Peace Advisor

• Mar 2020 - Present

Open Society Fellow for Rights and Governance

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

As part of the 'Walk Into My Life' project in London, I conducted research on the Somali community (both from Somaliland and Somalia) who live in the Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. This included conducting community visits and interviewing community members to gain a better understanding of the needs of the community as well as to assess their sense of belonging vis-a-vis discrimination, housing conditions, culture, etc. This research, which will feed into the strategic report, laid the preliminary groundwork for a full project on using unique methodologies to engage with and enhance the position of minority communities. Show less

Research Associate

• Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

• Undertook preliminary literature review and policy review, drafted research instruments (Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions and In-Depth Interviews) for effective information collection in conjunction with the lead researcher and conducted field visits to three districts (Sindhupalchowk, Achham and Lamjung) to collect data, transcribed interviews and contributed to synthesis reports as part of 'Gender, Migration and Forest Governance: Case Studies from Nepal' for the comparative study, 'Trends in Migration, Urbanization and Remittances and their Effects on Tropical Forests and Forest-Dependent Communities' with Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) • Led the Conference Secretariat team of the Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya (2012, 2013 and 2014) under the supervision of the Director • Updated, maintained and optimized the Social Science Baha website as well as created/managed social media outlets such as facebook, twitter and linkedin • Led the team at Social Science Baha in co-organizing the Joint Regional Conference, 'Governing Youth in South Asia' (2013) • Edited and proofread in-house publications • Coordinated the weekly radio show, 'Inequality and Affirmative Action' (Asamaanta ra Sakaratmak Kadam) • Conducted preliminary literature review, policy review, mapping exercise, and interviews of relevant stakeholders and contributed to the research report, 'Migration and Entrepreneurship in Nepal with a focus on Youth: An Initial Analysis', with technical and financial support from The World Bank Show less

Program Officer

• Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

• Responsible for overall organization of National Consultation on “Access to Justice for Women Survivors of Violence”• Monitored, documented and translated cases of women rights violations • Drafted the Internal Operational Guidelines for the organization’s safe shelter houses (for survivors of violence against women)

Researcher

• Jun 2010 - Jan 2011

• Co-authored, revised and performed edits of the research report in conjunction with the lead researcher • Designed and drafted the concept/script for the video documentary and supervised the post-production work• Drafted questionnaires (Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions and In-Depth Interviews) for effective information collection• Conducted field visits to both hilly and terai districts (Dhangadhi, Darchula, Janakpur and Baglung) to collect data through interviews with key government stakeholders, policy makers working for women’s rights, officials of the uniformed services, members of non-governmental and governmental organizations, paralegal committees and Women Human Rights Defenders • Supported the lead researcher in a supervisory role by coordinating with, monitoring and evaluating the performance of the Research Assistants during the course of the research • Coordinated and collaborated with various organizations to collect required information• Organized collected data in statistical software (SPSS) and conducted both quantitative and qualitative analysis Show less

Appraisal Review Board Intern

• Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

• Licensed Property Tax Consultant working with the Appraisal District to reduce clients’ property taxes • Used market research, sales comparisons and application of U&E analysis for reduction on 1000+ files • Licensed Property Tax Consultant working with the Appraisal District to reduce clients’ property taxes • Used market research, sales comparisons and application of U&E analysis for reduction on 1000+ files

Appraisal Review Board Intern

• May 2008 - Aug 2008

• Licensed Property Tax Consultant working with the Appraisal District to reduce clients’ property taxes • Used market research, sales comparisons, and application of U&E analysis for reduction on 1000+ files • Licensed Property Tax Consultant working with the Appraisal District to reduce clients’ property taxes • Used market research, sales comparisons, and application of U&E analysis for reduction on 1000+ files