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A.J. M. MOTAOWAKKEL BILLAH
Address: A.J.M.MotaowakkelBillah, House # 28,Road # 01,
Jummapara,Rangpur
Home Phone: 880-1939534357
Office Phone :N/A
Mobile : 880-1717816450,880-1939534357
e-mail : billa.uppr@gmail.com, billah_77@yahoo.com
Career Objective:
I would like to contribute towards building a better future for the distressed, disadvantaged and poor people,
especially women and children by utilizing my skills and knowledge, experiences, honesty and strong
humanitarian principles.
Career Summary:
I have 20 plus years working experience in different organization like UN, Government & NGO sector in key
Strategy & Policy Implementation, Policy Advocacy, Private Sector Engagement for Livelihood Development,
Health &Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Local Government Strengthening, Capacity building, & Social
Development. I have well technical experience in managerial& coordination and demonstrated my qualities
with specialized position like Unit Manager, Team Leader, and Community Mobilization Expert & Socio-
Economic Expert.
Secial Qualification:
Integrity,Honesty,Drive for result , Work Diversification
Team Building, Gender sensitivity, Critical Thinking,
Have ability and willingness to work towards deadlines,
Well-developed analytical and planning skill
Core Competencies & Skill:
Masters of Social Science degree in Economics and having 18 years working experience in different
organization as UNDP, GO & NGO funded by DFID, ADB, USAID, UNICEF & KFW.
Having experience in multi-disciplinary programe as like poverty reduction, community mobilization,
institution building, livelihood development, water and environmental sanitation, nutrition, savings and
credit management food security, local government strengthening & capacity building.
Currently working with urban partnership for poverty reduction Project (UPPRP) at UNDP with objectives
to improve the livelihood and living condition of poor and extreme people specially women and girl.
Having expertise on community organization development, organization capacity assessment and capacity
enhancement and provide support to UPPR project, STIFPP-2 project & Flood proofing project to prepare
the guideline and implementation
I had demonstrated my managerial and coordination efficiency and gotten an opportunity to performed
in project management ie planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, staff supervision, guided
partner NGOs,worked with GO & LGI high official and public representative like city mayor, union
chairman & civic society.
Having experience to work in urban and rural area specially working for char, haour and slum dwellers
Designed and trained GOB/NGO leaders on organization strengthening, planning, leadership development,
group management, and savings credit management, M&E, gender and development, business
development in UNDP, LGED-ADB, and LGED-CARE &GKF.
Implemented performance monitoring/M&E plan for UPPRP/UNDP.ADB-LGED& CARE-USAID and ensure
huge reports/data as required by donor (DFID,USAID,CARE,ADB)
Have experience to prepare Gender Action Plan of City Corporation (STIFPP-2),provide Skill in conduct
gender analysis to BCC strategy and gender integrated action plan UPPRP/UNDP
Skill in organizing, conduction and facilitate training, seminar, workshop, peoples gathering & press
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briefing.
Have an expertise in supervision, monitoring, analysis, reporting, evaluation, team management and
resource management.
Skill in implementing the Local Competitive Advantage(LOCA) survey and selecte the potential private
sector to engagement in reducing poverty and influence to private sector for taking pro-poor policy
Efficient in using computer to produce reports, prepare correspondence, to compose e-mail and
creating multimedia presentation, and also having knowledge Microsoft word, excel, and power point.
Employment History:
Total Year of Experience : 20.8 Year(s)
1.Scio-Economic Expert ( October 15, 2008 - August 31, 2015)
United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP)
Company Location : UNDP, UN Offices, 18th Floor, IDB Bhaban,Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207,
Bangladesh
Department: Urban Poverty Reduction Project
Duties/Responsibilities:
Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Project is the largest poverty reduction programmed of UNDP
and partnerships with LGED, UNDP, and UKAID & UN-HABITATS. UPPR is the largest poverty reduction
initiative in Bangladesh and one of the largest in the world ($120 million budget). The progamme aims
to improve the livelihood and living condition of three millions urban poor and extreme poor specially
women and girl in 30 cities and towns by 2015.
Provided support to implement the key policy and strategy for socio- economic development,
resettled the slum dweller and remove the vulnerability and secured the living condition, water &
sanitation, education support, skill development, Entrepreneurship development for urban poor &
extreme poor.
To achieve the project output developed key policy and strategy and direction for socio economic
development of 236498 extreme poor& poor people in urban area.
Community mobilization, community organization formation and community organization
strengthening
Provide support to municipalities and communities to ensure governance in decision making and
implementation
Ensure women leadership and socio-economic empowerment
Enhance capacity of municipalities and it’s community organization to form apex body,timly election
conduction in democratic
Provide technical support to municipalities and community organizations Scio-economic development
Plan, budget preparation and implementation
Monitoring and follow up the physical and financial progress and tracking the UPPR project
achievement
Assist to mayor, councilor and community leader to form ward level & town level committee
formation.
Provided support to UPPRP/UNDP to livelihood deployment strategy and relevant guideline
preparation
Designed and trained GOB/NGO leaders on organization strengthening, planning, leadership
development, group management, savings credit management,M&E,gender and development,
business development .
Provide support to UNDP, municipality community to select partner organization and ensure services
for poor communities
Coordinate with NGO& GO official
Report writing
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2. Community Mobilization Expert ( City corporation) ( June 01, 2006 - October 14, 2008)
Local Government Engineering Department
Company Location: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), RDEC Bhaban, Level-8, Agargoan,
Dhaka-1207.
Department: STIFPP-2 ( Funded by ADB &KFW)
Duties/Responsibilities:
Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (funded by ADB) implemented in city corporation
area. The project had 3 major component like flood protect && environmental sanitation, poverty
reduction and urban governance. As community mobilization Expert I was responsible for the following:
Implemented the Urban Governance Improvement Action Program in City Corporation and municipal.
To prepare the Gender Action Plan and implementation.
Capacity building of City Corporation (LGI)
Establishing administrative transparency.
Strengthening the capacity of tax collection.
Formed & functioned the standing committee.
Monitored the standing committee activities.
Capacity building and strengthening of ward Commissioners
Establishing of mass communication cell.
Enhanced the capacity of female ward councilor and ensured participation in decision making activities
Ensured the environmental sanitation in structure planning & construction
Ensured the gender sensitivities in city corporation services.
Monitoring the proper functioning of existing City Corporation constitutional committee.
Ensured women participation in city corporation .
Community based organization formation, strengthening and functioning.
Different committee formation in city corporation and ward level.
Report writing
3. Individual Consultant ( February 01, 2006 - March 30, 2008)
NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation
Company Location: ADB,Block-E, 4/6Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
Department: HYSAWA Project
Duties/Responsibilities:
Carried out a rapid assessment of the HYSAWA Project executed earlier through funding from Danish
International Development Agency (DANIDA) by the NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
(DWSS). The assessment programme included carrying out a field evaluation and monitoring of all
intervention areas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) funded by DANIDA viz. Khagrachari, Bandar ban and
Rangamati districts.
The evaluation mechanism involved carrying out field inspection of the infrastructure interventions,
Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with various stakeholders including ethnic minorities, tribal lords,
nomadic groups etc.
The final outcome was submitted to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through the STREAMS of
Knowledge (SoK).
The findings from the study is to be compiled and published in a booklet form which is to be circulated
to the stakeholders, donors, Government of Bangladesh (GoB), Partner NGOs (PNGO) local government
institutions (LGI) etc.
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4. Team Leader ( April 01, 2003 - September 30, 2004)
Local Government Engineering Department
Company Location : RDEC Bhabon, Level-8, Agargoan, Dhaka-1206
Department: Flood Proofing Project ( Funded by USAID)
Duties/Responsibilities:
LGED implemented Flood Proofing Project. The project worked (Char Area) for strengthening coping
mechanism of Household (HH) and communities' living in the flood prone areas through implementing varies
flood-proofing measures. The project implemented the flood proofing measures through community
mobilization, community planning, awareness decimation, training and structural interventions. The project
was committed to ensure quality services delivery system, bringing lasting change to community. As a Team
Leader I was responsible for
Lead the FPP project and lead 20 members team.
Efficiently used of project resources channeled to LGED.
Planning, Budgeting, implementation and monitoring the project activities.
Capacity building of Project Implementation committee of Union Parishad
Staff supervision & logistic support in project implementation
Design and facilitate training workshop & meeting
Financial management ,budget control and record keeping
Ensured effective roles of the Union Parisad and Local Project society (LPS) implementation of this
project.
Coordination with LGED and Donor Agency.
Report writing
5. Senior Unit Manager ( March 19, 1994 - March 30, 2003)
Grameen Krishi Foundation( Sister Organization of Grameen Bank)
Company Location : College Road, Alam Nagar, Rangpur
Department: Agriculture Extention & Micro finance
Duties/Responsibilities:
Grameen Krishi Foundation is an Agriculture Development & Credit based Organization. This Organization is
Working With poor & marginal, farmer for their sustainable development in agriculture sector. Hand over
the new technology for increase the high production on their crop & support credit.
Farmer capacity building in cultivation.
Hand over the new technology for increase the high production on their crop & support credit.
Farmer group formation, loan proposal approval, distribution, realization and control Farmers saving
management.
Annual budget preparation, implementation& annually financial closing
Staff Supervision and monitoring.
Supported to high yield seed production and marketing.
Value chain approach introduced in agriculture product marketing.
Administrative &Financial management. Ensured logistic support in production & marketing for staff &
farmer.
Staff performance assessment.
Designed and developed module for farmer capacity building, client capacity building, association
formation capacity building. Organized training & workshop for farmer group and association.
Coordinated with Agriculture department, Donor Agencies Land owners.
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6. Field Officer ( March 01, 1990 - September 30, 1990)
Bangladesh Institute of DevelopmentStudies
Company Location : Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Department: Education Research Department
Duties/Responsibilities:
Plan for conduct survey.
Lead a survey team.
Communicated with targeted institutions and client.
Conducted survey and collected information from Urban and Rural area school .
Data compilation& Report writing
Academic Qualification:
Exam Title Concentration/Major Institute Result Pas.Year Duration Achievement
Masters of Social
Science
Economics
Rajshahi
University
Second Class
1989 One Year N/A
Bachelor of Social
science Degree
Economics
Rajshahi
University
Second Class
1988
1985-1988,
3 years
N/A
Higher Secondary
Certificate
Science Rajshahi Board
Second
Division
1985 1983-1984 N/A
Scondary School
Certificate
Science Rajshahi Board First Division 1983
1981-1982,
N/A
. Majors training received
Training Course on Facing the Challenges of Climate Change focus on Water and Waste Management (3
days), Organized by Center for Water supply and waste management and Supported by BRITISH COUNCIL
TOT on Hygiene promotion organized by UNDP
Local Competitive Advantage & Participatory Competitive Advantage organized by UNDP
Community Banking organized by UNDP
Participatory Learning &Action, ( 5days) arranged by CARE
MIS system, Micro- credit & savings management in P.K.S.F
Group formation & group dynamics,(5days inGrameen Krishi Foundation
Poverty Reduction Action plan arranged by LGED
I.G.A planning and credit management,(3days)in Grameen Krishi Foundation
Participated in 3 days First Bangladesh Urban Forum Conference
Training on Security Awareness, 02 days course organized by UNDSS
Training on Linkage Development, 03 days course organized by UNDP
Training on Mentor Activities, 03 days course organized by UNDP
Training on Hygiene Promotion , 04 days course organized by UNDP
Training on effective Socio Economic Fund Management,03 days course organized by UNDP
Specialization:
Fields of Specialization Description
Poverty Reduction
Community Mobilization
Gender
Policy Advocacy
Environment/Disaster Management
Micro Finance
Agriculture/Forestry
Organization Development. Private Sector Engagement, Social &
Economic Analysis. Partnership Development, Entrepreneur
Development, Capacity building, PRA/URA/PLA Facilitation,
Community Need Assessment , community and Civil Society
Mobilization , Capacity Assessment of LGI & Community
Organization. Working with Local Government & Government
Organization. Strategy on climate resilience & adaptation.
Training/ Workshop Design and Facilitation, , Management and
Coordination, Planning, Budgeting, Implementation, Monitoring &
Report Writing skill.
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Professional Qualification:
Certification Institute Location From To
Gender journey United Nations LMS June 01, 2013 December 29, 2013
Ethics United Nations LMS June 01, 2013 December 29, 2013
UNDP Legal Frame work United Nations LMS June 01, 2013 December 29, 2013
UN Programe on the Prevention
pf Harassment, Sexual
Harassment & Abuse of Auth
United Nations LMS June 01, 2013 December 29, 2013
Extra Curricular Activities:
Community Banking, Micro-credit and Savings Management, Disaster management, Agriculture Development, Lesion with
deferent counterpart, Able to Demonstrate integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Language Proficiency:
Language Reading Writing Speaking
Bangla High High High
English High Medium Medium
Arabic Low
Personal Details :
Father's Name : Late Ataur Rahman
Mother's Name : Late johora Shiddika
Date of Birth : January 08, 1968
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Bangladeshi
National Id No. : 7313629591786
Religion : Islam ( Sunny)
Permanent Address : Village+ Post: Golmunda, Upozila: Jaldhaka, Zila: Nilphamari
Current Location : Rangpur
Reference (s):
Reference: 01 Reference: 02
Name : Azizul Islam Azhar Ali
Organization : UNDP UNDP
Designation : Town Manager PPDU Project
Address :
UNDP,UPPR Poject, Bogra Pourashava,
Bogra
UNDP, UN Offices, 18th Floor, IDB
Bhaban,Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka -1207
Phone (Off.) : 88-05161962 N/A
Phone (Res.) : N/A N/A
Mobile : 88-01716652441 880-1713000577
E-Mail : tm.bogra@upprbd.org azahar.ali@upprbd.org
Relation : Professional Professional
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