Impact Manager

• Oct 2022 - Present

Community Based Conservation Expert

• Apr 2022 - Oct 2022

Development and implementation of participatory consultation within communities and between communities and local government, the development of village-cluster level land-use plans, and technical and material support for livelihood-focused project interventions in natural resource management. Development and implementation of participatory consultation within communities and between communities and local government, the development of village-cluster level land-use plans, and technical and material support for livelihood-focused project interventions in natural resource management.

Resource Person

• Oct 2018 - Apr 2022

Technical Needs Assessment process at the Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management Project (IPID)Evaluation of Ecosystem Services and Development of Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Promote Sustainable Land Management in Selected Agro-Ecosystem (IUCN).Baseline Survey of Projects’ Need Identification: Economic and Livelihood Development, Child Protection Systems, Community Engagement, and Sponsorship Plan, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (World Vision Sri Lanka-WASH). Technical Needs Assessment process at the Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management Project (IPID)Evaluation of Ecosystem Services and Development of Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Promote Sustainable Land Management in Selected Agro-Ecosystem (IUCN).Baseline Survey of Projects’ Need Identification: Economic and Livelihood Development, Child Protection Systems, Community Engagement, and Sponsorship Plan, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (World Vision Sri Lanka-WASH).

Temporary Demonstrator (Graduate Teaching Assistant)

• Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

Conducting practical sessions for undergraduates related to soil sciences. Monitoring and evaluation of practical records, assignments in order to assist the teaching and evaluation processes.Supporting academic staff to conduct examination and preparation of reading materials.Subjects: Soil and Plant Nutrients, Waste Management, Climate change, and Agro-Meteorology, Soil, Water Analysis Conducting practical sessions for undergraduates related to soil sciences. Monitoring and evaluation of practical records, assignments in order to assist the teaching and evaluation processes.Supporting academic staff to conduct examination and preparation of reading materials.Subjects: Soil and Plant Nutrients, Waste Management, Climate change, and Agro-Meteorology, Soil, Water Analysis

Publications

• Jul 2014 - Sep 2020

Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (BFN) Value Chains in Sri Lanka: Constraints and Opportunities for Value Chain Upgrading. Strategies to Overcome the Production and Marketing Issues of the Products at BFN Sites. Structure and Operational Practices of Rural Agrifood Fairs in Kegalle District: Prospect for Sustainable Production and Consumption. Analysis of a BFN food product market in Sri Lanka: the case of finger millet flour. Consumer Willingness to Pay for Additional Improvement of BFN Food Products: A Case Study at Helabojun Outlets. Remediation of manganese deficiency in tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation of Maskeliya series.Co-editor for the Sinhala Book BFN Food Production and Marketing (ISBN978-955-589-278-0)

Freelance

• May 2018 - Feb 2020

Research Assistant

• Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

New marketing options and guidelines for agrobiodiversity and food with high nutritional value identified and developed project:Development of Data collection tools and implementing surveys, preparation of progress report, coordination with stakeholders, and contributed to the development of the final project report and marketing guidelines.Translating and writing the book related to New marketing options and guidelines for Agro-Biodiversity and Food with high Nutritional value identified and developed in Sinhala.

Assistant Marine Environment Officer

• Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

Proposing, Implementing, Monitoring, and Reporting projects related to Marine Environment Protection in the region (Ampara: Arugambay and Pasikudah included). Contribution as a stakeholder to regional coastal and marine resource Management (Contributed to Urani lagoon management plan as a resource person), Representative of Divisional and District coordination committee on behalf of the authority. Training school Marine groups in the Ampara region. Proposing, Implementing, Monitoring, and Reporting projects related to Marine Environment Protection in the region (Ampara: Arugambay and Pasikudah included). Contribution as a stakeholder to regional coastal and marine resource Management (Contributed to Urani lagoon management plan as a resource person), Representative of Divisional and District coordination committee on behalf of the authority. Training school Marine groups in the Ampara region.

Project Coordinator

• Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

Youth Yathra 2016: Planning and implementing training events relevant to the project, and coordination among relevant stakeholders in Kandy, Jaffna, and Matara. Youth Yathra 2016: Planning and implementing training events relevant to the project, and coordination among relevant stakeholders in Kandy, Jaffna, and Matara.

Acting Assistant Superintendent

• Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

Farmer field visits to pest and disease incidence to make recommendations, Farmer training, Field officer training, Research trial maintenance, and analysis. Preparation of section budget, project proposals, and progress reports related to the research and development sector. Farmer field visits to pest and disease incidence to make recommendations, Farmer training, Field officer training, Research trial maintenance, and analysis. Preparation of section budget, project proposals, and progress reports related to the research and development sector.

Management Trainee (Research)

• Oct 2014 - Sep 2015

Farmer field visits to pest and disease incidence to make recommendations, Farmer training, Field officer training, Research trial maintenance, and analysis. Farmer field visits to pest and disease incidence to make recommendations, Farmer training, Field officer training, Research trial maintenance, and analysis.