Dr. Shamim Jahan

Experience

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  Ministry of Health

  Sept 1996 - Aug 1998

  Senior Resident Medical Officer, Zambia

  Worked for the Ministry of Health of Zambia at the teaching hospital in Kitwe. Responsible for technical development of the human resources and delivering on the job technical support to the hospital team in preventive health and HIV. Served as attending physician for maternal and child units. Strengthened HIV counseling skills of hospital staff through formal training and coaching. Design and led community outreach program. Led Cholera outbreak management.

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  DEUNDI TEA COMPANY,LIMITED

  Jul 1999 - Feb 2000

  Health Officer

  Managed multiple health initiatives of the Tea Estate in Syllhet. Ensured leveraging of the private, corporate resources for immunization and family planning for the population residing around the Estate in collaboration with the MoHFW. Managed a team of 10 staff and a total annual budget of $50,000.

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  Concern Worldwide

  Mar 2000 - Apr 2010

  As a part of learning and sharing team facilitated experience exchange of managers, developed lessons learned, inform research, Result chain monitoring and program documentation for Concern’s programs reaching 1,300,000 people with a total value of 3 million Euro in urban and rural contexts. Ensured technical standard and quality of all Health and Nutrition Projects. Led meta-analysis of the learning from projects and incorporated in new business. As a part of Organizational change management core group led change management process to ensure that our business fit for purpose. Led emergency response (Flood) in Dhaka as rapid response team member. Show less

  • Country Health, Nutrition & HIV Coordinator , South Sudan

    Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Health Advisor

    Sept 2008 - Oct 2009

  • Program Manager, Urban Program

    Oct 2004 - Aug 2008

  • Senior Project Manager

    Mar 2000 - Sept 2004
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  FHI 360

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2012

  Deputy Chief of Party (DOP)/Technical Director

  Managed $10 million health and HIV/AIDS portfolio of FHI 360. Managed five partners and 30 staff implementing programs in the areas of prevention, treatment and care& support for HIV infected and affected people reaching 6 million across the country supported from USAID. Financial inclusion (linking with micro finance /bank), skill building was one of the intervention that I oversaw during project implementation. As a part of Senior Management Team I co lead the strategic development process, risk management, human resource management and organizational representation at national and global level. Worked as focal point in strengthening HIV program into health system and partnership management with local NGOs and government. Initiated integrated programming within HIV program. Engaged in Alive and Thrives initiative (FHI 360) Show less

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  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2013

  Health Adviser

  Senior member of FCDO (former DFID) of Human Development team managing £85 million through multi channels (Ministry of Health, NGOs, Research Agencies-ICDDRB). Developed business case of £50M urban health program and led to manage it through Ministry of Local Government, BRAC & Marie Stopes and 20 million research grants to ICDDRB reaching around 20 million people in Bangladesh. Technical Leader of BRAC's Strategic Partnership Arrangement (SPA) on health. Co-Chair of DFID’s Strategic Partnership Arrangement with SIDA & AusAID. Led Global fund portfolio of DFID (GAVI and TB/HIV program of MOHFW). Show less

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  UChicago Research Bangladesh (URB)

  Nov 2013 - Sept 2015

  Country Director, Bangladesh Country office, University of Chicago

  Managed a $15 million public health research grants with 2 field offices and 140+ staff. Strategically redirected URB’s focus towards research utilization and new business. Led strategic planning process and localization of the organization. Enhanced URB’s technical capacity in development programming and led organizational change management process.

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  FHI 360

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2016

  Interim Country Director (Lead COP) & Chief of Party, USAID's Nutrition Project (SHIKHA)

  Worked as a Senior Team Member of FHI 360 Asia Pacific Regional Program (Interim Country Director, Bangladesh) with a portfolio of $12 million in the area of : WASH, Health & Nutrition , Evidence & Research, Financial inclusion using ICT (mStar). Member of the Global learning group, FHI 360 technical forum. In Addition to Interim Country Director (Lead COP), led USAID’s multisector nutrition project (SHIKHA)- 6M $ with Ministry of Health and BRAC as Chief of Party reaching 500000 pregnant and lactating women and 150000 children in southern part of Bangladesh (USAID's Feed the Future Zone of Influence). Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2021

  Member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in Save the Children and lead country's largest Heath, Nutrition and HIV Sector and Integrated Child Development Program (Adolescent Health, Education and Protection). Managing over 200 staff and 15 partners with an annual budget of approximately $20-25+m. Spearheads a diverse and complex program, improve program quality, managing the risk, set out an ambition for equitable and evidence based scaled up programming, and increase resources (domestic and international) for organization in development and emergency health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS portfolio. Strategically positioned and led organizational’ s response to strengthen system and thematic arena in health, Education, Protection, WASH through integrated programming. Lead Rohingya Response Health, Nutrition, WASH and MHPSS reaching over 600,000 people, including 350,000 children. Mobilized over $20m new grants in 2020 during COVID 19 pandemic. Work as Response Lead in COVID 19 in Country. Show less Accountable for the delivery of the Country Office program (50+ diverse projects and partners) on time, on budget (Approximate $85M USD), at scale, with quality, and in compliance. The program includes: Health, Nutrition & HIV/AIDS, Education, Humanitarian, Child Poverty, Child Rights Governance and Child Protection. Within the humanitarian portfolio, the assignment includes oversight of the Cox’s Bazaar Area office where SCI implements a significant refugee program. Led Country office Procurement and Supply chain and established effective coordination to establish a strong operations platform for program delivery. An active member of the Country Office Senior Management Team and provides overall leadership and direction to the Program Team. Led country office business continuity plan. Line managed and mentored 15 senior staffs in different thematic areas. Country Lead for pandemic preparedness and response (COVID-19) in developing strategy, resource mobilization, execution planning etc. Show less Member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in Save the Children and lead country program operations as Office in Charge during absence of Deputy Country Director. Managing over 250 staff with an annual budget of approximately $35m. Spearheads a diverse and complex program, improve program quality, managing the risk, set out an ambition for equitable and evidence based scaled up programming, and increase resources (domestic and international) for organization in development and emergency health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS portfolio. Strategically positioned and led organizational’ s response to strengthen system and thematic arena in health and integrated programming. Lead Rohingya Response Health, Nutrition, WASH and MHPSS reaching over 600,000 people, including 350,000 children. Mobilized over $50m new grants in 2018-19. Show less

  • Director in Save the Children International

    Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Interim Deputy Country Director

    Dec 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Interim Country Director (Office in Charge)

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  • Director - Health, Nutrition & HIV/AIDS

    Oct 2016 - Dec 2019
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  Save the Children International

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Deputy Country Director (Interim)

  To cover Deputy Country Director in Save the Children Laos for next four months. Key deliverables- Key Performance Result improvement, Change Management process planning & execution, Humanitarian Funding planning, Positioning for Climate Change program.

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  Save the Children International

  Nov 2023 - Mar 2024

  Leading the Bangladesh Country Office Program Operations through strengthening a strong platform for programs, functions, cross functions and system including supply chain to deliver program effectively. Annual budget around $ 42 million with 74 diverse program/projects, and 1000 staffs). Leading strategic risk management, business planning, grants management, operational safety & security embedded in operations and compliances is another key areas. Leading Save the Children in Bangladesh country program reaching about 9 million people with a diverse team (1000 staffs) to deliver the outcome for the children with quality on time on budget (around $44 million) and with compliances.

  • Deputy Country Director Program Operations

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2024

  • Country Director (Interim)

    Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
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  CARE

  Mar 2024 - now

  Deputy Country Director- Program Supports

  Leading the CARE Bangladesh Country Office Program Support Functions through strengthening a strong platform for programs, functions, cross functions and system to deliver program in planning, with quality, in compliance, in time and in budget.