Teerath Kumar

Teerath Kumar Contact: 03322071661 | E-mail: [email protected] Bhasha & Janus Villa Kanji Colony Mithi, Tharparkar, Sindh Pakistan Personal Snippet Date of Birth: February 26, 1978 | Nationality: Pakistani | CNIC: 44303-0735347-5 Languages Known: English, Sindhi, Urdu, Dhatki (Thari), Parkari

Project Manager/Director | Coordinator/Officer | Research/Development Manager | Team Lead

Results-focused Program Manager credited with demonstrated achievements and experience in the Non-profit Organizations. Instrumental in developing and devising plans for a variety of relief projects with an exceptionally strong track record of success overseeing administrative and managerial operations, anticipating needs, and going above and beyond to provide clients and employers with outstanding service, support, and leadership.

PROFILE

▪ Performance driven professional with over 13 years’ experience leading programs, projects, building collaborative rapport with donors, key stakeholders and on multiple staff-levels to achieve overall objective of highly fast paced NGO Organization. ▪ Proven track record in successfully analyzing situations and making complex operation, administrative and procedural decisions, always keeping an eye on the end result and ensuring timely completing project. ▪ Proved track record of controlling and managing the complete Project budget of multi-million rupees, while coordinating with internal and external auditors to ensure transparent finances for the project overall. ▪ Demonstrate a broad range of technical, personal effectiveness and leadership skills, as well as applied rigorous logic and methods to come up with effective solutions to difficult problems.

Core Competencies: Project/Program Planning & Implementation  Strategic Planning & Analysis  Partnership Building & Management  Coordination & Relation Enhancement  Fund Raising  Community Management & Administration  Training Development  Effective Communication  Time Management  Performance Management  Cross-Functional Skills  Team Leadership

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) | Adobe | CorelDraw | In Page

Memberships Member of Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Member of Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sukaar Foundation, Tharparkar Sindh April 2015 – Present Senior Program Manager ▪ Delivered strategic directions and guidance staff members to manage all program, demonstrated keen insight to identify areas for support and interventions within the thematic areas of organization. Kept abreast with new social media trends. ▪ Ensured quality by monitoring and evaluation ongoing projects as well as implementation of program strategies focusing on achievement of desired results. Build and Implement or socialize the best practices for performing all the tasks. ▪ Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions. Handled advocacy and lobbying with elected representative on development issues of Tharparkar. ▪ Generated and shared detailed reports to donors on regular basis. Developed partnerships with the Donor Organizations, Govt. Institutions, Private Sector, Civil society in the specific thematic areas based on strategic goals of Sukaar Foundation. Key Accomplishments ▪ Performed duties as Editor of Sukaar Magazine of Sukaar Foundation ▪ Steered efforts towards developing & Formatting the Annual Repot of Sukaar Foundation ▪ Initiated a New Partnership of INGOs (Concern WW- RAPIF Fund, WHH Germany, IDRF) with SF during my tenure. ▪ Rendered key analytical skills to develop and designed the Detailed Profile of Sukaar Foundation. ▪ Engaged in cross-division to initiate a thorough website of Sukaar Foundation Presentation in International & Educational Conference: ▪ Secured Sustainable Water for all 2015, (International Water Conference by Hissar Foundation) ▪ Advocacy Conference on Water Security Planning in University of Sindh Jamshoro

PARTICIPATORY VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (PVDP), Tharparkar Sindh Jan 2011 to Mar 2015 Teerath Kumar | Contact: 03322071661 | E-mail: [email protected] | Page: 2

Program Coordinator

▪ Challenged with overall responsibility of Project Area, Villages & Beneficiaries; designing implementation plan of all ongoing Projects, monitoring and assessment of Project activities as well as ensuring Programme Recordkeeping. ▪ Cross-coordinated with all stakeholders (NGOs, GOs), represent PVDP in NGOs Network (Maroo'ara Coordination Council). ▪ Conducted and attended meetings, seminars and workshops related to job to optimize performance and business needs. Key Accomplishments ▪ Structured organisation on the effective implementation of Staff Performance Appraisals and recommendations, assisted Programme Manager and Executive Director in developing reports, proposals and other assigned work by line manager. ▪ Strategically positioned as Editor for various newsletters and magzines including Quarterly TharDost Newsletter of PVDP, Online Newsletter of PVDP as well as Quarterly Thar Coal Alert

Participatory Village Development Programme (PVDP), Gambat, Kairpur, Sindh Sep 2010 to Dec 2010 Project Manager

▪ Designed and Implemented plan of Project; planned Relief Distribution; and conducted community Trainings and Seminars. ▪ Selected Project Area, Villages & Beneficiaries, monitored and assessed Project activities as well as programed recordkeeping ▪ Applied in-depth level of expertise for Project Presentations & Reports to Donors. Key Accomplishments ▪ Worked on own initiative and to applied critical thinking skills as the editor of Quarterly TharDost Newsletter of PVDP, Online Newsletter of PVDP as well as Quarterly Thar Coal Alert.

Participatory Village Development Programme (PVDP), Tharparkar, Sindh Jul 2006 to Aug 2010 Coordinator MER ▪ Monitored and evaluated all the Projects of Islamkot Region, formulated weekly and monthly monitoring reports. Oversaw and optimized Trainings, Seminars, workshops and all the processes of mobilization. ▪ Attended meetings, seminars and workshops related to job, delivered sterling support to HID Department in developing and conducting community trainings as well as developing the Daily Flood Update & share with all stakeholders. Key Accomplishments: ▪ Compiled and produced comprehensive case studies of successful activities, and lesson learned from field activities, facilitated Manager MER, in initiating plans, developing reports and performed other assigned work by line manager.

Participatory Village Development Programme (PVDP), Tharparkar, Sindh Sep 2004 to Jun 2006 Social Organizer ▪ Organized Village Development Committees in PVDP project area, conducted regular meetings of village development committees and motivate them towards developmental change. ▪ Collated and compiled data/information from field area as well as produced success stories.

Prior Experience: As Science Teacher (Sep 2010 to Dec 2010) for Green Crescent Trust (Hilal Public School), Tharparkar, Sindh

Voluntary Assignments: ▪ BOD Member of Indus Society for Rural Development (ISRD)

Other Work: ▪ Impact Assessment of Land Degradation in Tharparkar (Research Report) ▪ Dimensions of Poverty & Its impacts on Socio-economical condition In Thar Coal Area ▪ Training for School Management Committees-SMCs (Training Manual) ▪ Training for Teachers on Hygiene Education and Advocacy on GREP (Training Manual)

KEY PROJECTS

 Project Title: Water Security Planning | Client: BIG Lottery Fund-UK & Water-Aid | Location: Tharparkar District | Role: Project Manager | Team Size: 11 Person | Duration: Sep 2014 to Feb 2018 | Tools Used: Social Mobilization, Capacity Building, Development of Community Physical Infrastructure, Research, Reports, Advocacy & Lobbying

Building, Installation of Handpumps, Construction of Demo Latrine, Interactive Theater Performance, triggering through following CLTS Approach for declaring Village ODF

 Project Title: WASH in School | Client: HSBC & WaterAid Pakistan | Location: Tharparkar District | Role: Program Management | Team Size: 6 Person | Duration: Apr 2015 to Dec 2016 | Tools Used: Social Mobilization, Capacity Building, Hygiene Education, Construction of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Facilities

 Project Title: Rainwater Harvesting | Client: HSBC & WaterAid Pakistan | Location: Tharparkar District | Role: Program Management | Team Size: 6 Person | Duration: Apr 2015 to Dec 2016 | Tools Used: Social Mobilization, Capacity Building, Hygiene Education, Construction of Rainwater Harvesting Facilities at HH level & Village Level

 Project Title: Food Security & Nutrition Project | Client: WHH-Germany | Location: Tharparkar District | Role: Program Management | Team Size: 6 Person | Duration: Aug 2016 to Oct 2017 | Tools Used: Social Mobilization, Capacity Building, Hygiene Education, Construction of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks, FIs Distribution, NFI Distribution, Cash for Trainings, Cash Disbursements

 Project Title: Drought Mitigation Projects | Client: (Concern-WW-Rapid Fund) | Location: Tharparkar District | Role: Program Management | Team Size: 20 Person | Duration: Sep 2014 to Feb 2018 | Tools Used: Social Mobilization, Capacity Building, Hygiene Education, Construction of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Facilities

Past Experience of Project Management during PVDP Job

 Community Water Project: Duration Three Years (2013-16) | Supported By: CED UK (30 Villages of District Tharparkar) | Objective: Community Level Drought Resilience Project Tharparkar, Pakistan

 Natural Resource Based Poverty Reduction Project: Duration Three Years (2011-13) | Supported By: PIDSA (50 Villages of District Tharparkar) | Objective: Natural Resource Based Poverty Reduction of 2200 poor households of Tharparkar (Thar Desert), Sindh, Pakistan

 Interfaith Harmony Project: Duration Three Years (2011-13) | Supported By: CWS P/A (District Tharparkar) | Objective: Promoting Peaceful Coexistence in Pakistan

 Primary Health Care Initiatives at Community & School Level Project: Duration One Year (November 2011 – October 2012) | Supported By: CDP (P&D Sindh Government)

 Community Water Project: Duration Three Years (2010-13) | Supported By: CED UK (30 Villages of District Tharparkar) Objective: Improve water prospects for 5000 people in drought stricken vulnerable communities in Thar Desert, Pakistan

 Support to Flood Affected Families of Taluka Gambat, District Khairpur, Sindh Pakistan: Duration: September 2010 to December 2010 | Supported By: KNH Germany

 Community Empowerment Phase-II: Duration Two Year (2009-11) | Supported By: ICCO Netherlands (50 villages of District Tharparkar) | Objective: Peace Building through Strengthening of Village Institutions for Democratic Governance, Inter-faith harmony and Realization of Human Rights in Thar Desert, Sindh, Pakistan

 Community Empowerment Project Phase-I: Duration Two Year (2006-08) | Supported By: ICCO Netherlands (90 villages of District Tharparkar)

 Poverty Reduction Project: Duration One Year (2006-07) | Supported By: CWS P/A (6 villages of Taluka Nagarparkar, District Tharparkar) | Objective: Reduce the poverty of 100 poor households’ through implementing the Natural Resource Based Poverty Reduction model

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

 M.Sc (Hons) Botany, 2nd Class from Department of Botany University of Sindh Jamshoro, 1999  M.Sc (Rural Development), 1st Class from University of Sindh, Jamshoro in the year of 2009  L.LB, 1st Class from University of Sindh, Jamshoro in the year of 2013

TRAINING/COURSES ORGANIZED/SPONSORED Teerath Kumar | Contact: 03322071661 | E-mail: [email protected] | Page: 4

Micro Enterprise (TOT Training) Church World Service P/A 22nd to 25th September 2005 @ LSRDA Ratanabad, Mirpurkhas Interactive Theater Training (Advance level) IIRC Lahore 18th to 24th January 2006 @ LSRDA Ratanabad, Mirpurkhas Summer Camp (Sindh Political Education Program) Church World Service P/A 7th to 9th June 2006 @ LSRDA, Ratanabad, Mirpurkhas Political Education National Church World Service P/A 5th to 11th August 2006 @ O’ Spring Estate Murree Child Rights Protection PVDP Sindh, Pakistan 15th to 16th December 2006 @ Regional Office Islamkot Proposal Writing IIRE Sindh 6th to 8th February 2007 @ SAFWCO Center Hyderabad Adult Literacy Training Course PVDP Sindh, Pakistan 21th to 30th September 2008 @ PVDP HID Center Islamkot. Drought Mitigation HANDS 3rd to 7th March 2009 @ PILER Karachi National Human Rights Training Programme SAP-Pakistan 1st to 7th July 2010 @ O’ Spring Estate Murree Action Research Course (19 week course) Church World Service P/A August 2010 to January 2011 @ O’ Spring Estate Murree Financial Management Training (for non-finance Persons) Church World Service P/A 27th to 30th April 2011 @ O’ Spring Estate Murree Human Resource Development for Thar Coal Projects MMP 6th July 2012 Mithi Proposal Development & Report Writing DevCon 23rd to 26th July 2012 Mirpurkhas Report Writing Training Tear Fund-UK 28th to 31st May 2013 Metropole Hotel Murree Training of Trainers on Advocacy Tear Fund-UK 11th to 13th June 2013 Mirpurkhas Training on “Advocacy & Policy Influencing” WaterAid Paksitan 21st to 23rd February 2018 Islamabad

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