Syed Muhammad Shah Jalal

Resume of Syed Muhammad Shah Jalal Key competencies:  Successful completion of various research projects in the last four years  Support in policy reformation and implementation Experience: Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) Policy and Governance Officer 1 April 2013 – 7 December 2015 CREL is a USAID funded project, which is working in the forests and wetlands of Bangladesh. In this project I worked in the above capacity and contributed in the following areas: - Research on existing policies, policy gap analysis and recommendation on policy reformation Preparation of yearly activity plan, implementation plan and staffing plan Preparation of yearly budget Liaison with govt. departments and agencies Facilitation of workshops and meetings Preparation of various technical reports Field research Organization of FGD, KII, PCVA Conduction of training needs assessment Development of training materials and training facilitation Assessment of training Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) Research Associate 1 June 2010 – 31 March 2013 a) Policy and Research Gaps in Climate Resilient Farming System Intensification in Bangladesh, IFPRI supported project - Review of national policies for gap analysis; preparation of policy review report; conducting FGDs; preparation of FGD report; facilitation of stakeholder consultation workshop; provided rapporteur service; prepared the workshop proceeding; preparation of synthesized report b) Policy Review, Training and Capacity Building for Reducing Vulnerability of Women Affected by Climate Change in Bangladesh, UN Women supported project - Review of national policies and strategic plans; preparation of policy report; attended idea sharing meeting; preparation of training manual and modules; translation of documents; conducting ToT c) Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience / Low Carbon Resilient Development - Review of national policies and strategic plans; attended working group workshop; assisted in questionnaire construction and interviewing stakeholders; assisted in transcribing d) Programme Partnership Arrangement – Local Capacity Building, Christian Aid supported project - Stakeholders’ workshop facilitation; provided rapporteur service; prepared the workshop proceeding e) Supporting Implementation of the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (Subproject 1) ADB TA BAN-7273 - Enlisting consultants in ADB’s Consultant Management System portal; coordination for travel and logistics; records keeping; maintenance of time sheet; preparation of invoice as per prescribed format f) Mass Awareness on Climate Change, Jan. – Dec. 2010, a Danida, Norad and British High Commission supported project - Provided support in preparation and editing reports g) 3rd International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change, 2009 and 5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change, 2011 - Provided support in communication with relevant ministries, departments and agencies of govt. of Bangladesh, civil aviation bureau, immigration authority etc. Education:  2011, M.Sc in Biodiversity Management, Independent University, Bangladesh CGPA 3.70/4.00;– Dissertation on – Improving the Effectiveness of Protected Area in Bangladesh: A comparative study of selected areas  2008, Master of Business Administration, Asian University of Bangladesh CGPA 3.806/4.00; Major - Marketing  1985, Bachelor of Science, University of Chittagong Training: Successfully completed ‘ToT on Integrated Water Resource Management Concept and its Practices in Real World Situation’ organized by Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services Linguistic proficiency: Bengali – native; English – good verbal and writing capability (IELTS band score 6.5 test date 14/12/2013). Computer literacy: Higher level application user in – MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat etc. Personal details: Contact address: 559 Sohid Mujib Sarak, Dakhin Mohishkhola, Narail Sadar, Narail 7500 Cell phone: - email:-National ID no.:- Referee: M. A. Wahab Manager, Institutional Capacity Building and Training Winrock International House 54, Road 13/B, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212 Cell:-