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Fredrick Christopher
Director , Save the Children International
Dhaka, Bangladesh
A passionate and enthusiastic development professional with a demonstrated history of working in non-profit organisations for over 35 years, experienced and skilled in strategic planning & directions, designing, managing, overseeing and implementing projects and programs especially in the areas of Poverty Reduction, Refugees/Displaced Relief, Rehabilitation and development, Youth & Women empowerment, change and crisis management, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise development, Child malnutrition, Con
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Area of Expertise:
  • Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:
Professional Profile
• Leading and developing organisational strategy and business planning, multi sectoral Poverty Reduction programming addressing key issues such as Malnutrition, HIV/AIDs, Microfinance, Economic, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship Development, Pro-poor markets, local capacity building, organisation and staff development with a multi-sectoral approach;
• Strong advocate for Corporate Social Responsibility, Private public, International NGOs, Local NGOs, Local Government Ministries, delivering results on time within budget to the highest satisfaction;
• Leading and managing Consortium Management addressing complexity into simplicity, implement programs with a multi-organisational and integrated approach, ensuring scale, impact and sustainability;
• Strategic thinker with great vision, able to build and implement ambitious plans with a proven track record explicitly supporting organisational and community needs;
• Leading in establishing systems for quality improvement, accountability, evaluation and learning, and in ensuring that learning and results are captured, shared to develop evidence based strategies, Programs and projects to strengthen integration and spearhead advocacy and campaigning initiatives;
• As a Regional Director, Advisor, Sector Director, CoP, Team Leader, initiated many projects and programs and assisted in the implementation of many grants from donors such as USAID, USDA, DFID, European Union, AUSaid and New Zealand Aid and other member countries;
• Possesses good inter-personnel, analytical skills and communication engaging, motivating and encouraging others through change management;
• Excelled in building collaborative relationships, influencing individuals, leading high performance and diverse technical teams;
• Strong supporter of implementing holistic transformation strategies in positioning the Organisation as a catalyst to bring in changes among stakeholders such as donors, children, communities and staff at all levels.
Education:
Academic Qualifications
? Bachelor of Commerce. B.Com -University of Madras, India
? Master of Commerce. M.Com -- University of Madras, India.
? First Class Diploma in Computer Programming and Applications. D.C.P.
? Doctor of Philosophy in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. Ph.D.,- USA
? Trainer & Motivator -- Trained and accredited by National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), New Delhi, India.
Affiliations and Achievements:
Professional Affiliations
? Former Microfinance Institution Board Member: Vision Fund Cambodia, Vision Fund Mongolia, Vision Fund Sri Lanka, Community Economic Ventures-Philippines, WV China Microfinance Program, MMS-WV Indonesia, IMPACT-India.
? Former Micro Finance Program Advisory Committee Member: WV Thailand, WV Vietnam, WV Bangladesh.
? Current Microfinance Board Member: STEP AHead-MFI-Thailand

PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS SUBMITTED
Papers submitted:

“Industrial Potential Survey Report on St.Kitts & Nevis” – a report prepared and submitted to UNDP, Barbados, West Indies.
“Small Business Development Policy” – a policy document submitted to UNDP, Barbados and to the Govt. of St.Kitts & Nevis for adoption.
“Policy on Savings and Credit to villagers” – policy document developed and submitted to UNDP, Laos.
“Institutionalisation Policy on Income Generation Activities Project”– policy developed & submitted to UNDP & Govt. of Laos for adoption.

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    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, Tamil, Thai, Lao
    Nationality:
    Bangladesh
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