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:
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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
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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
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