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Treasurer

Strive Student Health Initiative

Jul 2018 - Present6 years 5 months
Health
Strive Student Health Initiative Incorporated, is Australia's first and only student-run medical clinic and aims to improve access to quality medical services for those in need and to educate the wider community through health awareness programs.

Director of Finance

Strive Student Health Initiative

Jan 2018 - Jul 2018 7 months
Health
Strive Student Health Initiative Incorporated, is Australia's first and only student-run medical clinic and aims to improve access to quality medical services for those in need and to educate the wider community through health awareness programs.
As a Finance Director & Treasurer at Strive, I managed and elevated both the strategic and operational aspects of Strive’s Finance portfolio by liaising with the executive committee and by leading a team of 5 finance officers in conducting…
Strive Student Health Initiative Incorporated, is Australia's first and only student-run medical clinic and aims to improve access to quality medical services for those in need and to educate the wider community through health awareness programs.
As a Finance Director & Treasurer at Strive, I managed and elevated both the strategic and operational aspects of Strive’s Finance portfolio by liaising with the executive committee and by leading a team of 5 finance officers in conducting fundraising activities, alongside conducting continuous analysis and drafting financial reports for Strive’s accounts.
My efforts & achievements at Strive as the Director of Finance were two-fold:
Process optimisation:
• Reduced operation costs by 60% for recruitment drives, nutrition workshops & events by financial planning.
• Enhanced management efficiency by 75% and improved cross-departmental communication using integrated personnel and project-management software.
• Reduced financial reporting & compliance costs to zero via implementation of an emerging accounting software.
Revenue-generation:
• Identified high-value grants and sponsorship opportunities by leading a team of 5 finance officers.
• Identified and planned new revenue generation opportunities in the form of several long-term
non-profit ventures.
Since my inception at Strive, our membership has grown by 33.33%, while our community engagement operation has extended its reach to organizing nutritional workshops at kindergartens in outer suburbs. See less

Momentium Connect

Dec 2017 - Nov 2018 1 year
Education
Momentium Connect is a Melbourne University consulting hub that aims to upskill and provide developmental opportunities for students across multiple disciplines and bachelors. We particularly focus on equipping our members with entrepreneurial and consulting soft skills to make them industry-ready consultants.
As the Director of Commerce at Momentium Connect, my responsibilities primarily composed of fostering strong relations between Momentium and its partners, sponsors and the commerce…
Momentium Connect is a Melbourne University consulting hub that aims to upskill and provide developmental opportunities for students across multiple disciplines and bachelors. We particularly focus on equipping our members with entrepreneurial and consulting soft skills to make them industry-ready consultants.
As the Director of Commerce at Momentium Connect, my responsibilities primarily composed of fostering strong relations between Momentium and its partners, sponsors and the commerce faculty at the University of Melbourne, and delivering events targeted at up-skilling our members with consulting and entrepreneurial soft skills.
Since my inception at Momentium Connect, our member base has increased to a current figure of 87, due to our strong presence during the Orientation Week at the University of Melbourne, and the successful execution of our social event and seminar series dubbed #ConnectTalks.

Volunteer

Footsteps Organization

Nov 2014 - Present10 years 1 month
Social Services
Project WECan, implemented in 2014, addressed one of the large social problem in Dhaka- the problem of littering and waste disposal. The project used a Corporate Social Responsibility platform to sell eye-catching green trashcans to different private corporations with the idea of privatizing the city's waste management system and creating anti-littering habit within community members.
As a team of 4, we approached major corporations and laid out the benefit of incorporating the Project…
Project WECan, implemented in 2014, addressed one of the large social problem in Dhaka- the problem of littering and waste disposal. The project used a Corporate Social Responsibility platform to sell eye-catching green trashcans to different private corporations with the idea of privatizing the city's waste management system and creating anti-littering habit within community members.
As a team of 4, we approached major corporations and laid out the benefit of incorporating the Project as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, which would lead to an improvement in their branding and public relations.
Companies Persuaded: 10
As a whole, the project sold over 300 trashcans to 95 companies. Project WECan won the SUNYA award for Sustainable Development and Waste Management by the European Union, JICA, and Dhaka North City Corporation. Footsteps is currently designing an efficient waste management system to relaunch this project again in 2019.

Volunteer

Footsteps Organization

Dec 2014 - Present10 years
Poverty Alleviation
'A Heartwarming Winter' is Footsteps' very first initiative which provided aid to impoverished areas during the cold winters by having volunteers going door to door to collect donations in the form of blankets, warm clothes, medicine, and money.
As a team, we asked residents, ready-made garment companies, and other corporates to donate any excess warm clothing for our initiative.
We were able to secure half a truck worth of warm clothing for distribution to poverty-stricken…
'A Heartwarming Winter' is Footsteps' very first initiative which provided aid to impoverished areas during the cold winters by having volunteers going door to door to collect donations in the form of blankets, warm clothes, medicine, and money.
As a team, we asked residents, ready-made garment companies, and other corporates to donate any excess warm clothing for our initiative.
We were able to secure half a truck worth of warm clothing for distribution to poverty-stricken regions in Bangladesh.
The initiative was held over a span of 3 years ( 2013, 2014 & 2015) with over 1000 volunteer participation. The aid generated from 'A Heartwarming Winter' was distributed to over 6000 underprivileged people in places such as Kurigram, Rangpur, Chilmari, Kaunia, Noakhali, and Chuadanga.

Honors & Awards

The Age Khan School, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Aug 2015
Subject Award for Academic Excellence in Business Studies.

Test Scores

Score: 90

Dec 2017
I took the Pearson Test of English (PTE), and attained a result of 90 in all of the testing areas of the English profficiency exam.

Score: Overall Band - 8.0

Aug 2015
Total Band Score - 8.0/9
Listening - 9/9
Writing - 7/9
Reading - 9/9
Speaking - 7.5/9

Organizations

Member

Sep 2013 - Present
JCI is a nonprofit organization of young active citizens age 18 to 40 who are engaged and committed to creating impact in their communities. Active citizens are individuals invested in the future of our world. JCI gathers active citizens from all sectors of society. JCI members provide sustainable solutions to more than a 100 countries every day. As a member of JCI Bangladesh's Dhaka South chapter, I participated in Annual General Meetings, corporate training events and also in decisions…
JCI is a nonprofit organization of young active citizens age 18 to 40 who are engaged and committed to creating impact in their communities. Active citizens are individuals invested in the future of our world. JCI gathers active citizens from all sectors of society. JCI members provide sustainable solutions to more than a 100 countries every day. As a member of JCI Bangladesh's Dhaka South chapter, I participated in Annual General Meetings, corporate training events and also in decisions regarding JCI projects to be carried out in the city of Dhaka.

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