CV of Amal Biswas

Mailing Address Permanent Address

House-13/c, 4th floor C/o: Haripada Biswas
Road-5, Arambag R/A Vill: Bithangal (Paschim Hati)
Mirpur-7, Dhaka-1216 P.O. Bithangal bazar, Baniahcang, Habiganj-3360
Mobile- 01710422356 Mobile- 01684480140
email: amalb18@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

❑ Expertise in Behavior Change Communication: Skilled in developing client-centric

communication strategy by analyzing program, audience and current situation. Design and
implement communication activities according to program demand.
❑ Material Development Specialization: Develop IEC/SBCC materials following the scientific
process of material development. Well versed in research methodology such as FGD, IDI, KII etc.
for content and message development, pretest and impact evaluation.
❑ Capacity Development: Facilitate message and material development workshop to develop
capacity among the stakeholders and program communication focal persons.
❑ Stakeholders Management: Able to maintain liaison with the government, press-mass media,
multicultural team or group through modern management techniques.

ACADEMIC STANDING
• Masters-2008 (Passing year 2011), Department of Drama & Dramatics, Jahangirnagar University,
Savar Dhaka. Result: CGPA - 3.35 out of 4.00.
• B A (honors) - 2007 (Passing year 2010), Department of Drama & Dramatics, Jahangirnagar
University, Savar Dhaka. Result: CGPA - 3.41 out of 4.00.
• HSC- 2002, Notre Dame College, Dhaka. Humanities Group, First Division.
• SSC- 2000, Kadirpur S M Nath High School, Kishoregonj. Business Studies Group, First Division.

PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Communication for Development (C4D) 2020
Online course
Organization- International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Advances in Strategic Communication-2018

Organization- Bangladesh Center for Communication Program (BCCP)
Country- Bangladesh
Flagship Short Course on Gender and SRHR (October 2017)
Organization- James P grant school of public health, BRAC University
Country- Bangladesh

e-learning Course on Social Media for Health and Development (September 2017)
Organization- Global Health eLearning Center
Country- Global online learning platform by JUCCP and USAID
TRAINING RECORDS
Message Development Workshop
Duration- 4 Days
(From21/03/2011 to 24/03/2011)
Organization- Bangladesh Center for Communication Program (BCCP)

Radio & Television Program Making Technique

Duration- 4Weeks
Organization- National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC), Dhaka

Psychodrama and socio-drama workshop

Duration- 60hrs
Provided by- Herb Propper, (USA). Certified trainer educator practitioner of psychodrama & group
psychotherapy.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD (latest to oldest)

From 1st December 2018 to continue
Project Assistant, Awareness Raising
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Bangladesh Country office
House 13/A, Road 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka-1212

Major responsibilities:
• Develop communication strategies on safe labor migration and implement CBCC activities to
make informed decision among the migrants.
• Develop capacity building curriculums and provides ToT to the field level project staffs on
safe migration, reintegration, and remittance management;
• Develop innovative, evidence based and contextualized message and materials;
• Conduct mass public campaign on safe migration, remittance management and social
reintegration, including women focused migration awareness;
• Manage partners and stakeholders to ensure quality implementation of project awareness
raising activities to achieve project goal.

From 4th September 2017 to 30th November 2018

Material Development Analyst
Advocacy for Social Change Program, BRAC
BRAC Centre, 75, Mohakhali, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212

Major responsibilities:
• Work closely with BRAC programs to identify their communication need and support;
• Conduct qualitative research to uncover intended audiences’ barrier to change the specific
behavior regarding the problem;
• Develop client-centric awareness raising/community mobilization and advocacy campaign
strategy in edutainment and participatory approach;
• Develop message & SBCC materials following material development process and take an active
part in field testing
• Develop IPC guidelines and provide orientation to the facilitators.
• Facilitate capacity building workshop, training and orientation on development and use of
IEC/BCC materials.
From 1.6.2015 to 26th August 2017
Head of Creative and Material Development
Visual Communication Ltd.
Flat B3, House 4, Road 24, Block-K, Banani, Dhaka-1213.

Major responsibilities:
• Lead the material development team to plan, develop and implement communication activities
according to the clients project demand;
• Analysis of program, audience and conduct need assessment according to the program demand;
• Conduct literature review and develop contents, scripts, messages, slogan for various
communication materials;
• Develop SBCC strategy according to clients demand; Develop IPC guidelines and raining modules;
• Conduct & facilitate message & material development workshops;
• Manage budget and costing for producing communication Materials.
From January 2013-May 2015
Manager, Client Service & Material development, Visual Communication Ltd.
From April 2012-December 2012
Deputy Manager, Client Service & Material development, Visual Communication Ltd.
From August 2011 – March 2012
Executive, Client Service, Visual Communication Ltd.

From: 01/08/2010 to 09/02/2012

Assistant Trainer (temporary)
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)
MIDAS Centre (Level 4 & 5), House-5, Road-16 (New) 27 (Old), Dhanmondi, Dhaka -1209

Major responsibilities:
• Organize and facilitate workshops on theatre for development on anti corruption issue;
• Coordinate theatre for development program;
• Coordinate the training and rehearsal;
• Prepare Script & Song for the drama show.

EXPERIENCE OF NATIONAL LEVEL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN COORDINATION:

Name of assignment or project: National Family Planning Campaign 2014-2016, DGFP and UNFPA
Scope of this project: Design and develop Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) materials on
family planning issues and implement multichannel BCC activities at field level.
Name of assignment or project: MaMoni-hss, Save the Children in Bangladesh
Scope of this project: Develop SBCC strategy and implement SBCC activities that Improving and
enhancing community behaviour towards seeking appropriate MaMoni MNCH/FP/N health services.
Name of assignment or project: Reading Glass for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) project, VisionSpring,
USA and BRAC Bangladesh
Scope of this project: Develop Communication/Marketing Strategy and implementation of awareness
activities at field level to increase usage of Reading Glass by vision-impaired people to support their
Livelihood
TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY
MS Word, Excel, Power point, Internet, Email, Outlook Express, Adobe-Illustrator etc.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Bengali & English (Fluent in both writing and speaking)

REFERENCES
Reference-1 Reference-2
KAM Morshed
Abdullah al Muyid
Senior Director
National Program Officer
Advocacy, Innovation and Migration Programme,
IOM
BRAC
House 13/A, Road 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212
BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka.
Cell: +8801713068384
Cell: +8801709651622
Email: aamuyid@iom.int
Email: kmorshed@brac.net

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Amal Biswas