Program Officer Senior
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Curriculum Vitae
Personal Detail:
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Contact Address
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: Nishanthiny Navarathnam
: Kn/Akkarayan MV Road, Akkarayankulam,
Kilinochchi
: adxf61@r.postjobfree.com
: 896574175 V
: Female
: 5
th
June, 1989
: Sri Lankan Tamil
: Unmarried
Employments:
(i) Position held :- Field Manager
Organization :- Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation Period :- From January 2022 to date
Responsibilities carried out :-
To organize and develop links with Government / Provincial Council, Pradeshiya Sabha, District Secretary, veterinary services, agriculture / agrarian department services and other services relating to the programme
To provide technical input in relevant expertise areas in programming
To carry out technical monitoring of the Palmera Project implemented in Mullaitivu District
To organize and develop links with Government and private sector, marketing services for selected agriculture and dairy sector interventions
To coordinate with the consultants and other related service providers and ensure the timely delivery of the training programmes for project farmers and staff
To train the project target group and project staff towards project interventions
(ii)
Position held :- Market Facilitator
Organization :- Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation Period :- From January 2016 to December 2021
Responsibilities carried out :-
Conduct Market Assessment and Develop a series of innovative hypotheticals that would improve producers access to markets and/or income
Situation analysis of local producers and market opportunities – identify key market players, value chains directions/inputs, outputs and entry points
Formation of producer groups and conduct training to build capacity
Participatory value chain analysis with producers 2
(iii)
(iv)
Planning and implementing interventions, including linking Producer Groups with suppliers of inputs and buyers of outputs
Coaching and mentoring – Producers/Producer groups
Seek orders from potential buyers – understanding buyers demands, requirements and trends
Actively collaborate with Project team in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes of all project activities Worked as a Consultant for the Producer Group Formation, Entrepreneurship Development, Enterprise Development SMEs, Local Value Chain Development and CSO’s Capacity Building in Swiss Labour Assistance SAH Period :- From January 2015 to December 2015
Position held :- Livelihood Officer
Organization :- Save the Children in Sri Lanka
Period :- From January 2014 to December 2014
Responsibilities carried out:-
Conduct community mobilization/sensitization on SCiSL’s intervention.
Coordinate with local communities & authorities to select vulnerable beneficiaries for the livelihood project activities.
Facilitate livelihood related training sessions for beneficiaries in coordination with the training providers; the government & non-government sectors.
Support the beneficiaries in creating sustainable livelihood approaches & plans.
Data collection, data consolidation, documentation, project implementation, monitoring and reporting.
(v) Position held :- Field Officer
Organization :- Board of National Water Supply and Drainage Period :- From June 2013 to December 2014
Responsibilities carried out:-
Conducting regular meeting with stakeholders-community based organizations on project implementation status.
Field supervision of the rehabilitation of productive infrastructure- Renovation of tanks wells and channels. And, construction of wells and channels.
Ensuring proper records of the construction/renovation and materials delivered to site are kept.
Reporting on weekly work progress.
Computer Literacy:
(i).
(ii).
Diploma in MS Office - MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, and MS PowerPoint Diploma in Internet & E-Mails
(iii). Certificate in Accounting Package and Top Publishing-Photoshop Extra Achievement:
Qualified Facilitator for Facilitation for Integrated Sustainable Development (Centre for FISD, Batticaloa).
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Freelance activities:
Trainer, Facilitator, Mentor and Resource Person (Freelance) Subjects:
Needs Assessment Techniques (PRA & PNA)
Business Development (Business Analysis, Business Plan Development and Business Development
Women Empowerment
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Cluster Level Association (CLAs)
Local Value Chain Development
Seasonal Livelihoods Programming
International Training Courses
1. Women and Development
Conducted by Ekta – Resource Centre for Women, Bethel Nagar, Bible Bhavan Street, Bypass Road, Ponmeni, Madurai - 625 016
Ph: 91-452-*******, 2382454, Mail: adxf61@r.postjobfree.com Website: www.ektaforwomen.org
2. Self-Help Group Approach
Conducted by MYRADA Gnananodayam CIDOR, No.115, Kelamangalam Road, Achettipally Bus Stop, Tulasi Nagar, Hosur Cattle Farm Post, Hosur – 635110 Krishnagiri District,
Tamil Nadu.
Email Id: adxf61@r.postjobfree.com
Website: www.myrada.org
Contact : Mr. E Murugan, Member Secretary
Mobile No.948**-*****
National Level Workshops and Training Participated:
(i).
(ii).
(iii).
Local Value Chain Development (World Vision)
Marketing Strategies, Business Plan Development, and Book Keeping for SMEs
(CARE International)
Bio Dynamic Agriculture (SOND)
(iv). Social Mobilization (SOND)
(v). Base Line Data Collection & Need Assessment Techniques - PRA & PNA (OCHA)
(vi). Gender Concept (NTTF)
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Non-Related Referees:
Mr. A. Sornalingam
Senior Program Officer,
Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation,
28/5, De Fonseka Road,
Colombo 5, Sri Lanka
Contact No :- 077*******
Email :- adxf61@r.postjobfree.com
Mr. Kularuban Kulasegaram
Quality, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Manager – North, Sri Lanka
PALMERA
57 Chalmers Road, Strathfield,
NSW 2135, Australia.
Contact No :- 077*******
Email :- adxf61@r.postjobfree.com
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