Experience

Helen Keller Intl

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sr. Program coordinator

  • May 2016 - Present

  Planning and Budgeting: • Lead district level planning and budgeting with the guidelines, framework, policies and project proposal. • Ensure and support district staff and partners to develop plan and monthly budget along with detail Implementation Plan (DIP) and phased budget together with Finance & Operations officers. Implementation: • Ensure the partners implement the plan & budget as specified in the DIP and phased budget and provide support for recovery plan if required to achieve the specified results. • Ensure that the district technical officers providing adequate technical support to PNGO and are effectively mobilized to implement the activities. • Ensure monthly DIP progress, Budget vs expenditure tracked and submitted timely and develop corrective action plan if required. Monitoring and follow up: • Support for Base line, end line, midterm, and final evaluation process. • Conduct regular field visits with appropriate tools and checklists ensuring that all technical officers and field staff are effectively mobilized. Partnership Management, compliance, and organization development: • Ensure that the partner comply the organizational policies, Government, and donor’s requirement in time. • Ensure the partners have developed enough and comprehensive policies as per need of their organizational complexity, grant size, staff volume and program portfolio. • Provide coaching and mentoring to district and NGO team to implement program activities to achieve the objectives, goal and intended results. More efforts and focus should be given to capacitate the NGO. Coordination, Collaboration and Networking: • Establish strong institutional relationship with District Development Committee and ensure that the technical officers effectively establish linkages and coordination with relevant line agencies (DHO, DADO, DLSO and DWSSDO) and KISAN, PAHAL, SABAL, Unicef, H4L, etc. for effective implementation of the projects. Show less



Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH)

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

• • Jul 2014 - May 2016

  Key tasks and performance:• Provided technical backstopping and professional the district team for quality assurance of WASH related interventions (planning, training, community, and school sector mobilization for ODF campaign, workshop, WASH conference, monitoring, and progress reporting). • Coordination and networking: Coordinated with R-WASH CC, D-WASH CC, and V-WASH CC at the regional, district and VDC level and engaged in strategic plan and plan of action formulation for ODF and post-ODF in concern district.• Capacity Building: Designed and facilitated the training on WASH to the stakeholders and partner NGO staff at the district, municipality and VDC level.• Facilitated the multi-stakeholder committees (D/V-WASH CC) meeting and influenced for GESI sensitive committee formation, inclusive and participatory community led sanitation (WASH) campaign mobilizing school, community, and local government officials.• Enhanced self- understanding about the linkages of health, nutrition, and WASH components.• Initiated the local institutional capacity strengthening: stakeholders/staffs capacity building (political leaders, V- WASH CC, Teachers, child club, youth club, FCHV’s, WCF, CAC, Mother group, Civil Society, Forestry user group)• Promoted the approaches to improve the following 5 key essential hygiene actions behavioral components at the beneficiaries’ household level.a. Use of toilet, b. Safe disposal of child fecesc. Hand washing with soap at critical times, d. Water purification (Safe drinking water) e. Food hygiene• Coordinated with the WASH related sectors and stakeholders (R-WASH CC, D-WASH CC,V-WASH CC) at the regional, district and VDC level and supported in strategic plan and plan of action formulation for ODF and post-ODF situation. Show less

• • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Major responsibilities:• WASH project survey, project design, budget estimating, hygiene & sanitation promotion training design and facilitation at regional level, workshop training facilitation at district and VDC level, professional support to project staff and smooth coordination with D-WASH CC and WASH sector stakeholders.

• • Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

  Major responsibilities:• Identified the relevant WASH sector policy, guidelines and information related to sanitation and water coverage, prepare budget for documentation, advocacy, and capacity building initiatives, and ensure the implementation of planned activities.• Coordinated with DDC, VDC, DEO, WSSDO, DHO, D-WASH-CC, and other support agencies in working districts and build a rapport for initiating the dialogue and prioritizing the issues related to WASH.• Carried out the assessment of access, functionality of (latrines in school and health posts) and level of policy awareness at district level. Lobbied with district level concerned and potential stakeholders (politicians, teachers, planner, CBOs, community, NGOs, journalists, students etc) for changes in policy decision, procedure at district level based on the finding and recommendations of assessment. • Strengthened the process of engagement with media and local institutions to explore the possibility of creating greater awareness on importance of sanitation and improved water for their health. Worked as focal person for publishing Wall newspaper. Show less

• • Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  Major responsibilities:• Preparation of annual (Project Appraisal Summary Form ‘PASF’) program budget, revision of PASF as required, project completion project preparation.• Management of information and data requirements for project planning, developing, specifications for database and preparing data registry format for all level of project management information system (PMIS).

• • Jul 2006 - Jul 2010

  Major responsibilities:• Initiated the record keeping of office and water supply system construction materials, quotation and procurement order collection, processing, and purchasing and arrangement materials delivery project sites. To manage procurement based on the order and needs.• Stock verification of remaining project construction materials, quarterly and annual stock inventory report preparation and submission to NEWAH HQ, preparation of list of materials for auction.