Curriculum Vitae for Md. Iqbal Ahmed

Address: House # 3 (4th Floor), Lane # 8, Block C, Mirpur-10, Dhaka, Bangladesh Phone: +01841246384

Email: iqbalig_wave@yahoo.com Educational Qualification (most recent first): Bangladesh and Thailand

From To Degree, Result and Place of study

2005

2007 M.Sc. in Gender and Development Studies (CGPA 3.48/4 Scale) Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

2000

2002 M.Sc. in Forestry (CGPA 3.34/ 4 Scale) Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

1992 1996 B.Sc. in Forestry (1st class 6th) Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

1989 1991 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in Science (1st Division STAR) Govt. K.M.H Degree College, Jessore Education Board

1984 1989 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in Science (1st Division) Kotchandpur High School, Jessore Education Board

10.08 2005 - 09. 06.2007 (1 Year 10 Months): Study leave for MSc. in Bangkok, Thailand

Received Study Leave from Muslim Aid Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO) for Higher Study (M.Sc.) in Gender and Development Studies (GDS) after receiving Scholarship award from International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and also fellowship award at the same time from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand.

Employment History: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia Current Job title: Head of Resource Mobilization & Advocacy Organization: Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO) Work station: Dhaka Current responsibility in Muslim Aid:

Organizational development and management contributions as one of the 7-member Senior Management Team (SMT)

Project development in a team, leading the team and/or consortium for Institutional Fund Raising for the organization

Developing project proposals jointly with other Country offices of Muslim Aid in South and South-East Asia

Mobilizing internal resources to maximise revenue of the organization through cost benefit analysis of the revenue earning programmes of the organizaion

Organizational development contribution in strategic planning, annual planning, review of policies and procedures

Printing and publications (annual report, case studies, e-bulletin, etc.) Communications with existing partners and establish new Partnership,

Network and Consortium Developing/ editing MoU and partnership agreements Donor compliance monitoring Complaints handling of staff and stakeholders as the member of Complaints

Handling Committee Managing Provident Fund (PF) of Muslim Aid Bangladesh office (>500 staff)

as the Chairman of 7-member PF Board of Trustees Media and outreach material development and communications Report writing, editing and meeting up queries of donors

Community & Corporate Fund Raising (CFR/CSR) tools development and helped the team for fund raising communication

Organizing events such as Summit, Seminar, Fair, etc. with external agencies

Communication with Muslim Aid Headquarters, London on Fund raising and donors’ compliance issues.

Country office presentation preparation and delivery to the visitors Communication with vendors for printing and publications of organization’s

documents Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO), Dhaka, Bangladesh

1 January 2015 – to date (1 Years 2 Months): Head of Resource Mobilization & Advocacy

10-17 December 2015 visited Muslim Aid Malaysia office to lead the team there for new project development. The project has been awarded later by UNHCR to Muslim Aid Malaysia Office.

22-28 February 2015 On a training of UMCOR I led a multinational 6-

member team in Manila, Philippines for proposal writing simulation and made the group Champion in competition.

1 November 2012 – 31 December 2014 (2 Years 2 Months): Head of Programme Development, Communications & Compliance Management

Muslim Aid Cambodia Field Office, Phnompenh, Cambodia

20 December 2011 – 31 October 2012 (10 Months 12 Days): Country Manager In-charge for Muslim Aid Cambodia Office

Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO), Dhaka, Bangladesh

3 October 2010 – 19 December 2012 (2 Years 2 Months): Programme Manager- Disaster management, Climate Change, WASH and Specialised Programmes

Team management of multi sector >400 staff members of national and international staff both in Dhaka office and in the field offices

10 August 2009 – 2 October 2010 (1 Year 2 Months): Programme Manager-Development and Planning

10 June 2007 – 9 August 2009 (2 Years 2 Months): Programme Executive-Development and Planning

Work as the Project Coordinator of livelihood project for Rohingya Refugees with ECHO funding based in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh

1 July 2004 – 9 August 2005 (1 Year 1 Month): Development and Communication Officer

WAVE Foundation (a national NGO), Chuadanga district, Bangladesh

5 November 1998 – 30 June 2004 (5 Years 8 Months): Programme Coordinator for SDC funded VFFP (Village & Farm Forestry Project), SDC funded and Intercooperation supported LEAF (Livelihood, Empowerment and Agroforestry) Project, IRRI funded SHIP (Seed Health Improvement Programme) in contract with WAVE Foundation (a national NGO), based in Chuadanga district, Bangladesh.

Total length of professional experience: 16 Years Plus.

Skills and Knowledge Multidisciplinary project development and Implementation experience in

country and abroad in the disciplines of livelihoods, disaster management, food security, education, and WASH

Project proposal/ Concept Note/ Expression of Interest developed so far for EC, ECHO, DFID, UNDP, WFP, ILO, FAO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNESCO, UMCOR, SDC, CIDA

Documentation, printing and publications of organizational experiences and best practices

Directly carried out Needs Assessment manually as well as by using GPS technology

Basic understanding on finance and procurement, complaints handling and risk management of the organization

Organizing and facilitating sessions in training for the staff and partners Leading workshop for proposal development and organizational planning

Professional Training and TOTs received: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Philippines, London

From To Name of Courses Organized By

22.12.2015 27.12.2015 Strategic Planning Workshop & Training

Muslim Aid Headquarters, London held in London

22.2.2015 27.2.2015 UMCOR Training of Partners Organized by UMCOR-USA held in Manila, Philippines

19.12.2014 20.12.2014 International Conference on Development of Social Enterprise and Social business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging

International Islamic University Chittagong

29.09.2014 30.9.2014 Training on DG-ECHO Gender and Age Marker

DG-ECHO Dhaka office

15.4.2014 17.4.2014 International Training Workshop on M&E in Bangladesh

Organized by Action Research for Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) in Association with International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Dhaka

26.9.2012 26.9.2012 First Aid/CPR/AED course American Heart Association, held in Cambodia

18.7.2012 20.7.2012 Communicating Advocacy Australian Red Cross, Cambodia

23.5.2012 24.5.2012 Complementary Feeding Helen Keller International, Cambodia

14.3.2012 16.3.2012 Mainstreaming Disability Australian Red Cross, Cambodia

21.2.2012 22.2.2012 Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Asian Disaster Risk Reduction Network, held in Cambodia

19.6.2011 23.6.11 SPSS and Social Research Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh

10.11.10 12.11.10 DG-ECHO-FPA Grant Management

Punto Sud/ DG-ECHO, Kathmundu, Nepal

28.10.10 31.10.10 TOT on DRR and Development Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Thailand held in Dhaka

01.01.2008 31.12.2008 Humanitarian Accountability in Emergency Response

HAP International, Geneva (held in Dhaka)

24.3.2007 25.3.2007 Microsoft Office Students Union – AIT, Bangkok

14.6.2006 18.6.2006 C++ for Beginners Students Union – AIT, Bangkok

8.7.2006 Basic Hardware Concepts-2 Students Union – AIT, Bangkok

1.7.2006 31.7.2006 French Language for the beginners

Language Center, AIT, Bangkok

4.4.2006 4.4.2006 Basic Hardware Concepts Students Union – AIT, Bangkok

8.5.2005 12.5.2005 Designing Sustainable Projects and Writing Quality Proposal

CARE Bangladesh

12.09. 2004 23.9. 2004 Project Appraisal and Evaluation

BIM (Bangladesh Institute of Management), GOB

1.7.203 3.7.2003 Organizational Development and Management

SDC/IC- Village and Farm Forestry Project, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

4.4.2003 8.4.2003 Disease and Pest management of timber and fruit trees

Village and Farm Forestry Project-VFFP

5.8.2001 20.8.2001 TOT (Training of Trainers)-Advance

Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agriculture University

2.6.2001 5.6.2001 Management of Mother Tree Orchard

SDC-VFFP

6.2.2001 6.2.2001 Establishment of Mother Tree Orchard

SDC-VFFP

2.2.2000 5.2.2000 Advance Nursery Management NCU-VFFP

10.6.2000 25.6.2000 TOT (Training of Trainers) Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agriculture University

10.11.1998 13.11.1998 People’s Participatory Planning (PPP)

SDC-VFFP with DASCOH

5.1.1999 8.1.1999 Project Design and Management

Helen Keller International (HKI)

2.3.1999 Basic Concept on Development WAVE Foundation

11.11.1996 15.11.1996 Leadership Training AWHS, Dhaka

1.4.1996 4.4.1996 Training on Research Methodologies

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India

12.3.1996 15.3.1996 Training on Rural Development Rural Development Academy (RDA)

5.8.1995 26.8.1995 Senior Forest Service Course (SFSC)

Khulna University

3.3.1995 10.3.1995 Training on Wood Technology Bangladesh Forest Research Institute

6.6.1993 6.6.1993 Training on Space Research and Remote Sensing

Bangladesh Meteorological Department

Publication of Books:

2 Books of Bengali literature (Poetry) published by Book Artistry, Dhaka. ISBN: 978 984 9558 19 4 and 978 984 33 0829 0

Typing ability: Very Good in Both English and Bengali Language: Bengali, English (basic French language course completed in Bangkok) Professional Referees:

(1) Mujeeb Akhtar Institutional Fund Raising Manager, Muslim Aid Headquarters, 38-44 Whitechapel, London. Telephone: +44 (0) 2073774200 Fax: +44 (0) 2073774201 mujeeb@muslimaid.org; mujeeb.akhtar@muslimaid.org

(2) Farid Uddin Ahmed Executive Director (former Director of VFFP/LEAF of SDC/IC) Arannayk Foundation Email: farid1952@gmail.com; info@arannayk.org Mobile Phone: 01713040583 Address: House# 21, Western Road, DOHS, Banani. Dhaka - 1206, Bangladesh Phone: +880-2-8711240; +880-2-8715116 Fax: +880-2-8711592

I hereby declare that the information given in this form is accurate and complete and I have understood and complied with the requirements laid down in the previous paragraph.

4 April 2016