Business Development Manager

Location:

Nepal

Salary:

8600

Posted:

January 15, 2024

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CIRRICULUM VITAE

Career Objective

Play role as a student/ researcher/teacher/development actor to acquire, explore, demonstrate and disseminate core understandings of scientific reasoning and apply it for the benefit of human race and society.

Name: Mahesh Paudyal

Permanent Address: 2/82 Badigyan Tole Tansen, Palpa, Lumbini Zone, Nepal Contact address: +977-984-***-**** (mobile), +977-******** (home) Email: *******@*****.***

Resume summary

Summary of skills:

Strong drafting skills and thorough knowledge on the process of reporting.

Motivated, self-starter with proven ability to take the initiative, work independently and self-sufficient.

Ability to work to deadlines and manage workload efficiently.

Good knowledge of project formulation, designing, implementation and supervision/monitoring.

Having sufficient analytical capability to analyses the situation and provide pragmatic solution.

Details knowledge of GoN’s programs and implementation styles especially in agricultural sector. Summary of education:

L.L.B Second year (running)

M.Sc.in Biotechnology

B.Sc. In Agriculture (Plant Breeding and Genetics as Major)

Intermediate Level in Agriculture (I. Sc. Ag.)

Intermediate Level in Pure Science (I. Sc. Pure Science) Summary of experience:

CGNS Seed Pvt. Ltd. (International Business Development Manager)

British Council, Kathmandu (Technical Grant Expert, Consultant) for 2 years.

Sastika Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu (Partnership business), as a founder Manager for 2.5 years+ running

National Construction Company Pvt. Ltd., as a contractor for the construction of bridge (Part time)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Agriculture and Food Security Project (AFSP) as a District Technical Officer (DTO) (Dadeldhura) for 2.5 years.

WINROCK International, USAID’s Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition (KISAN) Project as a District coordinator (Banke) for 1 year+.

Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development

(CEAPRED) as District Coordinator (Khotang) f o r 2 Years

Siddhartha Technical Institute, Tansen, Palpa as a Research Coordinator and External Affair officer for 1 year.

Swarswati Tissue Culture Centre as a Manager and Chief Technician (Part time Job) for 3 years.

SAAN International College as Research Assistant cum Lecturer for 2 years.

Aims International Higher Secondary College as a lecturer for 1year.

Lord Buddha Education Foundation (LBEF), as a lecturer for 1 year.

Nobel College, as a lecturer for 6 months.

Agriculture Extension Services, Palpa, as an agricultural extension officer for 2 years. 2

Resume in Detail

Academic Qualifications:

Name of degree: M.Sc.in Biotechnology, 2years+

College/University: Doon (PG) paramedical college and hospital, Deharadun, India (Affiliated to H.N.B. Garhwal University, Shreenagar, India)

Major Subjects: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Development and membrane biophysics, Biological and Radio tracer techniques, Legal Biotechnology, Microbiology, Immunology, Biostatics and Bio- math, Recombinant DNA technology, Genomics, Enzymology, Protein engineering, Computer programming, Cell and Tissue Culture, Microbial Genetics, Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Bioinformatics, Fermentation Techniques, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Drug Design.

Academic Year: 2004-2006 (A.D.)

Remarks: Aggregate of 64 percentage

Name of degree: B.Sc. In Agriculture (Plant Breeding and Genetics as Major) 4years+ College/University: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal (Affiliated to Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal) Major Subjects: Horticulture, Agronomy, Animal science, Agricultural Economics, Plant Breeding, Genetics, Animal Breeding, Sociology, Project Planning and Proposal Writing, Biotechnology, Tissue culture, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Aqua Culture, Animal Nutrition, Biochemistry, Statistics, Rural Sociology, Agro- meteorology, Agricultural Botany, Soil and Soil Fertility, Animal Husbandry, Extension Education, Farm Power and Machinery, Dairy Science, Plant physiology, Animal Nutrition and fodder production, Sociology and Rural Development, Farm Management, Principle and practices of irrigation management, Nepalese agricultural development problems prospective and strategies, Human Nutrition, Farm Structure and Survey, Agricultural Communication, Cytology and Cyto-genetics.

Academic Year: 2000-2003 (A.D.)

Remarks: Aggregate of 61 percentage

Name of degree: Intermediate Level in Pure Science (I. Sc. Pure-science) 2 + years College/University: Tribhuwan Multiple C o l l ege, Batase Dada, Tansen, Palpa (Affiliated to Tribhuwan University Kathmandu, Nepal)

Major Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Statistics and Mathematics as extra supplement.

Academic Year: 1996-1998 (A.D.)

Remarks: Aggregate of 58 percentages.

Name of degree: School leaving Certificate (10

Grade)

College/University: Janata Secondary School Tansen, Palpa, Nepal (Affiliated to HMG Board) Major Subjects: All the major subjects

Academic Year: 1994-1995 (A.D.)

Remarks: Aggregate of 71 percentages.

Name of degree: I. Sc. Ag (Agriculture) 2+ years

College/University: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal (Affiliated to Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal) Major Subjects: Horticulture, Agronomy, Animal Science, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology Statistics, Mathematics, Morphology and Anatomy of Plants. Academic Year: 1997-1998 (A.D.)

Remarks: Aggregate of 62 percentages.

Professional Experience:

Name of organization: CGNS Seeds Pvt. Ltd. (Full time, short term) Position: International Business Development Manager Duty Station: Thapathali, Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: Agriculture, hybrid vegetable seed R & D Duration: August 01, 2023 (Running)

Development of mission, vision and activities of the business

Development of research and development plans of the hybrid seed business

Development of marketing and networking plans of the business

Development of hybrid seed production plan of CGNS

Coordination with the stakeholders for the successful implementation of the project.

Coordination with the Lal Teer Seed Pvt. Ltd., Bangladesh (R & D partner) for the successful implementation and support to initiate the hybrid seed research and development business.

Formulation of strategies for business development, research, and other strategies for the successful implementation of the business.

Development of monitoring and evaluation framework of hybrid seed production program at the community level

Name of Organization: National Construction Company (Part time) Position: Construction Contractor

Duty station: Rupandehi and Tanahau District

Faculty/Level: Construction/Bridge

Duration: From 24 March 2021 (Running)

Duty and responsibility:

Management of construction site, construction material and other things

Coordination and correspondence with Nepal Government's offices and other stakeholders

Handling and receiving of account payee cheques from government offices

Handling of company's bank account and party payment Name of organization: Sastika Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.(Partnership based business house) Position: Chief Executive officer (CEO)

Duty Station: Tokha Muncipality, Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: Construction material, Agriculture mechanization equipment and Hydroponics Duration: November 01, 2018 to August 15, 2023

Duty and responsibility:

Coordination with national and international level companies, production factories, marketing offices and import channels to procure construction materials, agriculture mechanization equipment and hydroponics related items.

Regular negotiation with the national and international level companies, production factories, marketing offices for the quality of goods, price of goods and for the maintenance/services.

Monitoring the cost of related items on a regular basis so that the company could purchase the related items at the least value and could be sold in a higher value to maximize the profit.

Analyses of immediate competitor based on their strength/weakness and provide support to financial team during price fixation of related goods and items. 5

Orientation of market representatives about the specification and quality of material.

Understanding the clients about their requirements and finalization of delivery plan.

Designing of the hydroponics as per the technical specification of customers and monitoring of the support staffs during its assembly at the customers establishment.

Monitoring of all the events during day-to-day business.

Coordination and linkage with Banks and other financial institution for the financial inputs.

Evaluation of business results monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annually so as to explore further options for growth and development of business.

Name of organization: British Council, Dakchyata Project (Consultant) Position: Technical Grant Expert

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: Agriculture, tourism, construction

Duration: from April 16, 2021 till to October 31, 2022 Duty and responsibility:

Support the delivery of the Practical Partnership grant fund under Component 2 of the Dakchyata TVET PP project, through designing and delivering specific capacity building activities for grantees to improve performance of grant implementation

Conduct technical monitoring and verification of grant projects through a combination of report reviews, field visits and assessments, and physical verification of activities

Acquire in depth knowledge and understanding of individual pilot project models, ensuring implementation proceeds in accordance with agreed work plans.

Support technical monitoring of grant implementation of Practical Partnership pilots, facilitating and capturing lessons of successful PPP approaches for scale up or policy adoption.

Conduct field visits with agreed visit plans, including overseeing delivery of training, skills periodic assessment and functioning of partnership working between different actors.

Conduct review of quarterly progress reports and provide written feedback to be communicated to grantees. Support grantees in implementing provided feedback

Conducting technical monitoring including capacity assessment of grantees and pilot teams and supporting development of capacity building work plans

Provide technical assistance to grantee organizations, e.g. on curriculum development, skills gap assessment (RPL), skills testing and certification, provide advice on strengthening coordination and partnership between public and private sector actors

Design and lead workshops and other capacity building activities on key cross cutting issues identified in grantee project implementation, in accordance with grantee capacity building plans.

Support linkages with other activity areas in components 1 and 3 of the Dakchyata project. Name of organization: Sastika Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.(Partnership based business house) Position: Chief Executive officer (CEO)

Duty Station: Tokha Muncipality, Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: Construction material, Agriculture mechanization equipment and Hydroponics Duration: April 31, 2018 to March 15, 2021

Duty and responsibility:

Regular negotiation with the national and international level companies, production factories, marketing offices for the quality of goods, price of goods and for the maintenance/services.

Monitoring the cost of related items on a regular basis so that the company could purchase the related items at the least value and could be sold in a higher value to maximize the profit.

Analyses of immediate competitor based on their strength/weakness and provide support to financial team during price fixation of related goods and items.

Orientation of market representatives about the specification and quality of material.

Understanding the clients about their requirements and finalization of delivery plan.

Designing of the hydroponics as per the technical specification of customers and monitoring of the support staffs during its assembly at the customers establishment.

Monitoring of all the events during day-to-day business.

Coordination and linkage with Banks and other financial institution for the financial inputs.

Evaluation of business results monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annually so as to explore further options for growth and development of business.

Name of organization: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Agriculture and Food Security Project (AFSP)

Position: District Technical Officer (DTO)

Duty Station: DADO, Dadeldhura, District

Faculty/Level: Agriculture/officer

Duration: from September 10, 2015 to March 31 2018 Duty and responsibility:

Assisting the DADO in the preparation of farmer needs- based annual work and expenditure plans for the component related to dissemination of crop production and in implementing the project activities at district level.

With guidance from Project Training Specialist and Agriculture Specialist identify training needs of targeted beneficiaries, support in design of FFS curriculum, lesson plans, guidelines and procedures related to crop development and provide backstopping support in the implementation of FFS trainings and follow up programs.

Support DADO in identification and selection of appropriate groups to participate in FFS activities and participating in discussions and negotiations with Village Development Committees, and others involved in the establishment and facilitation of the FFS.

In close coordination with the Project Training Specialist and Agriculture Specialist, assist in the selection of FFS facilitators and other resource persons, and provide backstopping support to the groups and FFS facilitators on smooth implementation of FFS activities including designing of supportive trials.

Providing adequate orientation and supervision to field based Agriculture Technicians on project activity implementation, timely implementation of crop production and farmer organization related activities at the VDCs and farmer Group levels.

In collaboration with district level subject matter specialists especially the Agronomist, Horticulturist and Plant protection officers provide the technical support, facilitate, and backstop Agriculture Technicians and JT, JTAs as appropriate.

Provide technical support to DADO and work as the bridge between DADO and Project Agriculture Specialist at the PMU level in solving the technical problems. 7

Report to the DADO and Project Agriculture Specialist on the progress at the field level, issues encountered and suggestion on resolving the issues.

Consult, coordinate and collaborate with the Scientists/Technical Officers of NARC stations for technical issues and contribute to provide feedback on performance of crop varieties and management practices recommended by NARC.

Contribute to monitor all the agricultural activities of the project in the district, including validation trials from NARC within the FFS group members.

Monitor and supervise performance of Agriculture Technicians and supervise all the agricultural activities including FFS training programs. Attention should be given for the Seed Production Program as the seed is the very sensitive item and needs special care.

In line with the Monitoring and Evaluation framework, monitor FFS activities and their facilitators and share information to the DADO and the Project Agriculture Specialist and M& E Specialist. Assist in compiling the progress report at district level and share with all partners and other stakeholders.

Submit a work plan and monthly progress report as per the format developed by the Project.

Undertake any other duties as assigned by Project Agriculture Specialist and DADO.

Assist DADO to prepare farmer needs- based annual work and expenditure plans in the implementation of project activities at district level, related to crop,

Assist DADO to prepare trimester work-plan, input management plan and timely delivery of quality inputs for the crop related project activities,

Regular follow-up, monitoring, coaching and technical backstopping of Project Agri. Technicians

& PFs,

Field visits, monitoring of various field activities and technical backstopping to FFS Facilitators, project Agri. Technicians & farmers on the spot,

Support FFS Facilitators (both technicians and farmer facilitators) to design FFS curriculum, lesson plans, guidelines and procedures, & to design trials related to crop development and provide backstopping support in the implementation of FFS trainings and follow up programs,

Assist and/or participate in DADO staff meeting and DPSU meeting and support for effective coordination in the district for the implementation of project activities,

Assist DADO to prepare progress reports (monthly, trimester and annual) at different point of time, as necessary.

Name of organization: WINROCK International, USAID’s Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition (KISAN) Project Position: District coordinator (Banke)

Duty station: Nepalgunj

Faculty/Level: Agriculture/officer

Duration: from July 13, 2014 to August 10, 2015 (1 year) Duty and responsibility:

Coordinate and oversees all district level KISAN partners and component activities.

Working with KISAN partners, bears responsibility for ensuring that the district targets are met.

Assist in identifying training participants and monitor training programs organized by project.

Liaise between managers and KISAN activities in the district. Liaise with district level relevant governmental and nongovernmental agencies.

Working with District and VDC government, and KISAN partners, seek access to block grants and others leveraging funds as required.

Form district coordination committee and hold district alliance meetings with other NGOs and organizations as needed.

Ensure that all KISAN staffs of the project have equal access to project resources.

Report regularly on project activities and progress made.

Ensure annual and other district-based planning activities.

Represent KISAN at the district level.

Working with KISAN partner organizations, organize and coordinate training, beneficiary selection and target community selection.

Explore opportunities for working together with other USAID projects in the district and other development partners for income generation for the rural poor in the district.

Explore opportunities for establishing input-output oriented market linkages between local level entrepreneurs and trading/processing/industrial groups and linking the projects training and target group.

Assist in the studies/surveys that are being carried out in the district by KISAN.

Support KISAN partners, take overall responsibility of Component and activities for the district and ensure beneficiary selection as per KISAN criteria.

Carry out supervision of key trainings and carryout income verifications, if needed

Ensure that monthly reports of programs reach supervising Manager on time.

Take responsibility of preparing success stories based on the information received from POs and disseminate the success stories

Ensure timely and coordinated input of data into M&E database systems from all training events and perform other M & E functions as required.

Carryout out Survey as required

Name of Organization: Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED)

Position: District Coordinator (Khotang)

Duty station: Khotang, District

Faculty/Level: Agriculture/officer

Duration: July 8, 2012 to July 8, 2014 (2 Years)

Duty and responsibility:

Finalization of annual planning of the district, execute the activities as per planning and monitoring of the activities. Responsibility of aligning the activities as planned and identification of future area of investment also come under the responsibility. Reporting (Financial and Physical) to the central team bimonthly is also the major part of job responsibility.

Identification of groups and farmers who were in need of trainings, accessing their need and finalization of training material as well as training schedule of the whole year. Take a lead in training of commercial farmer as well as cooperative executive.

Finalization of district production plan in coordination of seed cooperatives, formulation of marketing strategy to market the produced seed and strengthening of local partners and cooperatives through trainings and exposure visit. 9

Market linkage of seed cooperative to potential market through interaction with commercial supplier of eastern region of Nepal. Creating the linkage of cooperatives with the financial institutions.

Coordination and collaboration with district stakeholder and line agencies during the district level planning and review meeting. Coordination and collaboration with donor during monthly coordination meeting at district and with other agricultural projects at district to explore field of collaboration and the possibility of working together in the future.

Support the output of the project in terms of commercial variety release of vegetable crops. Play a lead role in establishment of demo plot at the project's resource farm and farmer's farm. Initiate an ideal research environment at in house resource farm by performing multi-location yield trials and individual plant trials at resource farm. Collection of locally adapted indigenous variety, evaluation of these variety at the in-house resource farm, evaluation of these variety in terms of yield/other genetic characteristics and introduction of those promising vegetable crops to the farmers field for trial. Test the exotic variety at the in-house resource farm and identify the possibility of transfer the technology to the farmer's field. Extension of prominent variety at the district, for the future possibility of commercialization.

Formulate a yearly plan and procedure to understand the community and submission of report on study of community and dawn conclusions.

Coordinate with GESI officer to implement gender inclusiveness and streamlining, in program implementation, monitoring and progress reporting

Carry out regular field visit to monitor field standard, field inspection, seed sampling and send seed to center for quality testing.

Name of Organization: Siddhartha Technical Institute, Tansen, Palpa, affiliated to CTEVT. Position: Research Coordinator and External Affair officer Duty station: Palpa District, Tansen Municipality

Faculty/level: Vocational courses/ lecture (officer) Duration: December 20, 2010 to February 23, 2012 (14 months) Duty and Responsibility:

Developing research concept and skills among the students so that they could support field level and laboratory level research. The objective is to fulfill the low wage level skilled technician that is highly demanded in different research centers, diagnostic laboratories and farmer’s field, agricultural field.

Responsibility of making laboratory run for practical classes: correcting troubleshooting that could erupt and procurement of chemicals and enzymes required for the laboratory.

Developing and coordinating with local hospital and Agricultural Research Stations making arrangements for training of students during the process of teaching and learning.

Coordination with national and international educational institution and research center and making arrangements to take students during excursion and educational tour.

Evaluation of final exam papers (theory and practical), either in the form of primary evaluator or internal examiner.

Name of Organization: Swarswati Tissue Culture Centre. Position: Manager and Chief Technician (Part time Job) Faculty/Level: Tissue Culture/officer

Duration: 34 months

Duty and Responsibility:

Establishment of tissue culture and greenhouse facility, research and development of plant saplings of fruits and medicinal plants suitable for the nearby market and design of marketing plan for the produced plants saplings.

Name of Organization: SAAN International College, Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. Position: Research Assistant cum Lecturer (full time job) Duty station: Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: B.Sc. Biotechnology/ Officer

Duration: February 1, 2008 to December 12, 2009 (22 months) Duty and responsibility:

Teaching different academic courses for B.Sc. Biotechnology, as per schedule and credit determined by Department during the academic session. Subjects that come under responsibility are: Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Molecular & Human Genetics, Medical Biotechnology, Genetical Methods, Agricultural Biotechnology

Coordination of 3 research projects inside the college for the partial fulfillment B.Sc. level student’s projects.

Monitoring tissue culture and sterilization inside laboratory, management of green house: optimize the condition for the growth of tissue cultured potato saplings, monitoring and regulation of irrigation and monitoring of disease outbreak and identification of cure for disease for the production of virus free pre-basic potato seed.

Responsibility of making the whole Biotechnology laboratory run for practical classes and research activities: correcting troubleshooting that could erupt and procurement of chemicals and enzymes required for the laboratory.

Coordination with national and international educational institutions and research center and making arrangements to take students during excursion and educational tour.

Evaluation of final exam papers (theory and practical), either in the form of primary evaluator or internal examiner.

Evaluation of dissertation seminar (presentation) by final year B.Sc. students for the partial fulfilment of Graduation.

Name of Organization: Aims International Higher Secondary College, Lagankhel, Kathmandu, Nepal, affiliated to Higher Secondary Education Board. Position: Visiting faculty member (Lecturer)

Duty station: Kathmandu

Faculty/level: Biology/lecture

Duration: August 5, 2009 to August 25, 2010 (12 months) 11

Duty and Responsibility:

Teaching the theory and practical classes of Botany

Conduction and Evaluation of internal exams and practical record. Name of Organization: Lord Buddha Education Foundation (LBEF), Maitidevi, Kathmandu, Nepal affiliated to Sikkim Manipal University, India. Position: Visiting faculty Member (Lecturer)

Duty station: Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: B.Sc. Applied Biotechnology/Officer Duration: January 5, 2008 to January 12, 2009 (12 months) Duty and responsibility:

Teaching Plant Biotechnology (full course) to3rdsemester students of B. Sc. Applied Biotechnology.

Teaching Agricultural Biotechnology (Full course) 5th semester students of B . Sc. Applied Biotechnology.

Design of lesson plan for the concern subjects. Evaluation of Internal Exams Papers. Name of Organization: Nobel College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu,Nepal Position: Visiting Faculty

Duty station: Kathmandu

Faculty/Level: B.Sc. Clinical Biochemistry and B.Sc. in Medical Lab Technology/lecture (0fficer) Duration: July 1, 2008 to December 17, 2008 (6 months) Duty and responsibility:

Teaching Genetic Engineering (full course) to 5thsemester students of Clinical Biochemistry

Teaching Molecular Biology (partial course) for4rdand6th semester B.Sc. in Medical Lab Technology

Setting of university examination papers and evaluation Name of Organization: Doon (PG) Paramedical College and Hospital Deharadun, India, affiliated to H.N.B Garwal University India.

Position: Practicing lecturer

Duty station: Deharadun, India

Faculty/level: Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Technology (B.Sc. MLT), B.Sc. Biochemistry/ officer. Duration: 3 months

Duty and responsibility:

Teaching and supporting Head of the Department

Name of Organization: Agricultural Extension Service Position: Agricultural officer

Duty station: Palpa, District, Tansen, Municipality Field/faculty: Agricultural Extension officer

Duration: November 21, 1997 to November 29, 1999 (2 years) 12

Duty and Responsibility:

Survey, data collection, data analysis, planning, implementation and reporting.

Collect and analyze the data on the uses and problems of commercial varieties, plant to maximize the use of reference commercial variety of cauliflower, cabbage, radish, brinjal, carrot, citrus, banana, mango and sugarcane, implement the plan and prepare report on the impact of the whole campaign.

Trainings, research works and personal achievements:

M.Sc. Dissertation entitled “Subcloning of cDNA in the Ti based Plasmid, Agrobacterium mediated Transformation of tobacco and PCR amplification of a cDNA followed by Cloning in to Plasmid”. Optimization of PCR ingredient for the production of RAPD product on the Agarose gel, during the summer training attended at Research Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB) Kathmandu.

Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer techniques during the off-hour classes under the strict supervision of head of the department Dr. Vinod Kumar Mishra at Doon (PG) Paramedical College and Hospital Deharadun, India.

Screening for W24X/W77X?V153I mutation of GJB2 gene (connexin 26) in random population of Nepal by using PCR technology.

Isolation of appropriate wine yeast strain from Murcha collected from different region of Nepal, use of them in wine fermentation.

Comparative study on biochemical changes and sensory characteristics during Probiotic and normal Yoghurt fermentation.

Identification of antibiotics resistant among the prevalent human population of Palpa District.

Study of microbial population around the root zone area of Potato plant from seedling to the maturity.

Preparation of micro-enterprise development plan of

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