Fazla Khuda

I am managing USAID funded Marketing Innovations for Sustainable Health Development (MISHD) Program implementation and capacity building activities through partners in 77 upazila under 23 district of Bangladesh; As dy. Program Manager I am one of the focal person to manage SMC’s one of the largest projects MISHD’ community mobilization intervention which aims to increase access to products and services through positive behaviour change as well as improves quality of services through the private sector. I am responsible to support partnership program in various aspects particularly by developing and activating a group of women entrepreneur branded as Community Sales Agents (CSA) under the Notun Din umbrella. • Oversee MISHD (2.4 million grants/year) project as well as SMC’s own funded and partnership program implementation and budgetary control with capacity building of 166 partner’s staff as well as 1245 community based women entrepreneurs. • Oversee and managed Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) programme implementation and manage a £2 million grant portfolio and a large implementation team (36 direct staff and 120 community level entrepreneurs) • Mange 3 different types of promotional campaigns; community based folk theatre, group sessions and airing TVC through local cable channel to reach approximately 800,000 participants. • Designed, developed and produced 14 BCC and IEC materials which includes: one TVC, one RDC, one project process documentary (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N9IXK307zA&t=117s), one IYCF and Nutrition promotion and awareness raising emotional demonstration video & flash card on folk song based street drama for national and community mobilization campaigns on IYCF and Nutrition. • Project process documentation is one of the areas where I am continuously contributing with other team members of SMC.

Plan, implement and overall management of Bangladesh Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) - Home Fortification Program, Phase-II intervention. I am responsible to ensure entire project management and implementation including staff capacity building training and coaching. I am responsible for to design and produce different BCC and IEC material including mass media and community level campaigns as well as monitoring for quality result. I am accountable to ensure production of TVC (television commercials), RDC (Radio commercials) and other communication materials and monitor its implementation. Also identify research requirements of the project and conduct it in collaboration with research department. Coordinate and collaborate with Govt., non-Govt. partner organization and other stakeholders for effective and smooth implementation of the project. Under my direct supervision and facilitation project developed 40 master trainer and trained 160 field level staff, developed one TVC, one RDC, Design and developed different (12) IEC/BCC material, also developed and execute community mobilization program through local media campaign in 164 sub-district under 23 district in Bangladesh. We have developed staff capacity building and program implementation operational protocol/guideline for the field staff. I am responsible to manage around 2 million USD grants. o Program implementation with budgetary control for the project activities with large implementation team management (36 direct staff and 120 community level entrepreneurs). o Communicate with different government and business organization to implement and coordination for projects activities including field activation, media management etc. o Prepare communication and marketing materials program (MNP) promotion and networking. o Coordinate and networking o Accomplishment and event based reports as per donor and organizational requirements.

Manager - Sex Workers Intervention (SWI), HIV/AIDS sector, Save the Children, under Global Fund, Expending HIV Prevention in Bangladesh program. Manager-SWI is a senior mid-level leadership position that directs essential capacity building and training functions to ensure that partner and root level service providers to deliver best possible service. This includes but is not limited to providing technical input into the project work plan to ensure project's capacity building and training efforts reflect interventions that will change service provider behaviours, are sustainable, and will ultimately result in end user behaviour change. Ensure overall program implementation and management including grants (7.5 million USD) with the collaboration of GFATM partners. Prepare and assist in preparation of strategic plans for effective implementation of the project activities; capacity building initiatives of various forms, training, one-to-one coaching in all aspects of project management to the Program Management Unit, program implementation staff and consortium under Global fund supported project managed by Save the Children International.