The Senior Management Team (SMT)
The Management Team of Zabarang is known as the Senior Management Team (SMT) which coordinates all projects and is responsible for decision making over Zabarang’s entire strategic areas. Any project and policy-related issues can be raised with the team and resolved in this forum. This operational level management team consists of the senior management staff of the organization including the Executive Director, Resource Coordinator, and Programme Coordinators. This SMT generally meets twice a month.
Mathura Bikash Tripura: Executive Director, an MA in history, an expert in education, education in Indigenous languages, local government systems, ToT and participatory methods, Research methodologies, Planning and management, Organization’s capacity assessment, strategic planning, training facilitation, leadership tools, and techniques etc.
Binodan Tripura: Program Director, an MSS in Anthropology and Sociology, an expert in Logical framework analysis, National volunteering for social change, budgeting, project planning, strategic planning, water, and sanitation, etc.
Popi Tripura: Head of Finance and Human Resources, a BA, expert in Financial and organizational management, procurement procedures, budgeting, financial health check, etc.
Dayananda Tripura: Project Manager, ILO ProGRESS Project of Zabarang, MBA, MDS and LLB, an expert in Environment and Natural Resource Management, Community Organizing; Community mobilization, strategic planning; having a research and analytical skills.
Jnanadarshi Chakma: MEAL Officer, Bachelor Degree holder, an expert in project management, Community mobilization, Indigenous Languages; has the networking, communication and analytical skills.