MOHAMED MUSTHAFA NOWSHAD
CSR Coordinator
Sammanthurai,23
Summary
Resourceful Specialist offering expertise in problem-solving, data analysis and customer service. Adept at quickly learning new technologies and processes for driving success. Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects and developing innovative solutions.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Project Development Specialist
Global Communities (USAID)
10.2019 - 09.2023
- Understand the community development (PACE) methodology and work with grantees and community members to ensure the methodology is being followed
- Build and maintain relationships with partners, Government counterparts and representatives of community and non-profit organizations
- Understand assigned communities, work with community members and grantees to drive community independence
- Train and support sub-grantees for smooth run of the grant implementation process
- Collect documentation from grantees including programming reports
- Advise RM and other senior staff on needs in the communities and develop concept notes for identified needs for direct implementation
- Ensure any needed technical and administrative capacity building is provided to grantees or communities
- Working with the RM/PM identify and procure any needed external support
- Ensure all grants and regional activities relate to the reconciliation and social cohesion SCORE goal and objectives
- Hold regular grantee meetings to share lessons learned and promote synergies between grantees and communities with RM/PM
Program Officer
Centre for Peace Studies
03.2015 - 09.2019
- The Centre for Peace Studies is an independent, nonviolent social change, nonprofit public organization
- It is working with non-violently social change organizations, committed to peace and justice issue
- Under the supervision senior team members develops, monitors, manages, and evaluates small research projects and Research Support Projects
- Assesses proposals, including conceptual, methodological, operational, evaluative, and financial aspects
- Identifies and develops research proposals in accordance with Centre policies
- Incorporates, at the project design stage, plans for dissemination and utilization of research results
- Negotiates with researchers to increase the use they make of research as input in policy formulation; and Prepares project documents for approval
- Provides technical supervision, including analysis of interim reports, participation in workshops, literature searches, identification, and administration of resource persons/consultants in support of projects
- Reviews final project reports of research results and negotiates revisions.
Field Project Assistant (UNV)
United Nation Development Program
10.2013 - 12.2014
- Assist the proper and timely identification, design, planning, implementation and monitoring of designated projects and sub-projects at the district level as per the project document, log-frame, and M&E framework
- Assist the efficient implementation of program strategies, processes, and procedures at the district level in accordance with UNDP rules and guidelines
- Assist the regular monitoring of projects and sub-projects, and maintenance of updated qualitative and quantitative information to be submitted for M&E and reporting purposes
- Assist knowledge building and sharing processes at project by documenting lessons learnt, best practices, processes, and challenges.
Social Mobilizer
United Nation Development Program
01.2009 - 09.2013
- Facilitate community ownership & participation in all stages of implementation process funded by UNDP
- Facilitating collective actions at local level for common needs lead by community themselves
- Establishing continuous participatory monitoring mechanism for development interventions at village level and ensure beneficiaries involved in the system
- Awareness creation on gender for community including men groups
- Identifying the possible problems & bottlenecks effecting the implementation & report to UNDP field office with corrective measures in the timely & accurate manner
- Document, share and replicate good practices & lessons learned with other villages
- Collect & record project specific information throughout the project period
- Assist in collecting Base line/ End line information
- Ensure the better functioning and sustainability of the development interventions initiated by each community and funded by UNDP
- Liaise with Government Departments, INGOs/ LNGOs and all other stakeholders
- Assist Implementing Partners in preparing progress / finance reports
- Regular travel to project sites & prepares and submit required reports to UNDP
- Perform other duties as assigned by UNDP-Ampara office.
Programme Assistant
Centre for Peace Studies
03.2004 - 12.2008
- Assist to prepare strategy for a program to achieve program goals
- Assist to establishing and managing annual program budget
- Assist to developing and managing programs and events
- Assist to managing program data in CPS database
- Assist to recruiting and mentoring program partners and facilitators
- Assist to maintaining ongoing relationships with program partners, donors, and stakeholders
- Assist to developing, implementing, and analyzing program evaluations, either with professional evaluators
- Presenting and leading workshops to increase awareness about program
- Attending program-related conferences
- Willingness to travel to program sites on a regular basis.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
University of Suffolk
London, UK 04.2001 -
No Degree - Professional Diploma in International Business
Scottish Qualification Authority
London, UK 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Alliance International University
Lusaka, Zambia 04.2001 -
No Degree - Conflict Resolution And Peace Preparedness
Center For Peace Studies
Kalmunai, Sri Lanka 04.2001 -
No Degree - Diploma in Human Resource Management
All Indian Institute of Management Studies
Sainthamaruthu, Sri Lanka 04.2001 -
Skills
Resource Allocation
Independent Reacher and Book Righter
My hobby is reading, I have been reading and thinking positively also analyzing any critical issus, especially thinking about village development because i am a Project development specialist and I have a good experience in this field. Hence, After successfully completed MBA, I have researched about My village economic development through Islamic finance on following heading " Sammanthurai Zakaath Institution's Role - A Study " and launched my book recently. I have plan to another research that about how to plan socio economic development in village level.
Additional Information
Training Participate and Expertise
• Career development training
• Leadership Training,
• Financial Management
• Evidence Base Volunteerism (Conducted by UNV)
• Sustainable recovery to Private Public Partnership (PPP)
• Conflict Analysis and Social Transformation
• Fund (RLF) program for Livelihood Development
• CBO Administration and Financial management
• Project management (Monitoring and Evaluation)
• Emotional Intelligence
• Annual and donor reporting
• Proposals writing
• Data Collection
• Business planning training
• Life skill
Timeline
Project Development Specialist
Global Communities (USAID)
10.2019 - 09.2023
Program Officer
Centre for Peace Studies
03.2015 - 09.2019
Field Project Assistant (UNV)
United Nation Development Program
10.2013 - 12.2014
Social Mobilizer
United Nation Development Program
01.2009 - 09.2013
Programme Assistant
Centre for Peace Studies
03.2004 - 12.2008
MBA - Business Administration
University of Suffolk
04.2001 -
No Degree - Professional Diploma in International Business
Scottish Qualification Authority
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Alliance International University
04.2001 -
No Degree - Conflict Resolution And Peace Preparedness
Center For Peace Studies
04.2001 -
No Degree - Diploma in Human Resource Management
All Indian Institute of Management Studies
04.2001 -
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