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Dan Bahadur Saund

Dan Bahadur Saund

Chaurpati Rural Municipality-2, Achham

Summary

Dedicated and results-oriented professional with experience in sustainable livelihood, disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change, school health and nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene, environment sustainability, agriculture and rural development, and governance. As a development professional, I possess proven skills in planning, implementation, coordination, communication, monitoring, and reporting.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Programme Associate

World Food Programme
11.2018 - Current
  • Ensure timely and quality support in the implementation of activities as per the project framework and annual work plan.
  • Represent WFP in various forums and provide technical and programmatic support to partners and local government staff.
  • Enhance coordination, stakeholder engagement with local governments and partners to better utilize resources for a multiplier results track and analyse monitoring reports.
  • Identify collaboration opportunities, facilitate inclusion of school meal programs in local education plans, and support local government in policy development.
  • Maintain project database and coordinate with government entities and research agencies for project evaluations.
  • Deployed during emergencies, coordinated with stakeholders and provided relief support to victims during floods.
  • Ensure and support the preparation of the district's DRPR and monsoon preparedness and response plans, in coordination with the District Administration Office.
  • Nutrition Sensitive School Meal Programme

District Coordinator

Mercy Corps Nepal
01.2016 - 10.2018
  • Actively participated in planning, implementing, and coordinating projects at district and local levels.
  • Provided mentorship and field supervision to ensure high-quality delivery of activities.
  • Facilitated to organize workshops and dialogues to explore the possible interventions for the economic empowerment of vulnerable communities.
  • Ensure appropriate climate-smart technologies and skills are transferred to target beneficiaries and orient them on the negative effects of DRR and Climate Change.
  • Facilitated capacity development of the LDMCs, formation of CDMCs and task forces.
  • Ensure timely preparation of emergency response plans and facilitate community exercises.
  • Collaborated with local authorities and stakeholders to protect natural resources and facilitate to building a resilient community.
  • Facilitated, trained, and advocated for resource allocation from LGs and like-minded actors to ensure the sustainability of the interventions.
  • Facilitated sessions on women's empowerment, social inclusion access to resources and good governance in CFUG, farmer groups and User Committees.
  • Promoting Health and Livelihood Programme) PAHAL

Monitoring Communication and Documentation Coordinator (MCDC)

World Vision International Nepal
09.2013 - 01.2016
  • Support to prepare a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for NGOs, with the government agencies, and then followed with necessary appendices, and ensure extension of MOA and amendments and play a crucial role in building rapport for enhanced relations.
  • Contribute to planning local-level programming followed by community and stakeholders' consultation and contribute to baseline and evaluation.
  • Prepare monitoring guidelines, and checklists and plan as well as act accordingly to measure changes of the projects.
  • Plan and undertake engagement meetings with external stakeholders to bring synergic results.
  • Take a lead role in managing events like DPAC meetings, periodic review and reflection meetings, coordination meetings with concerned stakeholders as well as participating in district-level meetings/forums on behalf of the organization.
  • Guide and Coach Partners in project execution, reporting, monitoring and data management aspects.
  • Maintain information and records about progress at the programme level that can be used to demonstrate progress and challenge and could be used as a way forward.
  • Prepare annual, tri-monthly, and monthly plans for the smooth implementation of projects and tracking their pace.
  • Prepare communication materials (earthquake, flood, clod and hot wave, fire) as needed and disseminate them to all.
  • Provide support to the flood and clod wave-affected victims by coordinating with the District Administration Office and Nepal Red Cross Society.
  • Support the implementation of livelihood, education, maternal child health nutrition, and sanitation projects by devising proper plans and ensuring productive assets are aligned with DRR resilience.
  • Develop a life skills curriculum for adolescents and train them on sexual and reproductive health.
  • Kailali Area Development Program

District Coordinator

SEBAC-Nepal
11.2011 - 06.2013
  • Led the projects solely and played a crucial role in proposal development and implementing the same, having close coordination and collaboration both with the government and like-minded organisations/stakeholders (PRRO/RCIW)
  • Organise both induction and project sharing meetings among District Project Management Committee (DPMC), District Food Security Network (DFSN) members, DADO, DOC and concerned government, I/NGOs, and UN agencies to attain the set goal.
  • Be accountable to the community and supporting agencies in terms of resources used appropriately and explicitly for their best interest in creating productive assets.
  • Coordinate with respective VDCs to introduce the project and to identify food insecure settlements/communities following food security approaches and indicators (VAM indicators), reviewing the overall integrated context of the VDCs.
  • Targeting food insecure settlements, and HHs and identifying viable productive assets related to livelihood, agriculture and environment/climate change that directly affect the covered HHs livelihood status, having thoroughly pursued the activity implementation guideline.
  • Facilitate in organizing DPMC meetings and participate in DFSN, and DDRC meetings with information required and issues/subjects to be discussed or resolved regarding food security and emergency situation.
  • Ensure that technical staff have made proper use of "Comprehensive technical guideline on rural infrastructures" following district rate, and DoLIDAR norms with appropriate environmental, health and safety considerations.
  • Ensure that UC's formed as per guidelines, an agreement is signed with UCs, work is started, Project Books are filled, the attendance register is updated, food and cash coupons are kept safely, and public audit is conducted periodically as envisioned.
  • Rural Community Infrastructure Works, Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation-WFP

District Coordinator

SEBAC-Nepal
12.2008 - 06.2010
  • Prepared annual, quarterly, and monthly plans, budgets and reports for effective execution of the project activities as stipulated in the project document as well as to disseminate among related stakeholders.
  • Maintain close coordination and linkages with various government line agencies, I/NGOs, and CBOs for multiplier results at the district level and regularly participate in District Food Security Network meetings and DDRC meetings.
  • Conduct Better Life Options (BLOP) classes focusing on both Maoist insurgent returnees and victims of conflicts (VOC) to stabilize social harmony and economic empowerment.
  • Ensure Dalit and women's participation in group-level, and network-level vital positions and train participants for their rights to access.
  • Guide technical staff in preparing an Environment Management Plan (EMP) to ensure that the livelihood (masonry pond, canal, DWSS, MUS, cropping pattern and land use systems) works are being implemented environment friendly.
  • Discuss gender-based violence and encourage them to mitigate it on their own through BLOP classes and the VDC-level peace committee (LPC).
  • Conduct sub-sector analysis and market survey of produce in close coordination with DADO and related agencies and organize exposure visits to improved agriculture areas in Nepal and India.
  • Trained potentially disadvantaged enthusiastic youths on Community Agriculture Assistant (CAA) and Community Livestock Assistant (CLA) to start their entrepreneurship.
  • Explore possible livelihood innovative options both farm and off-farm, discussing with community, and line agencies to ensure their food security.
  • SABAL/Practical Action Nepal

Program Coordinator

Samaj Sewa Doti
02.2005 - 12.2008
  • Play a pivotal role in program planning, implementation, supervision and monitoring of the implemented interventions regularly, as well as prepare reports and updates.
  • Prepare concept notes and presentation as and when required for detailed clarification of the action and effective execution.
  • Assist communities and user committees in conducting public audits to ensure good governance and transparency in local-level institutions.
  • Ensure gender equality and social inclusion in each step of program implementation to ensure marginalised, disadvantaged, and poor people access and control over the resources, decision-making process, etc.
  • Coordinate with line agencies, like-minded organisations, and related stakeholders to avoid duplication in the project and to create a synergic result from the action.
  • Prepare training manual, guidelines and schedule and facilitate/ conduct training and workshops.
  • Facilitate campaigns and form alliances to overcome issues and develop IEC materials.
  • Assist District Forest Office and FECOFUN Doti and respective CFUGs in the formation of a forest operational plan (FOP) and work plan, ensuring equal representation of Dalit, women and deprived communities.
  • Formation of leasehold forestry (LF)in the selected area of the program area in partnership with FECOFUN and coordination with DFO.
  • Nursery establishment of NTFPs and ensure its promotion for the ultra-poor target groups' livelihood status improvement.
  • Support to introduce IPM/FF methods on farmers' land to acquaint farmers with new technical know-how for more yield from limited land.
  • Doti Poverty Reduction Program/ Care Nepal/European Commission

Research Assistant

National Labor Academy (NLA)
01.2001 - 05.2003
  • A study on the roles and responsibilities of local organisations in Sankhuwashabha, Dhading, Tanahu and Nawalparasi districts, by the National Labour Academy for the World Bank, 2001
  • Supported to preparation five-year periodic development plan of Naya Gaon Pasupatinagar, Maynapokhar, Sorahawa, Jamuni and Taratal VDCs of Bardiya District; Dulari VDC of Morang District; Tikapur Municipality of Kailali district, under the provisions of Local Self-Governance Act 2055 of Nepal.
  • Research Assistant, Survey of Bonded Child Labour under Kamaiya system in Kailali and Kanchanpur district. 2001.

Education

Master of Arts - Sociology

Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu
01-2017

Master of Arts - Political Science

Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu
01-2018

Skills

  • Planning and resource management
  • Project management and Leadership
  • Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting
  • Leadership and Advocacy
  • Coordination and Communication
  • Motorbike driving skills with a valid driving license
  • Microsoft Office Package

Affiliations

  • American Society of Safety Professionals

Languages

Hindi
Full Professional
Nepali
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

  • Basic First Aid Training (3 days) jointly organised by World Vision International Nepal and Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), Kathmandu
  • Humanitarian Accountability Training (3 days) organised by World Vision International Nepal from 07 to 09 June 2015.
  • Child Protection Training (3 days) organised by World Vision International Nepal from 04 to 6 March 2014.
  • Training on Functional Literacy Assessment Tool (FLAT) and Developmental Assets Profile (DAP) as well as surveyed in working VDCs of Kailali district in 2014.
  • Photography and Videography Training (2 days) organized by WVIN, from 5 to 6 January 2014 in Kathmandu.
  • Training on Climate Change and LAPA (2 days) Organized by District Energy and Climate Branch and BNMT on August 18-19, 2012.
  • TOT on Safe-WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) and Emergency Preparedness Training (5 days) organized and conducted by USAID/ SEBAC-Nepal in August 2011
  • Orientation on micronutrients and the importance of nutrition (2 days) organized by Maxpro and District Health Office, Achham, July 2011
  • District Level Food Security Monitoring Training (3 days) organized and conducted by WFP and DADO Achham.
  • Participatory Market Chain Analysis Training (2 days) organized and conducted by Practical Action Nepal.
  • Participatory Innovation Development training (4 days) organized and conducted by PROLINNOVA programme and LI-BIRD Pokhara.
  • Information & Communication Skill Training (3 days) Organized & conducted by Bikash Snacher Samuha, Doti
  • Public Advocacy & Facilitation capacity building training (7 days) - organized and conducted by Samaj Sewa Doti, November 2006
  • TOT training on Popular Education (8 days), conducted by Forum for Popular Education, Kathmandu in Gaindakot, November 2005
  • Advocacy Literacy training (7 days) conducted by Samaj Sewa Doti, November 2005
  • Right Based Approach to Development, Advocacy and Good Ggood governance training (4 days) conducted and organized by Samaj Sewa Doti, 2005
  • Gender, Equity and Diversity training (3 days) conducted and organized by Samaj Sewa Doti, 2005
  • Poverty reduction micro-orientation (7 days) conducted and organized by Samuhik Abhiyan, Kathmandu in Doti, 2005
  • Basic Community Development Training (5 days) conducted and organized by UNITED MISSION TO NEPAL, August 2005
  • Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Communication and networking organized and conducted by LALAS & Nepal Red Cross Society, Asoj, 2053
  • Orientation on RRA and PRA conducted by National Labor Academy for the farm labourers including Haliya system in Nepal, Kathmandu, Sep 2001
  • Participated in the Learning Sharing and Monitoring Workshop of Literacy Boost Project in Agra, India (2014), organized by World Vision International
  • Monitoring Visit of trained garment workers by Samaj Sewa Doti under the Doti Poverty Reduction Project funded by the European Commission/Care Nepal of Nepal in Punjab India (2007)
  • Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
  • COMET- WFP WeLearn
  • Monitoring Basic & Foundation Course- WFP WeLearn
  • Completed all mandatory courses
  • Courses and training completed on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and many more

References

  • Rabindra, Chand, Head of Field Office, Dhangadhi, rabindra.chand@wfp.org, 9865907099, World Food Programme, Dhangadhi
  • Keshab, Pokhrel, Freelancer (Previously worked for Mercy Corps, Nepal as a DRR Manager), Keshab.pokhrel2010@gmail.com, 9818848218, 9841812888, Sudurpaschim Province
  • Rajan, Timilsina, Former Area Manager, rtimilsina677@gmail.com, 9858423406, World Vision International Nepal, Dhangadhi, Kailali

PUBLICATIONS

  • Tourism promotion, Agriculture and Environment Khaptad, National Park or Grazing Area? Reasons for Paddy Day and Our Practices, Rara, the Nation Didn’t Recognize You, Badimalika Not Recognized by the State, Development Null. (2022/2023)
  • An article “Mahila Utpidan Bhitra Chhaupadi Pratha ko Yatharthata” [Reality of Chhaupadi System among discriminative practices against women] was published on 10/12/2058 in the Kantipur and Samacharaptra National Daily.
  • The article “Pradeshma Sram Bechnne Balbalika Pidama Banchi Rachechan(Child selling their labor in torture to foreign countries) Samacharaptra National Daily published on 11/12/2058
  • The article “Sudur Paschim ko Pida and HIV/AIDS” [HIV/AIDS: Pain of far western region of Nepal] was published on 29/09/2058 in the Samacharaptra daily.
  • The article “ Prakritiko ko Uphar Khaptad” (Nature Gift Khaptad published on the Inderini Page of Rajdhani Daily on 25/05/2059.
  • The article “Itihasma Jahlie Sosit Khas haru” (Ever Deprived Khas People in the History) was published in Doteli Aawaj Weekly.

Timeline

Programme Associate

World Food Programme
11.2018 - Current

District Coordinator

Mercy Corps Nepal
01.2016 - 10.2018

Monitoring Communication and Documentation Coordinator (MCDC)

World Vision International Nepal
09.2013 - 01.2016

District Coordinator

SEBAC-Nepal
11.2011 - 06.2013

District Coordinator

SEBAC-Nepal
12.2008 - 06.2010

Program Coordinator

Samaj Sewa Doti
02.2005 - 12.2008

Research Assistant

National Labor Academy (NLA)
01.2001 - 05.2003

Master of Arts - Sociology

Tribhuvan University

Master of Arts - Political Science

Tribhuvan University
Dan Bahadur Saund