Experience

RECOFTC

• Thailand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Executive Director

  • Jul 2019 - Present

• Acting Deputy Executive Director

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

• Manager, Program Coordination and Operations (PROCO)

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

• Senior Program Officer, Country Program Coordination

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  My current job involves coordinating development of RECOFTC's country programs and strengthen synergies and cooperation between RECOFTC's headquarters and eight country programs in South and South-East Asia, including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. I play a bridging role between country level operations and programmatic implementation under various thematic and cross-cutting areas and functional approaches of the organization.

• Project Coordinator

  • Nov 2009 - Dec 2016

  While working with RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests (www.recoftc.org) I manage a multi-country project on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) Capacity Development in Asia since October 2009. This regional project is funded by Norad with a total budget outlay of nearly USD 5 million and operates in five countries – Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam. I lead a team of ten professionals from five countries, coordinate with nearly 20 partner organizations, including government and non-government, and manage a number of short term consultants. Being a regional coordinator, I also take responsibility of coordinating with Norad for developing annual action plans (both at regional and national level), budgetary allocations, and reporting on technical and financial progress, including auditing, of the project and developing partnership contracts with partner organizations, and monitor them regularly.

• Consultant

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2009

  Setup the project coordination office and initiated the networking with the key government agencies and in-country project partners for REDD+ Capacity Development Project Draft ToRs for country coordinator, consultants for different components of the project and for in-country project partners



Asian Scholarship Foundation

• Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

• ASIA Fellow

  • Oct 2008 - Aug 2009

  I worked as ASIA Fellow with Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia Pacific, Bangkok, supported by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Bangkok. My research focused on Analysing links between biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation in Thailand. I worked as ASIA Fellow with Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia Pacific, Bangkok, supported by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Bangkok. My research focused on Analysing links between biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation in Thailand.



TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute

• India
• Research Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Fellow

  • Aug 2003 - Nov 2008

  Worked with TERI at various capacities starting from Research Associate to Fellow; Responsible for developing Forestry and Biodiversity portfolio in the southern regional centre for TERI Worked as Area Convenor for Centre for Resources and the Environment, Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore and lead a team of 5-6 professionals; During my association with TERI, I executed more than 25 field based research and development projects as Principal Investigator, Co-investigator and team member, mainly focusing on participatory forestry, household level livelihood and poverty analysis, watershed development, rehabilitation of mine degraded lands, biofuel promotion, medicinal plant conservation, and governance and policy aspects of natural resource management; Developed project proposals and generated funds from national and international funding agencies, including EU, JBIC, World Bank, UNDP, DFID, IUCN, and many central ministries of Govt. of India; Brought out technical reports of completed projects and scientific publications in national and international journals



Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (https://gujaratdesertecology.com/)

• Bhuj, Gujarat, India

• Scientist

  • Jan 1998 - Jul 2003

  Worked as a social ecologist with a team of 8 scientists with a multidisciplinary background Supervised students under various field-level projects. Two students were guided for their PhDs. Executed about 10 field-based research projects Worked in close association with international funding agencies such as the World Bank, Indo-Canada Environment Facility and central Ministries of Environment and Forests, and Rural Development, Govt. of India. Developed research proposals and generated funds Brought out technical reports of the completed projects



Wildlife Institute of India

• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Feb 1991 - Dec 1997

  Plan and conduct field research, data collation and analysis, preparing publishable outputs and making presentations Executed two long term research projects, focusing on interdisciplinary aspects of biodiversity conservation and livelihoods security of resource dependent communities. Completed PhD Thesis based on my research in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in southern India. Brought out technical reports of the completed projects Plan and conduct field research, data collation and analysis, preparing publishable outputs and making presentations Executed two long term research projects, focusing on interdisciplinary aspects of biodiversity conservation and livelihoods security of resource dependent communities. Completed PhD Thesis based on my research in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in southern India. Brought out technical reports of the completed projects