6. Imtiaj Rasul

Bachelor of Arts 

Major: Political Science, Concentration in International Studies

Minor: Sociology, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, USA

January –February 2005

International Post Graduate Diploma course on Organized Self Help Housing Planning &  Management (held in  Costa Rica)

Department of: Housing and Development Management,

Lund University, Sweden  

1985-1987 

Higher Secondary School Certificate

Adamjee Cantonment College Dhaka – Bangladesh

St. Joseph High School , Dhaka – Bangladesh

till present  

Responsibilities

·         Providing overall guidance, technical and management supports to the PROGGA team discrediting tobacco industry (TI) for assisting and advocating the implementation of tobacco control law of the country.

·          Maintaining a close relation with journalists working across the country for monitoring, tracking, exposing the Tobacco Industries ill tactics in Bangladesh.

• Developing implementation strategies to be used for discrediting TI initiatives in promoting tobacco production/use (tobacco cultivation, TAPS, and tobacco taxation etc ) in Bangladesh;

• Maintaining close liaisons with donor, government bodies, anti-tobacco alliances and coalitions, tobacco control organizations, National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) and the relevant civil society organizations and members.

• Updating and modifying implementation strategies for discrediting tobacco industries in a regular basis/as and when require;

• Contributing to develop content of the web portal, e-news letter and associated social media outlets for sharing the findings of investigative journalism, research and stories of the farmers.

• Providing overall supports to the staff members in carrying out regular research on TI, conducting regular networking among stakeholders and discrediting TI using Social Media.

·         Establishing strategic relationships/links with relevant government officials/offices to get information about TI activities.

February 2012

till January 2014

Membership Development Manager, American Alumni Association (AAA)

House No #145, Road No # 13/B, Block – E, Banani, Dhaka 1212

Responsibilities

• Takes care of overall responsibility for membership development and tries to maintain a close relation with the AAA members. Gives highest effort to recruit new members of the association.

·         Update current and upcoming activities to the president. Arrange any meetings where president needs to attend on behalf of AAA. Inform president of any issues which is in urgent need to be placed in EC meeting.

·         Plan, coordinates and executes AAA activities in consultation with secretary and President.  The activities are usually participated by AAA members. These activities vary from Seminar, Talk, Small presentations, Iftar party, Annual picnic, Awards Nights etc.

·         Make a list of priority of activities which needs to be covered in a year then assist Secretary and President to put up as agenda in the regular EC meetings.

·         Inform the Secretary and the President for specific rules need to be followed during the year such as holding EC meeting, Annual General Meeting, assisting for holding AAA bi- annual election, Yearly financial Audit.

·         Draft all minutes of the EC meetings, and AGM and then submits to Secretary for finalizing the reports.

·         Work with the staff members of AAA as a team in organizing different activities of AAA. During regular office days there are lot of activities takes place in the office like visitor comes for taking exams and also to know information about different exams. They also want to know about membership and other activities of AAA.

·         Guide AAA staffs to maintain and do all necessary work of the office files and other documents.  Also supervise and implement policies, regulations of AAA which are guided and instructed by EC.

• Serves as the coordinator in the Special Committees or Sub Committees when there are specific activities or events take place.  Makes sure of  the implementations of the administrative actions related to each of the sub committees or Special Committees.

• Monitor activities of the Learning center. Takes key responsibility to monitor the student enrollment and also to promote the courses offered by the learning center. Persuade students to enroll in the course AAA learning center offers.  Monitors the performance of the course teachers and also check out how the students are performing in the courses

• Monitor Test Center activities and also follow up with the Test Center Manager.  Collects the statistics of how many students are giving exams in which subjects. Ensure all type of administrative & logistics support to the test center.

• Takes initiative to promote AAA and look for new avenues for income generations. Search for sponsorship (with the assistance and guidance of EC members) when AAA is organizing some events. Also look for opportunities which could be with the test center and the learning center by adding new services in paper based exams and also introducing new courses.

• Monitor and supervise financial activities of the association. Seeks advices, suggestions and approval of the treasurer in all financial activities which requires any expenses.

• Keeps regular liaison and communication with the American Center. Keep contacts with the relevant officers of the Center; also keep the EC updated on any issue where the EC needs to be notified. Also organize joint programs with the American Center.

• Keeps regular liaison communication with the American Chamber of Commerce. Keep contacts with the relevant officers of the Chamber; also keep the EC updated on any issue where the EC needs to be notified. Also inform the EC in programs where they are invited.

• Takes special responsibilities when the EC decides to implement some job urgently. These jobs may vary from contacting high official from the government, foreign embassies to coordinating printing brochure, magazine etc.

January 2006 till

November 2009

19^th Floor, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212

Responsibilities

• Initiate and follow-up proposals for funding or seeking grants related to Housing and habitat issue such as low cost green housing, rural housing policy, and green technology in housing.

• Coordinating the urban poverty action research taking place in  five districts of Bangladesh

• Initiate and follow-up proposals for funding or seeking grants related to Religion and Development, Ethnic Minorities, marginalized community, the missing poor

• Organize seminars, workshops and round tables related to the struggles of the Ethnic minorities, marginalized communities, the missing poor.

• Establish networks among  the minorities who are believers of different faith apart from the majority population (Muslims practicing Islam)  of Bangladesh

• Try to build a good relationship between the minorities who are practicing different religion and the majority population   (Muslims practicing Islam)

• Managing research write ups and some media coverage of various research projects taken up by BDI

Program Development Advisor,  Grambangla Unnayan Committee

House – 93, Road – 01,

Mohammadia Housing Society,  Mohammadpur, Dhaka – 1207

Responsibilities

·         Design and develop innovative intervention programs

·         Organize orientation meeting on cross border safe migration at the yearly gathering spots of gypsy bedes

·         Organize participatory workshops with the Sardars (headmen) of gypsy bedes on push in and push back crises of gypsy bedes on Bangladesh and India borders

·         Conducting training of the potential migrant workers and Imams on HIV and AIDS at the rural areas

·         Reintegration of repatriate migrant workers through microcredit program and entrepreneurship development training

·         Networking with knowledge institutions in South Asia

December ’04 till December ‘05

Social Research Manager, MRC MODE Ltd.

House- 120, Road -13, Block  E, Banani, Dhaka -1213   

Responsibilities  at MRC MODE Ltd.

·         Undertaking various social research as per the clients needs.

·         Managing the overall social research part of the  company from inception till end.

·         Writing and submitting proposal to undertake research as per clients need.

·         Project designing

·         Developing qualitative and quantitative tools

·         Developing analysis plan

·         Writing research reports

·         Report presentation

April ‘01 to November’04

Program Officer, Research Initiatives, Bangladesh

House – 104, Road – 25, Block – A, Banani, Dhaka-1213

Responsibilities  at Research Initiatives, Bangladesh

·         Managing, updating, upgrading the official website of  Research Initiatives, Bangladesh (RIB) www.rib-bangladesh.org

·         Replying to all queries about RIB specially the ones which comes through  Internet and feed back from the web site

·         Initiating, Monitoring various research projects related to poverty issues in Bangladesh. Identified local organizations in rural districts of Bangladesh and organized seminars and workshops to initiate poverty research. Organizing seminars and training workshops on interesting research items relevant to development and poverty.

·         Prepare quarterly and yearly activity report for the project Director to submit to The Netherlands Foreign Ministry. Communication and liaison between the Dutch Donor (DGIS – The Netherlands Foreign Ministry) with the consent of the  Director (Research and Programme).

·         Monitoring research projects: the work involves regular field trips to the villages, interacting with researchers and rural people on the issues being studied. Communicating with the affiliated researcher and other resource personnel’s through airmail, email fax, telephone and Internet.

·         Develop different ways of communication to popularize and publicize the Program activities through seminars and workshops.

·         Building linkages with different organizations related to Poverty Research and appropriate technology. Creating special awareness group related to low cost, safety measures and affordable low cost housing.

·         Assisting in defining a research agenda that is relevant to the grassroots in terms of the problems and constraints that they face.

·         Evaluating and reviewing research proposals.

October ‘96 to June ’01

Executive -3 ( Senior Executive Officer )

Program for Research on Poverty Alleviation, Grameen Trust

Grameen Bank Bhaban, Mirpur, Dhaka – Bangladesh

Responsibilities  at Grameen Trust

·         Managing, updating, upgrading the official Program for Research on Poverty Alleviations Website (www.citechco.net/grameen/poverty_research from 1996-1997 and (www.inbangladesh.com/poverty-research) from 1998-1999. Informing on all queries about the program specially the ones came from Internet and feed back from the web site.

·         Initiating, Monitoring various research projects related to poverty issues in Bangladesh. Identified local organizations in rural districts of Bangladesh and organized seminars and workshops to initiate poverty research. Organizing seminars and training workshops on interesting research items relevant to development and poverty.

·         In charge of production of various tools of dissemination products of the program. All logistics, editing, formatting of  “The Quarterly Grameen Poverty Research Newsletter” and the PRPA Annual Report.

·         Develop different ways of communication to popularize and publicize the Program activities through seminars and workshops.

·         Building linkages with different organizations related to Poverty Research and appropriate technology. Creating special awareness group related to low cost, safety measures and affordable low cost housing.

·         Assisting in defining a research agenda that is relevant to the grassroots in terms of the problems and constraints that they face.

·         Evaluating and reviewing research proposals.

·         Developing creating ways of delivering research findings to policy makers and the people.

·         Monitoring research projects: the work involves regular field trips to the villages, interacting with researchers and rural people on the issues being studied. Communicating with the affiliated researcher and other resource personnel’s through airmail, email fax, telephone and Internet.

1994-1995

Student Assistant , Health Services Department

Winona State University , MN

1992-1993

Student Secretary, Department of International Studies

Winona State University , MN