About
Elyas Khan has extensive experience spanning over two decades in Bangladesh's social and economic development fields. His expertise lies primarily in socio-economic development, good governance, social justice, agriculture, and livelihoods. Additionally, he has a strong understanding of areas such as agriculture and livelihoods, business development, technical and vocational education, and training (TVET), private sector engagement, climate change and resilience, environmental justice, circular economy practices, policy research and development, market development, gender equality and social inclusion, and policy advocacy. Khan demonstrates exceptional leadership and communication skills, showcasing his ability to collaborate within diverse team environments effectively. He possesses sound technical knowledge of program planning, design, and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation. Furthermore, he is proficient in fostering effective communication and coordination with government stakeholders and revitalizing organizational relationships. Khan ensures compatibility and coordination between the program and relevant stakeholders. Moreover, he maintained up-to-date knowledge in areas such as the inclusion of persons with disabilities, gender mainstreaming, and addressing issues such as domestic violence. Khan possesses excellent interpersonal skills for interacting and facilitating discussions in various capacities, ranging from training sessions, workshops, and seminars to international conferences. His expertise extends domestically and internationally. Here other competencies are as follows-
Combines innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to disseminate sustainable development for improved health, food security, and livelihoods.
Dynamic program and policy strategist with over 20 years of experience ensuring program/project success through disaster management, socio-economic development, market systems development, enterprise development, and private sector engagement (PSE).
Proven history of success coordinating capacity‐building initiatives for preparing /implementing nationwide market systems development, value chain development, pro-poor growth, M4P, Gender and Development, and Adult Education in different organizations.
Top skills: Private Sector Engagement, Enterprise Development, Value Chain Development, IEC materials development and Social Communications, Stakeholders Engagement and Management, etc.
