Meet Md. Reajul Islam: MEAL & Impact Expertise
I am Md. Reajul Islam, a highly accomplished MEAL Professional, Impact Evaluation Expert, and Program Development and Design Expert [cite: 43, 44] with over 12 years of progressive experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL), and Knowledge Management (KM)[cite: 49].
I have spent the last eight years in strategic and leadership roles, managing multi-country programs across diverse sectors[cite: 50]. My career is focused on impact-driven program leadership and innovation, where I design and lead MEAL frameworks, ESG strategies, and impact assessments to inform data-driven decision-making[cite: 49, 51].
My Key Areas of Expertise
- MEAL & KM Leadership: I have proven experience designing and implementing comprehensive MEAL and KM strategies, including developing Theories of Change (ToC) and result chains[cite: 51, 52, 62, 138, 171].
- Impact Assessment & Evaluation: I specialize in leading complex evaluations, baseline studies, and surveys, including quasi-experimental studies [cite: 64, 52, 175] and providing support for Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT)[cite: 176]. I also lead impact assessment advisory projects [cite: 148] and design methodologies, such as the Orange Seal and Disability Inclusive business index[cite: 158, 159].
- Resource Mobilization: I am highly skilled in donor engagement, crafting successful funding proposals [cite: 54, 135], managing high-impact grants, and formulating resource mobilization strategies[cite: 83, 139]. Notably, I secured over USD 2 million in funding from the BDesh Foundation[cite: 140].
- ESG & Standards: I bring expertise in developing the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) matrix [cite: 7, 160] and developing methodologies following international standards like GRI, SASB, ICMA, TCFD, and IRIS+[cite: 162].
Career Highlights & Focus
I have held significant roles in leading development organizations, including Swisscontact, BRAC, ActionAid, ASEAB, and IIX Global[cite: 51].
My recent and key roles include:
- Manager (Head)- Monitoring, and Result Measurement and Communication unit at Swisscontact Bangladesh (Mar 2025 - Present)[cite: 57, 58].
- Director- MEAL and Resource Mobilization at ASEAB (Oct 2024 - Feb 2025)[cite: 77, 80].
- Vice President- IIX Values (Impact Assessment Platform) at Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) Global (Jan 2024 - Oct 2024)[cite: 145, 146].
- Senior Manager- MEAL at BRAC (Oct 2019 - Jan 2024)[cite: 163].
Technical & Sector Expertise
I am proficient in various IT and data analysis tools, including SPSS, STATA, Power BI, Tableau, KoBo Toolbox, and SurveyCTO[cite: 53, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91].
My sector specialization covers:
- Sustainable Livelihood [cite: 12]
- Women Economic Empowerment [cite: 13]
- Health [cite: 15] and Education [cite: 16]
- Climate Change [cite: 19]
- Local Economic Development (LED) [cite: 17, 67]
- Humanitarian program [cite: 18]
I am fluent in English [cite: 24] and a native speaker of Bengali[cite: 25].
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