Dynamic Project Manager with a proven track record at One Heart Worldwide, adept in interpersonal communication and organizational skills. Excelled in partner management and program coordination across multiple countries, significantly enhancing rural health programs. Proficient in Microsoft Office and web-based communication, with a flair for impactful decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
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Archana Kumari Gupta
Lalitpur
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
One Heart Worldwide
Project Manager
04.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Serve as the focal point for the Rural Obstetrics Ultrasound Program Global Mentorship Project.
- Provide secretariat support for the global mentorship projects of the rural obstetrics ultrasound program across multiple countries in Africa.
- Conduct steering committee meetings, and track progress as required.
- Provide technical backstopping and programmatic support for piloting and scaling up the rural ultrasound program at both the national and global platforms.
- Close and effective coordination with donors, partners, and government stakeholders.
- Coordinate and establish liaisons with the National Health Training Center, Family Welfare Division, provincial training centers, and training sites associated with the ROUSG program in Nepal.
- Provide technical assistance for the design and implementation of training curricula, quality improvement tools, mentorship programs, and enhancements for training sites.
AYON
Youth Mobilization Manager
03.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Lead the Youth Mobilization component in the USAID ARH Project and its proper implementation across 3 provinces (Madhesh, Lumbini and Karnali) of Nepal
- Develop the necessary strategic documents concerning program planning and implementation
- Provide technical support to relevant government agencies in the planning and implementation of youth development activities
- Lead the project team in both substantive and operational issues, ensuring optimization of human and financial resources, and nurturing a culture of results with the highest performance standards.
- Decision making and judgement based on technical and management experience
- Prepare quality reports/documentation for USAID and prime Agency ensuring all requirements are met
- Provide technical and strategic support to the project team/AYON in planning, implementing, monitoring, and reporting the youth engagement program at ARH activities
- Supervise and support staff's working schedule and provide timely performance feedback for better results
- Prepare periodic action plans for the program based on project activities
- Develop activity monthly/quarterly calendar for the implementation of the activities
- Implement approved activities as per plan and prepare field visits as per the requirement of the program to support small grant management
- Conduct meetings with consortium partners, government representatives, staff, board members, local implementing partners, youth clubs, and local stakeholders for the smooth functioning of the project and developing the project-related documents
- Prepare periodic reports of the USAID ARH project as per project compliance in prescribed forms and format regularly and promptly submit them to concerned authorities
- Ensure that programs are being implemented to the highest quality and according to organizational/donor requirements and norms
- Maintain oversight management of programs, activities, and staff performances within the province
- This includes monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment, and quality control
- Carry out appropriate monitoring and evaluation activities regularly to cross-check the performance of the project
FORWARD Nepal
Project Coordinator
01.2021 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Identify, design and develop nutrition programs focusing to improve Maternal & Child Nutrition
- Support in development of evidence creation and documentation of the lesson learned
- Prepare Detailed budget plan, monthly, quarterly and Annual plans under the project
- Ensure the implementation of all the project activities under the Detailed Implementation Plan within the timeframe
- Organise Annual, semi-annual and quarterly review meeting with Funding agencies to review the project activities and outcome
- Liason with local, district and province-level stakeholders for the effective scale up of the evidence-based approaches
- Review of financial status, reports in comparison to provided budget by funding agencies
- Develop TOR and quality assurance of final products
- Support in local level planning process of the government to allocate and ensure the implementation of those budget in the appropriate activities as per plan
- Capacity building assessment and provide technical support to project staffs, government officials and local stakeholders at field
- Coordinate with Provincial and local government and contribute to develop annual plans, strategies
- Preparation of Annual, quarterly and monthly reports as per the donor requirements
CARE Nepal
MNCH & Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Officer
10.2016 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Monitor health services, GESI and training outcomes
- Prepare reports and process documentation related to Nutrition, MNCH & GESI activities, progress and changes observed and dissemination of the findings and learnings
- Provide guidance and Technical assistance to partner organization to implement the activities at field level
- Ensure the quality of program implementation at field and the reports as well
- DPHO/ UM/RM and HF to identify the health service issues, address the gaps mobilize resources and better serve community with quality FP/MNCH services
- Conduct Health and Nutrition training at District and local level
RTI International/ Health For Life
Programme Officer- Health Service
11.2015 - 10.2016
Job overview
- Support DPHO and Health Facilities to establish Health Facility Quality Improvement Team, assist in assessing quality of services using QI tools and monitor the implementation of actions including infection prevention, health care waste management, FP/MNCH, and monitoring of these activities
- Support DPHO and HF staff in transferring of skill (onsite coaching) by implementing self-assessment approaches to improve the Quality of services
- Support in conduction of Ward/ UM/RM level NFSSC formation at local level
- Onsite coaching to HW’s of HF on Routine Quality Data Assessment
- Coordinate with DPHO, DDC, Health facilities, district clinic/ hospitals, and HFOMC and other stakeholders for implementation of activities
- Provide technical assistance to DPHO in planning implementing and monitoring and budgeting of QI activities
- Support DPHO in establishing/ functionalization of district QAWC (Quality Assurance Working Committee)
- Strengthen the use of data at district and VDC level for decision making for improving the quality and access
- Preparation of district-based reports and other documents required in effective and efficient way
International Nepal Fellowship
MCH Field Officer
08.2014 - 11.2015
Job overview
- Implementation of field level activities based on the monthly plan
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly reports and success stories
- Mobilize community volunteers for the regularization of health mother group meetings
- Technical support to regularization of HFOMC meetings at Health facility
- Conduct training to FCHV, mother groups and community volunteers
- Support Health workers in data management – HMIS
AMDA- Nepal
Maternal and Child Health Supervisor
08.2008 - 12.2011
Job overview
- Manage and functionalize MNCH unit independently
- Provide ANC, Intra-natal and PNC services in regular basis
- Ensure the quality of all the services as per UNHCR Standard
- Manage SGBV cases sensitively and document it properly
- Conduct Immunization of U5 children smoothly in regular basis
- Documentation and reporting of the services in weekly, monthly basis
- Training of Community volunteers regarding the ANC, PNC for household level counselling services
Education
KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research JN Medical CollegeBelagavi, India
Master’s from Public Health
01.2020
University Overview
Nursing Campus Biratnagar TU, IOMBiratnagar
Bachelor from Nursing
01.2013
University Overview
Janakpur Nursing CampusJanakpur
PCL Nursing
01.2008
University Overview
HMG Board of Nepal
SLC
01.2004
University Overview
Skills
- Interpersonal communication Skill
- Organisational Skill
- Coordination and facilitation Skill
- Partner management
- Decision making
- Computer Skill (word, excel, power point, outlook) and other web based communication system
- Nepali Typing
Personal Information
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/05/88
- Nationality: Nepali
Languages
Languages
- Nepali
- English
- Maithili
- Bhojpuri
- Hindi
References
References
- Pratap Adhikari, Executive Director, AYON, director@ayon.org, 9841705278
- Sujata Singh, SBC & GESI Coordinator/ USAID ARH Project, CARE Nepal, shuzata.singh@gmail.com, 9851115225
- Min Raj Gyawali, Deputy Chief of Party/ USAID ARH Project, CARE Nepal min.gyawali@care.org Mob. : 9851115225
Training
Training
- Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Family Planning, 3 Days, Nepal, 09/2023
- Safe Guarding Training, 3 days on 2024, 2024
- Multi country Regional Nutrition Project Review, India, 03/2022
- Provincial Nutrition Review workshop, 1 Day, Province 2, Madesh Pradesh, 12/2021
- Life Skill Enrichment Leadership and Skills Training, 2 Days, 09/2018
- Workshop on Qualitative Research, 3 Days, 11/2018
- Pre-Conference Workshop on Monitoring and evaluation of Public Health Projects and Programs, 1 Day, 02/2020
- Project Management Cycle Training, 4 Days, WHH Nepal, 12/2022
- Finance & Procurement Training, 3 Days, WHH Nepal, 12/2022
- Positive Deviance and Nutrition Education Rehabilitation Training, 2 Days, WHH Nepal, 12/2022
- Gender Equality and Diversity Training, 3 Days, CARE Nepal, 2017
- Social Action Analysis Training, 3 Days, CARE Nepal, 2017
Presentations
Presentations
Mothers’ Perception of Out of Pocket Expenditure incurred from Childbirth at Public Health Facility: A Qualitative Study, National Allied Health Science conference, 02/2020
Affiliations
Affiliations
1. Development of Quality Improvement tool of Rural Obstetric Ultrasound Program with close coordination with FWD and NHTC
2. Successfully led the USAID/ARH Project - Youth Mobilization component with good number of HR in a consortium model
3. Successful allocation of funds from local government for Nutrition sensitive and specific programs in project area
4. Successfully accomplishment of project activities within the time frame and allocated budget during the previous working projects
5.
6. Organize multi country review of Regional Nutrition Project independently and represent Nepal and it's progress at the platform
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Rewarded for innovative idea presentation in project implementation- Nutrition Smart Community Project
- Rewarded for the best storytelling - Nutrition Smart Community Project
Languages
Nepali
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Maithili
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Citizenshipnumber
Citizenshipnumber
712
Timeline
Project Manager
One Heart Worldwide
04.2024 - Current
Youth Mobilization Manager
AYON
03.2023 - Current
Project Coordinator
FORWARD Nepal
01.2021 - 03.2023
MNCH & Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Officer
CARE Nepal
10.2016 - 08.2018
Programme Officer- Health Service
RTI International/ Health For Life
11.2015 - 10.2016
MCH Field Officer
International Nepal Fellowship
08.2014 - 11.2015
Maternal and Child Health Supervisor
AMDA- Nepal
08.2008 - 12.2011
KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research JN Medical College
Master’s from Public Health
Nursing Campus Biratnagar TU, IOM
Bachelor from Nursing
Janakpur Nursing Campus
PCL Nursing
HMG Board of Nepal
SLC
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