Manoj Thapa

Experience

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  Tribhuvan University

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2007

  Account & Admin Officer

  Main duties/responsibilities:• Carry out bookkeeping and financial management in the institution • Ensure effective functioning of day to day financial/account transactions e.g., income/expenses vouchers, posting in budget heads, and making payments. • Prepare annual budget in coordination with management team• Prepare different financial statements on timely basis and as and when required. • Successfully managed accounts and financial transactions delivering quality result.

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  Caritas Nepal

  Jan 2008 - Oct 2011

  Major duties, responsibilities, and achievements:• Manage and oversee day-to-day and strategic procurement, in compliance with applicable rules and policies. • Prepare solicitation documents (e.g., RFQ, RFP, ITB) and issue purchase orders, contract documents and lease agreements. • Manage office premises, warehouses and expat residences for smooth services.• Procurement and management of service providers: vehicle repair, fuel, Insurance, security guard supplier, IT support etc. • Provide orientation and training to field staff on procurement and logistics operations.• Maintain procurement file and prepare for internal and external audit.• Provide logistics support for meetings, seminars and trainings including arrangement for the participants, travel, and accommodation. o Successfully planned, procured, and delivered; educational supplies for more than 20,000 refugee children including school uniform, construction work for more than 20 schools in refugee camp, emergency relief supplies both food items as well as non-food items for 400,000 persons, hiring, repair and maintenance, fuel & lubricants, and insurance for 15 office vehicles. Show less Main duties, responsibilities, and achievements:• Project implementation through; plan, design, develop and select appropriate vocational training course for improved livelihood opportunities for refugees. • Design, develop and update the criteria for the selection of trainees for training.• Oversee the administrative and financial management of training centers.• Prepare budget, reports and infographic for the project. o Successfully managed two vocational training centers with 20 trainers and support staff with 400 youths learning vocational skills. Show less

  • Procurement Officer

    Jan 2009 - Oct 2011

  • Coordinator, Vocational Training Program

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
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  Handicap International - Humanité & Inclusion

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Logistic Technical Officer

  Main Duties, responsibilities, and achievements:• Procurement and logistics management of different commodities and services. • Prepare procurement guidelines for partners and support for implementation.• Capacity development of partners in logistics and procurement.• Develop and implement a good inventory management system for partners’ level.• Conduct physical verification and maintain up to date asset control system.• Make recommendations and process write-offs. • Ensure all records are kept up to date and in compliance with regulation and rules.• Ensure all rented premises and assets (equipment, fixtures, and furnishings) are in functional condition.o Provided technical support for more than 7 implementing partners including government hospitals, for procurement and warehouse management. Show less

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  Helvetas

  Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  Filed Officer

  Main Duties, responsibilities, and achievements:• Support in identifying appropriate and market driven and self-sustained skills.• Formulate the candidate selection criteria and submit for approval.• Preparation of the ToR for training providers. Monitor, evaluate and report on logistic arrangement of partners for training events in the districts. • Provide support in acquiring appropriate candidates for the training, support in hiring trainers and supervise for desired output, outcome, and results.• Ensure quality logistic support and training arrangement for completion of training events including the employment of the graduates.• Support the Micro enterprising including all the support packages e.g., business motivation training, business plan preparation training, business clinic etc. • Act as a focal person for media and communication for information dissemination. • Manage the field office ensuring safety and security of office resources.• Market survey for identifying training providers and make recommendation for payment to training and employment service providers.• Key achievements: o Ensured quality of training for more than 250 training events & trained nearly 5000 youths in various vocational skills and supported to get employedo Provided support for the procurement and logistics management of relief materials during the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal. Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Logistics Coordinator

  Major responsibilities and achievements: • Ensure timely requisition, acquisition and delivery of commodities and services for program.• Implement the country logistics policies and procedures for: procurement, contract management, transportation, warehousing and, distribution.• Supervise and manage vehicles, communication, and assets available in the logistics hub.• Manage and support logistics staff ensuring clear division of responsibilities, objectives, and management of performances.• Provide support to senior logistics staff on budgeting and technical aspects.• Supervise and manage warehouse, fleet, transport, and procurement.o Successful logistics operation in five earth quake affected districts from a dedicated logistics hub – delivering relief supplies to thousands of affected population Show less

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  UNICEF

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2017

  Logistics Officer

  Key duties and achievements: • Coordinate with the supply unit, program sections, local vendors, clearing agents and transporters to ensure delivery of supplies.• Manage procurement and contracts for goods and services at local level.• Support in logistics planning, facilitating custom clearance, storage, and distribution of supplies to end-users including CBT.• Provide technical support to partners in procurement and logistics management. • Conduct market research and manage vendors and transportation service providers. • Oversee day-to-day operations, transport fleet management and office administration.• Key achievements:o Provided logistics support in emergency response in more than eight earthquake affected districts through successful planning, procurement, receiving, warehousing and delivering diverse commodities and services including  hiring more than 20 vehicles, repair and maintenance, fuel and insurance services for those vehicles, office supplies and stationaries, 85,000 sets of clothes for children, 100 tons of nutrition supplies, 25,000 cooking kits, 100,000 sets of hygiene kits, 150,000 units of blankets to the children and women in remote mountain areas. Show less

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  UNICEF

  Nov 2017 - May 2018

  Logistics Consultant

  Major duties and achievemnets:• Contract management: support the Health/Education Unit in monitoring and coordinating site by site completion/execution status.• Vendor management: support and coordinate delivery of project supplies including health, education, and construction supplies.• Capacity building: provide technical support to health facilities for logistics management of health supplies.• Project management: follow up on the completion of construction project and report. • Successfully managed logistics operation and contributed for timely construction of more than 15 health facilities in earthquake affected area. Show less

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  World Food Programme

  May 2018 - Oct 2022

  Logistics Associate

  • Conduct Training Needs Assessments that identify government functions, humanitarian partners and personnel requiring emergency preparedness and response (EPR) training • Plan, organize and implement national and local level EPR training.• Coordinate, collaborate and establish partnership with government and non-government organizations including academic and training institutions, security forces etc. • Plan, organize and implement EPR desktop simulation exercises to test readiness of trained emergency responders. • Draft training strategy, TOR’s, partnership, service agreements and/or MoU’s, data analysis, infographic, and reports. • Provide specialized support to logistics training operations and activities.• Support in operation of Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) when required. • Support in doing Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency Plan update.• Achievements: o Successfully organized more than 50 training on emergency logistics and telecommunication and trained more than 1400 persons from different organizations. o Established partnership with a university in developing curricula in ‘Emergency Logistics & Telecommunication’ and successfully implemented.o Successfully facilitated and delivered sessions on national and international training and SIMEX, organized by WFP. o Embedded WFP’s EPR curricula into the government security forces DM training.o Supported in logistics operations during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Show less

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  UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

  Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

  Associate Fleet Management Officer

  Key responsibilities includes: Manage and coordinate the fleet management activities of UNHCR in Bidibidi Refugee Operation in Uganda.Ensure proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the fleet comprising of more than 70 light vehicles, 10 trucks and buses, 150 motorcycles and 60 generators. Management and technical supervison of two fuel stations, spare parts warehouse and a regional workshop.Provide logistical support to the programs and activities of the office.Manage vehicle fleet through VTS and Fleet Wave, prepare analysis reports for different audiences.Support in managing regional warehouse in Bidibidi. Support in executing procurement activities.Provide feedback and support to the head of the unit in preparing annual procurement, logistics and fleet plan. Show less

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  UNFPA Supply Chain

  Sept 2023 - now

  Logistics and Shipping Associate

  - Managing freight logistics for more than fifteen countries of Asia Pacific, Arab State, Easter and South Africa and West Africa. - Identification and selection of appropriate Freight Forwarders for shipping of wide range of commodities. - Provide technical support to the countries on freight and logistics matters. - Ensure timely delivery of commodities to final destination. - Coordinate with goods procurement team, Country office team, freight forwarders and suppliers to ensure effective and efficient logistics arrangement of goods. -Provide feedback on the performance of freight forwarders. - Prepare quarterly shipping advisory. Show less