Abu Sayed Sumon

Experience

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  Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK)

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2010

  Senior Program Officer

  •Supervise the progress and provide technical support to the partners NGOs and respective project staffs to ensure the project implementation according to the project objectives• Develop project proposal, concept ,note, monthly and quarterly report• Facilitate trainings, workshops and meetings with partners NGOs, CSOs and CBOs• Develop handouts, leaflets, articles, modules, case studies and other relevant training materials for workshops, study circle and training sessions.

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  UNDP

  Dec 2010 - Dec 2012

  Legal Aid Officer

  I am working intensively to support the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs & National Legal Aid Services Organization at policy and district level interventions (5 pilot districts) to improve Government Legal Aid Services and to build strong and responsive national institutions in the areas of: legal aid and legislative reform.

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  United Nations

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  Human Rights Officer

  Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader and overall supervision of Director of the Human Rights Division or his/her designate, I am responsible for implementing the section work plans, including assisting in conducting substantive monitoring, verification, analysis and reporting on human rights issues, as well as capacity-building and advocacy activities while assessing their impact on the human rights situation in the area of assignment. Besides that Assist in collecting and analyzing human rights indicators, including gender-specific indicators; Follow up on individual cases and issues with authorities; Assist in conducting human rights capacity-building activities and in developing and implementing human rights training programmes; Contribute to and/or draft various reports, communications, briefing notes, statements or other products, as required; Show less

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  UNDP

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2017

  Facilitate the process and provide technical support to the Supreme Court to develop a Strategic Plan and review the Criminal Rules and Orders, 2009 to improve case management mechanism for the sub ordinate judiciary. In addition, providing guidance and support to NLASO to draft a manual on ADR for the legal aid officers and also technical support to institutionalize National Legal Aid Help Line. Furthermore, developed a concept for GO-NGO coordination for legal aid and provided technical support to draft a guideline in consultation with other legal aid service providing organizations. Rolled out Labour Court legal aid cell to Chittagong. Apart from that as project manger am ensuring day to day project management and reporting in time Show less As a component leader of Justice Sector Facility, I am responsible for facilitating effective Communication, coordination and cooperation mechanism between justice agencies in two district pilots through establishment of solutions for inter-agency case management aimed to reduce case backlog from the administration of Criminal justice. As well as initiating and consolidating ongoing legal aid activities of JSF Project at the National & Pilot districts to ensure high quality of technical and programmatic outcomes in initiating new concepts, developing working papers, advocacy for legislative reform & organizing events. Show less With the guidance of the National Project Director and under the regular supervision of the Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) of JSF project, i am especially responsible for overall coordination of ongoing initiatives for National legal Aid Day Celebration 2013 and for initiating and consolidating regular work for the both pilot districts. Besides that, work closely with different Committees formed on the eve National Legal Aid Day Celebration 2013, Attend and follow up meetings of the different committees and take minutes, Coordinate and maintain regular communication with the other consultants for day celebration, Maintain regular liaison between UNDP and the ministry in this regards, Assist to prepare & finalize day observation programe’s reports. In consultation with the project management provide technical support to the project team to organize pilot districts workshops/meetings, Ensure timely and quality delivery of products/arrangements by the Event Management Company/Vendor as per ToR and Perform any additional relevant tasks instructed by the JSF project management. Show less

  • Access to Justice Expert

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Manager-Women's Access to Justice

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Field Coordination Officer-Criminal Case Management

    Nov 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Legal Aid Officer

    Mar 2013 - Oct 2013
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  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  Aug 2017 - now

  Programme Management: Ensures the timely development of results-based plans for Gender related projects, liaises with Implementing Partners, government counterparts, and UN agencies to identify implementation/management bottlenecks and coordinates the actions to overcome them; Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting: Closely monitors the project implementation to identify best practices as well as constraints, shares them with the UNFPA Gender team and implementing agencies, and in case of constraints, recommends solutions to overcome them;Knowledge Management: Contributes to Gender programme knowledge management, sharing and institutional learning and lead the Gender team in the periodic documentation and dissemination of project processes, lessons learned and best practices internally and externally through different knowledge sharing forums/communication tools, such as: UNFPA Bangladesh website, pamphlets, articles, human-interest stories, and dissemination meetings, etc.Programme design/formulation and policy/advocacy support: contributes substantially to the formulation and design of the UNFPA Bangladesh’s Gender component projects in line with Government priorities and according to UNFPA programme strategies, policies, and procedures; Reviews project documents to ensure quality and relevance of subject and themes, lessons learned and best practices incorporation, compliance with UNFPA policies and procedures, and inclusion of appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems; Assists policy/advocacy work of UNFPA Gender programme by: drafting background papers, briefing documents, statements and talking points at the request of supervisors.Supervision and performance management: Supervises, mentors and coaches project-based personnel of the UNFPA Gender programme in order to strengthen or further develop their capacity. Show less Achievements: • Significantly contributed in finalizing a concept note and proposal on GBV prevention and response project with an estimated budget of $ 3.6 million for the Netherlands and successfully awarded this project. • Managing one of the largest multi-sectoral 5 years long project ‘ASTHA’- working with the Government to strengthen access to public services for GBV survivors and engage communities for prevention in partnership with relevant ministries, departments and NGOs. ASTHA has already acknowledged as one of the signature projects by both UNFPA management and the Netherlands.• Leaded UPR 3rd cycle reporting and ensured incorporation of GBV and SRHR issues in UNCT, CSO and National reports. As result 10 recommendations on GBV made for Bangladesh.• Developed an implementation plan for the Ministry of women and children affairs in relations to UPR and CEDAW recommendations• Developed a guidelines for local VAW prevention committees (NNPC) in 4 districts• Represent UNFPA in UNCT-Human Rights group, alternative gender focal person• Advocacy product developed for the inclusion of GBV, gender equality and human rights provisions in relevant national laws/act/policy/legal framework/action plan/strategy/protocol and programmes.• Developed annual progress report for donors including quality result reporting produced on time.• Introduced Women Help Desk in District Courts for the very first time in four UNFPA supported districts in 2018• Led UNFPA’s contribution to the revision of NAPVAW (2018-2030) and thereby leading development of M&E framework and costing Show less

  • National Programme Officer-Gender & Human Rights

    May 2020 - now

  • Technical Expert- Gender Based Violence

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2020