P11-Form UNDP - Raj K Pandey As of 2014

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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Personal History Form

INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer each question clearl y and completel y. Type or print in ink. Read carefull y and
follow all directions. If you need more space, attach additional pages of the same size.

1. Famil y name (surname)
Pandey

2. First names
Raj
3. Maiden name, if appli cable
Kumar
4. Date of bi rth
day month year
17 04 1974
5. Pl ace of birth

Lumbini, Nepal
6. National ity at
birth
Nepal
7. List al l your current
nationality(ies)
Nepal
8. Gender

Male X Female

9. Marital status Single X Married Separated Widow(er) Divorced
10. Entry into United Nations service might require assignment and travel to any area of the world in which the United
Nations has responsibilities. Have you any disabilities which might limit your prospective field of work or your ability to
engage in air travel?

No X Yes If "Yes", please describe: N/A
11. Permanent address
Keulani-2,Tribeni Susta
Nawalparashi
Lumbini
12. Present address if different from
that indicated in box 11
Nakhu, J awalakhel, Lalitpur
GPO Box:19862, Kathmandu, Nepal
13. Telephone numbers:
Home/Mobile: 977-01-5015167
Work: 98510-86884
Telephone No. 9841-812524 Telephone No. 98510-86884 14. Personal and/or professional e-mail
address: rajkpandey2000@gmail.com
15. Have you any dependents? Yes No X If the answer is Yes, give the following information:

Name

Date of birth

Relationship

Name

Date of birth

Relationship
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

16. Have you taken up legal permanent residence status in
any country other than that of your nationality?
No X Yes
If Yes, which country(ies)? N/A
17. Have you taken any steps towards changing your
present nationality?
No X Yes
If Yes, explain fully: N/A

18. Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, brother/sister, son/daughter) employed in the UN
Common System, including UNDP? Yes No X If "Yes, give the following information:
Name Relationship Name of Organization & Duty Station
N/A N/A N/A

19. Do you have any other (extended) famil y members employed by UNDP? No X Yes If "Yes, give the following
information:
Name Relationship Name of Unit & Duty Stati on
N/A N/A N/A

20. Would you accept employment for less than six months?
Yes X No

21. Have you been interviewed for any UNDP positions in
the last 12 months? If so, for which post(s)? N/A
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22. Languages
indicate mother
tongue 1
Ability to operate in the listed language(s) in a work environment
st

Read Write Speak Understand
Nepali none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
English none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
Hindi none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
X proficient
Maithali none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
Bhojpuri none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
Newari X none
limited
working knowledge
proficient
X none
limited
working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
X working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
proficient
none
limited
working knowledge
proficient
23. For General Service support level posts only, indicate if you have passed the following test:
ASAT Administrative Support Assessment Test (formerly known as clerical test): No X Yes if Yes, date taken: N/A
For Vacancies requiring the below test, indicate if you have taken this Test:
UNDP Accountancy and Finance Test (UNDP/AFT): No X Yes if Yes, date taken: N/A

24. EDUCATION: Give full details - NB Please give exact titles of degrees in original language

Degrees claimed in the job application (even if they are not a requirement for the post) must be completed at the time of
the application.

UNDP only recognizes degrees and diplomas from educational institutions that have been recognized or otherwise
approved by competent authorities at the time that they were obtained. Degrees requiring little or no actual course work,
degrees awarded for payment of fees only, and degrees granting substantial credits for lifetime achievements or
life/work experience will normally not be recognized. Incomplete degrees are unacceptable to UNDP, regardless of
whether they are associated with a recognized higher educational institution.

A. List all educational institutions attended, including secondary school, and diplomas/degrees or equivalent qualifications
obtained (highest level education first). Give the exact name of the institution and the title of degrees, diplomas, etc.
(Please do not translate or indicate equivalent degrees).

Name, pl ace and country
Attended from/to
Mo/Year Mo. /Year
Degrees / Diplomas
obtained
Main course of
study
In person or
online/remote?
Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, Nepal

01/2010 01/2012 Masters Degree in
Public Administration
Public
Administration
(One Back Paper)
In person
Kathmandu, Nepal

Rural Development
Rural Development
(68.90% =First
Div)
In person
Kathmandu, Nepal

Business Studies
Business Studies
60.20% =First Div)

In person
Kathmandu, Nepal

01/1998 01/2001 Bachelors in Business
Studies
Business Studies
48.90% =Second
Div)
In person
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Kathmandu, Nepal

01/1996 12/1997 Intermediate in
Commerce
Business Studies
51.20% =Second
Div)
In person
SLC Board
Kathmandu, Nepal

01/1985 12/1995 School Leaving
Certificate
School Level
First Division
In person

B. Post-qualification training courses / l earning activities
Name, pl ace and country

Type Attended from/to
Mo/Year Mo. /Year
Certificates or
Diplomas
obtained
In person or
online/remote?
N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

C. UN Language Proficiency Exams (if any)
N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A

D. UNDP Certification Programmes (if any)
N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A
UN-DSS Advance Security
Course/Online Examination
Completed and I have valid
Certificate on hand.

UN-DSS Basic Security
Course/Online Examination
Completed and I have valid
certificate on hand.

25. List membership of professional societi es and activities in civic, public or international affai rs

N/A

26. List any significant publications you have written (do not attach them) or any special recognitions you have
received

N/A

27. Have you already been issued a UN Index Number? No X Yes If Yes, please indicate this number: N/A
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28. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Starting with your present post, list in reverse order every employment you have had. Use
a separate block for each employment. Include service in the armed forces and note any period during which you were not
gainfully employed. If you need more space, attach additional pages of the same size. Provide gross salary per annum
and indi cate currency for your last or present post.

Are you a current or former UNV? Yes No X If Yes, please indicate roster number: N/A

Currently, I am working with National Entrepreneurship Development Center (NEDC) in the capacity of the
Executive Director; a federated apex body of UNDP/MEDEP and MEDPAs fifty-three district based partner
NGOs; created and funded by UNDP/Micro Enterprise Development Program (MEDEP), which is joint initiative
and funding of United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
under Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) of Australian Government; Department for
International Development (DFID) of UK Government; Canadian Agency for International Development (CIDA)
of Canadian Government; New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) of New Zealand
Government; and MEDEP and MEDPA Programs are executed by Government of Nepal (GON).
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
(15) Executive Director: (i) UNDP/MEDEP/NEDCs programs/projects operational and management: overall project
planning, management, implementation, M&E, reporting and coordination for project activities and implement as per
strategic plans; systems and strategies formulation for institutionalization process for UNDP/MEDEP/NEDC secretariat
and implement action plans in fifty-three districts based partner NGOs; prepare proposals, regular progress reports and
periodicals for documentation and submit to stakeholders, especially GON/MOI, UNDP, AusAid/DFAT, MEDEP,
MEDPA, executive board and all affiliated 53 member NGOs in fifty-three districts including other development partners;
establish linkages and working relationships with a broad range of development partners, particularly Government of
Nepal, multilateral and bilateral donors, UN agencies, I/NGOs, CBOs, private sector and stakeholders for efficient and
effective project implementation; provide instruction, supervision and performance based evaluation of staff ; donor
harmonization, communication, reporting and information dissemination on behalf of UNDP/MEDP/NEDC; mentoring for
the capacity building of the district based partner NGOs; prepare business development and work plans as per needs;
manage projects' budget and explore for prospective funding; and attend regular consultation meetings and flow-up
activities with UNDP, DFAT, GON/MOI and other development partners, who are working for promotion of micro
entrepreneurship. (ii) Executive Secretariat: Report UNDP/MEDEP as and when required and provide updated
information; comply and implement requests of UNDP/MEDEP to ensure for the effective use of office resources,
equipment and project properties; develop and implement administrative systems, procedures, practices for operational
activities and document for institutional memory; implement administrative plans; and ensure safety and security of staff
and property for the effective UNDP/MEDEP implementation.

A. PRESENT POST (Last post, if not presentl y employed)
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM FUNCTIONAL TITLE: As specified in your Letter of
Appointment/Contract: Operations Assistant
UN grade of your post (if applicable): A4
(do not indicate equivalency)
Last UN step in your post (if applicable): N/A
Month/Year
10/2008
Month/Year
05/2012
Starting (gross)
NRs.600,000
Final
(gross)
NRs.800,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Multilateral Donor Agency
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
X Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB Street, Manila
Philippines
ADB/Nepal Residence Mission
Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal
NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Kenichiro Yokoyama, Director
E-mail Address and Telephone No. of Supervisor:
kyokoyama@adb.org Phone: 977-01-4227779

Do/did you supervise staff? If so: N/A
Number of professional staff supervised: N/A
Number of support staff supervised: N/A

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Description of your duties and related accomplishments:

Operations Assistant: Provide daily general supports for office administration, communication and coordination; thematic
group meetings/workshops; portfolio management; mission schedules and travel management; and logistical and
secretarial supports for the smooth operation of ADB/NRM including other routine responsibilities for preparation of
workshops; procurements; travels and financial processes; communication with counterparts; receiving and filing of
correspondence; follow-up; maintenance of files (chrono in/out, HR, finance, payments, various manuals, training, etc.);
calculate entitlements for travels e.g., airfare, excess baggage, terminal expenses, airfreight, daily subsistence allowance
on traveling for missions, etc.; prepare travel authorization; calculate all other relevant costs; update staff and consultants
about the most direct and economical routes; plan itineraries and the most economical airfare rates for travels as
permitted by ADB rules and regulations; contact airlines or travel agency to make reservations at least expensive fares;
request issuance of tickets; identify accommodation for travel; calculate residual values of partially used tickets, when
there is a rerouting; advise staff for the most efficient and cost effective routings with regard to the most complicated
itineraries, and hotel reservations for missions.

Admini strative Assistant: (i) Office administration - provide daily administrative, logistical and secretarial supports; and
inter-departmental coordination for vehicle requirements and office supplies. (ii) Communication and coordination - interact
with ADB Program/Project Managers/Directors, government officials, development partners and private sectors on
Programs/Projects related issues and follow-up actions; drafting and proof reading of reports, daily letters/memos and
send them out; and provide inputs for quarterly reports and periodicals. (iii) Thematic group meetings/workshops - meeting
arrangements with line ministries/departments, development partners and private sectors; and provide general supports to
organize national and international events and also participate on the relevant workshops/seminars as nominated by
ADB/NRM. (iv) Mission management - prepare supervisors' and mission members' in-and out-country travel arrangements,
particularly for travel authorization requests to facilitate headquarters and other ADB Residence Missions, travel itinerary,
hotel reservations, UN security clearance, ticketing and travel plan; arranging appointments at central level for the
headquarters missions visiting Nepal; and any supports required for efficient and effective implementation of ADB funded
Programs/Projects.

Reason for leaving: Completion of four years fixed-term appointment
B. PREVIOUS POSTS (In reverse order i.e. most recent post first)
Appointment/Contract: Area Security Officer
UN Grade of your post (if applicable): N/A
(do not indicate equivalency) N/A
Month/Year
05/2007
Month/Year
09/2008
NRs.300,000 Final
(gross)
NRs.400,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER
J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA)

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Bilateral Donor Agency
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
X Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
Hariharbhawan, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal
NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Mr. Narayan K. Acharya
Email Address and Telephone No. of Supervisor:
np_osc_rep@jica.go.jp, Phone: 977-01-5010306

Did you supervise staff? If so: N/A


Area Security Officer: (i) Briefing for the senior management, staff, volunteers and Nepal based J apanese citizens to
enhance for the personal human security; prepare daily/weekly/monthly nationwide security situation analysis and
assessment reports; coordination for security-related matters with donors and international communities, especially UN led
inter-agencies -- UN-OCHA, UN-DSS and UNDP -- including Embassy of J apan, diplomatic missions and security sector
related government counterparts, particularly GON/MOHA, police headquarters, district based DAOs, CDOs, DPOs and
local police stations; identify trends/potential problems and recommend for the counter-measures; maintain working
relationships with related authorities and security agencies; keep updated records of national/international movements of
J ICA staff/volunteers; and provide regular security updates for all J ICA staff/volunteers. (ii) Perform other regular duties -
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monitoring media; dissemination of security updates; residence security assessment; district security analysis for the field
visiting missions/J OCV volunteers, who are assigned across Nepal; monitoring staff activities; and responsible for overall
safety and security of the human and property as a core staff member of J ICA/Nepal security team for all J apanese
citizens based in Nepal.

Reason for leaving: To start a new job with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Appointment/Contract: Consultant
Month/Year
06/2005
Month/Year
05/2007
NRs.400,000 Final
(gross)
NRs.500,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER
USAID/NDA; UNICEF/ROSA and USIAD/IFES

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Donor Agency

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Consultancy
Full time:
Part Time: X (80%)
Type of contract:

100 Series
Permanent
FTA
X SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal

NAME OF SUPERVISOR: N/A
Email Address and Telephone No. of Supervisor: N/A

Did you supervise staff? If so: N/A


Consultant: Involved for research; report preparation; workshop note taker; reporting; logistics and local level supports for
the international seminars, workshops, missions and research team members led by the group of international experts,
particularly on good governance, socio-economy, gender, children, poverty and democracy for the team of international
specialists, who represented from UNICEF/ROSA, USIAD/NDI and USAID/IFES. My consultancy service was on an
intermittent basis and I rendered my professional services as a local consultant based on the short-term special
contracts/agreements to deliver the expected outcomes on the specific terms of reference based assignments and
components.
Reason for leaving: To start a job with the J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA) Nepal Office
Appointment/Contract: Project Officer
Month/Year
05/2003
Month/Year
06/2005
NRs.300,000 Final
(gross)
NRs.450,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER

Strengthening Project : Office of the Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers under the UK Aid
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Multilateral Donor Agency
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
X Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER

Office of the Prime Ministers and Council of Ministers,
Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Dr. Binod B. Khatry
bbkhatry@wlink.com.np, Phone: 977-01-44211026
Did you supervise staff? If so:
Number of support staff supervised: 1 (Driver)

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Acting Project Coordinator: My major responsibilities were to coordinate/liaison with the Office of the Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers and pertinent line ministries/departments for the PMs Office Strengthening Project no-cost extension
period to complete the remaining pending components, hand over completed outputs/outcomes; project clean-up and
report to DFID/Nepal through ESP-Nepal.

Project Officer: I was assigned at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers under the UK Governments
DFID/Enabling State Program-Nepal. My major roles and responsibilities were to implement the Prime Minister's Office
Strengthening Project; dealing senior bureaucrats/PMs Advisors for coordination/liaison; PM Office improvements;
procurement; consultancies provided by the external consultants; supporting Project Coordinator for project administration,
management, planning, budgeting, documentation and any other activities as needed to successfully implement DFID
funded Project by UK.
Reason for leaving: Project phased out
Appointment/Contract: Producer/Radio Presenter
Month/Year
05/2002
Month/Year
05/2003
NRs.250,000 Final
(gross)
NRs.300,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER
Himalaya Broadcasting Company (HBC) Radio Station

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Private Media House
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time:
Part Time: X (75%)
Type of contract:

100 Series
Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other

ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
Aarubari, Baudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Prakash Thapa
hbc94fm@hbc.com.np, 977-01- 4479258


Program Producer/Presenter: Produced and presented hard-talk radio programs on the national, regional and
internationally controversial burning issues entitled "Developments Friends" and Our Concerns with the Himalaya
Broadcasting Company (HBC) 94 Radio Station. They were interactive live panel discussions among experts, academia,
concerned authorities and radio listeners on socio-economy and development related analytical issues, which were
directly relevant with the civil societies of Nepal.

Reason for leaving: To start a job with the Office of the Prime Ministers and Council of Ministers under DFID by UK Aid
Appointment/Contract: Office Secretary
UN Grade of your post (if applicable): A4
Month/Year
12/2001
Month/Year
05/2002
NRs. 450,000 Final
(gross)
500,000
NAME OF EMPLOYER
UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for South Asia

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Multilateral UN Agency

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
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ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
Sanepa, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Dr. Wasim Zaman
cstunfpa@unfpa.org.np, 977-01-5523


Office Secretary: I was appointed as a Secretary to support regional and international expectorates. However, I also
carried out Finance and Administrative related jobs as per managements instruction for daily administration, procurement,
logistical supplies, finance keeping, vehicles management and I was completely responsible to arrange international travel
movements of UNFPA, CST/SAWA expectorates, maintain assigned supervisors calendars; arrangement of
appointments; draft replies to mails; research on briefing materials; acting as an interpreter and translator when required;
taking minutes; preparation of the high quality briefing materials for supervisors; facilitate for office events and missions;
maintenance of rosters of partners; draft daily correspondence, follow-ups when required; maintenance of filing;
safekeeping of confidential materials; facilitation for information dissemination; convey directives and information of senior
management to support staff; communicate with counterparts; travel authorization from UNDP and UNDSS, visas, tickets
and hotel reservations; and dissemination of briefing packs.

Reason for leaving: To start radio profession
Appointment/Contract: Administrative Officer
Month/Year
10/1999
Month/Year
10/2001
NRs.300,000 Final
(gross)
NRs.350,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER

DFID/Rural Access Programme
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Development Agency
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
X Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
Ekantakuna, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Mr. Michael Green
Email Add. and/or Telephone No. of Supervisor:
RAP@wspnepal.com, Phone: 977-01-5525075
Number of support staff supervised: N /A


Admini strative Officer: My duties were for general supports in providing administrative, finance, transportation,
operational, logistics, human resources, procurement and secretarial services for 13 British expectorates and 12 local
Nepalese specialists, who were engaged for GBP 30 millions Rural Access Program (RAP) project preparatory design
phase during 1999-2001 through the UK Government's DFID. My major roles and responsibilities were:
administrative/accountancy support; maintain office properties; inventory records; maintain office premise for the
conducive working environments; ensure safety and security of assets and staff; manage vehicles; leave record; arrange
venues for events; logistical supplies; correspond on administrative matter; keep liaison with bank and other institutions;
maintain filing; ensure for Program and expectorates residence security and regular utilities supplies; supervise support
staff; collect invoices and make payments; comply prevailing GON and DFIDs financial rules/regulations; prepare monthly
financial status; operate bank accounts; calculate taxes and deductions at source; make advance payments for TA, DA,
tickets and advance; handle petty cash; and reconcile bank accounts, etc.

Reason for leaving: Project phased out

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Appointment/Contract: Assistant Program Officer
Month/Year
10/1997
Month/Year
10/1999
Starting
(gross)
NRS. 250,000
Final
(gross)
NRs.340,
000
NAME OF EMPLOYER
J apan Medical Association/School and Community Health
Project

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Development Agency
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
X Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
J awalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal
NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Dr. Masamina J imba
varitas@mos.com.np, Phone: 5525611


Assistant Program Officer: I was responsible in facilitating and escorting J apanese researchers and field visitors for
research and studies; regularly visiting backward communities to support J apanese team in implementing, follow-up,
monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the project activities; working at the central office for project related activities and
technical paper preparation for Headquarters in J apan.
Technical Supervisor: Successfully introduced and implemented Child-to-Child concept in the sanitation, health
awareness, income generation, community library and advocacy sectors. It was a totally new notion for J MA. However, I
learnt and replicated c-to-c model from Save the Children Norway.
Reason for leaving: To start a job with the DFID/Rural Access Program
Appointment/Contract: Administrative Assistant
Month/Year
01/1990
Month/Year
12/1997
Starting
(gross)
NRs. 250,000
Final
(gross)
NRs.
350,000
NAME OF EMPLOYER
Save the Children Norway

TYPE OF BUSINESS: I/NGO

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time: X
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
X Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
J awalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

NAME OF SUPERVISOR: J on K J onson
red@barna.mos.com.np, Phone: 977-01-5526359


Admini strative Assistant: Managed support staff; finance; vehicles; local procurement; inventory; logistics; filing;
correspondence; recording; store keeping and supported total ten districts based Projects.
Logistics Secretary: I was implicated for secretarial jobs for Save the Children and its ten Projects.
Receptionist: I supported for the information and communication dissemination related activities.

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Reason for leaving: To start a job with the J apan Medical Association
Appointment/Contract:
UN Grade of your post (if applicable):
Last UN step in your post (if applicable):
Month/Year

Month/Year

Starting
(gross)

Final
(gross)

NAME OF EMPLOYER

TYPE OF BUSINESS:
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full time:
Part Time: ( %)
Type of contract:

100 Series
Permanent
FTA
SC

200 series
Indefinite
TA
UNV

ALD/300 series
Continuing
SSA / IC
Other
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER

NAME OF SUPERVISOR:

Number of professional staff supervised:
Number of support staff supervised:

Reason for leaving:
29. Have you any objections to our making inquiries of:
(a) your present employer? No X Yes
(b) your previous employers? No X Yes

30. Are you now, or have you ever been, a national civil servant in your government?
No X Yes

If "Yes", Indicate dates of service: N/A Functions: N/A Country: N/A

31. References: list three persons not related to you who are familiar with your character and qualifications and who may
be contacted for a reference. Do not repeat names of Supervisors.

UNDP will not seek a reference from your current employer without obtaining prior consent. However, please note that
UNDP may seek references from your former employers.
Full Name Full Address, including E-Mail Address
and Telephone Number
Name of Organization
Business or Occupation

Govinda Gewali, ADB/NRM

ggewali@adb.org, Tel: 4227779 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Narendra Chand

nchand@adb.org, Tel: 4227779 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Ananta Moktan

akmoktan@adb.org, Tel: 4227779 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
32. State any other relevant facts in support of your application. Include information regarding any periods of residence
outside the country of your nationality N/A

33. Have you ever been convicted, fined, or imprisoned for the violation of any law (excluding minor traffic violations)?
No X Yes If Yes, give full particulars of each case in an attached statement

34. Have you ever had disciplinary measures imposed on you, including dismissal or separation from service, on the
grounds of misconduct?
No X Yes If Yes, give full particulars of each case in an attached statement.

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35. Have you ever been separated from service on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance?

No X Yes If Yes, give full particulars of each case in an attached statement.

36. I certify that the information I have provided in the present document is true, complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation or material omission made in this document may lead to the
termination of my appointment or to dismissal. I understand this also applies to any other information or document
requested by the Organization for the purpose of my recruitment to and employment with UNDP.

In connection with this application, I authorize former employers and educational institutions to release information about
my background to UNDP or its agent. My signature below releases the aforesaid parties providing information about me
from any liability whatsoever in collecting and disseminating the information obtained.

DATE: xx/xx/xxxx SIGNATURE:

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name : Raj K Pandey (Mr.)
DOB : April 17, 1974
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Nepalese
Home Address : Triveni Bazaar-2, Triveni Susta VDC, Nawalparashi, Lumbini, Nepal
Languages : Nepali, English, Hindi, Maithali, Bhojpuri, Awadi and Newari
Education : Masters Degree in: (i) Business Studies (MBS) and (ii) Rural Development (MA)
Area Visited : India, Tibet, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and 45 districts of Nepal

CAREER SUMMARY

Raj K Pandey started his career in J anuary 1990 at the age of early sixteen with Save the Children, a founder member of
International Save the Children Alliance. He also upgraded himself with education, knowledge and skills. Consequently,
Save the Children-Norway not only groomed him properly but also promoted twice in admin support capacities during his
tenure from J anuary 1990 to November 1997.

He moved to the J apan International Cooperation Agency/J apan Medical Association (J ICA/J MA) funded School and
Community Health Project (SCHP) as a technical staff and worked with J ICA/J MA from 1997-October 1999. JICA/JMA
also promoted him within 8 months of his services. He worked there directly with the backward grassroots excluded
communities in rural areas of Nepal and acquired practical fieldwork experience from community-based development
programs along with project management.

During October 1999-October 2001, he worked with the UK Governments Department for International Development
(DFID) funded Rural Access Programme (RAP) as an Administrative Officer. From very inception of RAP project
designing phase, he engaged in admin support jobs for project management, administration, logistics arrangement,
accounts keeping and office set-up for GBP30 millions project.

From 2001, he worked with the interdisciplinary group of regional and international experts at UNFPA, Country Technical
Services Team for South and West Asia (CST/SAWA Countries). He rendered his general services to the advisory group
of specialists that composed from different UN Agencies.

During May 02-May 03, he produced & presented informative, educative and advocacy oriented; society focused;
interactive radio programs "Our Concerns" and Developments Friend with HBC94FM Radio. He mainly advocated
about the public concerned national burning issues on socio-economy, development, governance, human rights, poverty,
minority, gender, children, etc. that are related with the civil societies.

During May 03-December 04, he worked with the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers under the UK
Government's Department for International Development (DFID) funded Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister
and Council of Ministers Project, based in the PMs Office of Nepal.

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From J anuary-J une 05, he worked with the DFID/Enabling State Program-Nepal, based in the PMs Office to handover the
outcomes, clean-up and phase-out the project activities under Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister and Council
of Ministers Project funded by the UK Governments DFID.

From J uly 05-May 07, he implicated as a Consultant for the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID)/National Democratic Institute (NDI); USAID/International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and United
Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)/Regional Office for South Asia.

During J une 2007-September 2008, he worked with J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA) Nepal Office,
particularly for the human security of J ICA staff, J apanese J OCV volunteers and Missions.

From October 2008 September 2012, he worked with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Nepal Resident Mission
(NRM) to provide general administrative and operational supports for the ADB funded thirty-five Programs/Projects under
ADB Grants/Loans/TA for the Government of Nepal.

Currently, he is working with National Entrepreneurship Development Center (NEDC); a federated apex body of
UNDP/MEDEP and MEDPAs fifty-three district based partner NGOs; created and funded by UNDP/Micro Enterprise
Development Program (MEDEP), which is joint initiative and funding of United Nations Development Program (UNDP);
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) under Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) of
Australian Government; Department for International Development (DFID) of UK Government; Canadian Agency for
International Development (CIDA) of Canadian Government; New Zealand Agency for International Development
(NZAID) of New Zealand Government; and MEDEP and MEDPA Programs are executed by Government of Nepal.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
S
N

Duration Designation
Organization

From To
1 Currently Employed Executive Director UNDP/MEDEP/NEDC
2 31 Dec 2010 30 Sep 2012 Operations Assistant Asian Development Bank (ADB)/NRM
3 30 Sep 2008 31 Dec 2010 Administrative Assistant Asian Development Bank (ADB)/NRM
4 31 May 2007 30 Sep 2008 Area Security Officer J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA)
5 30 J une 2005 31 May 2007 Consultant USAID/IFES, USAID/NDI; UNICEF/ROSA
6 31 Dec 2004 30 J un 2005 Act Project Coordinator DFID/Enabling State Programme-Nepal
7 15 May 2003 31 Dec 2004 Project Officer Office of the Prime Minister (DFID/ESP)
8 15 May 2002 15 May 2003 Producer/Radio Anchor Himalaya Broadcasting Company (HBC)
9 01 Dec 2001 15 May 2002 Office Secretary UNFPA, CST for SAWA Countries
0 15 Oct 1999 31 Oct 2001 Administrative Officer DFID/Rural Access Programme (RAP)
1 30 J ul 1998 15 Oct 1999 J r. Programme Officer J ICA/J apan Medical Association (SCHP)
2 01 Dec 1997 30 J ul 1998 Technical Supervisor J ICA/J apan Medical Association (SCHP)
3 01 Feb 1995 01 Dec 1997 Administrative Assistant Save the Children Norway (Redd Barna)
4 15 Oct 1993 01 Feb 1995 Logistics Secretary Save the Children Norway (Redd Barna)
5 01 J an 1990 15 Oct 1993 Receptionist Save the Children Norway (Redd Barna)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Institutions Name Level Division Major Subjects
Public Admin. Campus
J amal, Kathmandu
MPA
2011
*Course
Complete
Development, Public Policy, Project Management, HRM,
Administration, Budgeting, Auditing ,Governance, etc.
Shanker Dev Campus,
Putalisadak, Kathmandu
MBS
2007
1
st
Research, Statistics, Organizational Behavior, A/C,
Managerial Economics, HRD, Marketing, Finance, etc.
Div.
60.20%
Patan Multiple Campus,
Patan, Lalitpur
MA
2006
1
st
Development, Economics, Sustainable, Anthropology,
Sociology, Tourism, Linkage, Politics, Research, etc.
Div.
69%
Peoples Campus,
Pakanajol, Kathmandu
BBS
2002
2
nd
Account, Economics, Management, Marketing, Business,
Statistic, Finance, English, HRM, HRD, Project Mgmt.
Div.
46.79%
People's Campus,
Pakanajol, Kathmandu
I Com
1997
2
nd
Mathematics, Economics, English, Management, A/C,
Business, Finance, Marketing, etc.
Div.
51.02%
GON/SLC Board
Kathmandu, Nepal
SLC
1995
1
st
Mathematics, Account, Nepali, English, Rural Economics,
Geography, Science, etc.
Div.
68.08%
* One back paper of 20 marks for the certification process to obtain third masters degree on the public administration
* My education/job were full time, which I carried out simultaneously due to hard working nature for 18-19 hours daily
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TRAINING ATTENDED

1. Regional Gender Sensitization and Social Inclusion Approach, ADB, 14-18 Feb 12
2. Results-focused Project Design and Management Training, ADB, 28-29 Nov 11
3. The Art of Good Leadership, South Asia Leadership Training Institute, 5-9 J an 10
4. The Business Communication Course, The British Council, 16-29 Nov 10
5. Project Partnership Proposal Preparation, MOF, ADB, J ICA, UNDP, World Bank, 8-12 Mar 10
6. The Professional Writing Course, The British Council, 3-26 Nov 09
7. Program M&E, Reporting and Financial Procedures, ADB and World Bank, 24 -28 J une 09
8. Beginning Life in ADB: Induction Program, ADB Headquarters, Philippines, 24-28 Nov 08
9. Contingency Planning for Expectorates, UN-OCHA and UNDSS, 18-21, J uly 07
10. Leadership Development Program, USAID/National Democratic Institute, 14-17 Sep 05
11. Cisco Networking Academy Programme (CCNA), Held at KU/KCM, 15 Feb-15 Aug '04
12. Imprest Account Handling, DFID/Nepal, 25-29 May '03
13. Radio Program Production/Presentation, HBC Radio, May 02-03
14. Appreciative Participatory Rural Appraisal (APRA), UNDP/LGP; 11-19 J uly 01
15. Community Mental Health, GON/Mental Hospital, WHO and Maryknoll/Ashadeep, 5-6 Aug '99
16. Training of Trainers (TOT) Course on Child-to-Child, Hatemalo Sanchar, 1-10 J un 99
17. A 8-weeks Computer Package Course, St. Xavier's Campus, 11 Aug-30 Oct '97
18. A 30-hours Course on Mind Control and Personality Development, Memorex Institute, 4-6 Feb '96
19. Vanguard Leadership Course, Patan J ayceettes, 10-11 Mar '94
20. English Language Course, Acharya Language Institute, 6 Dec '93-6 Feb '94
21. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of the Projects, 12-25 Sep '97 (Trainings by Redd Barna)
22. Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development, 01-13 J un '97
23. Development Communication, Education and Gender Sensitization, 07-18 Apr '97
24. Development Approach Needs Assessment, 12-21 J an '97
25. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), 16-26 Nov '96
26. Project Management and Evaluation Procedures, 13-21 Aug '96
27. The Art of Leadership: for Community and Local Resource Mobilization, 01-13 May '96
28. Book Keeping and Project Management: Refresher Training, 08-17 Feb '96
29. Strategic Management of the Partner NGOs/CBOs, 18-29 Nov '95
30. Understanding Socio-cultural Research, 04-17 Mar '95
31. Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations, 19-25 J an '95
32. Administrative and Management Procedures at Non-Profit Organizations, 05-14 Nov '94
33. Capacity Enhancement on Accrual Accounting and Store Handling, 11-23 J ul '94
34. Training Needs Identification of the Partner NGOs/CBOs, 01-09 Mar '94
35. Effective Supervision and Leadership Styles, 18-25 Nov '93
36. Office Management and Communication, 07-15 J un '93
37. Leadership Development and Team Management, 12-18 Feb '93
38. Communication and Presentation Skills in the Target Groups, 19-27 Dec '92
39. Individual Behavior and Effective Communication for Team Spirit, 10-21 Aug '92
40. Taking Personal Initiatives for Result Oriented Performance, 06-15 Mar '92
41. Communication and Team Building for Group Dynamics, 18-25 Dec '91
42. Facilitating Team Dialogue and Interpersonal Relationship in the Team, 13-22 J un '91
43. How to Deliver Effective Presentation, 11-19 Oct '90
44. Roles and Responsibilities of Administrative Staff, 17-28 May '90
45. Roles and Responsibilities of Employees in Humanitarian Organizations, 13-21 Feb '90
WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS PARTICIPATED

1. Regional Workshop on Gender, Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment, ADB, 1-3 Feb 11
2. Nepal Country Portfolio Review, Ministry of Finance and ADB, 1-2 Dec 10
3. Nepal Portfolio Performance Review, GON/MOF, World Bank, DFID, J ICA, ADB, 3-4 Dec 09
4. Economic and Social Structure for Conflict, Royal Norwegian Embassy and CIDA, 16 J ul 07
5. Inter-agency Contingency Planning for Natural Disaster Management, UN-OCHA, 4-5 J un 07
6. Challenges and Prospects for Planning Process, National Planning Commission, 15-17 Sep 06
7. Nepal Multiparty Womens Caucus Development, USAID/NDI, 30 Sep-2 Oct 05
8. Rural Urban Relationship in the Development Planning Process, UNDP, 1-2 J ul 05
9. Accessing WTO and its Impacts, Management Association of Nepal (MAN), 2-3 J ul 05
10. Conflict and Impact on Rural Development, Action Aid, 6-8 J un 05
11. Rural Poverty and State Delivery System, NPC/Poverty Alleviation Fund, 27 Apr 05
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12. Raising Urban Poverty and Impacts of Conflict, World Bank, 20 Apr, 05
13. Interaction on Governance Reform Program Roadmap, PM Office and MOGA, 12-13 J ul 04
14. Effective Service Delivery for Better Governance in Nepal, PM Office, 1 J ul 04
15. Public Service Reform, Management Association of Nepal (MAN), 30 Apr 04
16. Relationship of Nepalese J udges and Secretaries, Supreme Court and PM Office, 2 Apr 04
17. Issues on Government Reform, National Planning Commission and PM Office, 2 Jan '04
18. Microeconomic Policies and Reform Initiatives, NPC and PM Office, 21 Aug '03
19. Expectation of Innovation in Nepalese Bureaucracy, GON/Cabinet Secretariat, 30 J un '03
20. Strengthening the Civil Service and Improving Service Delivery, PM Office, 9 J un '03

EXTRA KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

1. Holding Nepali citizenship, passport and UN-DSS certificate including motorbike driving skill;
2. Computer skill (Excel, MS Word, E-mail/Internet, Power Point, LAN and Novell Networks);
3. Sound skills on proposals, reports and letters writing with high-quality editorial capacity;
4. Excellent inter-personal communication as well as reading and writing skills;
5. Supported to organize several seminars, workshops and interactive discussion programs;
6. Can work independently for administrative, finance, logistics and program related jobs;
7. Friendly working relationship with office goods/service suppliers in Kathmandu;
8. Sound knowledge about Donors, UN Agencies, I/NGOs, CBOs and Government of Nepal;
9. Good working relationship with GON, Donors, I/NGOs, CBOs and individual experts;
10. Publication: "Co-writer of Sanitation Training Manual" under J ICA/J apan Medical Association; and
11. Interviewed several experts, celebrities, academia and government authorities for the radio program.

MAJ OR RESPONSIBILITIES

(15) Executive Director: (i) UNDP/MEDEP/NEDCs programs/projects operational and management: overall project
planning, management, implementation, M&E, reporting and coordination for project activities and implement as per
strategic plans; systems and strategies formulation for institutionalization process for UNDP/MEDEP/NEDC secretariat
and implement action plans in fifty-three districts based partner NGOs; prepare proposals, regular progress reports and
periodicals for documentation and submit to stakeholders, especially GON/MOI, UNDP, AusAid/DFAT, MEDEP,
MEDPA, executive board and all affiliated 53 member NGOs in fifty-three districts including other development partners;
establish linkages and working relationships with a broad range of development partners, particularly Government of
Nepal, multilateral and bilateral donors, UN agencies, I/NGOs, CBOs, private sector and stakeholders for efficient and
effective project implementation; provide instruction, supervision and performance based evaluation of staff ; donor
harmonization, communication, reporting and information dissemination on behalf of UNDP/MEDP/NEDC; mentoring
for the capacity building of the district based partner NGOs; prepare business development and work plans as per needs;
manage projects' budget and explore for prospective funding; and attend regular consultation meetings and flow-up
activities with UNDP, DFAT, GON/MOI and other development partners, who are working for promotion of micro
entrepreneurship. (ii) Executive Secretariat: Report UNDP/MEDEP as and when required and provide updated
information; comply and implement requests of UNDP/MEDEP to ensure for the effective use of office resources,
equipment and project properties; develop and implement administrative systems, procedures, practices for operational
activities and document for institutional memory; implement administrative plans; and ensure safety and security of staff
and property for the effective UNDP/MEDEP implementation.

(14) Operations Assistant: Provide daily general supports for office administration, communication and coordination;
thematic group meetings/workshops; portfolio management; mission schedules and travel management; and logistical and
secretarial supports for the smooth operation of ADB/NRM including other routine responsibilities for preparation of
workshops; procurements; travels and financial processes; communication with counterparts; receiving and filing of
correspondence; follow-up; maintenance of files (chrono in/out, HR, finance, payments, various manuals, training, etc.);
calculate entitlements for travels e.g., airfare, excess baggage, terminal expenses, airfreight, daily subsistence allowance
on traveling for missions, etc.; prepare travel authorization; calculate all other relevant costs; update staff and consultants
about the most direct and economical routes; plan itineraries and the most economical airfare rates for travels as permitted
by ADB rules and regulations; contact airlines or travel agency to make reservations at least expensive fares; request
issuance of tickets; identify accommodation for travel; calculate residual values of partially used tickets, when there is a
rerouting; advise staff for the most efficient and cost effective routings with regard to the most complicated itineraries, and
hotel reservations for missions.

(13) Administrative Assistant: (i) Office administration - provide daily administrative, logistical and secretarial supports;
and inter-departmental coordination for vehicle requirements and office supplies. (ii) Communication and coordination -
interact with ADB Program/Project Managers/Directors, government officials, development partners and private sectors
on Programs/Projects related issues and follow-up actions; drafting and proof reading of reports, daily letters/memos and
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send them out; and provide inputs for quarterly reports and periodicals. (iii) Thematic group meetings/workshops -
meeting arrangements with line ministries/departments, development partners and private sectors; and provide general
supports to organize national and international events and also participate on the relevant workshops/seminars as
nominated by ADB/NRM. (iv) Mission management - prepare supervisors' and mission members' in-and out-country
travel arrangements, particularly for travel authorization requests to facilitate headquarters and other ADB Residence
Missions, travel itinerary, hotel reservations, UN security clearance, ticketing and travel plan; arranging appointments at
central level for the headquarters missions visiting Nepal; and any supports required for efficient and effective
implementation of ADB funded Programs/Projects.

(12) Area Security Officer: (i) Briefing for the senior management, staff, volunteers and Nepal based J apanese citizens to
enhance for the personal human security; prepare daily/weekly/monthly nationwide security situation analysis and
assessment reports; coordination for security-related matters with donors and international communities, especially UN led
inter-agencies -- UN-OCHA, UN-DSS and UNDP -- including Embassy of J apan, diplomatic missions and security sector
related government counterparts, particularly GON/MOHA, police headquarters, district based DAOs, CDOs, DPOs and
local police stations; identify trends/potential problems and recommend for the counter-measures; maintain working
relationships with related authorities and security agencies; keep updated records of national/international movements of
J ICA staff/volunteers; and provide regular security updates for all J ICA staff/volunteers. (ii) Perform other regular duties -
monitoring media; dissemination of security updates; residence security assessment; district security analysis for the field
visiting missions/J OCV volunteers, who are assigned across Nepal; monitoring staff activities; and responsible for overall
safety and security of the human and property as a core staff member of J ICA/Nepal security team for all J apanese citizens
based in Nepal.

(11) Consultant: Involved for research; report preparation; workshop note taker; reporting; logistics and local level
supports for the international seminars, workshops, missions and research team members led by the group of international
experts, particularly on good governance, socio-economy, gender, children, poverty and democracy for the team of
international specialists, who represented from UNICEF/ROSA, USIAD/NDI and USAID/IFES. My consultancy service
was on an intermittent basis and I rendered my professional services as a local consultant based on the short-term special
contracts/agreements to deliver the expected outcomes on the specific terms of reference based assignments and
components.

(10) Acting Project Coordinator: My major responsibilities were to coordinate/liaison with the Office of the Prime
Minister and Council of Ministers and pertinent line ministries/departments for the PMs Office Strengthening Project no-
cost extension period to complete the remaining pending components, hand over completed outputs/outcomes; project
clean-up and report to DFID/Nepal through ESP-Nepal.

(09) Project Officer: I was assigned at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers under the UK
Governments DFID/Enabling State Program-Nepal. My major roles and responsibilities were to implement the Prime
Minister's Office Strengthening Project; dealing senior bureaucrats/PMs Advisors for coordination/liaison; PM Office
improvements; procurement; consultancies provided by the external consultants; supporting Project Coordinator for
project administration, management, planning, budgeting, documentation and any other activities as needed to successfully
implement DFID funded Project by UK.

(08) Program Producer/Presenter: Produced and presented hard-talk radio programs on the national, regional and
internationally controversial burning issues entitled "Developments Friends" and Our Concerns with the Himalaya
Broadcasting Company (HBC) 94 Radio Station. They were interactive live panel discussions among experts, academia,
concerned authorities and radio listeners on socio-economy and development related analytical issues, which were directly
relevant with the civil societies of Nepal.

(07) Office Secretary: I was appointed as a Secretary to support regional and international expectorates. However, I also
carried out Finance and Administrative related jobs as per managements instruction for daily administration,
procurement, logistical supplies, finance keeping, vehicles management and I was completely responsible to arrange
international travel movements of UNFPA, CST/SAWA expectorates, maintain assigned supervisors calendars;
arrangement of appointments; draft replies to mails; research on briefing materials; acting as an interpreter and translator
when required; taking minutes; preparation of the high quality briefing materials for supervisors; facilitate for office
events and missions; maintenance of rosters of partners; draft daily correspondence, follow-ups when required;
maintenance of filing; safekeeping of confidential materials; facilitation for information dissemination; convey directives
and information of senior management to support staff; communicate with counterparts; travel authorization from UNDP
and UNDSS, visas, tickets and hotel reservations; and dissemination of briefing packs.

(06) Administrative Officer: My duties were for general supports in providing administrative, finance, transportation,
operational, logistics, human resources, procurement and secretarial services for 13 British expectorates and 12 local
Nepalese specialists, who were engaged for GBP 30 millions Rural Access Program (RAP) project preparatory design
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phase during 1999-2001 through the UK Government's DFID. My major roles and responsibilities were:
administrative/accountancy support; maintain office properties; inventory records; maintain office premise for the
conducive working environments; ensure safety and security of assets and staff; manage vehicles; leave record; arrange
venues for events; logistical supplies; correspond on administrative matter; keep liaison with bank and other institutions;
maintain filing; ensure for Program and expectorates residence security and regular utilities supplies; supervise support
staff; collect invoices and make payments; comply prevailing GON and DFIDs financial rules/regulations; prepare
monthly financial status; operate bank accounts; calculate taxes and deductions at source; make advance payments for
TA, DA, tickets and advance; handle petty cash; and reconcile bank accounts, etc.

(05) Assistant Program Officer: I was responsible in facilitating and escorting J apanese researchers and field visitors for
research and studies; regularly visiting backward communities to support J apanese team in implementing, follow-up,
monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the project activities; working at the central office for project related activities
and technical paper preparation for Headquarters in J apan.

(04) Technical Supervisor: Successfully introduced and implemented Child-to-Child concept in the sanitation, health
awareness, income generation, community library and advocacy sectors. It was a totally new notion for J MA. However, I
learnt and replicated c-to-c model from Save the Children Norway.

(03) Administrative Assistant: Managed support staff; finance; vehicles; local procurement; inventory; logistics; filing;
correspondence; recording; store keeping and supported total ten districts based Projects.
(02) Logistics Secretary: I was implicated for secretarial jobs for Save the Children and its ten Projects.
(01) Receptionist: I supported for the information and communication dissemination related activities.

EMPLOYERS' INTRODUCTION

(13) Micro Enterprise Development Program (MEDEP) is executed by the Government of Nepal (GON)/ Ministry of
Industry (MOI) through a joint initiative and funding from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP);
Australian Government; Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK Government; Canadian Agency for
International Development (CIDA) of Canadian Government; and New Zealand Agency for International Development
(NZAID) of New Zealand Government. MEDEP and MEDPA Programs/Projects are implemented at the field level
through fifty-three districts based partner NGOs. UNDP/MEDEP created and funded a federated secretariat as the apex
body of partner NGOs and established National Entrepreneurship Development Center (NEDC).

(12) Asian Development Bank (ADB) is owned by 67 member countries including 48 from Asia. Its main instruments for
helping its developing member counties are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants and technical
assistance. ADBs vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty and its mission is to help its developing member
countries substantially to reduce the poverty.

(11) J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA), established in 1974, through a special act of the J apanese quest for
international economic and technical cooperation to the outside world, which is solely responsible to implement J apan
Governments Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the world.

(10) International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is funded through United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) and supports citizens rights to participate in free and fair elections. IFES strengthens electoral
systems and builds local capacity to deliver sustainable solutions. Since 1987, IFES has worked in 135 countries as the
global leader for democracy promotion, good governance and democratic rights in empowering underrepresented to
participate in political process and electoral cycle.

(09) National Democratic Institutes (NDI) is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
with the worldwide operations for political party and parliamentary development, voter and civic education, domestic
election observation, and youth and womens political empowerment.

(08) United Nations Childrens Fund/Regional Office for South Asia (UNICEF/ROSA) promotes for the rights and
wellbeing of children. UNICEF is working in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical
actions and focusing special efforts on reaching the most vulnerable children.

(07) UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID), working in a partnership with GON, funded
Enabling State Program-Nepal. ESP is taking an innovative approach in addressing the problems for the good governance
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in Nepal. In particular, ESP is seeking to avoid the common problems experienced by donor-funded projects of poor
national ownership and imposition of the external ideas.

(06) Strengthening Project: Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers was a satellite project of DFID/ESP
with GBP700 thousands budget during 2003-04. The Strengthening Project was responsible in merging Cabinet Secretariat
and Prime Minister's Office; improving PM Office facilities; connecting PM Office via IT/LAN; introducing modern
office procedures for an efficient and effective PM Office; HR Development and financed for government plans and
strategies drafting process through consultants.

(05) Himalaya Broadcasting Company (HBC) radio station was a well-known radio in Kathmandu. HBC was popular
among its urban, sub-urban and rural listeners, especially for hourly news and songs as well as presentation of the
diversified radio programs according to desires of its dispersed listeners.

(04) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is one of the main specialized bodies of UN system. UNFPA, Country
Technical Service Team for South and West Asia (CST/SAWA) is working to provide technical supports on population
management issues. The team consist interdisciplinary regional and international advisory group of experts from major
UN agencies such as ESCAP, ILO, WHO, UNESCO, UNIFEM, etc. to work in a partnership basis with the government
and population related international development agencies, working in 15 South and West Asian Countries for population
management issue.

(03) The UK Governments Department for International Development (DFID)/Rural Access Programme (RAP) worked
with an aim to reduce poverty in 15 eastern and western backward hilly districts of Nepal through rural access along with
complementary social package programmes. WSP International, Helvetas, GEOCE, University of East Anglia and Oxford
Policy Management jointly worked in a partnership basis as Consultants for designing and implementing RAP for
improved livelihoods of marginalized people.

(02) J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA)/J apan Medical Association (J MA) jointly funded and implemented
School and Community Health Project (SCHP) to uplift life standard of marginalized rural people through participatory
community development approach in remote districts of Nepal.

(01) Save the Children-Norway (previously Redd Barna) is a Norwegian semi-government voluntary international
humanitarian organization; with a worldwide membership; working to improve conditions for children; especially,
children in difficult circumstances. Redd Barna is a founder member of the International Save the Children Alliance and
working as Save the Children after merger of all members.

PUBLICATIONS

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REFERENCE

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SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX: MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Raj K Pandey (MBS, MA, MPA)

(I) MY PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

(A) Basic Information

(1) I started my professional career in 1990 at the age of early sixteen with: (i) Save the Children-Norway (Redd
Barna); (ii) J apan Medical Association (J MA)/School and Community Health Project (SCHP); (iii) UK Government's
Department for International Development (DFID)/Rural Access Program (RAP); (iv) United Nations Population Fund,
Country Technical Services Team for South and West Asia (UNFPA CST for SAWA Countries); (v) Himalaya
Broadcasting Company (HBC) Radio Station; (vi) Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers through
Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Project funded by DFID under the UK Aid; (vii)
DFID/Enabling State Program-Nepal; (viii) United Nations Children Fund/Regional Office for South Asia
(UNICEF/ROSA); (ix) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/International Foundation of
Electoral System (IFES); (x) USAID/National Democratic Institute (NDI); (xi) J apan International Cooperation Agency
(J ICA); (xii) Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Nepal Residence Mission. Moreover, I am working with National
Entrepreneurship Development Center (NEDC); a federated apex body of UNDP/MEDEP and MEDPAs fifty-three
district based partner NGOs; created and backstopped by UNDP/Micro Enterprise Development Program (MEDEP),
which is a joint initiative and funding of United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT) under Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) of Australian Government;
Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK Government; Canadian Agency for International
Development (CIDA) of Canadian Government; New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) of New
Zealand Government; and MEDEP and MEDPA Programs/Projects are executed by Government of Nepal
(GON)/Ministry of Industry.

(2) I have involved in more than a dozen of the international organizations during more than two decades of my
progressive professional careers, covering multilateral (UN Agencies - -UNFPA and UNICEF Regional Offices, ADB
Nepal Residence Mission); bilateral (J ICA Nepal Office); unilateral (J apan Medical Association); international non-
governmental organization (Save the Children-Norway); private sector (HBC Radio); and bilateral and multilateral donors
funded Programs/Projects under the UK Governments DFID and American Governments USAID cooperation including
UNDP/MEDED funded NEDC. Moreover, I feel proud as my duty station was at the Office of the Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers at the PM Office of Nepal in order to implement the Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister
and Council of Ministers Project under the UK Aid through DFID. I am, therefore, able to understand the governmental
working procedures and practices at the central level, where I worked in a close coordination with GONs line ministries
and departments as well as commissions, judiciary, legislative and executive bodies. I have also worked in mutual
cooperation and coordination with different districts based GON headquarters, particularly with DAOs, LDOs, DPOs as
well as grassroots level urban and rural local bodies, specifically, I/NGOs, CBOs, VDCs and development partners, etc.,
while implementing different Programs/Projects at the field level throughout my tenure with previous employers, where I
actively participated as a team member for several missions, researches, supervisions, trainings, monitoring and
evaluations, needs assessments, situation analysis and many other project related activities both for the program/technical
as well as administrative/operational purposes such as internal auditing, etc. I have successfully completed fifteen different
administrative and programme related designations covering from supportive role such as receptionist to secretarial,
assistant, officer, supervisory, consultancy, acting project coordinator and up to the executive director levels in different
periods, where I implicated from administrative/operational to program/technical roles. I have worked in coordination and
cooperation among the most backward rural communities at grassroots level including urban population in approximately
forty-five districts as well as with the district headquarters and central Government of Nepal since 1990.

(B) Trainings and Seminars

(3) I have attended approximately forty-five short-term training courses and participated on many learning events and
opportunities, particularly on seminars and workshops in order to enhance my career with the international organizations.
Moreover, I have also actively worked as a team member through my previous employers to provide general support and
facilitate national, regional and international training courses, seminars and workshops in the past. I have developed a
reading habit of different books, literatures and journals to make my know-how stronger, which directly contributed for
my career enhancement as well as to broaden the positive mindset in maintaining optimistic personality during difficult
circumstances in my life.

(C) Higher Education

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(4) I used to regularly study various kinds of literatures in different subject matters up to 2:00-3:00am in every day to
quench my deep-rooted learning hunger from my childhood. As a result, I used to be always the first or second boy in
classes in my entire school education and class monitor to control class-mates in case of absence of teachers, which
directly contributed me to shape my nature for self-confidence, hard working and democratic leadership qualities in my
present life. As far as my pedagogical background is concerned, I have obtained Double Masters Degree in the mainstream
of the business studies/management and arts/humanities i.e. Masters in Business Studies (MBS) and MA Rural
Development, both in the first divisions. Moreover, I have also completed the third master degree in the Public
Administration (MPA), although I have one back paper of twenty marks for final certification.

(D) My Lifes J ourney

(5) My father and mother tied social-knot in their home district in Gulmi (hilly region), which is also my birth place,
where I spent up to the age of my four years. Later on, I spent two years in Gorakhpurs army camp including Nicharaul in
UP/Bihar of India. Moreover, I spent additional four years of my childhood in my own hometown in Triveni Bazaar,
Nawalparashi district (terai belt). Similarly, I spent my childhood after the age of ten years in different places of Lalitpur
and Kathmandu, both in rural and urban areas of the capital, as I was grown-up in this valley from the age of ten. I
migrated to Kathmandu from my hometown when I was 10 years in 1984 and still living at the same place. I have
intensively travelled and spent quality times with the various communities, casts, creeds and religions across India and
Nepal. I have visited 45 rural and urban districts in Nepal and thoroughly travelled many parts of Indian cities including
Tibet, Thailand, Singapore and Philippines. Similarly, I have closely worked with different nationalities of many countries
with my previous employers, who are multilateral, bilateral and unilateral organizations in developmental sector based in
Kathmandu, Nepal. Subsequently, I am able to easily understand different natives dialects, cultures, customs, practices
and life styles among the diversified communities in India and Nepal as well as other parts of the world as I have closely
worked with the international communities from the early teenage of my life.

(6) I, therefore, can easily mix-up with different casts, creeds, religions and ideologies. Such kind of open mindset
made me very liberal minded and respect for the co-existence of other people and communities as nothing is above the
humanitarian sentiment on this planet. I am, therefore, can easily adopt with local situations and diversified groups of
people with different values and ethos in life, which is a basic requirement to work in a team for the client orientation in
the competitive world, where individuals may have their own varied personalities that will be the human resource assets
for any organizations, if we properly manage and mobilize them for the institutional benefit purpose.

(E) My Extra Skills

(7) I can independently support for trainings, seminars and workshops; conduct interviews; I can draft articles,
journals, reports, proposals as well as poems/songs after necessary literature review; translate documents from Nepali to
English and vice versa; delivery of lectures for students from school to masters degree courses after proper preparation;
prepare report/data presentation; focused group discussions; coordination, liaison and other administrative as well as
program related roles and responsibilities as per organizational requirements because I can immediately update and
upgrade myself for the assigned responsibilities for my new roles.

(F) My Cumulative Experience

(8) I always tried to be a generic and accordingly groomed myself from my early childhood to be a flexible person in
my life as well as for the professional career in order to adjust with the existing circumstances and market demand. I
persistently attempted to broaden my horizons in my life and never confined myself within a limited framework. I,
therefore, have successfully worked in fifteen positions with more than a dozen organizations and experienced job
assignments both in administrative/operational as well as program/technical fields. Moreover, being a student under
multiple disciplines, particularly three masters degree holder in the mainstream subjects on management, rural
development and public administration courses, I can work for administration, operational, finance, development,
economics, communication, coordination, reporting, planning, budgeting, socio-economic and psycho-social
developmental sectors. Furthermore, to be more specific and precise, I can independently handle the multiple capacities in
the cross-cutting sectors viz receptionist, secretary, assistant, analyst, officer, supervisor, coordinator, specialist, manager,
director, etc., which depends on the nature/volume of organization, annual operational turnover and number of employees.

(G) My Working Strategies

(9) I am extremely punctual in my commitments and hardly leave the workplace until completion of the assigned
responsibilities despite working late hours and weekend. I am single so that I can spend any hours of my personal time for
the timely completion of the allocated tasks and meet the official deadlines. I have clearly understood the value of time
and priorities management in the workplace. I try my best for the clients orientation, teamwork, shared organizational
visions, missions and goals to achieve institutional targets. I never compromise for the quality outputs and delivery of
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timely results in my performance in modern result-based management system. As the performance based evaluation
process is the best indicator for the assessment of performance in a team. I prefer for the knowledge sharing, open
communication, flexibility and mutual respects among the team members to be a team player. I always stress to work in a
system approach for the institutional memory to enhance the sustainable development approach as in-and-out of people is
usual procedure but institutions must function permanently.

(II) INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE

(H) Save the Children Norway

(10) My first professional career started at the age of early sixteen in J anuary 1990 with Save the Children Norway.
Consequently, I always tried to groom and train myself as the competent employee to meet the international quality
outputs, which is necessary for performance based evaluation in any international organizations. During my early teenage
and younger age, I used to work for 18-19 hours daily and used to sleep merely for 4-5 hours. I worked very hard in the
office during normal official time and side by side, I continued further education simultaneously from the night/morning
school/college, although my job and education were completely full time basis. Moreover, I used to attend several training
courses officially as well as personally to upgrade my knowledge and skills for the better performance and upgrade the
career ladders for the future. Subsequently, Save the Children Norway not only promoted me, but also I was able to learn
the human/people centric Scandinavian/Norwegian management styles based on the human welfare, which is necessary
everywhere. I was a book-worm during my early teenage so that I could not focus in any other unproductive fields in my
life. Working with Save the Children Norway for nearly eight years supported me to understand the basic functioning of
I/NGOs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs), which is a permanent asset throughout my life to clearly
comprehend the insight of I/NGOs/CBOs operations in Nepal.

(11) I visited different projects implemented districts in Nepal during my tenure with Save the Children Norway, which
enhanced my knowledge to understand grassroots level communities in many settlements of the nation. I started my career
as a receptionist and was upgraded for the secretarial and administrative assistant related activities, where I involved for
the administrative related jobs for central office as well as ten self-implemented programs/projects scattered in ten
districts. I was involved for the procurement, logistics, finance, store handling, records keeping, invoice inspections,
vehicle and property management, project visits for internal auditing and providing necessary supports for the program,
training and human resource departments as per necessary. Save the Children Norway groomed me and facilitated for my
human resource development since at the age of 17 in 1991, Save the Children Norway encouraged me to enroll in the
night school and financed my school education, too for an initial year.

(12) Hence, I enrolled in grade seven in a night school at Naxal, Kathmandu at the age of 17, which runs from 5:30pm
to 10:00pm every night even today. I used to return home from school at around 10:00-11:00pm and after dining, I used to
do school assignments up to 2:00-3:00am. Consequently, I was never second even in the night school from grade seven to
ten so that my school fee was waved for three years. I completed my school leaving certificate (SLC) with the first
division at the age of 21 in 1995, whereas I was a regular employee at the age of 16 in 1990 with Save the Children
Norway. It clearly indicates that how laborious and target oriented I was during my teenage.

(13) Moreover, I completed the intermediate in commerce (I Com) from a morning college in Pakanajol, Kathmandu,
where I used to reach at 6:00am in the morning and used to join the office at 9:00am sharp in Jawalakhel. However, Social
Welfare Council (SWC) issued a directive in late ninety to all international non-governmental organizations to work
through local NGOs/CBOs. Subsequently, Save the Children Norway, including other Nepal based several INGOs, shut-
down their self-implemented programs/projects in field and initiated to work by local NGOs. Save the Children Norway,
therefore, was on the process of redundant nearly 200 employees as well as administrative staff from central office.
Subsequently, I, including other employees, explored the job in market and I was lucky enough that I found a new job with
J apan Medical Association (J MA) prior to staff restructuring process was implemented in Redd Barna. When I was a
teenage, I had heard about the hard working intrinsic nature of J apanese people so that I also used to dream to work with
J apanese communities since it could influence my internal nature to be similar to J apanese in terms of hard work to
materialize the vision. My several years of dream eventually came true, when I joined J apanese organization and team.

(I) J apan Medical Association (J MA)

(14) My experience and know-how under Norwegian management proved very useful, while I worked with J apan
Medical Association (J MA) to implement School and Community Health Project throughout sixteen VDCs of
Kavrepalanchowk district in Nepal. I worked at the central and field offices to supervise several project related activities
and quality delivery of the services for grassroots level communities. J MA subsequently, promoted me due to my best
performance. J apanese management taught me for hard work, quality outputs and never say no for assigned jobs, despite
difficult circumstances. I was lucky enough to directly work in program/technical team for J MAs pilot project. I visited
several districts with J apanese experts to facilitate structured research and studies on several socio-economic sectors, in
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hilly and terai districts as per instructions of J apan Medical Associations headquarters in Tokyo, J apan. I was able to
directly interact with several urban and rural communities in Nepal. At the same time, I had enrolled in a morning campus
for my further education.

(15) However, due to several field visits, I was not able to regularly attend morning college from 6:00am-9:00am so
that I realized that my education was deteriorating then past. I, therefore, explored a new job in administration field,
especially Kathmandu based, and I was lucky that I found an administrative job, which was based in Kathmandu.
However, J apan Medical Association (J MA) taught me for hard working nature and I was able to understand programs,
where I also understood J apanese people, too.

(J ) UK Governments Department for International Development (DFID)

(16) My cumulative knowledge, skills, attitude, practices and working experience under Norwegian and J apanese
management proved a milestone in my career graph to look after the administration department under UK Governments
Department for International Development (DFID) funded Rural Access Program (RAP) during RAP project designing
phase. I successfully facilitated for administrative activities for two years RAP project design period, where I closely
worked with a dozens of British expectorates and international specialists for the rural access related project design
activities. The British management taught me for the flexible management style in the workplace. Further, I directly
supported for set-up of the new project, purchasing furniture and other required office materials to launch new office. I
contributed to develop the administrative forms and other necessary procedures from the project inception phase. The
entire project team members were newly recruited subsequently multidisciplinary operational and program team members
contributed their know-how for the smooth project operation. After completion and submission of Nepals RAP project
design outputs to DFID headquarters in UK, the project bridging phase was very long due to lengthy governmental
procedures, negotiations and high level policy dialogues between Government of UK and Nepal, which took few years for
finalization to initiate project implementation phase. The UK based WSP International, Oxford Policy Management and
University of East Angelia including Switzerland based Helvetas, who had jointly worked out to design RAP, formally
decided to redundant RAP project designing team and officially closed project for design phase. I learned bilateral
working procedures fist time from DFID/RAP under the UK aid.

(K) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

(17) I started a job at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)/Country Technical Services Team for South and West
Asia (CST for SAWA) Countries. I was fortunate to closely work with the multilateral agency under United Nations (UN)
systems and its regional and international experts, who were based in Kathmandu. I closely worked with several
expectorates of different countries and tried to understand UN system of working procedures. However, I was in last year
of my bachelor level of education and final examination was ahead, but I had not prepared for exam so that I decided to
resign from the job to properly prepare for my graduation examination, where I succeeded to complete the bachelors in
business studies education on right time.

(L) Himalayan Broadcasting Corporation (HBC) Radio

(18) I joined radio station next day after leaving job with UNFPA/CST for SAWA Countries as the job with radio
station was not hectic as compared to UN system so that I could prepare my examination side by side. It was my childhood
dream to talk on radio since in our time television was not common as of today. Moreover, FM radio stations were
mushrooming in Kathmandu and it was an honor at that time to work with media. However, all most all radio stations used
to air commercial and entertainment related programs, but I tried to change the market trends and focused for the
production of development related issues. My socio-economic and psycho-socio related radio programs on national
burning issues were proved most popular one among intellectuals and academia group of listeners across the countryside.

(M) Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (PM Office)

(19) However, after working for one year, I internally realized that the national anthem and power of words to
influence the general public in a hungry stomach does not work efficiently and effectively as there is no any precious
wealth on this planet than food. I, therefore, explored the place, which could feed me and my family because any places,
where there is guarantee for the quality of livelihoods and easy life styles are the mother land for us. I, therefore, applied
for a new job and I was ultimately selected to implement Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of
Ministers Project under the UK Aid, where me and a Project Coordinator were only staff to complete the overall project
assignments through the UK Governments DFID, which was a satellite project of Enabling State Program under DFID
cooperation for Nepal.

(20) My duty station was based in Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, where I closely worked with
senior level governments beaurocrates and political appointees. At the final stage of project completion, there was a huge
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political turmoil in Nepal, where seven changes of the government in two years were taken place and then king took over
for direct rule. The DFID headquarters in UK, therefore, shutdown the project including other two governance and
democracy related projects immediately after takeover of ruling by then king in Nepal.

(N) DFID/Enabling State Program Nepal

(21) Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Project was a satellite project of
DFID/Enabling State Program. After shut down of the project, DFID/ESP recruited me in order to clean-up the project
activities and formally hand over the outputs to the PM Office, where my responsibilities were to coordinate and liaison
between DFID/ESP and PM Office. I was deployed at the PM Office to represent DFID/ESP, where I was a bridging
person between PM Office and DFID/ESP senior officials until complete phase out of the project.

(O) United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)/Regional Office for South Asia

(22) I was recruited under a special service contract in order to provide full supports for the international level
seminars/workshops and compilation of social data/information from South Asian Countries through internet/Google.
Moreover, I translated series of Government of Nepals policies and social sector related documents into English to
distribute them as working papers for international participants, who were taking part as representation of specialized UN
agencies from different countries. Moreover, I supported UNICEF/ROSAs social department for secretarial, logistical and
administrative activities to smoothly facilitate international events.

(P) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/NDI

(23) United State Agency for International Development (USAID)/National Democratic Institute (NDI) worked for
Nepal in order to strengthen democratic process. USAID/NDI provided series of democratic and human rights related
training courses for the most senior and central committee leaders of major political parties viz. Nepali Congress (NC),
Communist Party of Nepal/United Marxist and Leninist (CPN/UML), Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Nepal
Sadvawana Party. Moreover, USAID/NDI also conducted a workshop for Women Member of Parliaments (MPs) from all
political parties in Nepal. The same workshop laid a foundation stone and conception for 33% women reservations in
governmental sectors in Nepal for equity and equality for all. For this purpose, all women MPs from all political parties
formed a Women MPs Caucus for an action plan in order to lobby and advocacy at the parliament as well as policy
formulation, which has been common agenda for all in these days. USAID/NDI had recruited me in providing supports for
training courses for major political parties and women MPs committee formation workshop, where I worked as translator
and training/workshop note taker/rappotear, which I successfully completed. I prepared and submitted a series of reports
and translated several documents for training courses and workshop. On the same trainings and workshops, I was able to
clearly understand the functioning of major political parties in Nepal as well as status of the women MPs in the existing
political parties at that particular time.

(Q) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/IFES

(24) USAID/International Foundation of Electoral System (IFES) was on the process of launching its project activities
in Nepal, especially on cooperation and partnership basis with the Election Commission of Nepal. I supported to the team
of American international experts as a local consultant during very conception and inception phase to arrange necessary
meetings/interactions with different stakeholders, mainly senior government officials at GON ministries and departments,
media, election commission, civil societies, etc. Moreover, I translated relevant documents into English in to support for
project inception phase and also reported status of Nepalese politics at the time of local election during kings direct rule.

(25) Later on, USAID/IFES had offered me for Administrative Officer job, when the project was finally materialized,
but at that specific time, I had already started a new job with J ICA/Nepal Office so that I could not accept the job offer and
my relationship with IFES discontinued.

(R) J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA)

(26) I worked with J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA) Nepal Office to look after for the human security
of J ICA staff and its volunteers, who are deployed across the countryside in multiple sectors. I used to prepare daily,
weekly and monthly reports, mainly related with security situations as well as political issues to present for senior
management on weekly basis. On the basis of my security briefings and updates, J ICA Nepal Office used to report to the
Embassy of J apan and accordingly used to issue the travel advisory and security measures for J apanese citizens based in
Nepal. I also visited some districts in order to assess the local security situations across countryside, where I used to
prepare security related reports upon consultations at districts headquarters with CDOs, DPOs, media and civil societies.

(S) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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(27) I moved to Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Nepal Residence Mission and worked for nearly four years, where I
supported administrative and operational activities. I supported several workshops, seminars, trainings, missions for
coordination and communication activities including daily clerical work for the smooth operation of ADB/Nepal
Residence Mission. I closely worked with 35 ADB funded programs/projects and government counterparts at different
ministries/departments. I also attended training courses in ADB headquarters and participated on many online training
courses under ADB system since operational activities are under direct control by ADB headquarters. I closely worked
and politely interacted with citizens of more than 50 counties, who are employed with ADB. I clearly understood the
functioning of the multilateral organizations and I went through several literatures and reports published by ADB on the
basis of its operation across Asian countries. I highly benefitted in terms of learning, while working with ADB. However,
my job was merely for three years fixed-term basis, but additional one year was extended for me.

(T) UNDP/MEDEP/NEDC

(28) I am working with National Entrepreneurship Development Center (NEDC); a federated apex body of
UNDP/MEDEP and MEDPAs fifty-three districts based partner NGOs; created and backstopped by UNDP/Micro
Enterprise Development Program (MEDEP), which is a joint initiative and funding of United Nations Development
Program (UNDP); Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) under Australian Agency for International
Development (AusAID) of Australian Government; Department for International Development (DFID) of UK
Government; Canadian Agency for International Development (CIDA) of Canadian Government; New Zealand Agency
for International Development (NZAID) of New Zealand Government; and MEDEP and MEDPA Programs are executed
by Government of Nepal (GON)/Ministry of Industry.

(III) MY PERSONALITIES AND LIFE STYLES

(U) Extroverted Personality

(29) Openness: My general inherent personality traits keep on changing from extroverted to introverted, which depends
on natures and background of the target audience and subject matters for discussions. I am a very liberal minded,
democrat, independent, honest, talkative and extroverted person and share my state of mind with the circles of influence
and concern. I often trust people easily, but they exploit my gentleness, soberness and softness for their own vested
interests, which sometimes makes me sad. I prefer simple life with the better human capital for own inner satisfaction
purpose. I respect women/men who are gentle and liberal, although I prefer straight forward persona and speak of mind.

(30) However, I disgust liars, hypocrites, arrogant and sadist persons as they are good for nothing for others since they
act as the emotional terrorists for others. I am extremely transparent and I do mostly speak-out of my mind. I am honest in
dealings and do not like hanky-panky nature from others, too. I am very much gender sensitive person and highly respect
the women for their inner royal qualities.

(31) Hobbies: I review diversified literatures, especially books on philosophy, management, spirituality, development,
sociology, psychology, economics, politics and generalized news and views on national/international issues on daily basis.
I often watch movies - - documentaries, arts and commercial films. I mostly listen all kinds of music from western to
eastern. I like to travel new places with likeminded friends for exposure from different ethnicities.

(32) Attributes: I am completely self-disciplined, self-made, self-developed and self-directed person without guidance
and mentoring from anybody in my entire life. I dreamed, visualized and worked hard to materialize my visions, goals and
aims, which made me active, laborious and confident to cope difficult challenges and circumstances in the course of my
life. On the other hand, when I was in my early teenage and younger age, I used to work exceptionally hard both for my
professional career and education. I was able to work up to 18-19 hours daily in those struggle days and used to sleep
merely 4-5 hours. Hence, I continued full time job and education simultaneously. However, when I get leisure time in
these days, particularly during weekend, I enjoy for laying on bed; traveling around countryside; reading newspapers;
listening music; working in computer for writing something; dine delicious meals; chatting, sharing and joking on generic
issues with my family members, especially two sisters and old mother; reviewing literature/reports; and watching latest
movies/TV with family members.

(33) Strength: I am determined laborious person for my set goals, which usually makes me feel exhausted and burnt-
out. Consequently, I can hardly get pleasures from the ground reality in case of failures in hard work. I am, however, not a
perfect household manager, particularly for cooking, laundry, ironing and other domestic work as I have never practiced
such activities in my life due to sufficient love and take care rendered by my mother/sisters, although I am organized and
well managed person at home.

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(34) Bad Habits: I often prefer non-veg meals (mutton/chicken/fish) that I must control as far as possible. I am lazy
person for the regular exercise, which I must improve soon. I prefer for an informal academic knowledge sharing with the
likeminded friends in different subjects, but I can hardly manage free time for friends and social circles. Consequently, I
mostly feel loneliness so that I interact with books and media to avoid my emptiness.

(IV) MY FAMILY BACKGROUND

(V) The Community Root

(35) Aryan communities across the Indian sub-continent had migrated from present Middle East, especially from
current Persia and Iraq. Consequently, existing Brahmin/Chhetri communities, who presently dwell throughout Nepal,
arrived routed through the eastern and western parts of Indo-Nepal boarders. Pandey community also had entered towards
territory of present Nepal from Nainital, India in approximately sixteen century and settled down in the western regions,
which were different minor kingdoms under several rulers around 240 years ago in the history of Nepal. The origin of our
family roots/forefathers is around the periphery of Palpa/Gulmi/Gorkha districts, who had served different independent
minor kingdoms and rulers across the country, particularly for the army and priest professions, and contributed for the
unification process of the present unified country.

(36) However, younger generations in the modern unified Nepal, selected several occupations and initiated to migrate
in different places all over the country and scattered around the world in search of better livelihoods and quality of life. I,
therefore, was also originally born in Gulmi, however, I was also grown-up in different places of Nawalparashi, Lalitpur
Kathmandu and some places of India, which is part of every human being in the course of life.

(W) Social Background

(37) Regarding my social background, I am single (never married), yet; Chhetri (father Pandey and mother Basnet);
date of birth 17 April 1974; aries in western but tiger as per Chinese calendars; Kasyap Gotra; 60 kg weight; height 5'3'
with fair complexion. I am only son with two married and one single sister including 75 years plus old mother. Our father
used to be local level politician in Susta VDC during his youth up to 1970, which is nostalgia for us in these days. On the
other hand, he used to be an Indian retired army with the pension from India and mother is housewife. They both used to
live in hometown (Tribeni Bazaar, Nawalparashi) to look after home/land and quarterly used to visit us as well as
collecting pension from Indian embassy in Kathmandu. However, our father expired in 2012 at the age of 75.
Subsequently, my old mother is currently living with us at J awalakhel, Lalitpur. Our two older sisters have already settled
down in Kathmandu, but I and my small sister have not tied a social knot, yet.

(X) Economic Background

(38) I represent working class economy--I must work for my own as well as family members livelihoods. Currently, I
have some hundreds of books in the name of visible property in my own name with a four-roomed cemented home with
the tropical based fruits garden in 3.5 kattha of land including some pieces of farmland (1 hector =1.5 bigha =30 kattha =
20 ropani) to produce rice, wheat, maize and cash crops in the tarai belt of Nepal--Tribeni Bazaar, which is situated at
Indo-Nepal boarder, near Bardaghat, Nawalparashi, Lumbini -- which is an outcome of purely my personal incomes!
However, three local families are looking after these properties.

(Y) Values for Life

(39) My father (Pandey Chhetri) was an Indian retired army and all my three maternal uncles (Basnet Chhetri) also
were involved for Indian army background. Moreover, our traditional family backgrounds, both from father and mothers
side majority of young males, were conventionally implicated for Nepal army service directly under the royal regime from
several generations. Subsequently, Pandey and Basnet are considered to be the traditional friends in Nepalese politics and
they were given the title of Kaji, which is equivalent to the ministers in the history. Moreover, then king, who unified the
present Nepal, had also encouraged his subordinates for the matrimonial relationships between Pandey and Basnet
communities at that particular time, which is in practice even today. My mother is also highly influenced by the family
roots and army backgrounds of her male family members, especially her grandparents, father and brothers. As a result, my
mother groomed me and my sisters under a strict social disciplines and clear value systems for life. I am, therefore, self-
disciplined and guided by certain core values and norms in life - - never give up challenges, but fight for target - - due to
the direct influence of the parental army backgrounds from several generations in my family members blood.

(Z) My Childhood History

(40) Prior to my birth, my father was able to secure the army pension in his middle age due to a minor injury on his
hand. He had invested his lifes entire incomes in acquiring properties in Susta VDC, Nawalparashi district, which is a
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conflict territory between India and Nepal even today. Moreover, then Government of Nepal had also distributed free land
to migrate hilly communities in the plain land under fifteen resettlement programs in some terai districts in early sixty.
However, my mother and her all children were in the native district in the inherent property of our forefathers, where my
sisters were growing-up under direct mentoring of our mother. However, my father wanted additional children, especially
sons to manage his newly acquired huge chunk of land and properties in terai and also ensure for secured future through
sons during his elderly age, which is a common phenomenon in the developing counties. Consequently, with the verbal
consent of my mother, he tied a social-knot with the second wife to produce sons and fortunately he was blessed with four
additional sons from my second mother. However, later on, I was also conceived in the womb of my mother as a second
son of my father, who contributed nine children from two wives in mobs of seven billion plus population on this planet.

(41) Moreover, my father was a local influential leader and an opinion former in his station during his youth as he was
a highly knowledgeable army with the pension from India including some exposures to the outside world as compared to
other villagers in those days. He was able to manage and influence the local politics and coordinate with the district
headquarters so that local illiterate people used to be his blind flowers as he was also an affluent person in the entire Susta
VDC as compared to backward people. However, the time is the greatest decision maker in our life, which can completely
alter the course of our life, does not matter, we like it or not. The greatest natural disaster, caused by the Narayani river
flood, in early seventy in Nepal, made all dwellers of Susta VDC totally home and landless and local people became
overnight hopeless due to an unexpected will of the super natural forces. Albeit, then Government of Nepal relocated and
resettled all sufferers in different localities in Nawalparashi district, although those unfortunate people were never able to
overcome from their poverty line and the course of life of our all family members altered forever for struggles, which
reversely affected for the whole fate of mine and other siblings as well as the same natural disaster totally changed our
stations, priorities, values, life styles and everything since we cannot go against the nature/time/God.

(a) My Struggle for Survival

(42) As a result, time-to-time, my school education used to be interrupted as I was in the economical struggle phase
from the very early childhood of my life. I supported my own living from the age of 10, when I had independently started
a tiny-shop without acquiring even a rupee seed-fund from my parents, which makes me feel proud now. Albeit, it might
be the demand of those difficult reversed circumstances and negative fate of my own life, I went through several hardship
moments caused by the financial crisis for the survival in my life. However, I acquired a million dolor lessons to be
flexible and accept the challenges even in the reversed situations in the course of life, which is a great lesson for my entire
life to cope the difficulties until our death. A person can be better understood at the time of critical moments since how to
survive during miseries is the best education, which none of the universities can taught us.

(43) I left my hometown at the age of 10 and started to work hard for the envisioned dreams in life: finding a source of
income for livelihoods, improve the quality of life and acquire an education to use as a means to eradicate financial
hardships caused by the lack of economic resources in life, when I had merely completed class 6 at the age of 10.
However, immediately, my mother and sisters also joined me and we collectively started a struggle for the survival at the
periphery of J awalakhel, Lalitpur district. Up to the age of 16, my formal education was totally discontinued due to the
first priority for my own as well as family members livelihoods, albeit I used to self study different kinds of books for
whole mid-night on daily basis and updated knowledge about the burning issues in order to portray myself as an
intellectual for outsiders with an expectation that people will respect me, if I am knowledgeable, rational and logical in any
debates and discourses, which made a strong positive image and impacts among locals.

(44) Consequently, books and other source of knowledge/information unconsciously have became my best friends even
today so that reading habit has been converted as a part of my daily life. We are what we repeatedly feed our minds. I have
regularly fed my mind with the knowledge and information throughout my life. I am, therefore, often able to convince
most of the people through rational discussions on selected topics. Hence, many people, who are in my close networks and
social circles, enjoy my company, and they approach me and seek for an appropriate solution of their problems, which has
taught me that we must prove our capacities in front of the people. Nobody will search you without any specific causes,
but if you are a proper solution of their problems/needs, they will definitely approach you and seek solutions from you
even at your retirement life as you are pleasure giver for them by properly mentoring people.

(45) Finally, my mother and father happily reunited after few years of physical separation in exploring the better
economy for quality of life. After a decade of my career, I constructed a home and purchased a piece of land for them in
my hometown so that both my parents were satisfactorily living together in their elderly age. However, the nature is the
only biggest decision maker of our fate. My father expired due to asthma at the age of seventy-five in 2012, despite better
medical efforts to save him.

(46) I have realized that visible properties and momentary achievements, which we consider as the goals in our life is
simply an illusion and mirage on our minds, but natural truth is the only reality for all creatures including human being on
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this planet. We must survive happily for the fullest life until the mother nature asks us to leave this planet. But, the greatest
war in this world is the war within us since everything is within our minds.

(V) SUPPLEMENTARY ANNEXES

Appendix (A) The Ultimate Truth of Life

(47) I reached to the east and I reached to the west. I reached everywhere for the sake of survival. When I reviewed my
life at a point of time; suddenly, I realized where I have exactly reached, at last. When I used to dream during my innocent
childhood; when I was on unconditional love with my near one and the dear one; when I was in a total freedom of choice
amid the nature; I naively used to thought, oh, life is really a heaven. But, when the course of my life changed; when I felt
extreme lonely among the mob of the people; I thought, I had had acquired everything; but, what exactly I have acquired
in my real life. I was merely survived for an elusive life. I have lost several things in my life. I have lost inner peace and
the happiness of my soul.

(48) My precious onetime life has been vanished into the illusion. For the sake of running behind the mirage, but to get
nothing. I have lost everything, which my life had naturally given to me. I have completely forgotten to happily survive
my life. As I have unnecessarily worried and focused to learn how to survive. I don't know where my natural happiness
has gone, forever. I have totally forgotten to laugh and smile. While running for the sake of getting physical comforts; I
have completely forgotten to live my natural real life. I might have been noticed as an achiever for the outsiders; others
might have considered me as a great persona. But, while I thoroughly scrutinized myself from the bottom of my soul,
suddenly, I realized: what I have exactly achieved in the total race of my life? And, where I have eventually reached in
the course of my life because life is simply an illusion and we all are running behind the mirage that we never get.

Appendix (B) The Eventual Destination in Life

(49) Why do you worry without cause? Whom do you fear without reason? Who can kill you? The soul is neither born,
nor does it die. Whatever happened, happened for good; whatever is happening, is happening for good; whatever will
happen, will also happen for good. You need not have any regrets for the past. You need not worry for the future. The
present is happening now. What did you lose that you cry about? What did you bring with you, which you think you have
lost? What did you produce, which you think got destroyed? You did not bring anything - - whatever you have, you
received from here. Whatever you have given, you have given only here.

(50) Whatever you took, you took from God/super natural forces. Whatever you gave, you gave to him/her. You came
an empty handed, you will leave empty handed, too. What is yours today, belonged to someone else yesterday, and will
belong to someone else the day after tomorrow. You are mistakenly enjoying the thought that this is yours. It is this false
happiness that is the cause of your sorrows. Change is law of the universe. What you think of as death, is indeed life. In
one instance, you can be a millionaire, and in other instance you can be steeped in poverty. Yours and mine, big and small
- - erase these ideas from your mind.

(51) Then everything is yours and you belong to everyone. This body is not yours, neither are you of the body. The
body is made of fire, water, air, earth and ether, and will disappear into these elements. But the soul is permanent: so who
are you? Dedicate your being to God. S/he is the one to be ultimately relied upon. Those who know of his support are
forever free from fear, worry and sorrow. Whatever you do, do it as a dedication to God. This will bring you the
tremendous experience of joy and life-freedom forever.

Appendix (C) Why I Consider Myself as the Best Candidate for This J ob?

(52) (i) I have successfully worked in more than dozen of the international organizations and fifteen administrative and
program related designations in more than two decades; (ii) I have intensively travelled forty-five districts of Nepal
including major cities of India, Tibet, Thailand, Singapore and Philippines; (iii) I have obtained three masters degree with
the first divisions from multiple disciplines; (iv) I have attended forty-five training courses and 20 workshops/seminars;
(v) I can speak half dozen languages; (vi) I can easily fit for any responsibilities and adjust with reversed circumstances;
(vii) I can work even in hardship to complete the assigned task on time; (viii) I have in-depth knowledge, proven skills,
practical experience and positive attitude for the applied job; (ix) I am punctual, team player, self-disciplined and work-
holic person; and (x) I can work with the different walks-of-life and professional teams. These are the major reasons that I
consider myself as the most deserving candidate for the applied job in your organization and I will prove myself, if I am
given an opportunity to work with your team.

(53) I have working experience since 1990 with: (i) Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Nepal Residence Mission; (ii)
J apan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA); (iii) UK Governments Department for International Development
(DFID)/Enabling State Program-Nepal; (iv) Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at PM Office of Nepal
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through DFID/Strengthening Project: Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers under the UK Aid; (v)
Himalaya Broadcasting Company (HBC) radio station; (vi) United Nations Population Fund, Country Technical Services
Team for South and West Asia (UNFPA, CST for SAWA Countries); (vii DFID/Rural Access Program (RAP); (viii)
J apan International Cooperation Agency/J apan Medical Association (J ICA/J MA) funded School and Community Health
Project (SCHP); and (ix) Save the Children-Norway (previously Redd Barna, Norwegian semi-government international
humanitarian organization under the Government of Norway (NORAD) and a founder member of the International Save
the Children Alliance, which is currently Save the Children). Moreover, I was also implicated as a Consultant for (i)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/National Democratic Institute (NDI); (ii)
USAID/International Foundation of Electoral System (IFES); and (iii) United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)/Regional
Office for South Asia.

(54) I am working with National Entrepreneurship Development Center (NEDC); a federated apex body of
UNDP/MEDEP and MEDPAs fifty-three district based partner NGOs; created and funded by UNDP/Micro Enterprise
Development Program (MEDEP), which is joint initiative and funding of United Nations Development Program (UNDP);
Australian Government; Department for International Development (DFID) of UK Government; Canadian Agency for
International Development (CIDA) of Canadian Government; New Zealand Agency for International Development
(NZAID) of New Zealand Government; and MEDEP and MEDPA Programs are executed by Government of Nepal.

(55) Moreover, I am a Double Masters Degree holder in the field of: (i) Masters Degree in Business Studies (MBS);
and (ii) Masters Degree in Rural Development (MA). Further, I have completed third Master Degree in Public
Administration (MPA), albeit I have 1 back paper of 20 marks for certification.

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