Farhad Aziz

Experience

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  Bangladesh Army (2nd East Bengal) & 15 Border Guard (The then Bangladesh Rifles)

  Dec 1995 - Jan 2009

  Consolidated (Operational, Training, Logistics, Administrative & Personnel Officer)

  Consolidated (Dec 95- Dec 99; Aug 2000- Feb 01; Feb 01- Oct 04; Feb 06- Jan 09)• Coordinating movement of personnel, transports, materials and other resources.• Limited local purchase.• Coordinate the maintenance and movement of the transports and equipment.• Maintenance of all kinds of inventory.• Repair and maintenance of the warehouses and all other infrastructures.• Preparing training plan for the Commanding Officer.• Maintaining employee personnel files.• Employment and compliance to regulatory concerns.• Employee orientation, development, and training.• Employee safety, welfare, wellness and health.• Implement good administration in the organization.• Prepare local plan and ensure the implementation of National Identity Card Project of Bangladesh in 2008.Achievement: Successfully planned and carried out movement of Units comprising 650 members each from one district to another (1998, 2003 & 2006). Show less

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  Border Guard (The then Bangladesh Rifles)

  Jan 1999 - Mar 2000

  Aide-de camp to Director General

  • Coordinate the movement of transports.• Coordinate the functional aspects of the office of the General.• Coordinate with other departments for smooth transactions of the files.• Supervise the administration of the General’s office.Achievement: Coordinated & handled three international levels Border Meeting of the Force 1999 & 2000.

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  National Defense College

  Oct 2004 - Jan 2005

  General Staff Officer Grade 3 (Network Administrator) and Coordinating Officer to Commandant

  • Ensure logistics and computer and network related supply of the office.• Limited local purchase.• Regulate and monitor proper use of net based equipments and secure accordingly. • Ensure compliance of legal and regulatory aspects.• Coordinate the functional aspects of the office of the General.• Coordinate with other departments for smooth transactions of the files.• Supervise the administration of the General’s office.• Supervise and guide the Aide-de camp for smooth performance.Achievement: Coordinated & handled National Level Graduation Program in 2004. Show less

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  United Nations

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Move Control & Personal Administration

  • Control, monitor and supervise all sorts of operational and administrative movements.• Ensure administration of 800 strength manpower at foreign environment and supervise proper employment of personnel as per the requirement.• Plan, prepare and ensure proper allocation of personnel and equipments for smooth completion of National Election of Liberia in 2005.• Ensure smooth airlift of the contingent from Bangladesh to Liberia as per plan- strategic movement.• Movement of whole or part of the organization and resources from one place to other.• Ensure allocating critical resources during crisis.• Determine and allocate training resources.• Sourcing of limited items. • Conducted Civil Military Cooperation activities.• Ensure safety and security measures during crisis.• Ensuring maintenance of employee personnel files.• Ensure good administration and discipline of all personnel of the organization.Achievement: Successfully planned and carried out smooth airlift of the contingent of 806 members from Liberia to Bangladesh in Jan 2006. Show less

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  Anti Corruption Commission

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2008

  Special Task Force Coordinator

  • Coordinate, supervise, monitor and pursue high profile critical and sensitive cases on Corruption, Illegal Gratification and Taxes up to highest court. • Conduct Field Investigations and prepare findings. • Investigate probable Money Laundering Cases.• Prepare papers and deeds relates to Mutual Legal Assistance and pursue execution. • Ensure compliance of legal and regulatory aspects.Achievement: Successfully coordinated and completed high profile cases up to final verdict in 2007- 2008. Show less

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  Bangladesh Army

  Jan 2009 - May 2012

  • Formulate plan to provide Cadets with liberal quality education up to higher secondary level through a well planned academic program enabling them to pursue higher studies in different discipline.• Formulate plan to provide Cadets with essential elementary military training with a view to preparing them for induction into Armed Forces as officers.• Prepare comprehensive module to impart complementary knowledge, training and skill necessary for the all round development of cadets through a package of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.• Conduct and carryout examination for the recruitment of Faculty Members and Employees for the Cadet Colleges.• Regulate appointment and posting of Faculty Members and Employees. • Arrange and conduct promotion board for the Faculty Members chaired by Defense Secretary and Adjutant General, Bangladesh Army.• Conduct examinations and select cadets for the cadet Colleges every year.• Formulate yearly comprehensive training forecast and detail planning for the cadets. • Undertake welfare project for the Faculty Members and Employees and ensure timely execution. • Organize training for the Faculty Members for capacity building and professional competency.• Plan, organize and conduct Inter cadet Colleges Games & Sports, Music & Literature Meets.• Prepare budget for the cadet Colleges and regulate & control financial expenditure.• Bid yearly Tenders and Supply for the Cadet Colleges. • Acted as Liaison to the ministerial body and other stakeholders as & when required including media. • Prepare Standing Operating Procedure (SOP).Achievement: Recruited Faculty Members for 12 Cadet Colleges (2010 & 2011); Conducted Cadets Selection Examinations for all Cadet Colleges (2010-2012); Prepared Budget for all Cadet Colleges (2011 & 2012); Bid tenders & supply for Cadet Colleges (2010-2012). Show less • Instructor and Principal Staff Officer of Cadet College.• Supervise the smooth functioning of administrative wing including offices.• Maintain overall discipline of the Cadets and college employees of all tires.• Ensure good deportment, bearing, smartness and turnout of the Cadets.• Make sure that all approved customs, etiquette, manners and traditions are followed by the Cadets and employees within college premises.• Arrange Field Trip for the Cadets.• Act as In Charges of Security, General Service and Mechanical Transport Department. • Limited local purchase.• Supervise the safety and security measures of entire college.Achievement: Selected Cadets for 2009 Intake. Show less

  • Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (Cadet Colleges), AHQ

    Sept 2009 - May 2012

  • Instructor Class B and Adjutant, Rajshahi Cadet College

    Jan 2009 - Sept 2009
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  United Nations

  May 2012 - May 2013

  United Nations Military Observer

  • Operational Officer of Sector West HQ Military Observer's Cell at DALOA, Cote De Ivory.• Planned, regulated, controlled, monitored and coordinated operational, training, administrative aspects of nine Multinational Team Sites directly. • Arranged and conducted Border Meeting with Liberian and Malian counterpart.• Conducted Weapon Embargo Inspection being expert in this field.• Actively participated to monitor and support Local Election in February 2012.• Specialist on Protection of Civilians and Weapon Embargo Inspection.• Launched new Multinational Team Site at TABOU (South Western part of Cote De Ivory) along Liberian border.• Movement of whole Multinational Team Site and resources from one place to other.Achievement: Launched new Multinational Team Site at TABOU (South Western part of Cote De Ivory) along Liberian border. Show less

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  Bangladesh Army

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Manage and secure fund.• Ensuring pay, allowance and benefits administration.• Conduct training for the officers and employees.• Evaluate training and preparedness of the personnel• Limited local purchase.• Ensure employee safety, welfare, wellness and health.• Ensure healthy employee relations.• Aid regimental head and carryout all responsibility in absence of Commanding Officer.Achievement: Planned & carried out Outdoor Trainings for two Sub Units Comprising 120 members each for two weeks tenure in 2014. Show less • Allocating critical resources during crisis.• Movement of whole or part of the organization and resources from one place to other (Strategic movement).• Control the movement of transports.• Ensure compliance of legal and regulatory aspects.• Preparing operational plans and orders.• Ensure all aspects of operation and intelligence functions are activated during crisis.• Ensure safety and security measures during crisis.• Identifying the training requirement and implementation of training directive.• Ensuring organizational development.• Creating and implementing succession planning.• Ensure good administration and discipline of all personnel of the organization.Achievement: Planned & carried out Outdoor Trainings for Unit Comprising 650 members for four and one week tenure each in 2013. Planned & implemented security issues relates to National Parliamentary Election 2014. Show less

  • Second In Command, 2nd East Bengal Regiment (Junior Tigers)

    Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Acting Commanding Officer, 2nd East Bengal Regiment

    Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
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  Head Office, SQUARE Group (Textiles, Fashions, Apperals & Denim Division)

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2017

  Senior Manager, HR & Administrations

  Lead HR & Administration Team of Head Office:HR Responsibilities 1. Study, analyze, amend and reform organization organogram.2. Conduct recruitment & selection process. 3. Formulate & review policies for the HR and Administration department.4. Deal rewards, benefits, compensation, pay package & analyze exit interview results.5. Administer, evaluate and carryout performance appraisal process for promotion/ increment.6. Foresee & formulate succession plan.7. Plan, conduct & coordinate training both internal & external.8. Evaluate Training Need Assessment (TNA).9. Responsible for entire training & development of Textiles Group.10. Coordinate & bridge between Head Office and all the factories. Admin Responsibilities1. Participate in policy making meeting for decision making. 2. Investigate incident and formulate result with recommendation(s).3. Monitor safety & security issues of Head Office Complex.4. Monitor fire safety issues & compliance of both Head Office & Factories.5. Monitor Transport Pool Management including maintenance for entire textiles division.6. Assess vehicle requirement and initiate purchase if required.7. Monitor fixed asset management; ensure proper inventory and timely purchase as and when required.8. Routine & frequent visit to factories under Textiles Division to study & review administrative, safety/ security of factories, wastage & usage of company properties and merchandise.9. To maintain liaison with various government/ semi government offices, media & business association.Image Building1. To be involved or lead team in process of image building activities, i.e. event management, expo, attending seminar-symposium to uphold organization image through resourceful representation. 2. To be always updated with group activities to make presentation, synopsis and to give presentation before buyers, national-international elites/ organization while visiting our establishment. Show less

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  Zero Gravity Ventures Limited

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2017

  Assistant Vice President, Operations & Fulfillment

  • Lead Operations & Fulfillment Team.• Ensure Proper Operations of Warehouse & Distribution Management.• Keep Inventory Up to date.• Develop Business Process.• Oversee & Ensure Timely Delivery of Product to the Client.• Act as a Prime Member of Lead Team.

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  City Bank PLC.

  Sept 2017 - now

  Leading General Administration Division comprises of Security & Protocol, Facilities, Infrastructure Development & Construction, Infrastructure Management, Space Acquisition & ATM Establishments, Logistics & Transport and Compliance & Process Development Departments. Prepare Admin Budget, Strategic plan, setting up divisional Goal and KPI to drive the team. Lead Civil construction projects in order to bank’s own usages (High-rise building, Branch, different types of ATMs, Back offices, lounge, service center etc). Ensure compliance in procurement process for projects, supervise project implementation and monitoring. Responsible for overall Safety & Security of the bank all over the country. Act as Security Advisor to Management Body.  Responsible for ensuring protocol management for international and national visitors.  Supervise Space Acquisition for new project and relocation of existing premise. Supervise lease renewal issues, service contracts and negotiations with relation with the relevant stakeholder. Functioned as authorized signatory for all tenancy and service level agreements.  Keep property data base updated for space optimization.  Supervise and oversee Facility Management of bank all over the country. Lead member of Risk/Crisis Management Team. To maintain liaison with various government/ semi government offices and business association. Coordinate all movement of foreign/ national dignitaries with law enforcing agencies affiliated bodies. Investigate incident and formulate result with recommendation(s). Signatory and approver for all work orders duly passed by purchase committee. Monitor fixed asset management; ensure proper inventory and timely purchase. Monitor and supervise Transport Pool Management including maintenance for entire bank. Routine and frequent visit to different branches and premises. Show less • Responsible for overall Safety & Security of the bank.• Advise the Management Committee (ManCom) in the execution of duties with regards to the safety and security of The City Bank personnel and assets including fund transportation, premises.• Attend all the meeting on Security & Safety issues as an active member and assist ManCom and Extended Management Committee (EMC).• Provide advice on technical security requirements contained in the Bangladesh Bank Guideline and Ministry of Home Affair’s Policy to comply with Minimum Security Standards.• Prepare, maintain, and update Bank’s security documentation including security contingency plans, manuals etc.• Conduct investigations, prepare recommendations and appraise Management. Timely submission of periodic reports and special Situation Report (SITREP). • Monitor security situation daily based on branch locations and provide comprehensive security updates for cash replenishment along with proactive analysis.• Implement security activities to assist routine business operations, undertake security risk assessment for all locations.• Timely updating security situation and carryout awareness campaign specially during any eventualities or instability.• Ensure passage of information is flawless and communications system is properly functioning. • Conduct yearly safety and security training for all employees.• Acquire information, forecast situation and advice Business Unit/ Brand Division accordingly well before the events for their planning and preparations. • Dispatch Management of the bank. • Assist procurement team and act as a prime member in Technical Committee.• Maintain constant liaison with other corporate security stakeholders, security partners and local government and non government agencies. • Carryout R&D for improving security management measures. • Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.• Take capacity building initiatives on security related operations. Show less

  • Senior Vice President & Head of General Administration

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Vice President and Head of Security & Protocol

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2019