Albert Bashu

Experience

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  Terre Des Hommes (Swiss)

  Aug 1984 - Dec 1985

  Social Worker

  Served in Terre Des Homes (Switzerland), Chilmari Project as a Social Worker for about two years. Terre Des Homes (Switzerland) has Vocational Training Center, Ericulture Section, Clinic, School, Children home for the malnourished children and also for the orphans and children of families from the poorest of the poor. To make the families self-reliant Terre Des Homes forms groups, conducts adult literacy program, runs feeding centers for children during natural disasters. These are mainly taken care of by the Assistant Social Workers and as Departmental Head, I had the responsibility of monitoring and evaluation of their works and prepare reports. Show less

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  Association for Social Advancement-ASA

  Jul 1986 - Apr 1987

  Area Coordinator

  Served in ASA in Noakhali and Hobiganj as an Area Coordinator from July 01, 1986 to April 30, 1987. I was the In-charge of ASA’s work in six Thanas of the districts where ASA tried (at that time) to make people conscious and self-sufficient through- Formation of groups/Landless training/Adult literacy/Earth work. More than fifty workers were under my direct supervision and I was responsible for the supervision, monitoring and evaluation of these workers.

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  Save the Children US

  May 1987 - Dec 1988

  Field Coordinator

  Served in Save the Children (USA) as Field Coordinator for about two years. SCF (USA) is trying to make people self-sufficient through formation of groups, training, agricultural projects, adult literacy, students’ assistance, immunization, growth monitoring and so on. In order to make it satisfactory program my work included: monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the 78 village staff in every aspect of their works including financial management / preparation of projects, reports / maintaining liaison with the government officials and NGO representatives / analyzing problems and proposing solutions / taking initiatives to make decisions immediately when/if required to help people in the four working villages in Rangunia Thana in Chittagong. Show less

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  Mennonite Central Committee

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1995

  Program Leader

  I worked as Program Leader, HESS (Health Education and Social Services), with MCC (Mennonite Central Committee), an International Private Voluntary Development Organization (IPVDO), in its Dhaka Office, from January 08, 1989 to January 11, 1995. I was responsible for Planning (annual planning and budgeting, conceiving planning and designing appropriate program components like disaster preparedness, IGA, environmental balance through re-excavation of derelict ponds for fishery, survival ground raising, afforestation through partner NGOs which could be taken up for implementation, proposed staffing level, developed program polices), Organizing - Prepared program structure, developed and maintained job description of all HESS employees, Leading - identified staff requirements, arranged recruitment, orientation, assured effectiveness of programs, development of the program staff and Monitoring, Controlling, Supervising, Reporting, Maintained Liaison with GO/NGO officials.I worked as the Acting Program Administrator from 7-21 August ’93. I took active part in the rescue and relief operations after the most severe and devastated cyclone of 1991 in the coastal areas of Chittagong and Cox’sbazar in which about 500,000 people were killed. I also took part in the relief operations for Rohinga refugees in Cox’sbazar. I took active part and raised fund to help the flood victims of the southwestern part of Bangladesh in October 2000 when an unprecedented flood victimized five districts including Jessore and Satkhira districts. Show less

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  Plan International

  Jan 1995 - Jul 1998

  Program Manager

  I worked as the Program Manager of PLAN International in its Dhaka Field Office (URBAN Program) from January 15, 1995 to July 31, 1998. PLAN International is an International Child Sponsorship organization with a focus of working in participatory community development. I was responsible to lead a Program Team of 9 Program Officers who assisted me to manage the overall activities of the project, which has about 29 staff. I worked with the team for Planning, Identifying local resources, Program Budgeting, Identifying training needs of staff and community, Liaison with other agencies (GO & NGO), ensure strict deadlines for Donor Service (sponsorship communication), Monitoring and Supervising Project implementation Program activities), Assisting the Project Director in all the aspects including communication with the partner organizations. PLAN International is working with several partner organizations to ensure quality services with special focus on children, adolescents and program implementation to improve the Socio-economic condition of the people for their sustainable development. I had to liaison and monitor the activities of the partner organizations. I had to work with 6 partner organizations.I was In-charge of the Field Office on several occasions, from July 18-August 17, 1996, October 6-12, 1996, June 22-July 27, 1997, June 07-27, 1998 while the Field Director was on leave. It was a regular practice that I was authorized to be the In-charge of the Field Office twice or thrice a year during the abroad tour or leave of the Field/Project Director. Show less

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  Family Planning Association of Bangladesh-FPAB/JICA Project

  Aug 1998 - May 2003

  Project Director

  I worked as the Project Director for the Capacity Building for Sustainable Reproductive Health Care Project (CBSRHC) of the Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB) in Jessore District, from August 02, 1998toMay 31, 2003. It was a project in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). I was solely responsible for the overall administrative and financial management of the project which included: i) implement the project as per Project Proposal and ensure the 21 different modules including the ESP components are regularly reviewed and updated, Edit and finalize all the Modules for the Community Health Promoters (CHPs), Family Welfare Assistants (FWAs) and the Health Assistants (HAs), of whom the last two groups were GOB workers. ii) ensure financial and administrative management of the project at all levels, with regular timely reporting, iii) liaison and coordinate with the partner, mother organization and other concerned GO/NGO officials; iv) ensure personnel management for promotion, demotion and any other disciplinary measures; v) preparation of project report (monthly financial report and quarterly program and financial reports) for the partner and mother organization. I had a team of 450 staff working for the project. The project moved to its second phase for three more years with my initiatives of arranging fund from the donor, from April 2001 after the successful completion of the first phase. We used to impart training programs for the FWA, HA and CHPs on 21 Modules on health and other issues including ESP/beyond ESP components. The Modules included group savings, IGA, arsenic and seed money to support the women groups besides the HPSP/ESP components. Show less

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  Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights-BSEHR

  Apr 2004 - Jun 2006

  Project Director

  I worked as the Project Director of the Strengthening Good Governance through Human Rights (SGGHR) project of the Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights-BSEHR from April 01, 2004 to June 30, 2006. As the Project Director, I had the overall responsibility to ensure effective implementation of the project activities in 30 Thanas of six districts where the organization was supporting women and children in Legal sector (to protect from violence against women and children and thus ensure their rights) and working in cooperation with the Law enforcing authorities. My job also included ensuring regular monitoring of the project activities, ensure regular meeting with the law enforcing authorities including the Thana and project staff, ensure the regular publication of the monthly newsletter, personnel management, liaison with GO/NGO representatives and donor, timely report preparation for the donor, regular supervision of the activities of the Assistant Coordinators who were the chiefs of the project offices in the districts, provided decisions during emergencies for giving legal aid and conduct investigation on the cases for the smooth implementation of the total activities and overall management of the project. The project ‘Strengthening Good Governance through Human Rights-SGGHR’ was being supported by ‘Manusher Jonno’ and had more than 100 regular staff including a significant number of lawyers. I also had to see the total administration of the organization including the Human Resources Management. I was In-charge of the organization from September 23, 2005 to October 01, 2005. Show less

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  Handicap International

  Oct 2007 - Jun 2008

  Project Manager

  I worked as the Project Manager for Handicap International, an INGO working for the development of the disabled persons to bring them in the mainstream. It also works as a donor organization to support good innovative programs of the partners to make them successful. I worked for the PRM project of the organization where HI was working to support the people with disability-PWD in the Rohinga Refugee camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya Thanas under Cox’sbazar district. I worked with this project from October 01, 2007toJune 30, 2008.As the Project Manager of the organization and as the head of several projects in the south (of which one was funded by ECHO), I had to manage the overall program management, financial management, monitoring the activities of the partner organizations working in the Rohinga Refugee camps alongside Handicap International. My work also included: developing and designing monitoring & evaluation plans to ensure qualitative and quantitative data to measure the progress of the project activities, establishing linkages and maintain liaison with all the relevant UN/GO/NGO officials, policy makers, donor officials and so on. Facilitating training programs, providing support for capacity building of the project staff and partner NGOs in the design, management, and implementation of the program with periodic reports are also part of my responsibilities. As the head of the project in the south, I had to represent my organization in different UN and GO/NGO forums. Show less

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  DanChurchAid-DCA

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2011

  Project Coordinator

  I worked as the Project Coordinator for DanChurchAid-DCA, an international humanitarian organization. As the Project Coordinator of the organization, I had to manage the overall program management, monitoring the activities of the partner organization working in the disaster affected areas for their livelihood, food security, climate change and disaster risk reduction programs with special focus on PWDs, old aged people, children, women and the adolescents. My work also included: assist the partner in developing adequate monitoring and impact- reporting skills, assist in enhancing DCA and ECHO visibility at national and community level in accordance with the visibility guidelines and support DCA in visibility plan for the project in Denmark, support partner in ensuring proper procurement policy, developing interim and final narrative and financial reports in accordance with ECHO requirements and coordinate input from DCA to finalize them for submission through Copenhagen, endure that a high level of communication is maintained with the DCA Delhi as well as Global funding Unit personnel in HQ, Liaise with ECHO field representative in close cooperation with the DCA Bangladesh Funding Officer and the DCA Regional Relief Officer, Delhi. I also had to work closely with the Project Coordinator of the implementing partner, provide support and advice to ensure proper implementation of the project according to DCA and ECHO standards, frequent visits to the field operations in cooperation with the partner Project Coordinator, monitor correct and timely implementation of the project as well as the management of the budget and finances of the project together with the partner management team, I had to represent my organization in different UN and other GO/NGO forums. I completed six projects in Barguna Sadar, Patharghata, Bamna and Sharankhola after the SIDR, Tala and Keshobpur after the water logging and in the AILA affected Dakop since the AILA hit the area on May 25, 2009. Show less

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  Concern Worldwide

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Project Coordinator

  I worked as the Project Coordinator for Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization “committed to a world without poverty” since 1968 in more than 25 very poor and disaster prone countries of the world including Bangladesh. It also works as a donor organization to support good innovative programs of the partners to make them successful. I worked for CWW from August 16, 2011 to August 29, 2013. As the Project Coordinator of the organization, I had to manage the overall program management, monitoring the activities of the partner organization working in the disaster affected areas for their livelihood, food security, WASH, climate change, disaster risk reduction programs and fight against hunger with special focus on PWDs, old aged people, children, women and the adolescents. A major part of my work besides responding to the disasters was to build the capacity of the partner NGOs through conducting Preparedness for Effective Emergency Response-PEER training (more than 35 throughout the country) so that we could respond to any disasters within 24 hours through our partners. I was also responsible: - To increase the capacity and/or skills of partner NGOs for effective and timely emergency responses to alleviate the suffering in humanitarian situations - To ensure the effective implementation of the project activities with maximum efficiency and professionalism–To ensure effective budget management as the budget holder -To ensure a transparent procurement process for ensuring necessary resources for the project are utilized effectively to implement project activities with high quality- To ensure that best practices and lessons learned from emergency response activities are applied within and outside the organization -, to work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure excellence within Concern’s work is captured, promoted and disseminated, and to ensure advocacy and M&E are addressed within the project framework for emergency responses as a member Show less

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  Action Contre la Faim - France

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2015

  Field Coordinator

  As the Field Coordinator of the organization and the head of the Satkhira and Barguna base offices, I had to ensure the overall field office programs (Food Security and Livelihood, DRR, Nutrition, Mental Health Care Practices, WaSH etc.), HR, logistic and financial management and besides, I had to perform activities like: Contributing to the design and update of the country strategy by providing field inputs to Country Director, Ensuring set up of the base as per need, Responsible for implementation of the country strategy at field level in collaboration with the Program and Support Managers, To attend relevant seminars, meetings, workshops on humanitarian matters to represent ACF at regional/local level, To participate and to coordinate the writing process of project proposals in collaboration with the designed leading HoD, Responsible for managing the team at the field level according to management lines, Provide day to day management support, Ensure good collaboration and coordination between PMs to promote an integrated approach and ensure that the best service is provided to the beneficiaries, Ensure positive collaboration between field team and coordination team, Ensure HR and material resources needed for the program are discussed with PMs, HoDs and are planned for at proposal stage and are made available, Participate in recruitment of team members and carry out appraisals, Responsible for overall management of training needs at field level, Monitoring the social climate at field level and report to Country Director in case of social issues. As the FC, I had to represent my organization in different UN and other GO/NGO forums to uphold ACF visibility and mandates. Show less

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  Nobojibon

  Jul 2015 - Nov 2015

  Advisor

  I am working as the Advisor for Nobojibon, a local humanitarian organization founded by a UK based Bangladeshi to support the community to be self-supported through different programs like health, education, child sponsorship, disaster preparedness and response, income generating activities along with other related programs. I am involved with Nobojibon since July 01, 2015 and as the Advisor of the organization I have to look after the donor liaison, reviewing the manuals to make those updated. I support the Director in his efforts to make the organization moving forward with all the programs effectively. I have to look after the team with HR, logistic and financial management and besides, I have to perform activities like: Contributing to the design and update of the country strategy by providing field inputs to the management committee. As the Advisor of the organization, I have to represent my organization in different GO/NGO forums to uphold Nobojibon visibility and mandates. I am a volunteer Master Trainer of JNA working group in Bangladesh. Show less

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  Nobo Jatra Project (USAID Supported) of World Vision Bangladesh

  Dec 2015 - Jun 2019

  Field Office Manager

  I was engaged as the Field Office Manager for the Nobo Jatra Project (USAID supported) of World Vision, an international child focused humanitarian organization committed for “building a better world for children” since December 01, 2015. As the FOM I had to look after the overall management of the field office and ensure effective, efficient and timely implementation of the project which aims for improved gender equitable food security, nutrition and resilience of vulnerable people in Bangladesh through leading the team of program, finance, admin, procurement, gender, technical, consortium partners-sub grantee like WFP and Winrock International, implementing PNGO and other related personnel. Coordination with different stakeholders including local Govt. officials, elected representatives, UN organizations was an integral part of my responsibility. I had to represent my organization in different GO/NGO forums to uphold World Vision visibility, values and mandates. I was the security & information focal person for the Field Office. I am a volunteer Master Trainer of JNA working group in Bangladesh. Show less

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  Caritas Bangladesh

  Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  Head Of Operations

  I was engaged as the Head of Operation for the Emergency Response Program for the Forcibly Displaced People of Myanmar in Bangladesh under Caritas Chattogram Region of Caritas Bangladesh, a national humanitarian organization committed for “ensuring justice, peace and love for the vulnerable people” since June 09, 2019. As the HoO I had to look after the overall management of the field office and ensure effective, efficient and timely implementation of the project which aims for the betterment of the displaced refugees ensuring CFS/WFS/Protection/Shelter through leading the team of logistic, HR, finance, admin, procurement. Coordination with different stakeholders including local Govt. officials, elected representatives, UN organizations is an integral part of my responsibility. I have to represent my organization in different GO/NGO forums to uphold CARITAS visibility, values and mandates. I was the security & information focal person for the Field Office. I am a volunteer Master Trainer of JNA working group in Bangladesh. Show less

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  JAGO NARI

  Mar 2020 - Nov 2020

  Director Programs

  I worked as the Director Programs for the Barishal division based organization JAGO NARI, a national humanitarian organization committed for “ensuring rights, justice for the vulnerable community especially for women and children” from March 31, 2020 to November 30, 2020. As the Director Programs I had to look after the overall program and management of the organization as the core senior management team player to ensure effective, efficient and timely implementation of the program and projects which aims for the betterment of the disadvantaged community for which the organization is fighting for through leading the team. Since the joining I have managed 10 emergency projects to fight against Covid-19 and in response to the Cyclone AMPHAN affected people within the first seven months until October 2020. Coordination with different stakeholders including local Govt. officials, elected representatives, donors, including UN organizations was an integral part of my responsibility. I had to represent my organization in different GO/NGO forums to uphold JAGO NARI visibility, values and mandates. Show less

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  Freelance

  Dec 2020 - now

  Freelance Consultant

  Currently I am engaged as a Freelance Consultant for different UN/INGO/NNGO/LNGO and working on piece meal basis to support with various organizational document like project proposals, facilitation of different training and workshops, preparing reports, managing other issues like completing assessments in the field and other work as requested and contracted by different organizations and I am doing this full-time since December 01, 2020. I was a volunteer Master Trainer of JNA working group in Bangladesh. Show less