Tanbir U Arman

Experience

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  Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Research Intern

  • Collect and review literature and content relating to terrorism, insurgency, and violence • Collect and analyze primary and secondary data • Assist in organizing seminars and workshops• Monitor media and archive reports on conflicts and violence• Assist in maintaining the Bipss website and social media platforms

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  Microgovernance Research Initiative - MGR

  May 2015 - Dec 2015

  Research Analyst

  • Collect and review literature and content relating to conflict, violence, and governance• Conduct public perception surveys, and assist in designing survey questionnaires • Collect, triangulate and analyze primary and secondary data • Assist in writing research articles • Assist in organizing seminars and workshops• Monitor media and archive reports on political and communal violence

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  The Daily Star

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Copy Editor

  • Edit news stories• Maintain Content Management System (CMS)• Set headlines, write captions, and make infographics for news stories• Assist in page layouts• Liaise with correspondents and production staff Impact and key achievements: • Edited over 1,000 reports on politics, legal affairs, development and human rights• Notable by-line reports/features published: “Lokayan: A museum bringing traditional life alive.” The Daily Star. August 27, 2016. https://www.thedailystar.net/city/lokayan-museum-bringing-traditional-life-alive-1276192 Show less

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  Dhaka Tribune

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Edit news stories• Maintain and update content management system (CMS)• Write op-eds and reports on contemporary affairs• Set news headlines, write captions, and make infographics for news stories • Liaise with the news editor, correspondents, and production team.• Supervise apprentice copy editors and interns Impact & key achievements: • Edited over 250 news stories on politics, legal affairs, terrorism, development, and human rights • Notable by-line reports published: “Is the dissolution of parliament a prerequisitefor fair polls?” The Dhaka Tribune. April 22, 2018. https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/special/2018/04/22/dissolution-parliament-prerequisite-fair-polls Show less • Edit news stories• Maintain and update content management system (CMS)• Write op-eds and reports on contemporary affairs• Set headlines, write captions, and make infographics for news stories • Assist in page layouts• Liaise with reporters and production staff Impact & key achievements: • Edited over 2,000 stories and news reports on politics, legal affairs, terrorism, development and human rights• Notable by-line reports/features published: “Rehabilitation of slum dwellers: Taking the right approach.” The Dhaka Tribune. March 3, 2017. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2017/03/03/rehabilitation-slum-dwellers-taking-right-approach/• “The regal beauty of Royal Poinciana.” The Dhaka Tribune. October 2, 2017. https://issuu.com/dhakatribune/docs/160511210455887597f019ac434eb6867a43584afd0a Show less

  • Staff Copy Editor

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  • Copy Editor

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
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  ADRA International

  Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  Information Management Officer

  • Responsible for data collection exercises, including service monitoring• Draft weekly and quarterly reports for the funding agencies• Manage a complaint and feedback system • Responsible for database and dataset management and gap analyses• Generate information management (IM) products and infographics• Draft media briefs, and facilitate journalistic engagement to cover events taking place in camp Impact & key achievements: • Digitalized need assessment process in a refugee camp • Established a tech-based incident reporting system for camp management staff and humanitarian service providers Show less

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  ActionAid

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2023

  ▪ Function as the point of contact for overall camp coordination and camp management (CCCM), as well as the safety and security of around 50,000 refugees living in a camp in southeast Bangladesh▪ Resolve conflicts between refugees and host communities, and mediate peaceful coexistence▪ Plan and implement disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives to make refugee settlements resilient and safe▪ Advocate and support the legitimate rights of refugees through liaison and coordination with the camp administrator, UNHCR, law enforcement agencies, and humanitarian agencies▪ Ensure appropriate links with national and local authorities, state institutions, civil society, and other stakeholders for effective coordination of humanitarian assistance▪ Monitor and oversee budget and resource management to ensure that project activities are carried out smoothly and effectively▪ Supervision: 115 persons in total (10 staff, 5 support staff and 100 volunteers) Impact & key achievements:▪ Fundraising: Initiated and facilitated negotiations and discussions with the UNHCR that resulted in ActionAid winning the current camp management grant. ActionAid has received over USD15 million in grants from the UNHCR since 2020 under the camp management project partnership.▪ Business development and project proposal: Wrote over 12 successful project proposals to secure funds for ActionAid from major funding agencies such as UNHCR, IOM, WFP, Irish Emergency Alliance, and Alborada Trust UK▪ Reporting and grant management: Wrote, reviewed, edited, and finalized six midyear/annual project performance reports for the UNHCR. Facilitated and faced two MFT audits by the funding agency▪ Accountability and transparency: Successfully established a complaint and response mechanism system in four AcitonAid-managed Rohingya refugee camps• Digitalization: Established a digitalized needs assessment system and incident report mechanism to accelerate the identification and reporting of service gaps Show less • Function as the point of contact for the Site Development (SD) sector in three Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh• Coordinate and liaise with camp administrators, UN agencies and I/NGOs, and local government bodies for smooth implementation of infrastructure development work• Address refugees’ complaints and requests relating to camp infrastructure in coordination with camp administrators and I/NGOs• Responsible for infrastructure-related data management and for the allocation of space for infrastructure development interventions• Oversee and monitor humanitarian agencies' infrastructure development interventions • Ensure that global service standards are followed and maintainedImpact & key achievements: • Established camp infrastructure development as an independent sector in three Rohingya refugee camps• Developed a software-based comprehensive refugee worker-mapping tool for three camps• Developed a computerized CfW participant pool Show less • Provide technical support for planning and printing communication materials for Rohingya refugees• Develop key messages for raising awareness among refugees about critical issues• Lead information dissemination and awareness events, disaster preparedness campaigns, and house-level outreach mechanisms• Provide technical support to staff responsible for complaint and feedback mechanisms and ensure that they are aware of complaint mechanism procedures• Monitor and ensure the services that are delivered to refugees are aligned with global standards such as Sphere Standards and Core Humanitarian StandardsImpact & key achievements: • Digitalized household visits and community-outreaching mechanisms • Digitalized humanitarian service monitoring • Wrote two booklets on ActionAid’s humanitarian service achievements: - Where Hope Lives - Towards Excellence: An Impact Analysis of Services Delivered to Rohingya Refugees Show less • Lead a team responsible for overall humanitarian service monitoring and needs assessments for addressing service gaps in two refugee camps in Bangladesh• Manage and update databases related to humanitarian services • Generate culturally appropriate IEC (information, education & communication) materials for refugees• Draft project proposals, concept notes, standard operations procedures (SOPs), etc. • Guide and supervise data collection exercises including loss and damage assessments during disasters • Draft media briefs, and facilitate journalistic engagement to cover high-profile events taking place in camps Impact & key achievements: • Digitalized needs assessment process in two Rohingya refugee camps• Established a shelter identification system for easy navigation in camps• Established a tech-based incident reporting system for camp management staff and service providers• Developed and wrote a camp coordination strategy for ActionAid Show less

  • Manager - Camp Management

    Apr 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Deputy Manager - Information Management & Coordination

    Dec 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Specialist - Communication with Communities & Accountability

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Team Leader - Information Management

    Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
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  Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster

  Nov 2023 - now

  Sub-national CCCM Cluster Co-lead

  ▪Co-lead and co-facilitate CCCM Cluster coordination operations at the sub-national level.▪Provide conceptual and operational expertise in CCCM interventions, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilization.▪Provide strategic decision-making and operational support to the National CCCM Cluster.▪Contribute to strategic decision-making affecting humanitarian operations▪Support the integration of CCCM partner priorities and challenges within the National ▪CCCM Cluster strategy and funding needs.▪Ensure the Cluster’s core functions are fully implemented as defined in the IASC Reference Module for Cluster Coordination. Show less

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  Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp

  Nov 2023 - now

  CCCM Manager

  ▪ Manage a CCCM portfolio of USD 5 million from USAID/BHA, ECHO, UN OCHA and UNHCH, and address over- and under-expenditures in a timely manner.▪ Coordinate and provide technical support and assistance for the timely implementation of CCCM operations (Static, Roving and Mobile) in the DRC’s areas of responsibility including the Malakal PoC camp embedded within the UNMISS system ▪ Bolster the resilience and empowerment of affected communities and facilitate return, reintegration and recovery (RRR), and durable solutions in coordination with UNMISS, government ministries, and community leaders▪ Maintain appropriate, timely, and effective coordination with UNMISS, UN OCHA, UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, Sectors/Clusters, local authorities, the RRC office, and local communities.▪ Facilitate the establishment of PoC/IDP committees and develop the capacity of community leaders through training, focus group discussions, and dialogues.▪ Guide and supervise the delivery of accurate information on humanitarian services ▪ Facilitate the mainstreaming of protection and conflict sensitivity in CCCM operations▪ Serve as subnational CCCM Cluster co-lead in South Sudan.▪ Contribute to the development of new projects and ensure project proposals are aligned with the needs of the affected populationsImpact & key achievements:▪Facilitated and led a long-pending community election at the Malakal PoC site, successfully re-establishing community governance system ▪Revitalized the service monitoring system and established a digital service monitoring system▪Implemented a digital complaint and feedback mechanism that has enhanced transparency and responsiveness to the needs and concerns of affected communities.▪Successfully managed and tracked expenditures of cccm grants totaling USD 5 million from major donors (USAID/BHA, ECHO, UN OCHA, and UNHCR)▪Trained staff on CCCM operations, enhancing their skills and capacity to deliver effective services to the community. Show less