A.  Career Highlights:

Around 16 Years of professional expertise and in-depth knowledge in implementing research projects and policy campaign. Professional responsibilities include designing and implementing research projects, developing strategies, conducting research, learning and knowledge management, and leading, administering, monitoring and evaluating team members.

B.  Current Employment:

Designation:                 Director- Research, Evaluation & Learning

Employer:                    BizInsights

Employment date:         08 October, 2020 to date.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Coordinating Infrastructure, Research and development project management
2. Managing program and project planning, log frame design, progress monitoring and reporting
3. Designing and delivering knowledge management, research and learning initiatives
4. Developing project proposal & concept papers
5. Client relationship management and coordination with Development partners
6. Developing research methodology according to project requirements

C.  Previous Work Experiences:

1. Designation: Programme Manager- Research & Policy Employer: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Employment date:         May 09, 2005 to 7 October

Major Responsibilities:

1. Developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating different types of researches qualitative and quantitative in nature at national and regional levels, on promoting awareness and demand for fighting corruption and establishing transparent and accountable governance
2. Preparing research reports, concept papers, policy briefs, policy advocacy strategy on the basis of research findings and public presentation of the same
3. Monitoring of media coverages of these study reports released
4. Providing research guidance, supervision and line management of the team
5. Assisting in developing and implementing the operations plan of the R&P division
6. Assisting in developing and updating creative, innovative and effective designs of policy research and tools for policy advocacy consistent with research findings

2. Designation: Research Assistant

Employer:                    ‘Livelihood-Gender-Sanitation Linkages Project”, a project of

University of Southampton, U.K & DFID.

Employment date:         February 2004 to April 2005.

D.  Professional Accomplishment (Publications):

1. Manzoor E Khoda, Julkarnayeen, Akter, , Akhter, M.; Governance Challenges in Tackling Corona Virus, Transparency international Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2020.

https://www.ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/index.php/en/activities/6096-lack-of-planning-and-coordination- worsen-corona-virus-situation-in-bangladesh-finds-study

2. Manzoor E Khoda, Employment of Expatriates in Bangladesh: Governance Challenges and Way- out, Transparency international Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2020.

https://www.ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/index.php/en/research-policy/92-diagnostic-study/6001- employment-of-expatriates-in-bangladesh-governance-challenges-and-way-out

3. Manzoor E Khoda & Alam, K., ‘Mongla port & Custom House: Governance Challenges in Import- Export and Way Out’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: The Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2019. Vol

https://www.ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/index.php/en/research-policy/92-diagnostic-study/5691- burimari-land-port-customs-station-and-mongla-port-custom-house-governance-challenges-in- import-export-and-way-out

4. Manzoor E Khoda and Talukdar, , ‘Burimari Land Port & Customs Station: Governance Challenges in Import-Export and Way Out’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: The Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2019. Vol 9.
5. Manzoor E Khoda & Akram, M., ‘Good Governance in Labour Migration Process: Challenges & the Way Forward’, Transparency international Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2017

https://www.ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/images/2017/FullReport_Migration_English.pdf

6. Manzoor E Khoda and Huda, N., ‘Good Governance in RMG Sector: Reviewing Progress, Challenges and Way Forward (2015-2016)’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: The Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Vol 7.
7. Ankamah, S. S. & Manzoor E Khoda, ‘Political will and government anti-corruption efforts: What does the evidence say?’, Public Administration & Development, [online journal], Vol 38 (1). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pad.1815
8. Manzoor E Khoda and Huda, , ‘Initiatives Taken to Establish Good Governance in RMG Sector: Reviewing the Progress for last year (2014-2015)’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: The Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2016. Vol 6.
9. Manzoor E Khoda and Islam, L., ‘National Youth Integrity Survey: 2015’, Problems of Good Governancein Bangladesh: The Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2016. Vol 6.
10. Manzoor E Khoda & Rossette, J., ‘Automation in Export-import in Chittagong Port and Custom House: Governance challenges and way out, 2014’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: the Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Vol 5.
11. Zaman, Iftekhar and Manzoor E Khoda, ‘Climate Change and Corruption Leave the World’s Largest Mangrove Forest in Peril’, Global Corruption Report: Climate Change, Earthscan, London, 2011. https://transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/global_corruption_report_climate_change
12. Manzoor E Khoda, et , Local Participation and Expectation in the Nomination Process of National Election, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2011. Vol 2.

https://www.ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/index.php/en/research-policy/94-nis/534-local-participation- and-expectation-in-the-nomination-process-of-national-elections

13. Hossain, Z. and Manzoor E Khoda, ‘Embankments in the Aila Affected Coastal Zone of Bangladesh: Transparency and Accountability in the Repairing and Management’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: the Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Vol 2.
14. Manzoor E Khoda, ‘Forest Conservation and Management’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: the Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010. Vol 1. https://ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/index.php/en/research-policy/92-diagnostic-study/503- transparency-and-accountability-in-forest-conservation-and-management-problems-and-way-out

15. Manzoor E Khoda and Talukdar, , ‘Burimary Land Port’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: the Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010. Vol 1. https://www.ti-bangladesh.org/oldweb/research/Full_Report_Burimari.pdf
16. Manzoor E Khoda, Molla, S. and Roy, D., ‘Benapole and Teknaf Land Port’, Problems of Good Governance in Bangladesh: the Way Out’, Transparency International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Vol 1.
17. Manzoor E Khoda, ‘Bholagonj’s Stone Quarry Workers – A Life of Constant Struggle, Sylhet, Bangladesh’, Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Asia-Pacific Portal [online journal], 2007, http://asmasiapacific.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ASMAP-CS10_Bholagonj.pdf.

E.  Education:

• on Globalization and Development, University of Antwerp, Belgium, 2014.
• MSS, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, 2001(held in 2003).
• BSS (4 years Honours), Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, 2000 (held in 2002).
• HSC (Science), Science College, Dhaka, 1995,
• SSC (Science), Rajshahi Cadet College, Rajshahi,

F. Training & Workshops:

1. Attended a four-day long training on ‘Project Cycle Management’ (19-22 January, 2011) at Brac- CDM, Savar, Dhaka.
2. Attended a seven-day long (22 – 28 July 2007) professional training on ‘Applied Statistics and Application of SPSS’ conducted by Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of
3. Attended a five-day long (20 – 24 March 2006) residential Training Course in India, on ‘Citizen Report Cards: Concept, Method & Application’, organised by Public Affairs Foundation, Bangalore,
4. Completed the ‘Development Internship’ conducted by Steps Towards The course duration was four (04) months in 2004.
5. Attended a two days workshop on Gender facilitated by Kamla Vasin and jointly conducted by Department of Population Science, University of Dhaka & UNFPA, in

G.  Language Proficiency:

• Communication skill, both in written and spoken English is Scored overall 7 in IELTS (2006).

H.  Affiliations:

• Core committee member of TIB Procurement committee & Website management
• Life member of Cadet College Club Limited (CCCL)
• Life member of Old Rajshahi Cadets Association (ORCA)
• Member of Dhaka University Friends Alliance (DUFA)

I.  Computer Skills:

• Application software: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point
• Database Software: MS Access an

S.M.Manzoor-E-Khoda Date: 15. 11. 2020