Experience

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  Room to Read, Global Office

  • Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Co-founder & Global Field Director

    • Nov 2010 - Present
    • Kathmandu, Nepal

    My responsibilities include overseeing procurement policies and procedures globally, including reviewing all procurement requests that are raised to the Regional Offices or Global Offices for both Asia and Africa. My role will also be involved in special projects that support our global operations, such as filling in as an acting capacity when key management positions are vacant, developing various operational standards, policies, and procedures, such as a security and crisis management policy and manuals for all offices, improving our gift-in-kind English book donation system, setting up operations in a new country and training and building capacity of operation staff.

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  Room to Read

  • India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Laos

  • Acting Country Director

    • Oct 2009 - Jun 2014
    • India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Laos

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  Room to Read

  • Country Director Nepal

    • 2000 - 2008

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  World Health Organization - Polio Eradication Program

  • Patan, Lalitpur

  • Head of Operation (administration)

    • Aug 2000 - Dec 2002
    • Patan, Lalitpur

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  German Technical Cooperation - Rural Development Program

  • Patan, Lalitpur

  • Head of Operation

    • May 1990 - Jan 2000
    • Patan, Lalitpur

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  Canadian Cooperation Office

  • Lazimpat, Kathmandu

  • Administrative and Finance Officer

    • Apr 1987 - Apr 1990
    • Lazimpat, Kathmandu

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  CIDA - Karnali Bheri Integrated Rural Development Project (KBIRD)

  • Kalimati, Kathmandu

  • Administrative Assistant

    • May 1982 - Mar 1987
    • Kalimati, Kathmandu