Musa Tarek

Executive Member | Bangladesh Nature Foundation (BNF)

Professional Profile

Musa Tarek is an experienced development, humanitarian operations, supply chain, and environmental monitoring professional with approximately 15 years of cross-sector experience spanning non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and the United Nations system. He currently serves as a Senior Supply Associate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cox’s Bazar, where he contributes to supply chain management, procurement, contract oversight, vendor coordination, and operational support. His professional experience combines environmental monitoring and evaluation, supply chain management, institutional coordination, and humanitarian operations.

Professional Experience

Musa Tarek has extensive professional experience with UNHCR in Cox’s Bazar, where he has progressed through positions of increasing responsibility in supply operations. His responsibilities have included supply chain coordination, procurement processes, contract and vendor management, operational planning, and institutional coordination. Prior to joining UNHCR, he served as Team Leader in the Supply Chain Department of Coats Bangladesh Ltd., gaining private-sector experience in supply chain leadership and operational management.

Experience with Bangladesh Nature Foundation

Musa Tarek began his professional career with the Bangladesh Nature Foundation as a Resource Evaluation Officer, where he worked on monitoring and evaluation activities related to environmental and field-based programmes. His responsibilities provided direct experience with BNF’s monitoring systems, programme implementation processes, field operations, and community-level activities in Cox’s Bazar. This early professional engagement has given him practical familiarity with the Foundation’s institutional and operational environment.

Academic Qualifications

Musa Tarek holds an MBA in Supply Chain Management from the University of Chittagong and an MA in Economics from the National University of Bangladesh. He also holds a Bachelor of Social Science with Honours in Economics. His academic background in economics and supply chain management provides a strong foundation in analytical thinking, organizational management, procurement, resource planning, and operational decision-making. He is currently pursuing CIPS Level 4 professional qualification through the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.

Governance and Institutional Experience

Musa Tarek has developed substantial experience in institutional governance and oversight through his professional responsibilities with UNHCR. He has served as Secretary of the Local Asset Management Board and Secretary of the Local Vendor Review Committee in Cox’s Bazar. He has also served as a member of the UNHCR Bangladesh Local Assignments Committee, contributing to institutional processes involving recruitment oversight and organizational administration. These responsibilities have strengthened his experience in accountability, procedural compliance, committee coordination, documentation, and transparent decision-making.

Supply Chain and Operational Expertise

His professional expertise includes supply chain management, procurement, vendor management, contract oversight, asset management, operational planning, resource coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional administration. His cross-sector experience has enabled him to work across non-governmental, private-sector, and United Nations environments and to coordinate activities involving multiple stakeholders and operational requirements.

Leadership and Professional Development

Musa Tarek has developed leadership experience through progressively responsible professional roles and institutional committee assignments. He is also undertaking the Leadership Essentials Pathways Program through McKinsey Academy as part of his continuing professional development. His ongoing CIPS Level 4 studies further strengthen his professional knowledge in procurement and supply chain management.

Role at Bangladesh Nature Foundation

As an Executive Member of the Bangladesh Nature Foundation, Musa Tarek contributes professional expertise in organizational management, monitoring and evaluation, supply chain systems, procurement, institutional coordination, and operational planning. His previous experience within BNF provides direct institutional familiarity, while his subsequent career with UNHCR and the private sector brings additional expertise in governance, resource management, procurement, contract oversight, and humanitarian operations.

Professional Contribution to BNF

Musa Tarek’s combination of environmental monitoring experience, supply chain expertise, humanitarian operations, private-sector management, and institutional governance provides a practical and multidisciplinary perspective to the Bangladesh Nature Foundation. His experience can support the Foundation’s organizational systems, programme monitoring, resource management, procurement and logistics, institutional coordination, accountability, and effective implementation of conservation and community development programmes.