Key skills and expertise

With over 40 years of experience, the expert is proficient in rural development, social safeguards, food security, and capacity building. Career highlights include leading multisectoral projects with international organizations such as ADB, UN, and USAID, focusing on governance, health, and infrastructure. The expert has completed over 45 evaluations and developed more than 21 strategies. Responsibilities have included ensuring project success through stakeholder engagement and technical guidance. The expert's expertise spans participatory development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation, demonstrating a commitment to enhancing livelihoods and institutional development.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving international donors such as ADB, WB, UN, EU, JICA, UKAID, USAID, and CIDA. The expert's involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building across sectors like governance, health, education, and infrastructure. The expert has managed regional and national projects, focusing on social development, food security, and rural development. Geographic locations for this work include Nepal, Pakistan, Ethiopia, DR Congo, and India, where the expert has led multisectoral initiatives and contributed to strategic planning and policy development.

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked across key sectors including rural development, food security, social development, and environmental management. Previously held roles such as Project Officer, Programme Manager, and Social Safeguards Specialist, overseeing project implementation, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. The expert's cross-cutting expertise includes integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into agricultural practices. The work spans regional and country-specific projects in Nepal, Pakistan, Ethiopia, DR Congo, and India, focusing on sustainable development and institutional strengthening in diverse socio-economic contexts. Extensive geographic experience in these regions has involved long-term assignments, particularly in Nepal, where the expert has worked in 66 out of 77 districts. The expert possesses deep familiarity with local governance, cultural dynamics, and regional development issues, contributing to projects in social development, food security, and capacity building.

Languages and education

Bringing over extensive international experience, the expert is fluent in English and Nepali, with proficiency in Urdu for speaking. These language skills have been utilized extensively in international and multicultural environments, including work in Nepal, Pakistan, and other regions. The expert holds a Master's degree in Sociology from the Institute of Humanities and Social Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, completed in 2000. Additionally, a Bachelor's degree in Food Technology was obtained from the Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, in 1985. Foundational education includes an Intermediate in Science from the same institution, completed in 1981, and a School Leaving Certificate from Shree Siksha Niketan High School, Nepal, in 1978.