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Bijay Karmacharya

Contract Type: 
Staff
Location: 
Myanmar
Languages: 
Qualifications: 

Education (Academic Qualifications)

1) M. Sc. Resources Engineering (Distinction) - University of Karlsruhe, Germany (1966)
2) B.Sc. Ag Engineering (Distinction) - UAF, Faisalabad, Pakistan (1990)
3) Intermediate in Science (1st Division) - Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu (1985)
4) School Leaving Certificate (1st Division) - N.A.M.V., Kathmandu (1983)

Training

  • Geographic Information System (GIS) Training -Arc Info and Arc-view, TU/ICIMOD, Kathmandu 1999
  • GTZ- Orientation Training (Regional), Nepal, 1999
  • Team Building, Personnel Management and Conflict Resolution, AMI/Bangkok, June 2001
  • International Course on Rural Development Management, IIRR/Philippines, July 2002
  • Program Management Training for Deputies, Feb 2003
  • Conflict Transformation Training, Kathmandu, Dec 2002 and Apr 2003,
  • Stress Management Training, Kathmandu, March 2003
  • Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment System, Geneva, June 2004
  • Do No Harm, Risk Management, Conflict Sensitive Approach of Development
  • Basic and Advance Security Test (online).
  • SSAFE Training, Pakistan May, 2011

Workshops/ Conferences

  • Participatory and System Oriented Approach to Promote Rural Development, DSE/ZEL, Germany, 1990 July
  • Infrastructure Development Private Public Partnership, London, Sept. 2000.
  • Labour Based Technology Regional Seminar, Tanzania, Oct. 2003.
  • Several in-service workshops: Planning, Conflict resolution, Team Building etc.
  • Democracy Conference on Local Institutions in Islamabad- Heinrich Boll Foundation February. 2007

Awards and Medals 

  • Medal for first position in S.L.C. (School Top)
  • DSE/ ZEL Scholarship award to study B.Sc. Ag. Engineering   
  • Certificate of Honor in Bachelor’s Degree
  • DAAD Scholarship for M. SC. Engineering (Civil-Land and Water Resources Engineering) in Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Medal of National Honour: Mahendra Vidya Bhushan (for first position in M. Sc. Engineering)
Experience: 

Experience

21 Years of experience in the field of Development in various capacities. Prolonged Experience in large National programs aimed at community infrastructure development, employment generation, improving livelihoods of rural and urban poor food security, poverty alleviation, resettlement and rehabilitation planning; rural and regional planning.  Extensive experiences in program conceptualization, program development and management. Integrated Recovery of communities from major disasters aiming at shelters, water supply and community Infrastructures.   Improvement of basic services in Urban and rural poor neighborhoods/ slums. Experience in handling multiple partnership structures (e.g. RCIW in Nepal and NSP in Afghanistan, Shelters in Pakistan). Experience in comprehensive recovery and rehabilitation of displaced population and restoring their livelihoods.   Experiences in working with government (3.5 Years), international organization (9 years) and United Nations (7 years).

CORE EXPERTISE

  • Community Based Development,
    • Community led reconstruction of shelters, water supply and infrastructures.
    • Improvement of infrastructures in poor neighborhoods through community process
    • Management of Community Block Grants/ Community Investment/ Community Contracts
    • Income generation and employment generation through labour intensive projects. Food for Work, Cash for Work and IG activities
    • Establishment and capacity building of community institutions such as  User committee, Self-help groups, Beneficiaries' committee
    • Capacity building of elected local institutions like Village and District level local governance institutions
    • Implementation of labour intensive community infrastructure projects.
  • Project/ Program Management,
    • Project/ program implementation, coordination.
    • Project Cycle Management, Project planning, Proposal
      Writing, Report Writing
    • Personnel management and financial management of projects
    • Preparing Log-frame, Project Planning Matrix, Objective Oriented Project Planning
  • Participatory rural/urban and regional planning
    • Preparation of Action plans, Community Development Plans
    • Incorporation of community plans with plans of authorities
    • District Development planning and regional development planning
    • Regional and Rural Development Planning
  • Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
    • Resettlement and Rehabilitation; Settlement Planning and  Management
    • District, regional and rural planning
    • Community Infrastructure, Water supply and Shelter constructions
    • Urban upgrading, integration
    • Restoring livelihoods, Income and food security of displaced people
  • Rural Development Management  and Engineering 
    • Integrated rural and urban settlements Development
    • Appropriate Rural Technology and engineering
    • Labour Based and Labour Intensive Infrastructure development
  •   Local Governance and  policy influence
    • Local Governance legislation, Local body Financial Regulation, Planning Process of Local institutions (Annual plans of villages and cluster of villages), Periodic Plans of Districts, Maintenance strategy for local infrastructures etc.
    • Public/Social Audit, process oriented approach of promoting transparency of project resources use at community levels,
    • Program policy influence leading to national policy formulation

OTHER AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

  • Social Aspects of Development
  • Community based drinking water supply systems
  • Rural Financing, Economic promotion of rural communities,
  • REFLECT, Participatory Learning and Action etc.
  • Risk Management, Do No Harm and Conflict Transformation
  • Designing of Training Modules for Technical staff and Communities.
  • Conducting Training, Orientation and Workshops.
  • Development of Monitoring Systems,  Monitoring Mechanism
  • Irrigation and Water Lifting Devices

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

From  [Year]:   2012 To  [Year]:  Till Now
Employer:  UN-Habitat
Positions held:  Chief Technical Advisor / Country Programme Manager
Country : Myanmar

  • Lead all aspects of UN-Habitat, Myanmar in terms of programme development; resources mobilization, programme Implementation, personnel management and financial resources management. 
  • Provide technical assistance, technical advisory services for the project, guidance in implementation, provide support in training and monitoring, commission field visits, evaluation and reporting.
  • Develop projects or programmes, develop approaches of Implementation, generate resources and supervise implementation.
  • Coordinate with Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, thematic branches of headquarters, Office of project management and other units of the Headquarter.
  • Ensure an effective and efficient execution of projects and programmes within the allocated resources.
  • Carry out high level consultations with Government decision makers at national level and country and city levels. Identify needs and priorities of the government. Identify opportunities in the areas of mandate, expertise and experiences of UN-Habitat. Develop project concept, project proposals, mobilize resources through convincing bilateral and multilateral donors.
  • Provide guidance to the experts, supervise to the field staff in studies, researches and evaluation of programme impacts. Prepare evidence based programming through survey initiatives, data collection, review of issues and trends, develop response policies and strategies;
  • Provide technical and managerial support in Human Settlements research, studies, analysis, needs assessments,
  • Align UN-Habitat programme of support to the government of Myanmar’s areas of priorities and needs. Coordinate with Ministries, departments, national officers of the national government and local governments, partner organizations, non-governmental organizations and expert consultants in development, resources mobilization and implantation of the programme.
  • Liaise with the fellow UN organizations, units, officers and technical staff in the regional offices and headquarters for coordination in development and implementation of the programmes. Utilize networks of Regional offices and headquarter in identifying donors resource. ​

 

From  [Year]:    March 2011   To  [Year]:  August 2012
Employer:  UN-Habitat
Positions held:  Chief Technical Advisor
Country: Pakistan​

  • Lead technical aspects of UN-HABITAT Pakistan Program
  • Assist the CPM in UN-HABITAT , Pakistan  Projects Management, Staff, Administration, Financial and Security Management as second in command
  • Develop concepts, approaches and implementation modality of all UN-HABITAT projects in Pakistan.
  • Lead the technical units of  UN-HABITAT office in Pakistan
  • Coordinate all element of technical aspects of UN-HABITAT program in Pakistan
  • Develop project process, work-plan, monitoring and reporting system of Pakistan Settlement Flood Recovery Program.
  • Determine modality of implementation of integrated support to flood affected settlements including shelter, community infrastructure, Cash for Work and WASH.
  • Advocate for concept and approach of community led development.
  • Introduce community based monitoring mechanism including social audits to ensure transparency of resources use.
  • Ensure program activities are implemented and targets achieved as stipulated in the work plan.
  • Represent UN-HABITAT in early recovery working group for housing, stakeholders’ forum in urban sector etc.

 

From  [Year]:    October 2009   To  [Year]:  February 2001

Employer:  UN-Habitat

Positions held:  Chief Technical Advisor[HEAL2] 

 

  • Lead the UN-Habitat office in Mongolia
  • Manage coordinate all projects portfolio of UN-HABITAT in Mongolia
  • Introduce Community Led Development Approach in Mongolian Context
  • Implement Community Led Ger Area Upgrading Project in Ger Areas of Ulaanbaatar.
  • Assist Municipality in coordination of Ger Area upgrading work in Ulaanbaatar
  • Complete ongoing activities under Ger Area Upgrading Strategic and Implementation Plan.
  • Initiate preparation of strategic contribution of UNHABITAT in the country.
  • Manage staff, activities and funds of the projects.
  • Coordinate Climate Change in Cities initiatives of UN-HABITAT in Mongolia.
  • Represent UN-HABITAT in Preparation of UNDAF in Mongolia.
  • Represent UN-HABITAT in working groups, stakeholders’ forum in Urban and Ger Area Development Sector.

From  [Year]:    April 2008   To  [Year]:  September 2009
Employer:  UN-Habitat
Positions held:  Chief Technical Advisor-NSP; Deputy Country Program Manager a.i.

  • Manage all projects and programs Portfolio of UN-HABITAT in Afghanistan
  • Oversee Urban programs, help, guide and backstop informal settlement upgrading programs.
  • Oversee Slum upgrading, formalization and land regularization
  • Contribute in Preparation of Urban programs and informal settlement upgrading programs.
  • Advise NSP National Program Manager of UN Habitat in all aspects of program management.
  • Coordinate all aspects of NSP with MRRD and other Facilitating Partners
  • Support UN Habitat NSP team in achieving targeted outputs.
  • Develop new project/programme for grafting to NSP.
  • Assist in handling partnership projects.
  • Support and backstop and assist CPM in implementation of UN-HABITAT, Afghanistan program portfolio.
  • Contribute in UN Habitat Programme development.
  • Assist in staff and administrative matters.

From  [Year]:    February 2007   To  [Year]:  April 2008
Employer:  UN-Habitat
Positions held:  Rural/Urban Program Manager

  • Manage all projects and programs under Rural Portfolio of UN-HABITAT in Afghanistan
  • Lead in preparation of Rural Program,
  • Contribute in Preparation of Urban programs and informal settlement (slums) upgrading programs.
  • Advise NSP National Program Manager of UN Habitat in all aspects of program management.
  • Coordinate all aspects of NSP with MRRD, OC and other Facilitating Partners
  • Support UN Habitat NSP team in achieving targeted outputs.
  • Develop new project/programme for grafting to NSP.
  • Contribute in UN Habitat Rural Programme development.
  • Assist in staff and administrative matters.

From  [Year]:    February 2006   To  [Year]:  February 2007
Employer:  UN-Habitat
Positions held:  NSP Management Officer

  • Advise NSP National Program Manager of UN Habitat in all aspects of program management.
  • Coordinate all aspects of NSP with MRRD, OC and other Facilitating Partners
  • Support in implementation of informal settlement upgrading programme.
  • Support UN Habitat NSP team in achieving targeted outputs.
  • Strengthen engineering capacity of Programme staff.
  • Develop new project/programme for grafting to NSP.
  • Assist in handling partnership projects.
  • Contribute in UN Habitat Rural Programme development.
  • Assist in staff and administrative matters.

From  [Year]:    February 2005   To  [Year]:  January 2006
Employer:  UN-Habitat
Positions held:  NSP Engineer (Advisor)

  • Advise NSP Program Manager of UN Habitat in all aspects of program management.
  • Coordinate all aspects of NSP with MRRD, OC and other Facilitating Partners
  • Support UN Habitat NSP team in achieving targeted outputs.
  • Strengthen engineering capacity of Programme staff
  • Assist in handling partnership projects.
  • Contribute to implementation of Municipal support programme-slum upgrading.
  • Contribute in UN Habitat Rural Programme development.
  • Assist in staff and administrative matters.

From  [Year]:    January 2004         To  [Year]:  December 2004
Employer:  RURAL PROGRAMME NEPAL GTZ (GERMAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION)-KATHMANDU
Positions held:  Chief Coordinator/ RCIW COMPONENT COORDINATOR

  • Program coordination in all aspects of program management.
  • Handle all aspects of Rural Community Infrastructure Works Program, which is in partnership with UN-WFP, His Majesty’s Government of Nepal, DFID.
  • Handle engineering aspects of program operation.
  • Handle partnership projects and third party business of GTZ with DFID, SNV, DRSP (SNV) and TC partners.

From  [Year]:    July 2001   To  [Year]:  December 2003
Employer:  RURAL PROGRAMME NEPAL GTZ (GERMAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION)-KATHMANDU
Positions held:  Deputy Team Leader

  • Assist the team leader in all aspects of project management as the deputy in the project.
  • Take lead in field operation of the project activities.
  • Handle all engineering aspects of the project such as commissioning survey, checking designs, implementation, training of technicians, supervision of implementation, quality control and maintenance of projects. 

From  [Year]:    June 2000   To  [Year]:  June 2001
Employer:  RURAL PROGRAMME NEPAL GTZ (GERMAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION)-KATHMANDU.
Positions held:  Senior Programme Coordinator

  • Coordinate all aspects of programme management with the Government, partners and non governmental organizations.
  • Handle all engineering aspects of the project such as commissioning survey, checking designs, implementation, training of technicians, supervision of implementation, quality control and maintenance of projects

From  [Year]:    January 1998   To  [Year]:  May 2000
Employer:  RURAL PROGRAMME NEPAL GTZ (GERMAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION)-KATHMANDU
Positions held:  Senior Programme Officer (Engineering)

  • Oversee field operation of the infrastructure development activities of the program.
  • Handle all engineering aspects of the project such as commissioning survey, checking designs, implementation, training of technicians, supervision of implementation, quality control and maintenance of projects.
  • Coordinate central, district and field staff.

From  [Year]:    February 1997   To  [Year]:  December 1998
Employer:  RURAL PROGRAMME NEPAL GTZ (GERMAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION)-KATHMANDU.
Positions held:  Consultant for Preparation of action plans for the districts programme activities of Rural Community Infrastructure Works Programme.

  • Design, estimate and supervise the construction of engineering infrastructures related to aquaculture development under the project activities.
  • Infrastructures included, Fishponds, hatcheries, farm roads, wells, deep-wells, pumping systems, animal and bird sheds, office buildings and water supply systems.

 

 

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