ARIJIT KUMAR ROY

Experience

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  SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.

  May 1986 - Dec 1989

  Educational Counselor

  (1) Developed educational policies and strategies of the organization in consultation with the concerned personnel. (2) Conducted survey and relevant study in order to improve existing educational program. (3) Maintained liaison with different sector in order to explore job opportunities for the children. (4) Conducted monthly meeting and monitored progress of program activities according to the plan of action. (5) Prepared six-monthly and annual reports and ensure sending to the sponsoring individuals of the children and other stakeholders. Show less

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  Gonosahajjo Sangstha (GSS)

  Jan 1990 - May 1999

  (1) Facilitated numbers of workshop on Strategic and Objective Oriented Project Planning (ZOPP); (2) Prepared project concept notes and proposals following criteria as required by donors (EU, CIDA, DFID, DANIDA, OXFAM, etc.) and other relevant documents including six-monthly and annual progress and performance reports; (3) Facilitated numbers of workshops on the revision of curriculum, materials and training contents for the related staff of pre-school, formal and non-formal components of education program including partially disabled children according to the emerging needs; (4) Conducted training of trainers on curriculum development of formal (Pre-school & primary) and non-formal education program and assessment system of learner’s performance; (5) Contribute to develop Reading Scheme for enhancing reading ability of the pre-primary & primary graders; (6) Ensured developing a systematic approach of defining the scope of functions together with authority and responsibility in the management system and functional structure for effective implementation of functional management; (7) Ensured progress and performance monitoring of the program through developing a systematic management control process to get feedback from all levels of operation involving three steps, namely: (a) establishing standard; (b) managing performance against the standards, and (c) correcting deviation from standards; (8) Monitored and control budget and expenditure of the program; (9) Maintained liaison with Donors, GO and NGO and other national and international providers of education with a view to enhance collective efforts to up hold the quality of education; (10) Conducted terminal evaluation, impact study of the program and reviewed curriculum, materials and training contents for scaling the program (Title: Impact Study of Education Program of GSS) and (11) Appraised performance of each individual staff of the program through the Annual Staff Appraisal (ASA) system. Show less (1) Prepared central, regional and cluster action plan of the project through workshops at different level; (2) Revised and developed adequate curriculum in line with the curriculum produced by the former Integrated Non formal Education Project (Amader Khota Amader Kaj: A Facilitator Guide for the adult literacy facilitators, published by: GSS); (3) Prepared training module and conduct training of trainers and other related staff of the project; (4) Reformed supervision structure with particular emphasis on on-the-job academic supervision; (5) Developed real literacy materials both for adult and adolescent learner; (6) Monitored and control budget & expenditure and (7) Prepared operational manual and other relevant documents including six-monthly and annual progress reports Show less : (1) Developed monitoring system of adult literacy project; (2) Developed primers and relevant materials for the literacy project. (Title: Goriber Lekhapora─A Primer for the adult illiterate, published by: GSS); (3) Prepared training module and conduct training of trainers and other related staff on the methodology of adult learning; (4) Developed supervision and monitoring guideline for the organizers and teachers; (5) Prepared monthly action plan for the monitoring team and (6) Prepared six-monthly and annual progress reports. Show less (1) Monitored and control budget & expenditure of the program. (2) Approved requisitions & ensured timely supply of materials to different schools located at different district. (3) Maintained personnel profile of individual staff of the program. (4) Maintained liaison with donors and other providers of education as required. (5) Ensured timely flow of decisions to the field and delivered feedback to the central office. (6) Provided necessary inputs to prepare project proposal of the program. (7) Prepared six-monthly and annual progress reports of the program. Show less

  • Program Coordinator

    Jul 1993 - May 1999

  • Coordinator

    Jul 1992 - Jun 1993

  • Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator

    Jul 1991 - Jun 1992

  • Program Administrator

    Jan 1990 - Jun 1991
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  UNDP

  Mar 2001 - Jun 2003

  National Consultant

  (1) Prepared detailed design for the implementation of the education component of the project and report submitted (2) Produced and submitted study report on situational Assessment; (Title: Situational assessment of the education and development of vulnerable street and working children provided by the partner NGOs, sponsored by DSS-UNDP-GOB); (3) Developed following education component of the project, such as: (a) Training manual for field workers/ educators, (b) Project monitoring unit, (c) New curriculum and materials for educating the street children (Title of the publication: Cholar Pothe − Teacher guide-cum-primer for the Edn. of Street & Working Children-I, II & III—3 publications published by: DSS, Ministry of Social Welfare – UNDP); (5) Enhanced Capacity of ARISE staff through transferring knowledge and experience through intensive training; (6) Ensured integration of gender concerns into every activity of education component of the project; (7) Developed and edited brochure, souvenir, encyclopedia, reports etc. {e.g. (a) SHIKSAKOSH — An Encyclopedia of Educational Terminology. (b) Appropriate curriculum, teaching-learning methodology & materials for the education of street children—a research paper, (c) Appropriate Education for the Street & Working Children—an article, published by DSS-UNDP}. Show less

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  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  Jul 2003 - Jul 2004

  National Consultant

  (1) Developed and published curriculum on Family Life Education (FLE) through revision of FLE contents through workshops, seminars etc.; (2) Developed and published 12 supplementary reading materials on Family Life Education-FLE (such as: Family & Society—I & II, Health & Environment—I & II, Nutrition & Disease—I & II, Education-Culture-Country—I & II, Income & Employment—I & II and Law & Rights—I & II ─ 12 publications); (3) Developed TOT manual for the trainer on FLE prepared; (4) Prepared format of progress report as well as formats for field level monitoring to assess progress of FLE; (5) Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports on activities done under FLE project; (6) Contributed to develop MIS section of BNFE to develop database on FLE; (7) Conducted training as laid down in the TAPP; (8) Developed and implemented Annual plan of operation regarding FLE implementation; (9) Attended and represented several Donor Consultative Group meeting on behalf of UNFPA etc. Show less

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  Community Movement for Social Development (CMSD)

  Jul 2004 - Mar 2010

  Executive Director

  (1) Developed the organization from a very small entity to a mid-level NGO; (2) Prepared various concept notes and proposals (such as: for EU, CIDA, MJF, OXFAM, ChildHope-UK, Comic Relief, SIDA, Winrock International, SDC, ADB, WB, etc.) as part of resource mobilization; (3) Established network with several national agencies/forum for implementing projects/conducting studies under joint collaboration and partnership; (4) Conducted several studies, evaluations, training etc. and developed manuals for partner organizations under sub-contract, such as: (a) Assessment of Prottoy — a project for capacity building of underprivileged youths through awareness and skill training, sponsored by StrØmme foundation, (b) Midterm Review of the Project: Protecting sexually abused and exploited children in Dhaka and Chittagong, sponsored by ChildHope UK, (c) Midterm Review of ‘Amader School Project’, including DRR issues sponsored by Concern Worldwide, (d) Revision of Babloo—the materials for the education of street & working children, Sponsored by SCF-Denmark, (e)Prepare Training Module for Caregiver of sexually abused and exploited children, AB-YPP-ECPAT International, (f) Mapping of available skill training and employment opportunities for mainstreaming vulnerable street and working children under the project: Protection of Children at Risk (PCAR)—Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal AB-Department of Social Services (DSS)-UNICEF-GOB. (g) Conduct training on inclusive education for the Master trainers and other related personnel of different NGOs in Bangladesh followed by the tool-kits developed by UNESCO, sponsored by UNESCO- FIVDB; (5) Ensured up-to-date reporting of the progress of the sponsored children to the respective individual sponsors, (6) Ensured internal and external auditing of income and expenditure of the organization, (7) Expanded formal and non-formal education program of the organization to a sustainable level, etc. Show less

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  Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Government of Bangladesh

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

  National Consultant

  (1) Developed NFE curricula and materials with minimum core standard of NFE graduates (published by BNFE, October, 2012); (2) Established and maintained mutual contacts with the expert institutions and organizations dealing with NFE curriculum, materials development, training, supervision, monitoring etc.; (3) Setup database on NFE activities in the country; (4) Developed assessment tools to measure competency level of NFE clientele and criteria with a proposal for the equivalency between formal and non-formal education and submitted to the Ministry; (5) Regular monitoring and follow-up of 39 implementing partner NGOs; (6) Developed training modules for core trainers, master trainers, trainers of facilitator, INGO personnel and others on basic literacy and skill training, (7) Developed TOR for the mid-term and the end of the project evaluation, tracer studies of NFE graduates etc. for commissioning; (8) Prepared monthly, quarterly reports of the NFE RC and circulated to the concerned authority and (9) Worked as Team Leader to conduct study on success cases of Post Literacy & Continuing education for Human Development (1st study) and success cases of Post Literacy & Continuing education for Human Development (2nd study). Show less

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  Participatory Management Initiative for Development (PMID)

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

  Advisor

  (1) Produced various concept notes and proposals following criteria as required by the external agencies/donors; (2) Prepared ICT based Non-Formal Education Program in Bangladesh followed by ICT Master Plan in Education (2014 – 2021), sponsored by BNFE-UNESCO; (3) Conducted Evaluation of Teaching Quality and Up gradation of Primary and Secondary School Project-Utsho Bangladesh, sponsored by Royal Danish Embassy; (4) Conducted End Line Assessment of Organizational Development of Sylhet Jubo Academy, sponsored by Agha Khan Foundation and CIDA; (5) Worked as the editor of the study on Assessment of Multimedia Classroom (MMC) and Teacher-Led Content Development for Secondary School, Colleges and Madrasas, sponsored by Access to Information Program-PMO-UNDP, (6) Prepared Humanitarian Strategy (including all DRR issues) for Bangladesh sponsored by Christian Aid, (7) Prepared strategy and management for Food for Education Program sponsored by EU, (8) Prepared Business Development Strategy in the context of third world countries, (9) Prepared value-chain marketing Strategy for Medicinal Plant, (10) Accomplished other tasks, etc. as described in the TOR. Show less

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  Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC)

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  Team Leader (Evaluation Expert)

  Conducted (1) Baseline study on Multimedia Classroom (MMC) and Teacher-Led Digital Content Development for the Secondary school, Colleges and Madrasas; (2) Baseline study on Access to information and access to services of persons with disability through e-specialized services; (3) Baseline study on Projukti hate Joyeeta ── an e-platform for marketing and selling products produced by the poor women entrepreneurs in the country and (4) Baseline study on Innovative e-learning Initiative for Reaching the Unreached ── an e-platform for distance learning under the Bangladesh Open University (BOU). Show less

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  Volunteer Association for Bangladesh (VAB)

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Team Leader

  (1) Conducted midterm evaluation of the secondary education program of the organization; (2) As part of the above assignments, prepared study questionnaire, sharing with the concerned officials and sponsors of the children, ensure field-testing and finalized study questionnaire; (3) Prepared Inception Report and submitted to the concerned authority; (4) Reviewed secondary data and documents; (5) Orientation of the study team, organized and supervised data collection process in the field; (6) Checking and cleaning primary data collected from the field; (7) Ensured designing database program and feeding data into the computer; (8) Output generation, analysis and interpretation, (9) Prepared draft & final reports and submitted to the concern authority. Show less

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  Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME), Government of Bangladesh

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Consultant

  (1) Conducted stakeholder consultation and recommendation documented; (2) Reviewed related literature and findings documented; (3) Conducted field visits and findings documented; (4) Prepared LFA and feedback incorporated; (5) Accomplished designing and costing of training centre; (6) Implementation, monitoring and evaluation plan prepared and submitted for feedback; (7) Budget of different component of the project prepared and submitted for feedback; (8) Draft and final DPP of the project prepared and submitted. Show less

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  Pathmark Associates

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2017

  National Consultant

  (1) Submitted Inception Report elaborating methodology and implementation strategy of the assignment; (2) Submitted Midterm Report with some preliminary data on teacher-student contact hours with some secondary data about the South Asian and developing countries including data collection indicators and tools; (3) Submitted Draft final report on what should be the appropriate teacher-student contact-hours for accumulation of learning outcomes of primary education as well as on what other activities/practices can be added/accommodated to enhance student-teacher contact hours. (4) Submitted Final report incorporating feedback on the draft final report from different stakeholder through a National Workshop. Show less

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  Volunteer Association for Bangladesh (VAB)

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

  Team Leader

  (1) Conducted final evaluation of the secondary education program of the organization; (2) Prepared study questionnaire and ensured field testing; (3) Prepared Inception report and submitted to the concerned authority; (4) Reviewed secondary data and documents; (5) Orientation of the study team, organized and supervised data collection process in the field; (6) Checking and cleaning primary data collected from the field; (7) Ensured designing database program and feeding data into the computer; (8) Output generation, analysis and interpretation; (9) Prepared and submitted draft report; (10) Submitted final report incorporating feedback from the concerned stakeholders through a presentation workshop. Show less

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  Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC)

  Feb 2018 - Apr 2018

  National Consultant

  (1) Submitted Inception Report elaborating methodology, study questionnaire and implementation strategy of the assignment; (2) Submitted Draft final report elaborating findings received from different stakeholders of the Directorate through Survey, KII, FGD including SWOT analysis about the existing status of the education program of the department at the central and field level with relevant recommendations. (3) Prepared and submit Final report incorporating feedback on the draft final report as per criteria. Show less

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  3s Research & Consulting

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Independent Consultant

  The Upper Austrian Business Agency (Business Upper Austria) is trying to counteract the shortage of skilled manpower in the country and has commissioned 3s Research & Consulting with a country analysis for the attraction of skilled workers. As part of the study, experts from potential target countries are consulted and surveyed. In this context assignment of the consultant included exploring: (1) Suitability for the recruitment of skilled workers from Bangladesh (2) How can the recruitment of skilled workers from Bangladesh take place? How could skilled workers be addressed? (3) Are there any intercultural aspects that could be a problem/should be considered in the recruitment of skilled workers in Bangladesh, etc. Show less

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  Chemonics International

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  The Shobai Miley Pori (“Everyone Reads Together”) Activity aims to improve early grade reading outcomes in Bangla for children with disabilities in Government Primary Schools in Bangladesh. The activity intends to strengthen government service delivery of disability-inclusive education and create inclusive school environments and instruction for children with disabilities to improve student learning outcomes. Through this activity, children with disabilities will gain the foundational literacy skills necessary to advance through the government school system and be more equipped to obtain better economic opportunities upon completing their education. In this context the consultant extended support: (1) conducting studies to understand the contextual realities of education for children with disabilities in Bangladesh, (2) assess existing status of the school environment and instruction whether these are inclusive and responsive to the needs of children with disabilities (3) assess existing status of local communities whether they have adequate knowledge, attitudes, and practices to support disability-inclusive education, (4) assess existing status of the government whether they have the capacity to plan, manage, and support quality disability-inclusive education, and then assess how to improve reading outcomes for children with disabilities. Show less Since August 2017, more than 740,000 Rohingya people have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Burma’s Rakhine State. The speed and scale of the refugee flows has resulted in a critical emergency affecting Bangladeshi communities throughout the district, although not all upazilas of Cox’s Bazaar have been impacted uniformly. Some Bangladeshis are benefitting from employment opportunities created by the humanitarian influx, but for many poverty is increasing as wages decline and prices for transportation and certain foods increase. The Rohingya influx has thus deepened the plight of already struggling schools throughout Cox’s Bazaar. In this context the consultant extended support to provide services to achieve the following four results: (1) Increasing Learning opportunities, (2) Improving Quality of education in selected subjects, (3) Capacity to plan, manage, and oversee quality education by the District & Upazila Offices including the Community and (4) Means of increasing School community capacity to prepare for and respond to the impacts of natural disasters. Show less

  • Independent Consultant

    Aug 2019 - Sept 2019

  • Independent Consultant

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
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  Prantic Unnayan Society

  Mar 2021 - now

  Program Manager

  (1) Responsible for the implementation of all project activities in the Rohingya Camp and in the Host Community (Education, Health, DRR, Livelihood & Skill Development, etc.) in line with the work plan, budgets, and donor requirements. (2) Supervise and coordinate timely preparation and submission of different reports, (3) Organize weekly/monthly/emergency meeting with all project leads to review monthly project-wise plan/activity and the outputs, (4) Liaise with the Executive Director, Senior Accounts Officer and Field Coordinator for efficient utilization of all resources, (5) Represent PRANTIC in all coordination meetings at RRRC, DC, SP, ADC and Commissioner at the district level and with all international development organizations and when necessary at the NGOAB level, (6) Develop concept note to attract new donors and develop project proposals, (7) Liaise with District Administration, local authorities, refugee leaders, and stakeholders working in the Rohingya Camp and in the Host Community, (8) Maintain adherence to sector/national standards in programming, finance, HR and operations at the field level, (9) Lead maintaining proper monitoring & evaluation of the programs in the field and contemporary action researches and studies as require, (10) Conduct regular spot-check and audits of programs/operations/HR/finance to maintain compliance with the standards and the policies of humanitarian response programs. Show less

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  OBAT Helpers, Bangladesh

  Dec 2022 - now

  Executive Director