M  A Zaheed, Lead Training and Liaison Manager

M A Zaheed

Lead Training and Liaison Manager

BBC Media Action

Location
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Education
Master's degree, Development Studies
Experience
21 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 5 Months

Lead Training and Liaison Manager at BBC Media Action
  • Bangladesh - Coxs Bazar
  • March 2021 to October 2022

 Managing and leading BBC Media Action’s training and liaison staff to ensure they deliver quality programs on time and within budget.
 Overseeing the design, development and delivery of training and mentoring activities and finalizing reports on those.
 Establishing and maintaining strong strategic and operational relationships with partners like UN, NGO and government agencies
 Monitoring production activities of developing communication materials and products for outreaching people
 Leading the design and facilitation of engaging and effective training sessions and training materials (including syllabuses, course structures, session plans, and handout/toolkit materials).
 Coordinating and assisting in strategy formation to the Country Director and other senior colleagues.

Training Manager at BBC Media Action
  • Bangladesh - Dhaka
  • September 2018 to February 2021

 Designing and developing training curricula, modules, and materials on interpersonal communication and skills for behavior-changing traits health, inclusion e.g., persons with disabilities, hygiene and sanitation, media development, women inclusion, COVID-19 risks, etc.
 Developing and maintaining a strong relationship with government actors, civil society organizations, NGOs, donor agencies, and the targeted community of diversified projects.
 Undertaking the delivery of all outreach and training strategies and activities, ensuring that deliverables are on track, delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
 Working alongside production and research teams on developing strategies for research and innovative production materials which can effectively contribute to grassroots communities.
 Mentoring training staff by passing on skills and techniques through day-to-day hands-on support and Training for Trainers (TOT).

Training and Liaison Manager at BBC Media Action
  • Bangladesh - Coxs Bazar
  • February 2018 to August 2018

 Establish and maintain strong strategic and operational relationships with UN, NGO and government agencies operating in Cox’s Bazar.
 Work closely with Government state radio and community radio to develop programme planning, building strong relationship between INGOs, NGOs working in Rohingya response.
 Work with different sector & working groups and humanitarian actors in Cox’s Bazar to establish an effective mechanism of information dissemination, complaint and feedback mechanism.
 Form and mentor listening groups with the Rohingya people living across different camps in Cox’s Bazar to disseminate accurate and consistent information on issues & concerns
 Establish an effective mechanism of information dissemination and community feedbacks to support partner organizations on strategic decision.
 Design engaging and effective training sessions and training materials (including syllabuses, course structures, session plans and hand out/toolkit materials) based on the capacity strengthening needs.
 Working alongside production and research teams on developing strategies for research and innovative production.

Training Officer at BBC Media Action
  • Bangladesh - Dhaka
  • April 2017 to January 2018

 Design engaging and effective training sessions and training materials (including syllabuses, course structures, session plans and hand out/toolkit materials).
 Work with partners to identify organizational strengths and weaknesses in disaster response and assess training needs
 Organize and facilitate training with development professionals, volunteers working in the camps.
 Co-ordinate training activities, ensuring that deliverables are on track, on time and to the required quality standard.
 Communicate and update with Shongjog multi-stakeholder platform members for nominating right participants.

Outreach Officer at BBC Media Action
  • Bangladesh - Dhaka
  • July 2016 to March 2017

 Design engaging and effective training sessions and training materials (including syllabuses, course structures, session plans and hand out/toolkit materials).
 Work with partners to identify organizational strengths and weaknesses in disaster response and assess training needs
 Organize and facilitate training with development professionals, volunteers in different regions of Bangladesh
 Co-ordinate training activities, ensuring that deliverables are on track, on time and to the required quality standard.
 Communicate and update with Shongjog multi-stakeholder platform to strengthen capacities of members on disaster preparedness, IEC materials.

Socio Economic Expert at UNDP- Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Project
  • Bangladesh - Dhaka
  • October 2008 to August 2015

 Provide technical support on Community
mobilization, form CBOs & CSOs for
operationalization of the project;
 Support to CBOs to prepare social mapping, community action plan (CAP), wealth being analysis (WBA) for better understanding of the poverty situation of community people;
 Work with communities to develop plan and strategies to engage specially women in different income generating
activities
 Work closely with skills development training providers and employment sectors to ensure employment
 Develop network with private sectors to explore employment and income generating opportunities for men &
women.
 Advocate government departments to extend support vulnerable people specially women, children, elderly and
 persons with disability are covered under social safety net programme;
 Support CBOs for institutional capacity to operate community based savings & credit programme to reduce
 dependency from money lenders
 Provide technical support to prepare skims for ensuring WASH facilities in the community
 Design and develop training modules, providing need based and relevant training/workshop
 Organize and manage all training activities and exchange program for staff, elected representatives, government counterparts and community members, including selection of participants, and ensuring that training is carried out in accordance with project guidelines;
 Develop Partnerships, linkage, coordinate and advocacy of all activities with Local government bodies and others local GO, NGOs CBOs and private sector;
 Manage & coordinate partnerships with different organizations working mobile banking services, vocational training, legal aid support, eye care, health services adolescent reproductive & sexual health, reducing child labor, hygiene behavioral change and skills & entrepreneurship development

Socio Economic Assistant at UNDP - Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Project
  • Bangladesh - Narayanganj
  • October 2007 to September 2008

 Facilitate to form community development committees, cluster committees and federation among Communities
 Facilitate to form project implementation and steering committees at project locations;
 Facilitate to conduct HH survey and other survey as and when required, social mapping and community action plan (CAP);
 Assist to prepare institutional mapping for accessing support and opportunities for the poor & extreme poor specially women & girls;
 Design and develop training, workshops for CBO’s, public representatives;
 Develop linkages and partnerships with private sectors for skills development, employment generation and small entrepreneurship development;

Socio Economic Development Assistant at UNDP - Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation Project
  • Bangladesh
  • January 2003 to September 2007

 Facilitate to form community development committees, cluster committees and federation among Communities;
 Facilitate to form project implementation and steering committees at project locations;
 Facilitate to conduct HH survey and other survey as and when required, social mapping and community action plan (CAP);
 Assist to prepare institutional mapping for accessing support and opportunities for the poor & extreme poor specially women & girls;
 Design and develop training, workshops for CBO’s, public representatives;
 Develop linkages and partnerships with private sectors for skills development, employment generation and small entrepreneurship development;

Administrative Assistant And Secretary at UNDP - Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation Project
  • Bangladesh
  • August 2000 to December 2002

 Orient staff members on administrative issues, strategies, and guidance
 Coordinate with Municipal authorities and elected representatives about the administrative procedures for the project to ensure donor compliance
 Organize travel and accommodations for international and national experts
 Maintain all inventories and logistics of the projects
 Support to disburse funds from local government authorities to CBOs for development activities

Education

Master's degree, Development Studies
  • at North South University
  • June 2011
Master's degree, Accounting And Management
  • at National University, Bangladesh
  • December 2000

Specialties & Skills

Coordination
Disaster Response
Community Economic Development
Community Engagement
Capacity Building
Coordination
Youth Empowerment
Community Engagement
Capacity Buidling
Community Economic Development

Languages

English
Expert
Bengali
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Training of Trainers (Training)
Training Institute:
BDJOBS
Date Attended:
January 2023
Duration:
15 hours

Hobbies

  • Hearing Songs, Visiting riverside