Sumon Mohan Maitra has over 7 years of experience in information and communication technology, community mobilization, and monitoring and evaluation. He holds a Master's degree in Development Studies from Southeast University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology. Currently he works as an ICT Coordinator for Dhaka Ahsania Mission, coordinating the ICT component of USAID's Agricultural Extension Project. Previously he has worked on several projects involving social accountability, advocacy, and third party monitoring of World Bank funded initiatives.

1. Qualifications:
Qualification Institution Passing year
Masters in Development Study South East University 2015
B.Sc. Engineering (Computer Science &
Engineering)
Rajshahi University of Engineering &
Technology (RUET)
2007
Areas of Expertise
 Information and Communication Technology for Development: Developed ICT strategy
and plans coordination with mPower (working for ICT for development). Developed
guidelines and plans used to orient field staff to procedures and activities needed to
implement the ICT component of the Agricultural Extension Project. Coordinate and support
ICT component implementation through a team of ICT Officers in the field. Also, serving as
an ICT Representative on behalf of Dhaka Ahsania Mission and mPower with other ICT in
agricultural stakeholders, including the Government of Bangladesh in USAID agricultural
extension support activity.
 ICT based advocacy initiative: Developed ICT based advocacy process in the Campaign on
Active Citizenship: ‘Raising Your Voice to Assert Citizens Rights’ project funded by Oxfam.
 Software development and maintained: Support to develop HRM and ERP software and
provide maintenance support to four garments factories. Support to develop and maintenance
website for PSTC (http://www.pstcbd.org/) and USAID agricultural extension support
activity (http://www.aesabd.org/) .
 Community mobilization: Support piloting community monitoring (World Bank Third
Party Monitoring) in the Citizen Action for Result, Transparency and Accountability
(CARTA) Project (http://ptfund.org/rered2/) funded by Partnership Transparency Fund (ptf)
in 100 unions of 25 Upazilas of 7 Districts (Chittagong, Narsingdi, Kishoreganj, Sylhet,
Dinajpur, Barishal, Rajshahi ) of Bangladesh.
Sumon Mohan Maitra
Mirpur-2, Dhaka
Bangladesh
e-mail: eng.nibir@gmail.com
Cell phone: +8801725195243
National ID no: 8192212235272

2.  Social Accountability Tools : Support to implementing Social Accountability Tools (Citizen
Charter, Suggestions Box, Community Score Card, Social Mapping, Citizen Report Card,
Satisfaction Survey in the Health Rights Project funded by DFID through Manusher Jonno
Foundation (MJF), the Citizen Action for Result, Transparency and Accountability
(CARTA) Project (http://ptfund.org/rered2/) funded by Partnership Transparency Fund and
the Placing Vulnerable Groups at the Centre of Result Monitoring of World Bank Supported
Projects (http://www.manusherjonno.org/CARTA/Lesson-Learn-TPM-Report-03-12-
2012.pdf , page 5) funded by World Bank through Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
 Networking and advocacy : Building up networking and initiate advocacy with
Government agencies (Health, Education and Agriculture), Civil Society and elected
representatives for improvement of Government service delivery in the Health Rights Project
funded by DFID through Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), Campaign on Active
Citizenship: ‘Raising Your Voice to Assert Citizens Rights’ project funded by Oxfam and
Sensitizing the Pro-poor Service Promotion Securing Rights and Governance project funded
by DFID through Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
 Third Party Monitoring for World Bank Funded project : Managed the two-year
RERED sub project under citizen action for result, transparence and accountability program
(http://ptfund.org/rered2/) aiming to make Infrastructure Development Cooperation Limited
(IDCOL) services more participatory and client-oriented.
 Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: Substantial involvement in developing
and managing strategies and programmes with government and non-government agencies,
and establishing and implementing complex monitoring and evaluation programmes
combining formal and informal methods to gather and synthesize qualitative and quantitative
data. (http://www.manusherjonno.org/CARTA/Lesson-Learn-TPM-Report-03-12-2012.pdf ,
page 5)
 Research-Policy Linkages: Research, information and advisory work on the role of research
and action-based evidence on policy processes in the Health Rights Project funded by DFID
through Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
Career (2009-continue, 7 Years)
 Position: ICT Coordinator: Name of organization: Dhaka Ahsania Mission; Funded by:
USAID; Project Name: USAID Agricultural Extension Support Activity (Ag Extension
Project); Duration: July 2015 to continue.
 Position: Project Coordinator : Name of organization: Ngo Forum for Public Health;
Funded by: Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF);Project Name: Sensitizing the Pro-poor
Service Promotion Securing Rights and Governance; Duration: January 2015 to June 2015
 Position: Project Coordinator : Name of organization: Population Services and Training
Center; Funded by: Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF); Project Name: RERED sub project
under citizen action for result, transparence and accountability program; Duration: September
2012 to December 2014
 Position: Project Coordinator : Name of organization: Population Services and Training
Center; Funded by: Oxfam; Project Name: Campaign on Active Citizenship: ‘Raising Your
Voice to Assert Citizens Rights’; Duration: March 2014 to August 2014

3.  Position: Project Coordinator: Name of organization: Population Services and Training
Center; Funded by: Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF); Project Name: Placing Vulnerable
Groups at the Centre of Result Monitoring of World Bank Supported Projects ; Duration:
January 2012 to July 2012.
 Position: Research and Documentation Officer: Name of organization: Population
Services and Training Center; Funded by: Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF); Project Name:
Health Rights Project; Duration: July 2010 to December 2011.
 Position: Programmer: Company Name: Databiz Inc; Duration: 01 March 2009 to June
2010
 Position: IT Officer: Company Name: Eon Group; Duration: 01 September 2008 to 28th
February 2009
Research Reports and proposal writing
 Media Monitoring Report on Health in Bangladesh 2009
 Media Monitoring Report on Health in Bangladesh 2010
 Research on Government practitioner and health in root level 2011
 Research on situation of Private Health Sector in Bangladesh
 Citizen report card on rural transport improvement project implemented by LGED and
foundered by World Bank, 2011
 Baseline survey report on REREED subproject Under CARTA program, 2013
 Endline survey report on REREED subproject Under CARTA program, 2014
 Capacity Assessment Interventions in Association of Voluntary Action for Society (AVAS),
2014
 Increase Responsiveness of the Public Services, Providers and Institutions to Establish Rights
of the Community, Funded By MJF, Duration: July 2013 to June 2018 (Awarded).
 REREED subproject under Citizen Action for Result, Transparency and Accountability
program, Funded by MJF, Duration: Septembers 2012 to December 2014 (Awarded).
 Campaign on Active Citizenship: ‘Raising Your Voice to Assert Citizens Rights’ funded by
Oxfam, Duration: March 2014 to August 2014 (Awarded).
 HIV/AIDs prevention program Brothel Based Sex worker and their Clients Funded by World
Bank (Awarded).
Reference
Jeremy Davis
Senior Program Advisor
USAID Agricultural Extension Support
Activity
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM)
jjacksond@gmail.com
Mobile: +(88) 01755619882
Md. Kauser Shahin
Deputy Program Manager
Manusher Jonno Foundation
Email :kauser@manusher.org
Tel : 880-2-9850291, 9850292, 9850293, Ext - 321
Cell : 01711- 316205
( Sumon Mohan Maitra )