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My dad used to say: what you put in is what you get out. But if you're going to be lazy about it and not do anything to make things happen for yourself, nothing will fall into your lap. Ever since I left the Home Office, I've been aiming for the SCS and getting myself ready to do what I needed to apply for a deputy director role. And I have a legacy fellowship run by the Rothschild family, which has allowed me to be part of a community that brings together social entrepreneurs. I was working 16 hours a day and six days a week. I was travelling around the world; it was allvery intense. That kind of lifestyle is not conducive to caring responsibilities. So, I had to make a decision and change the type of job I was doing,” she said.

I am finally, finally at home," Nurjahan says. "I feel home, for me, is America because this is where I am comfortable in my own skin." insights into how you can use science and evidence to deliver your role and realise benefits for the public. Thank you to our amazing chair Jason Dewhurst and my fellow panel members Christophe Prince and James Cooke for an informative and interactive session. I didn't come to the civil service as a long-term career," she told Dods Diversity & Inclusion. "But when my mum had a second stroke,I made up my mind and mapped out what I wanted to do with my career over the next years," she explained.

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I appreciate that I can speak Bengali, but the dual identity I felt early on in my life was a bit of a struggle. Growing up in an environment where you have two cultures to balance is difficult for an immigrant. I had to be very eastern at home but demonstrate a western culture at school. It was difficult to adjust to the bureaucratic processes. I was doing things I hadn't done for a decade, and that, coupled with the fact that I took a demotion in pay and grade, made my job very unsatisfactory.Also, I experienced a lot of discrimination. Department of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh. colleagues sharing my leadership journey and brought together the many themes the two day event covered: I had been to almost 100 deputy director interviews, and I wasn't successful until I was. Still, I always felt that I was punching below my weight.

Sharing her story allowed Nurjahan to demonstrate how education played a positive role in her own leadership journey - with the aim to increase the team's understanding of lived experience in informing their work and identifying the work culture the team wants within their own Directorate.

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She hopes her contribution supports their change journey and continues to impress on them that their efforts are valuable. She also hopes that the away-day allowed their staff to get to know one another, reflect on their common challenges, and increase motivation and engagement with their purpose. I've been running a homeless soup kitchen for 15 years, inspired by the time I was homeless and lived on the streets of London for 21 months.

We can't ignore that the murder of George Floyd sent waves of change to all spectrums of society, andit isa great time as an ethnic minority to leverage that in a positive way and where possible use that as an opportunity to develop and grow yourself. Departments are realising the benefit of diversity, and that's good news for you. There are so many talent programmes for ethnic minorities now. It wasn't like that in the early years of my career. It was a great session that focussed on evidence, analysis, science and innovation, providing an invaluable chance to learn more about the science and evidence ecosystem in the Civil Service and its partners. Discussions was led by leaders in analysis, operational, delivery, policy and science. The session aimed to encourage and nurture scientific inquisitiveness and analytical curiosity and allowed the audience to gain: I have an invisible disability –I'm deaf in one ear – and this has been usedagainst me as though it is detrimental to my performance.

EDUCATION IS A BLESSING: Last week I was at a residential learning week at Oxford University Said Business School through the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA). This was the second time me and my cohort of amazing individuals from across government came together to spend a whole week of learning. Readers will discover the resilience and strength it takes to find oneself. We will see Nurjahan hook on to hope, as she finds her true and authentic self. To all those who were at the event and who are currently on my LinkedIn network please can you share the following with those who I am unable to connect with and reach: The interview took place before Khatun's presentation at this week's Ethnic Minorities into Leadershipin Leeds. In the conversation, she revealeddetails of the challenges she encountered, the sources of resilience, and the drivers to become the leader she wanted to be. A whole new world A few weeks ago I had my whole Directorate Away Day for the first time since I started this role and I was super excited for the day; that included key suppliers we work with - thank you CloudKubed reps for coming down. Working in constant ambiguity/change is not easy and builds a level of resilience that is impressive and builds great partnerships.

Nurjahan returned to the United States in 2006 under a B-2 visa, which is given out for leisure, tourism or medical treatment. After years of renewing it, there were delays in the approval process, and ultimately, in 2009, she was forced to return to Bangladesh, where she feared for her safety. improved awareness of the science and evidence ecosystem especially in the policy and operational decision-making process. Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.

To applyfor an SCS position is a very draining process. There are five steps: the application itself where you have to write a statement. And if you get sifted, you will go through a two-hour interview with an occupational psychiatrist and then on to a couple of hours on psychometric tests. I kept going because I did not doubt my ability. I don't say it out of arrogance, but I know the value I bring to organisations. I know how hard I work and the quality I deliver: nobody can take that away from me.