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Organizational Structure

How GRIT organizes governance, program delivery, and operations

This structure clarifies where advisory, governance, program, and operational responsibilities sit without forcing incomplete roster data into false certainty.

Structure Notes

GRIT's organizational structure is designed to balance public credibility, governance oversight, thematic coordination, and operational delivery.

The published structure preserves advisory, governance, program, and operational lines clearly, while showing only confirmed member records where the source document remains incomplete.

Advisory and Governance Structure

Advisory and governance bodies set institutional direction, guard public credibility, and support accountability inside the organization itself.

Board of Advisors

Provides institutional guidance, domain expertise, and public credibility across law, health, governance, media, and academia.

  • Advise on strategic direction and public positioning.
  • Support institutional credibility and expert review.
  • Contribute thematic knowledge where specialized guidance is required.

Board of Directors

Holds governance responsibility for institutional oversight, direction, and operational accountability.

  • Provide governance oversight.
  • Approve institutional priorities and internal accountability expectations.
  • Coordinate organization-wide direction across program and operations teams.
Current roster

Board of Advisors

Advisory leadership drawn from academia, public institutions, health, media, and legal practice to strengthen strategic guidance and public credibility.

Advisory Members

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Mahmuda Habiba

Advisor

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Professor Dr. Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuiyan

Advisor

University of Dhaka

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Dr. Mohiuddin Al Helal

Advisor

Prime Minister's Office

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Kamal Ahmed

Advisor

Managing Director, Mustang Apparels Ltd.

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Golam Kibria

Advisor

Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health

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Dr. Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman

Advisor

Scientist, icddr,b

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Md Abu Abdullah Khan

Advisor

Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Food

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Dr. Maruf Ahmed Mridul

Advisor

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Sadman Chowdhury

Advisor

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Abdun Rahman Noor Rajon

Advisor

Chief Media Consultant, LGED

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Adv. Nur Badhon

Advisor

Board of Directors

The governing board responsible for institutional direction, oversight, and operational accountability.

Directors

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Program Implementation Structure

Specialized program wings translate GRIT's strategic pillars into delivery, coordination, and thematic work.

Reports to: Board of Directors

Specialized Program Wings

Program wings organize delivery around climate accountability, governance, social justice, health, education, digital safety, legal aid, and women's empowerment.

  • Coordinate pillar-specific work.
  • Maintain thematic expertise and cross-team planning.
  • Translate institutional priorities into program activity.
Current roster

Specialized Program Wings

Program-specific leadership turns GRIT's eight strategic pillars into coordinated delivery, advocacy, and public service work.

Governance & Transparency Wing

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Inclusive Social Justice & Welfare Wing (Disability)

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Inclusive Social Justice & Welfare Wing (Animal Welfare)

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Mental Health

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Digital Safety & Information Integrity Wing

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Education, Skills & Capacity Development Wing

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Legal Aid & Justice Access Wing

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Women Empowerment & Equity Wing

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Operations and Support Structure

Functional operations teams support communications, monitoring, research, technology, and delivery systems.

Reports to: Board of Directors and Lead Coordinators

Functional Operations Body

Provides delivery support across operations, communications, research, creative production, and technology.

  • Support day-to-day operational coordination.
  • Maintain communications and public documentation workflows.
  • Enable monitoring, research, and digital delivery capacity.
Current roster

Functional Operations Body

Cross-cutting operational teams support delivery, communications, research, creative production, and technology systems.

Operations, Monitoring & Evaluation

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Public Relations & Communications

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Branding & Creative

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.

Information Technology (IT)

Roster pending

Confirmed member names and portraits will be added when this unit's roster is provided.