Management Staff
Joyanta Roy
Co-founder and Chairman
Mr. Roy started his career in the broad domain of Research and Development in Bangladesh and later worked overseas. He studied Statistics and Econometrics at University of Dhaka and trained on monitoring, evaluation, project management, organizational development, and communication in Canada and USA. He has have around 20 years of experience working with different agencies like Enfants Du Monde, Aga Khan Foundation, UNICEF, and DANIDA. He co-founded the survey, research, and management consultancy firm – Capacity Building Service Group (CBSG) – in 2003. Over the past 17 years, has been able to establish strong toehold and trust among donor agencies, private companies, and government institutions through commitment and quality work. To keep pace with the trend of technology based solutions, he set up another IT company – CBSG Informatix – in 2015 which provides solutions like web design, MIS design, and ERP design, and provides training. In January 2020, he embarked on another e-commerce venture -penrpencil.com, a social business with the mission to provide one stop solution for the offices and educational institutions towards generating scholarship fund to support talented and poor students in Bangladesh.
Obaidur Rahman
Co-founder and Advisor
Mr. Rahman is the co-founder CBSG and working as advisor of the organisation. He is an MBA (IBA) by training and is one of the frontline Organizational Development (OD) specialists in Bangladesh. Educated and trained in USA, Canada, India and Bangladesh, Mr. Rahman takes pride in his excellent track record in Facilitating, training, and consulting in the areas of organizational and human resources development, and on various developmental issues for the last 15 years. He held key positions in various development organizations for more than a decade. He regularly provides consultancy in overseas as well as in country on his area of expertise.
Dr. Rita Sen, Ph.D
Social Research and Gender Specialist
Dr. Sen has an illustrious career in social and gender related research, program evaluation and learning activities. She is a social scientist and earned her Ph.D in women empowerment. She held senior positions in different national and international organization as Researcher, Programme Director, Research Director and Gender Specialist. She worked as gender and social development specialist in evaluations and research various program including reproductive and public health, women rights, livelihood development, migration, and commercial sex exploitation. She has mastery on various evaluation methodologies including PRA and appreciative inquiry and trained on qualitative research methodologies in UK, Canada and India. She held senior positions in the research and evaluation division of BRAC, Save the Children, ILO, Concern Worldwide, WorldFish, and Oxfam-UK. At World Fish and so on.
HM Simon Sunny
Data Analysis Manager
Mr. Sunny is working as a Data Analysis Manager at CBSG. He completed his post-graduation in Population Science and HRD from public University. He is well conversant with MS Access, SPSS, STATA for performing statistical analysis (qualitative and quantitative) and skilled at developing relational electronic database applications with SurveyCTO, ODK and CSPro. He is ingenious in designing data template, planning and supervising data entry, error management, quality control of data and maintaining database. He is specialized in developing and managing mobile-technology/tablet-based field surveys using software solutions like CSPRO, SurveyCTO and other ODK platforms that allow real-time digitization and processing of data. Set up survey protocol program for server and individual data entry devices.
Mashiur Rahman
Senior Research Associate
Mr Mashiur has been working as a Senior Research Associate at CBSG. He leads field coordination and recruitment of temporary data collection staff for research and survey projects. He is well conversant with MS Access, SPSS, NVivo, STATA for performing statistical analysis (qualitative and quantitative) and skilled at developing relational electronic database applications with SurveyCTO, ODK, and CSPro. He is specialized in developing and managing mobile technology/tablet-based field surveys using software solutions like Nvivo, CSPRO, SurveyCTO, and other ODK platforms that allow real-time digitization and processing of data. Also, he is an expert in GPS/GIS.
Mozahidul Islam Nayon
Head Organization Development (OD)
Md. Mozahidul Islam is a senior member of Capacity Building Service Group (CBSG), and has been contributing to organisation development program and soft-skill training since 2009. Mr. Islam possesses strong expertise and experience in the areas off rights-based development programming, policy influencing and cluster development of Cottage Small and Medium Enterprise (CSMEs). Besides, he had long engagement in promoting the rights of socially excluded and marginalized communities of Bangladesh. He is an enlisted trainer and resource person of BDjobs.com for high profile professional development courses. He led CBSG assignments with UNICEF for communication campaign for promoting salt-iodization – managed district and sub-district level training and workshops with multi-stakeholders including government officials, schools’ teachers and people engaged in salt industries. As part of CBSG OD program and facilitation team, he facilitated over 20 OCA sessions with civil society organisations and imparted soft-skill training for over 15 NGOs.
Airin Akter
GIS Specialist
Airin Akter is currently working as a GIS Specialist at CBSG. She completed her Masters and Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environment, from University of Dhaka. She achieved a Research Fellowship Award fully funded by USAID and YouthMappers. She is skilled at implementing research methodology, assisting in data management, and analyzing the results of the research. Her educational background and experiences reflect a commitment and ability to plan, design, and implement research activities, training management, communication with local level people, etc. She has credentials of using the digital platforms of data visualization like ArcGIS-10.5, 10.6, 10.7, Erdas Imagine 2018, QGIS 2.18, Mapillary, etc.
Mahmudur Rahman
Head of Finance and Admin
Mr. Mahmudur is the head of Finance and Admin at CBSG. He gained professional accounting and management knowledge through training and work experiences. He achieved mastery in Tally and other accounting packages. He supervises other junior officers involved in accounting functions of CBSG sister concerns. Mr. Mahmud has a thorough understanding about rules and compliance issues of International Development and Bi-lateral agencies including USAID. He has special technical skill on VAT and TAX matters. He prepares financial statements of the organisation periodically and presents to the board meeting to get concurrences.
How We Serve
Organizational Development
CBSG takes the Organizational Development and Change Management approach to institutional capacit...
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Research & Survey
Research and survey are very effective tools as well as approaches to planning and evaluation. Th...
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Training & Facilitation
CBSG considers professional development an integral part of organizational capacity strengthening...
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Project Cycle Management
CBSG brings hands on expertise to the services of NGOs and donors to assist them in the effective...
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Event Management
Event Management is a process for delivering assignments. workshops, training, advocacy and polic...
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