Md. Iqbal Ahmed is seeking employment. He has over 16 years of experience in development work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Malaysia. He holds an MSc in Gender and Development Studies and an MSc in Forestry. Currently, he is the Head of Resource Mobilization & Advocacy at Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office in Dhaka. He is responsible for fundraising, communications, and managing partnerships. Previously he has held roles as Country Manager in Cambodia and Programme Manager in Bangladesh, managing large teams and projects in various sectors. He has strong skills in project development, management, and compliance.

1. Curriculum Vitae for
Md. Iqbal Ahmed
Address: House # 3 (4th Floor), Lane # 8, Block C, Mirpur-10, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: +01841246384
Email: iqbalig_wave@yahoo.com
Educational Qualification (most recent first): Bangladesh and Thailand
From To Degree, Result and
Place of study
2005 2007 M.Sc. in Gender and Development Studies (CGPA 3.48/4 Scale)
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand
2000 2002 M.Sc. in Forestry (CGPA 3.34/ 4 Scale)
Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
1992 1996 B.Sc. in Forestry (1st class 6th)
Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
1989 1991 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in Science (1st Division STAR)
Govt. K.M.H Degree College, Jessore Education Board
1984 1989 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in Science (1st Division)
Kotchandpur High School, Jessore Education Board
10.08 2005 - 09. 06.2007 (1 Year 10 Months): Study leave for MSc. in Bangkok, Thailand
 Received Study Leave from Muslim Aid Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO) for Higher
Study (M.Sc.) in Gender and Development Studies (GDS) after receiving Scholarship
award from International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA) and also fellowship award at the same
time from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand.
Employment History: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia
Current Job title: Head of Resource Mobilization & Advocacy
Organization: Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO)
Work station: Dhaka
Current responsibility in Muslim Aid:
 Organizational development and management contributions as one of the 7-
member Senior Management Team (SMT)
 Project development in a team, leading the team and/or consortium for
Institutional Fund Raising for the organization
 Developing project proposals jointly with other Country offices of Muslim Aid
in South and South-East Asia
 Mobilizing internal resources to maximise revenue of the organization
through cost benefit analysis of the revenue earning programmes of the
organizaion
 Organizational development contribution in strategic planning, annual
planning, review of policies and procedures
 Printing and publications (annual report, case studies, e-bulletin, etc.)
 Communications with existing partners and establish new Partnership,
Network and Consortium
 Developing/ editing MoU and partnership agreements
 Donor compliance monitoring
 Complaints handling of staff and stakeholders as the member of Complaints
Handling Committee
 Managing Provident Fund (PF) of Muslim Aid Bangladesh office (>500 staff)
as the Chairman of 7-member PF Board of Trustees
 Media and outreach material development and communications
 Report writing, editing and meeting up queries of donors

2.  Community & Corporate Fund Raising (CFR/CSR) tools development and
helped the team for fund raising communication
 Organizing events such as Summit, Seminar, Fair, etc. with external
agencies
 Communication with Muslim Aid Headquarters, London on Fund raising and
donors’ compliance issues.
 Country office presentation preparation and delivery to the visitors
 Communication with vendors for printing and publications of organization’s
documents
Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO), Dhaka, Bangladesh
1 January 2015 – to date (1 Years 2 Months): Head of Resource Mobilization &
Advocacy
 10-17 December 2015 visited Muslim Aid Malaysia office to lead the
team there for new project development. The project has been
awarded later by UNHCR to Muslim Aid Malaysia Office.
 22-28 February 2015 On a training of UMCOR I led a multinational 6-
member team in Manila, Philippines for proposal writing simulation
and made the group Champion in competition.
1 November 2012 – 31 December 2014 (2 Years 2 Months): Head of Programme
Development, Communications & Compliance Management
Muslim Aid Cambodia Field Office, Phnompenh, Cambodia
20 December 2011 – 31 October 2012 (10 Months 12 Days): Country Manager In-
charge for Muslim Aid Cambodia Office
Muslim Aid-UK Bangladesh Field Office (MABFO), Dhaka, Bangladesh
3 October 2010 – 19 December 2012 (2 Years 2 Months): Programme Manager-
Disaster management, Climate Change, WASH and Specialised Programmes
 Team management of multi sector >400 staff members of national
and international staff both in Dhaka office and in the field offices
10 August 2009 – 2 October 2010 (1 Year 2 Months): Programme Manager-
Development and Planning
10 June 2007 – 9 August 2009 (2 Years 2 Months): Programme Executive-
Development and Planning
 Work as the Project Coordinator of livelihood project for
Rohingya Refugees with ECHO funding based in Teknaf,
Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh
1 July 2004 – 9 August 2005 (1 Year 1 Month): Development and
Communication Officer
WAVE Foundation (a national NGO), Chuadanga district, Bangladesh
5 November 1998 – 30 June 2004 (5 Years 8 Months): Programme
Coordinator for SDC funded VFFP (Village & Farm Forestry Project), SDC
funded and Intercooperation supported LEAF (Livelihood, Empowerment and
Agroforestry) Project, IRRI funded SHIP (Seed Health Improvement
Programme) in contract with WAVE Foundation (a national NGO), based in
Chuadanga district, Bangladesh.
Total length of professional experience: 16 Years Plus.

3. Skills and Knowledge
 Multidisciplinary project development and Implementation experience in
country and abroad in the disciplines of livelihoods, disaster management,
food security, education, and WASH
 Project proposal/ Concept Note/ Expression of Interest developed so far for
EC, ECHO, DFID, UNDP, WFP, ILO, FAO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNESCO,
UMCOR, SDC, CIDA
 Documentation, printing and publications of organizational experiences and
best practices
 Directly carried out Needs Assessment manually as well as by using GPS
technology
 Basic understanding on finance and procurement, complaints handling and
risk management of the organization
 Organizing and facilitating sessions in training for the staff and partners
 Leading workshop for proposal development and organizational planning
Professional Training and TOTs received: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Philippines,
London
From To Name of Courses Organized By
22.12.2015 27.12.2015 Strategic Planning Workshop &
Training
Muslim Aid Headquarters, London
held in London
22.2.2015 27.2.2015 UMCOR Training of Partners Organized by UMCOR-USA held in
Manila, Philippines
19.12.2014 20.12.2014 International Conference on
Development of Social
Enterprise and Social business
for Eradication of Extreme
Poverty and Street Begging
International Islamic University
Chittagong
29.09.2014 30.9.2014 Training on DG-ECHO Gender
and Age Marker
DG-ECHO Dhaka office
15.4.2014 17.4.2014 International Training Workshop
on M&E in Bangladesh
Organized by Action Research for
Community Adaptation in
Bangladesh (ARCAB) in Association
with International Center for Climate
Change and Development
(ICCCAD), Dhaka
26.9.2012 26.9.2012 First Aid/CPR/AED course American Heart Association, held in
Cambodia
18.7.2012 20.7.2012 Communicating Advocacy Australian Red Cross, Cambodia
23.5.2012 24.5.2012 Complementary Feeding Helen Keller International, Cambodia
14.3.2012 16.3.2012 Mainstreaming Disability Australian Red Cross, Cambodia
21.2.2012 22.2.2012 Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Asian Disaster Risk Reduction
Network, held in Cambodia
19.6.2011 23.6.11 SPSS and Social Research Urban and Rural Planning Discipline,
Khulna University, Bangladesh
10.11.10 12.11.10 DG-ECHO-FPA Grant
Management
Punto Sud/ DG-ECHO, Kathmundu,
Nepal
28.10.10 31.10.10 TOT on DRR and Development Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
(ADPC), Thailand held in Dhaka
01.01.2008 31.12.2008 Humanitarian Accountability in
Emergency Response
HAP International, Geneva
(held in Dhaka)
24.3.2007 25.3.2007 Microsoft Office Students Union – AIT, Bangkok
14.6.2006 18.6.2006 C++ for Beginners Students Union – AIT, Bangkok
8.7.2006 Basic Hardware Concepts-2 Students Union – AIT, Bangkok
1.7.2006 31.7.2006 French Language for the
beginners
Language Center, AIT, Bangkok
4.4.2006 4.4.2006 Basic Hardware Concepts Students Union – AIT, Bangkok

4. 8.5.2005 12.5.2005 Designing Sustainable Projects
and Writing Quality Proposal
CARE Bangladesh
12.09. 2004 23.9. 2004 Project Appraisal and
Evaluation
BIM (Bangladesh Institute of
Management), GOB
1.7.203 3.7.2003 Organizational Development
and Management
SDC/IC- Village and Farm Forestry
Project, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
4.4.2003 8.4.2003 Disease and Pest management
of timber and fruit trees
Village and Farm Forestry Project-
VFFP
5.8.2001 20.8.2001 TOT (Training of Trainers)-
Advance
Graduate Training Institute,
Bangladesh Agriculture University
2.6.2001 5.6.2001 Management of Mother Tree
Orchard
SDC-VFFP
6.2.2001 6.2.2001 Establishment of Mother Tree
Orchard
SDC-VFFP
2.2.2000 5.2.2000 Advance Nursery Management NCU-VFFP
10.6.2000 25.6.2000 TOT (Training of Trainers) Graduate Training Institute,
Bangladesh Agriculture University
10.11.1998 13.11.1998 People’s Participatory Planning
(PPP)
SDC-VFFP with DASCOH
5.1.1999 8.1.1999 Project Design and
Management
Helen Keller International (HKI)
2.3.1999 Basic Concept on Development WAVE Foundation
11.11.1996 15.11.1996 Leadership Training AWHS, Dhaka
1.4.1996 4.4.1996 Training on Research
Methodologies
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun,
India
12.3.1996 15.3.1996 Training on Rural Development Rural Development Academy (RDA)
5.8.1995 26.8.1995 Senior Forest Service Course
(SFSC)
Khulna University
3.3.1995 10.3.1995 Training on Wood Technology Bangladesh Forest Research
Institute
6.6.1993 6.6.1993 Training on Space Research
and Remote Sensing
Bangladesh Meteorological
Department
Publication of Books:
2 Books of Bengali literature (Poetry) published by Book Artistry, Dhaka.
ISBN: 978 984 9558 19 4 and 978 984 33 0829 0
Typing ability: Very Good in Both English and Bengali
Language: Bengali, English (basic French language course completed in Bangkok)
Professional Referees:
(1)
Mujeeb Akhtar
Institutional Fund Raising Manager,
Muslim Aid Headquarters, 38-44 Whitechapel,
London.
Telephone: +44 (0) 2073774200
Fax: +44 (0) 2073774201
mujeeb@muslimaid.org;
mujeeb.akhtar@muslimaid.org
(2)
Farid Uddin Ahmed
Executive Director
(former Director of VFFP/LEAF of SDC/IC)
Arannayk Foundation
Email: farid1952@gmail.com; info@arannayk.org
Mobile Phone: 01713040583
Address: House# 21, Western Road, DOHS,
Banani. Dhaka - 1206, Bangladesh
Phone: +880-2-8711240; +880-2-8715116
Fax: +880-2-8711592
I hereby declare that the information given in this form is accurate and complete and I have
understood and complied with the requirements laid down in the previous paragraph.
4 April 2016