Kishore Basak

Experience

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  Maxwell Stamp Ltd.

  Sept 2008 - Apr 2009

  Research Analyst

  Monitoring data collection procedure and supervision of field surveys to get quality data, datamanagement and model building as well as diagnostic checking and presenting the resultsregularly to the respective organisation obtained through editing and analysis.

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  Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

  May 2009 - Feb 2017

  The purpose of the study is to examine, with the help of extensive survey of enterprises and workers, the state of ongoing transformation taking place in the apparels sector of Bangladesh particularly focusing on economic and social upgrading, and to assess the nature of gender-embeddedness of the various initiatives. The objective is to capture the implications of these ongoing changes for enterprise level performance with a view to come up with appropriate policy recommendations towards strengthened and sustainable development of the sector in an increasingly competitive and demanding global market. Show less

  • Project Manager - CPD RMG Project

    Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Coordinator - Global Competitiveness Report (Bangladesh)

    Aug 2009 - Sept 2016

  • Senior Research Associate

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Research Associate

    Nov 2009 - Jun 2013

  • Programme Associate

    May 2009 - Nov 2009
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  Yunnan Academy of Social Science

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2015

  Visiting Scholar

  Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (YASS), Yunnan, China with the sponsorship of ChineseEmbassy to Bangladesh has undertaken the China‐Bangladesh Capacity Building Programme,provide training courses as well as conduct joint research program with visiting Bangladeshischolars.

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  BRAC

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Senior Analyst

  Implementing organization and programme monitoring system, tools and guidelines, assistingprogrammes, enterprises and support functions for activity/output/outcome monitoring,participating in strategic planning of Monitoring Department and assist to update monitoringplan, and analyzing information in coordination with other units to identify potential problemand answer. Major area of work include BRAC Education Programme (BEP), HumanitarianCrisis Management Programme (HCMP) in Cox’s Bazar, Central MIS data validation and DataBased decision making. Show less

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  RedOrange Media and Communications

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  IMAGE Plus is funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN). The project is about millions of young girls who are wives and children at the same time. Their health and well being is at risk because of being married off in early age. Their health rights are not recognized, they are not protected. Yet, future generation depends on them. Families and communities rely on them. They run households, cook, raise children, clean yards and care for the sick and the old. They deserve respect and support. Show less

  • Key Expert - Visibility & Communication for the EU Development Cooperation in Bangladesh

    May 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Senior Specialist (Research and M&E)

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  • M&E Expert - Safety Wing Project

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  • M&E Expert - Alor Jatra: Menstrual Hygiene For Girls With Disabilities Project

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist - Image Plus Project

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2020
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  Share-Net Bangladesh

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  Coordinator

  I need to ensure effective liaison and maintain good communication with national partners and other stakeholders including NGOs, INGOs, Government, development partners. Also to ensure quality information and content on the website, including updated features, news items, funding and job opportunities, research and resource materials, useful tools and documents is also one major work. Apart from this preparing and monitoring the annual Work Plans and budget of the overall project, based on proposed annual national work plans and budgets are more regular activities. Show less

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  Independent University, Bangladesh

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Guest Lecturer

  I share knowledge of basic quantitative analysis among the post graduate students with Development Studies as major.

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  Independent Researcher

  Jan 2022 - now

  Independent Researcher

  I work as independent researcher in various projects to support and lead the quantitative part of the projects. My role involves from questionnaire development, survey design and data analysis. I am more interested in challenging quantitative analysis such as multivariate analysis, experimental designs, time-series analysis etc.

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  Innovations for Poverty Action

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Research Manager

  Acting as a critical bridge between leading academic researchers, policymakers, and staff implementing research on the ground, being a key individual in the leadership hierarchy of NGO’s office.

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  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

  Jul 2022 - now

  Consultant

  Being in a team I provide support various synthesis projects, including evidence gap maps, systematic reviews, and rapid evidence assessments.

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  Independent University, Bangladesh

  Dec 2022 - Jun 2023

  Consultant (Quantitative)

  I am working as a research consultant (quantitative) for a project titled "Coping with COVID-19: How did the Small Business Owners in the Informal Sector Survived".

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  The Campbell Collaboration

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Effect Size Database Consultant