Farzana Ahmad

Independent Development Consultant , Ontario

Oshawa, Canada

A Program Manager, International Development Consultant and Team Leader/ Team Worker with technical expertise in Child Protection, Gender Equality, Disability Inclusion (Program and Operations), Migration and Active Participation/ Governance Engagement and Organizational Behaviour with 20 year experience of work in Save the Children, UNICEF, UNDP, ILO, IOM.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:

Experience of 20 years in international development:
1.Disability Inclusion in Operations Specialist in UNICEF East and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) two and half years. 2. Independent Development Consultant(4 yrs) with Save the Children, UNDP, ILO, and IOM;3. UN Women (13 months); 4. UNICEF as Child Protection Officer (7 years); 5. Acting Country Representative and Programme Coordinator (3 yrs) Save the Children Sweden-Denmark, 6. Snr. Training Officer (1.5 yrs) Save the Children Australia. Founding Secretary and Executive Director (5 years) two national NGOs in Bangladesh -Srijoni and Swaparjon.
(Please refer to my CV)

Education:

Honors in Post-Graduate Certificate: International Development; Humber College, Toronto, Canada 2021
MA: Global Diplomacy; London University, UK 2020
Post-graduate Certificate on Executive Leadership, Cornell University, NY, USA 2018
Post-graduate Certificate on High-Performance Leadership; Cornell University, NY, USA 2018
Diploma on Immigration Consultant, CDI College, Mississauga, Canada 2018
Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior Course; London University, UK 2005
NGO Management Course; London University, UK 2004
MSS: International Relations; Dhaka University, Bangladesh 1997
BSS (Hons.): International Relations; Dhaka University, Bangladesh 1995

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments

Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Bengali (Mother tongue), Hindi, Urdu

Nationality:

Bangladesh