Udit Chandra Aryal
Sauraha, Chitwan,Bagmati
Summary
A sharp-witted young and dynamic person with more than eight years of experience in project planning, development, execution, and management through an integrated approach of technical support, knowledge generation, and financial integrity in areas of community development, livelihood, climate change, biodiversity conservation, and Artificial Intelligence. I have a keen interest in working with small things that matter most to Human civilization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Editor
Nepali Akshar
Kathmandu
05.2023 - Current
- Provide creative role in editing news, stories, publications and increasing media outreach
- Support in content creation of emerging and contemporary issues in economics, technology, society, environment, and other relevant dimensions
Research Project Manager
Nepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for research
Lalitpur
07.2022 - Current
- Project Management Lead on AI-assisted Smartphone microscopy for the detection of parasites funded by Wellcome Trust through Lacuna Fund, Piloting of chatbot for better government service delivery funded by UNDP Accelerator Lab-Nepal, Evaluating Nepali Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health Chat-bot with LLM's funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation under Global Challenge Fund, AI-assisted Cervical Cancer detection by KOICA etc
- Principal Investigator for research entitled" Using Artificial Intelligence to detect large and dominant trees through Google Earth Images" which is the first of its kind of study in Nepal
- Promoting and providing managerial support, mentorship to start-up companies like DIYO.AI and enabling environment, development planning, and financial management support for ideas like GEO Hackers, Araniko3D and LawYaar that are selected through Hackathons and later roll-out into companies or projects
- Sign Agreements, Implement and monitor projects, manage teams, meet deadlines, solve issues, manage funds, maintain stakeholder relations, implement policies, guidelines of the organization, and overall support as required for organizational development
- Create funding opportunities through proposal writing, presenting organizational achievements, outcomes with funding agencies and meeting compliance with government and existing Laws
Chief Executive
Natural Resources Conservation Nepal Pvt Ltd
Bharatpur
01.2022 - Current
- New project development, project execution, administrative management, reporting, coordination and collaboration, public outreach and overall management
Senior Project Coordinator
Koshi Victim Society
Rajbiraj
05.2022 - 07.2022
- As a lead staff for implementation of designated project interventions, overall supervision and reporting
- Promote Climate change resilience, GESI and active participation of the smallholder, marginalized and disadvantaged groups in every program implemented
- Support directly both financially and through policy advocacy approach in climate financing, resilience improvement through community-based organizations including research on climate change, livelihood and forestry
- Support in climate resilient business, indigenous resilient practices, climate change awareness and advocacy
Program Officer
Diyalo Pariwar
Bharatpur
07.2019 - 12.2021
- As lead staff for implementation of designated project interventions, overall supervision and reporting
- Support directly both financially and through policy advocacy approach in Major themes as Market-based Livelihood, Bio-Diversity Conservation, Forest Management, Integrated Watershed Management, Climate Change Adaptation, GESI and Governance
- Provide training on areas of forest resource management, community forestry, forest governance, local resources utilities, and livestock management for better-integrated development of marginalized communities
- Financial Control, Data management, case studies documentation, media relation, coordination/synergy and generating reports in time
Project Coordinator
Malika Development Organization (MDO)-Nepal
Achham
12.2015 - 05.2019
- Directly responsible and lead staff for supporting in Forest Management, Livelihood improvement, Climate change and good governance within thirty community forest user groups
- Reporting and Detail Implementation Plan implementation along with overall financial management, monitoring and evaluation of project
- Promote and mainstream Climate change resilience, Forest Governance, High Value Crops, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) and active participation of the smallholder, marginalized and disadvantaged groups in every program implemented
- Fostering green entrepreneurship based on forest resources for improving livelihood of the rural community along with Local Adaptation Plan and Community Adaptation Plan Implementation
- Strengthen the capacities of targeted communities, their institutions and related small organizations to access for better service delivery from public and private sectors focusing on forestry and livelihood
Education
Master of science - Development Management and Governance
Nepal Open University
Lalitpur, Bagmati01.2026
Forestry and Wildlife management -
Institute of Forestry
Pokhara, Gandaki04.2015
Higher Secondary - Science
New Capital College
Tandi, Bagmati05.2010
Skills
- Computer Skills
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Multilingual
- Problem Management
- Project / Program Management
- Analysis Skills
- Administrative Experience
- Presentation Skills
- Editorial planning
- Editing and proofreading
- Delegating assignments
- Proposal Writing
Affiliations
- Level 6 Local Guides for google maps with more than 800,000 views of the places added, photos contributed and benchmarks verified.
- Volunteer for Green School Project under Friends of Nature in Korak VDC, Chitwan from August to October, 2015
Certification
- Fund Management Training
- Mainstreaming Climate Change in Project Management
- Advance Diploma and Software Utilities
- Financial Management Training
- Conservation Leadership and Proposal Writing Training
- Wildlife Research Training
- Start and Improve Your Business Training
- Community Forest Constitution and Operational Plan Training
Accomplishments
- US Exchange Alumini under program code PM-2097575 as cohort of Climate Action Champions Networks(CACN) from 2022 to 2024 AD.
- Awarded with small grants by US-Department of state under CACN for project entitle Using Artificial Intelligence to detect large and dominant trees in buffer-zone of Chitwan National Park in 2023 AD.
- Awarded with best photographer award by OXFAM-Nepal in inter partner photo competition in June 2022 AD.
- Orange Knowledge Fellowship 2020 for plant genetic resources and resilient seed systems for sustainable food security from Wageningen Center for Development Innovation, Wageningen University, Netherlands.
- BSc Thesis Dissertation Grant by USAID and WWF funded Hariyo Ban Project implemented by National Trust for Nature Conservation in 2014 AD.
Timeline
Editor
Nepali Akshar
05.2023 - Current
Research Project Manager
Nepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for research
07.2022 - Current
Senior Project Coordinator
Koshi Victim Society
05.2022 - 07.2022
Chief Executive
Natural Resources Conservation Nepal Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current
Program Officer
Diyalo Pariwar
07.2019 - 12.2021
Project Coordinator
Malika Development Organization (MDO)-Nepal
12.2015 - 05.2019
Master of science - Development Management and Governance
Nepal Open University
Forestry and Wildlife management -
Institute of Forestry
Higher Secondary - Science
New Capital College
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