Indra Kant Pant

Experience

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  Institute of Community Health (ICH)

  May 1998 - Jul 1998

  Developed skills concerning data collection methods focusing mainly on qualitative data collection. Attended field training in two sites prior to going to the study district. Provided logistic field communication and interpersonal communication at study sites. Attended the debriefing and clarification seminar at the end of the field. Communicated in English with the principal investigator. Acquired knowledge and understanding of the study content in order to ensure accurate translation. Assisted in translation of data collection questionnaires from English to Nepali. Translated data in the field from Nepali to English. Collaborated with the principal investigator, identified and clarified discrepancies between the Nepali and English versions.

  • Qualitative Data Researcher

    May 1998 - Jul 1998

  • Translator/Interpreter

    May 1998 - Jul 1998
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  Institute of Community Health (ICH)/Path Canada

  Aug 1998 - Apr 1999

  District Program Coordinator

  Conduction of district level activities in coordination with District Health Office (DHO), Kailali. Conducted training on vitamin –A for health workers (HA/AHW/ANM/MCHW/VHW) and FCHVs at community level. Facilitated for planning work schedule/action plans of other field staffs as per the objective of the project. Involved in monitoring and evaluating field level staffs. Coordinated with FCHV health staff of SHP/Health Posts and PHCs. Conducted Staff meeting and gave feedback to the field workers. Organized orientation classes about vitamin-A to the field workers. Office Management: Involved in accounting, budgeting, financial reporting and prepared office documents & reports etc. Show less

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  Creation of Creative Society (CCS) GIZ/FFW/RCIW

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2003

  Facilitator

  Coordinated with VDC members mainly focusing on the landless Kamaiyas and Dalits. Data collection of the Kamaiyas. Orientation to the VDC members and Kamaiyas. Assisted poor people to create productive assets based on their self-capability. Provided support to activities promoting and increasing savings and credit, participatory learning skills development, capacities and income opportunities at the local level, especially for lower castes and disadvantaged groups. Enabled poor people to create assets such as rural roads, micro irrigation schemes, plantations, soil conservation and food control measures. Provided food assistance for the creation of productive assets through food for work. Office Management: Involved in accounting, financial reporting and preparing office documents & information reports etc. Show less

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  Institute of Community Service (ICS)/Women Development Office (WDO)

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2007

  Capacity Building Officer

  Carried out participatory organizational assessment to identify partners' organizational development needs, facilitate plan together with partners and assisted in implementation of agreed development activities. Coached, mentored and supported partners for their organizational development. Informed members, technical advisors and partners about ongoing situations and trends in organizational development area. Helped to facilitate/build partners' capacity to link, network and cooperate with other resource providing organizations. Helped facilitate partners to acquire training, follow up, and review/reflection of training implementation status. Organized office management such as Accounting, budgeting, financial report and prepared office documents & information reports etc. Assisted partners in writing funding proposals, and lent support in linking partners with resource providing organizations ensuring ongoing donor reporting. Organized capacity building training to the target group for rehabilitation and upliftment in the community. Supplied IEC Materials to the user group. Show less

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  International Foundation For Election Systems

  Feb 2008 - Apr 2008

  Regional Coordinator

   Coordinated with theater group partners and electoral stockholders e.g. civil society, observation groups and Election Commission for timely and successful implementation of project activities; Traveled on a regular basis to the field to coordinate, supervision and monitor theater groups' drama performance; Carried out pre and post-testing of audience awareness of key voter education messages for a pre-agreed number of performances; Support to the development and implementation of civic and voter education plans, campaigns, activities; Coordination with Election Commission Nepal regarding civic education (voters rights, gender inclusive) activities; Prepared weekly reports, financial reports and provided an update on the progress of project activities to the immediate supervisor; Provided support to fulfill IFES' reporting requirements under the IFES Nepal Small Grants Project; Unperformed other duties as assigned. Show less

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  Gen Soft Pvt.Ltd. Nepal

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2009

  Business Officer

  Analysis the market study of webpage and data collection of the stakeholder. Conducted training and counseling to the stakeholder. Up to dated Email, corresponding and communication to the stakeholder and Keep in touch with the stakeholders frequently to make them know about the services offered by office;

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  Nepal Education Support Association (NESA-Nepal)

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2011

  Program Coordinator

  Develop and periodically review project operational plan, annual and quarterly plans and budgets for effective project implementation; Lead and manage the project interventions, development of technical tools with adequate consultation and participation of staff and other key stakeholders at all stages of project implementation; Coordinate, supervise and appraise project-supported implementing to ensure timely and quality delivery of the project at all stages of implementation, and to ensure efficient utilization and timely accountability of funds and other resources allocated in accordance with grant conditions; Develop a system for capturing, documenting and disseminating project experiences, achievements, lesson learnt and best practice to stakeholders while maintaining project records for accountability purposes; Prepare and submit quality and timely project reports to project stakeholders as per donor requirements and the project monitoring & evaluation plan; Coordinate with Curriculum Development Center (CDC), National Centre for Educational Development (NCED) and Department of Education (DOE) for designing teacher training manual and Early Grade Reading material production guideline; Organize and hold regular performance review meetings to assess progress and to agree on and communicate any changes in strategy with the key project stakeholders; Initiate district and community level consultation meeting, workshop for the project detail implementation plan and participate in district education committee meeting; and ensure better alignment of the project activities into the district education plan (DEP) or annual strategic implementation plan (ASIP); Identify and participate in policy development and operational research related to the project;Facilitating communication on financial status between all the stakeholders i.e. WVI Nepal project team, national counter parts, NESA Nepal, project staff, community leaders, policy influencers in the implementation site; Show less

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  Women For Human Rights, single women group (WHR)

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2013

  HRH/ASRH District Project Officer

  Devise implementation Plan at district level HRH activities with DHO/PHO/NGO and other stakeholders; Facilitate HRH district team in development of district level implementation program plans appropriate and in connection with the accomplishment of the agreed objectives, goals, targets and outcomes with the donors; Support to plan monthly, quarterly, semester and annual plan of the project; Establish and communicate clearly all aspects of the program performance to HRH district team so that they understand the results desired and measures planned for achieving them; Provide technical backstopping and support to HRH district team on issues relating to program implementation; Supervise and motivate the HRH district team to implement the project effectively and efficiently; Coordinate with WHR, BNMT staff and partners; Represent WHR and BNMT at regional and district level various events/meeting and network and present organization's program activities, as necessary; Design, develop and conduct training curriculum, training modules, manuals and materials; Implement capacity building and institutional strengthening activities as per plan; Coach, mentor, develop and advise key personnel of partner organizations of assigned districts; Participate in WHR and BNMT in house meeting and training and outside if required; Prepare and submit monthly/quarterly/annual and final progress reports; Draft mid-term monitoring reports; Involve in designing, implementation and managing and processing data; Maintained and arrange all files and documents of the project at regional level; Ensure timely submission of monthly financial and program reports from district office; Show less

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  Society for Integrated Allied Nepal (SIAN)

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  Program Manager

   Prepare activities and programs of implementing district and perform personnel management functions such as attendance, motivation, training, disciplinary action and maintain personal records;  Monitor Employee Performance and appraisal and prepare day to day office documents;  Plan, direct, coordinate, and lead activities of the project to ensure that the goals, and objectives of the project are accomplished within the given time and funding parameters;  Develop phase-wise work- and staffing plans of the project, and assign duties to project personnel;  Prepare and review project reports for presentation to the Executive Committee in consultation with project staff to provide technical advice and to resolve problems;  Review funding application to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project;  Supervise all consultants to ensure contracts and agreements are executed and implemented to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee and the donor;  Manage the activities of all staff involved in the project, including programme, accounts, communications, and administrative;  Outline work plan to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority;  Act as a primary spokesperson and have overall operational and management responsibility of the project;  Work closely with regional offices and coordinate the activities of the project to ensure the overall quality and management of the project;  Coordinate with the consultants on public outreach, press releases, public presentations of the work, website development and content management:  Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required:  Explore partnership with like-minded organizations, support in raising fund locally and through competitive biddings; Show less

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  Village Development and Save the Environment Forum (VDSEF) Nepal

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Program Manager

  - Prepare activities and programs of implementing district and perform personnel management functions such as attendance, motivation, training, disciplinary action and maintain personal records;- Monitor Employee Performance and appraisal and prepare day to day office documents;- Plan, direct, coordinate, and lead activities of the project to ensure that the goals, and objectives of the project are accomplished within the given time and funding parameters;- Develop phase-wise work- and staffing plans of the project, and assign duties to project personnel;- Prepare and review project reports for presentation to the Executive Committee in consultation with project staff to provide technical advice and to resolve problems;- Review funding application to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project;- Supervise all consultants to ensure contracts and agreements are executed and implemented to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee and the donor;- Manage the activities of all staff involved in the project, including programme, accounts, communications, and administrative;- Outline work plan to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority;- Act as a primary spokesperson and have overall operational and management responsibility of the project;- Work closely with regional offices and coordinate the activities of the project to ensure the overall quality and management of the project;- Coordinate with the consultants on public outreach, press releases, public presentations of the work, website development and content management:- Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required:- Explore partnership with like-minded organizations, support in raising fund locally and through competitive bidding's;- Prepare the project baseline survey design and analytical report; Show less

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  Poverty Alleviation Fund

  Feb 2016 - Jul 2018

  Cosultant Portfolio Manager

   Ensure contractual obligation of Partner Organizations (POs), Social Assessments’ (SAs), Community Organizations (COs), Environment Agency, Monitoring Agency, HRD Agency etc;  Keep maintain and provide all relevant field information pertaining to management of PAF supported programs (Infrastructure - Micro Hydropower, Small Irradiation, Drinking water, Calvert, Income-generation – goat raising, Caw/buffalo farming, vegetable farming, pocket area development on specific, Social Mobilization and intuitional Capacity building) through partners and make it available to executive staff for decisions;  Advice, supervise and negotiate with COs and POs criteria, program support, resources including human, performance and process monitoring and completion of programs report;  Assist to identify SA to undertake technical and financial auditing of projects;  Ensure POs and COs are furnishing appropriate information in line with M&E and MIS requirements and update MIS as required, Research, tabulation and analysis in SPSS software;  Liaise with local government bodies and other agencies working in the districts or communities to facilitate support for PAF projects;  Ensure that request for payments are made in time by POs & COs, verify and recommend payments; Assess proposals, field appraisal and monitor the sub projects;  Prepare field progress report and compliance monitoring process, monitoring reports and sub scheme completion reports, trimester/ annual district reports;  Co-ordinate and prepare district best practices/cases, maintain good media relations and Knowledge Management Activities at the local level;  Prepare and submit the annual plan of action at the very beginning of the fiscal year in the program coordination and communication division and implement after the approval of the division;  Prepare a district vision planning for the next 3 years and Report the progress periodically to the Program Coordinator; Show less

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  National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

  Jan 2019 - now

  Liaison Officer
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  Bagmati Community Campus (BCC)

  Jul 2021 - now

  Account and Administration Officer

   Assists in the preparation of financial information related to accounts for specified periods. Applies basic principles of accounting to analyze accounts and operations to assure compliance with proper accounting procedures, applicable laws and regulations, in assigned area of responsibility. Establishes and maintains accounting records for assigned accounts. As directed, provides assistance to departments and individuals in interpreting reports, accounting procedures, controls and in resolving associated problems. Reconciles records and accounts in assigned area of responsibility. As directed, recommends and installs appropriate systems and controls for assigned accounts, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and with sound accounting practices. Analyzes and monitors financial systems of the office, as requested and recommends improvements. Analyzes and monitors cash management functions, including cash flow and investments. Prepares for approval and review, vouchers, journal entries, and fund transfers as well as provides information to substantiate individual transactions. Supporting in aligning the objectives and work plan to the overall objectives of the college to meet the campus strategic needs. Supporting the college leaders in developing and maintaining positive relationships with the campus stakeholders such as parents, vendors, and the public, etc. Overseeing and managing the campus’s budgeting process and financial operations, for example, budget exercises, asset and inventory tracking, handling audit queries, etc. Managing the administration of overall procurement processes in campus to ensure compliance with MOE guidelines. Providing administrative support to staff within the campus as necessary and distributing work to the reception/admin staff as necessary. Performs related duties as required. Show less