noon School as an intern-teacher for 4 months and conducted a research-study (BA Dissertation) on language education. Throughout the work period I worked with the regular teachers in order to observe, understand and collect data on classroom environment, teaching procedures, curriculum, syllabus, lesson plans, tests, tests scripts etc. The research-study won the Vice Chancellor’s Award at the 11th convocation of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) as the… Show more Worked at Viquarunnisa Noon School as an intern-teacher for 4 months and conducted a research-study (BA Dissertation) on language education. Throughout the work period I worked with the regular teachers in order to observe, understand and collect data on classroom environment, teaching procedures, curriculum, syllabus, lesson plans, tests, tests scripts etc. The research-study won the Vice Chancellor’s Award at the 11th convocation of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) as the best teaching-practicum research. Show less Worked at Viquarunnisa Noon School as an intern-teacher for 4 months and conducted a research-study (BA Dissertation) on language education. Throughout the work period I worked with the regular teachers in order to observe, understand and collect data on classroom environment, teaching procedures, curriculum, syllabus, lesson plans, tests, tests scripts etc. The research-study won the Vice Chancellor’s Award at the 11th convocation of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) as the… Show more Worked at Viquarunnisa Noon School as an intern-teacher for 4 months and conducted a research-study (BA Dissertation) on language education. Throughout the work period I worked with the regular teachers in order to observe, understand and collect data on classroom environment, teaching procedures, curriculum, syllabus, lesson plans, tests, tests scripts etc. The research-study won the Vice Chancellor’s Award at the 11th convocation of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) as the best teaching-practicum research. Show less
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The Daily Star
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Lebanon
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Writer
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2008 - 2010
Wrote several articles and features on education in the weekly campus supplement titled 'Star Campus' of Bangladeshi popular English daily 'The Daily Star' Wrote several articles and features on education in the weekly campus supplement titled 'Star Campus' of Bangladeshi popular English daily 'The Daily Star'
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Education
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2014 - 2016
BRAC University
Master of Education - MEd, Educational Leadership & School Improvement -
North South University
Master of Arts - MA, English, Language & Linguistics -
2007 - 2011
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English, Language & Linguistics
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