Dhab Nath Sharma – Senior Manager : Programme and Management

Mr. Dhab Nath Sharma (DN Sharma) is the Senior Manager Programme and Management of the Young Professional Development Society Nepal. Mr. Sharma has more than 25 years of working experience in the fields of development and the health sector in Nepal. He has been involved in training, curriculum development, program design, implementation, monitoring, and supervision of programs across Nepal. Mr. Sharma has extensive training in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and research. He has also been especially involved in the preparation of NTP training manuals, modules, guidelines, and policy documents for the National TB Program. He has also participated in numerous conferences and workshops related to health and development inside and outside the country. Mr. Sharma’s contribution to the organization is well acknowledged.

Specific committee responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, organization, and direction of the organization’s operations and programs.
• Develops and implements consistent inventory and cost accounting policies, procedures, and operational reporting/metrics.
• An Oversees and reports on the organization’s results to the board of directors.
• Prepares accurate and timely analyses that capture and communicate fundraising results, variances, and performance trends.
• Provides leadership to and manages the efforts of site staff to ensure appropriate support of all departments.
• Supervises the development of operations-based financial modeling.
• Coordinates and leads annual budget reviews, monthly and quarterly reviews, and periodic forecast updates with operational and senior management for all locations.
• Approves major systems implementations related to cost and inventory control.
• Retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and volunteers by providing career coaching, growth, and personal development opportunities for workers.
• An Ensures that services and funding relationships are robust enough to meet or exceed strategic goals and objectives.
• Assure that the organization has a long-range strategy that achieves its mission and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress.
• Provide leadership in developing program, organizational, and financial plans with the Board of Directors and staff, and carrying out plans and policies authorized by the board.
• Promote active and broad participation by volunteers in all areas of the organization’s work.
• maintain official records and documents, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field.

In communications, the SMPM will:

• See that the board is kept fully informed on the condition of the organization and all important factors influencing it.
• Publicize the activities of the organization, its programs, and its goals.
• Establish sound working relationships and cooperative arrangements with community groups and organizations.
• Represent the organization’s programs and points of view to agencies, organizations, and the general public.

In relation to staff, the SMPM will:

• Be responsible for the recruitment, employment, and release of all personnel, both paid staff and volunteers.
• Ensure that job descriptions are developed, that regular performance evaluations are held, and that sound human resource practices are in place.
• See that an effective management team, with appropriate provision for succession, is in place.
• Encourage staff and volunteer development and education, and assist program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program of the organization.
• Maintain a climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff of top-quality people.
• In budget and finance, the SMPM will:
• Be responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices.
• Work with the staff, the Finance Committee, and the board in preparing a budget and seeing that the organization operates within budget guidelines.
• Ensure that adequate funds are available to permit the organization to carry out its work.
• Conduct official correspondence of the organization jointly with the president and secretary of the board of directors, and jointly, with designated officers, execute legal documents.

VACANT – Programme Manager

Ashit B K – Operation Manager

Mr. Ashit BK is Operation Manager of YPDSN. Mr. BK Manage overall operations and is responsible for the effective and successful management of HR, productivity, quality control and safety measures as established and set for the Operations Department. Ensure safe and efficient operations. Serve as a company representative on regulatory issues. Enhance the operational procedure, systems and principles in the areas of information flow and management, business processes, enhanced management reporting and looks for opportunities to expand systems. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company’s policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities may include interviewing, selection and hiring; training new and existing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; authoring and discussing with employees performance appraisals; addressing employee performance and corrective action plans; employee motivation and rewards. Organizing the budget of the company in collaboration with the director. Requires a bachelor’s degree in area of specialty and 8-10 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices and procedures. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Perform a variety of tasks. Lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Typically reports to top management. Directly manages and directs Operational staff.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit, select, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel and discipline employees
• Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising and reviewing job contributions
• Plan and review compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures
• Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends
• Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiating corrective actions
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures; develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management and shipping
• Analyze process workflow, employee and space requirements and equipment layout; implement changes
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Accomplish operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Meet or exceed operations labor budget expectations
• Manage staff levels, wages, hours, contract labor to revenues
• Responsible for all department managers and supervisors, with review/approval responsibility for all operations employees
• Run a safe, injury/accident free workplace
• Responsible for all aspects of vehicle and heavy equipment rentals
• Establish contracts and pricing and ensuring proper maintenance and serving as primary liaison with utilities and local government agencies, such as fire, police, health and safety agencies
• Manage relationships with key operations vendors
• Track vendor pricing, rebates and service levels
• Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payment
• Serve as primary point of contact when there are customer issues related to equipment quality, customer service, or accidents and mishaps on-site. In particular, this includes any issues on-site at client facilities, such as breaking a fence or tape residue on flooring
• Communicate customer issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints
• Work closely with GM and management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures and systems and to follow through with implementation.
• Communicate all operating policies and/or issues at department meetings
• Work closely with the inventory manager and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively, purchasing the right equipment, maintaining solid inventory data and reduce sub-rental expenses
• Communicate with legal counsel and safety department to ensure all processes remain compliant with OSHA and other governmental regulations

Dipak Tharu – Research Manager

Mr. Dipak Tharu is Manager – Research and Communication will be expected to work as a part of Research unit of YPDSN. He will be a key and responsible person for the appropriate and timely planning of the activities and implementation of those programs in the assigned districts. He will be a key and responsible person for research activities in different level for the implementation. Reporting to the Executive Director/Program Manager and serving as a member of the research team. This position’s primary responsibility is ensuring organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the research program implementation functions. Working with the Program Manager, Program officers, Finance officers, M&E officer, and the position also contributes on the development and implementation of organizational strategies, planning and practices.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Improve the research planning and implementation systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission — specifically, support better management reporting, information flow, and organizational planning.
• Contribute in identifying researchable issues and areas in Youth, Education and Health systems, and help to design scientific research projects.
• Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of research planning and implementation trough improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between research and support functions.
• Contribute significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence.
• Development of research implementation plan in line with the organizational policies and program specific requirements, this task to be performed in collaboration with other respective team members.
• Regular meetings with Program Manager
• Facilitate to other research team’s staff

Manoj Kumar Dhungana – Programme Coordinator

Mr. Manoj Dhungana is a Programme Coordinator of YPDSN and he is responsible to work as leader of field program under the program development unit for overall management of field activities. He will be a key and responsible person for the planning the field activities and enhancing capacities of respective team members for the implementation and monitoring supervision in efficient way. This position’s primary responsibility is ensuring organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for program of YPDSN. The position also contributes to the development and implementation of organizational strategies, policies and practices.

Programme Coordinator Responsible for:

• Leading to manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of program planning and implementation of YPDSN programme.
• Development district wise programme plan and budget in line with the organizational policies and programme.
• Implement/conduct assigned activities of YPDSN within the given time frame
• Coordination with concern government officials in different level.
• Supervise, coach and facilitate to the program team’s staff
• Provides specialized administrative support in the development, implementation, and marketing of program/project function.
• Serves as a central point of contact between students, faculty, staff, other departments, and/or external constituencies on day-to-day programmatic, operational, and administrative matters; assists with seminars, meetings, special projects, and/or general problem resolution.
• Coordinates activities of support staff, consultants, faculty, and/or volunteers engaged in implementation and administration of program objectives.
• Monitors and administers program/project revenues and expenses; may develop or participate in the development of funding proposals for the program.
• Writes, edits, and coordinates development of course catalogs, promotional materials, educational materials, training manuals, newsletters, and/or brochures, as appropriate to the program.
• Maintains program/project records, researches information and gathers and computes various data; prepares special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources.
• Performs or delegates clerical and administrative support tasks, including creation, typing, and editing of program correspondence, purchasing documents, reports, program handbooks, and other publications.
• May assist with grant and/or proposal writing as appropriate to the objectives and funding nature of the program; may participate in other fundraising activities.
• May perform specialized activities of a programmatic nature in direct support of the accomplishment of program objectives and protocol.
• May supervise student employees, volunteers and/or interns; may lead lower-graded staff.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Nabina Ale – Research & Communication Officer

Ms. Nabina Ale is Research/Communication officer will be expected to work as a part of Research unit. She will be a key and responsible person for the appropriate and timely planning of the activities and implementation of those programs in the assigned districts. She will be a key and responsible person for research activities in different level for the implementation. Reporting to the Research Manager and serving as a member of the research team. This position’s primary responsibility is ensuring organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the research program implementation functions. Working with the Research Manager, Program officers, Finance officers, M&E officer, and the position also contributes on the development and implementation of organizational strategies, planning and practices.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Improve the research planning and implementation systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission — specifically, support better management reporting, information flow, and organizational planning.
• Contribute in identifying re-searchable issues and areas in health care and health systems, and help to design scientific research projects.
• Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of research planning and implementation trough improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between research and support functions.
• Contribute significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence.
• Development of research implementation plan in line with the organizational policies and program specific requirements, this task to be performed in collaboration with other respective team members.
• Regular meetings with Research Manager
• Facilitate to other research team’s staff

Janank Adhikari – Project Coordinator – Gandaki Province

Mr. Addhikari is a Program Coordinator of Gandaki Province. Mr. Adhikari manages a program’s employees and handles administrative tasks such as managing and maintaining the program’s budget, determining and implementing policies and procedures, managing program-related internal and external communications and organizing and maintaining the program agenda. These duties can vary widely depending on the industry and the nature of the organization. Mr. Adhikari coordinator is an administrative professional specialized in managing, coordinating and overseeing of planning, implementing, marketing and evaluating different program and projects.

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• Support planning and coordination of a program and its activities
• Ensure implementation of policies and practices
• Monitor project budget and track expenditures/transactions
• Handle the project related financial administration
• Manage communications through media relations, social media etc.
• Help build positive relations within the team and external parties
• Keep all members of the team up-to-date with relevant project information
• Communicate with team members to ensure maximum efficiency
• Schedule and organize meetings/events and maintain agenda
• Ensure technology is used correctly for all operations (video conferencing, presentations etc.)
• Prepare paperwork and order material
• Keep updated records and create reports or proposals
• Support growth and program development
• Create presentations, summaries and helping materials to ensure better communication and company-wide understanding of the program

Mekha Baral – Project Officer

Mr. Baral is a Project Officer of YPDSN. He provides essential support to a project, working with the Project Manager and other team members to achieve project success. Mr. Baral work in almost every field – coordination and communications for project activities anywhere that projects are undertaken. Exact responsibilities will vary by project and organization, but key component of a PO’ roles include administrative and technological skills. Mr. Baral directly working with Project Manager. He working on a Public Relations project may be categorized as a Public Relations Specialist, and one working on a out reach activities of project may be listed as a schedule or Specialist.

Responsibilities are following

To accomplish their primary goal of providing administrative and technical skills to support a project to success, Mr. Baral perform many duties. We analyzed several job listings to identify these core duties and responsibilities.

• Organize Project Meetings: On a regular basis, Mr. Baral meet with the Project Manager to review progress and to discuss future steps. He also arranges meetings with the members of the project. Mr. Baral organize appropriate meeting rooms and any refreshments, contact the attendees and note any who can’t attend. Before the meeting, he send out any relevant information, and they attend each meeting to take minutes.
• Maintain Documents: Mr. Baral are responsible for maintaining crucial project documents which track project progress. File all project documents in an appropriate database or library, and ensure that all documents are accurate and have been accepted by the Project Manager.
• Identify Problems or Risks: Being so closely involved in the project, he is relied upon to identify any potential issues or risks that could effect the progression of the project. He communicate these items with the Project Manager, and work to identify potential solutions.
• Manage the Schedule: Mr. Baral closely watch the project schedule, monitoring deadlines for each project task. They check regularly that every deadline is still possible, and report any potential delays to the Project Manager.

• Ensure short-term contracts are managed in accordance with their terms of reference.
• Monitor activity and budget implementation.
• Develop and maintain a sound network of government and other stakeholder counterparts.
• Actively contribute to engagement area reporting systems
• Provide oral translation / interpretation service and vice versa, for Advisers in meetings and other activities with GOI counterparts, as required
• Undertake a range of administrative duties and tasks that may reflect substantial variety and complexity
• Undertake a record keeping system and ensure it is in line with Project’s record management guidelines
• Support other EA activities, and represent the EA in the Project fortnightly staff meeting
• Provide support to Project’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team with activity tracking and monitoring, data collection, database administration, and M&E related coordination with counterparts, as required

Gyanu Ghale – Public Health Officer

Ms. Ghale is Staff Nurse and having professional experienced health care and service giver. She is public health officers of YPDSN. She is of essential significance in both the preparedness planning process and the reaction to health risks since the execution of public health measures is situated within the capability of the public health system. She on various levels have to be engaged in all stages of the planning process for public health crisis control. Federal components of health systems as equivalent to the nation pose specific difficulties for both the planning process and the reaction itself. The very essential instruments for the assessment of crisis programmes, such as the evaluation of the public health officers’ readiness, are among the exercises performed. The accomplishment of a simulation exercise relies mainly upon careful planning process, clear assessment criteria and a work plan, that enables for essential enhancements of crisis plans of all engaged organisations. Simulation activities are an integrated component of preparedness activities on various administrative levels of the public health system. Based upon the nature of the activities public health officers on local and district level are engaged as planners or as players.

Responsibilities are following:

• Coordinate or combine the resources of health care institutions, social service organizations, public safety personnel, or other agencies to enhance the community health.
• Design or use monitoring tools, like as screening, lab records, and vital information, to recognize health risks.
• Develop tools to address behavioral causes of diseases.
• Direct or control prevention programs in specialized areas such as aerospace, work-related, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
• Assess the effectiveness of recommended risk reduction actions or other interventions.
• Recognize groups at threat for specific preventable diseases.
• Carry out epidemiological research of acute and chronic diseases.
• Prepare precautionary health reports which include problem explanations, analyses, alternate solutions, and suggestions.
• Deliver details about potential health risks and possible treatments to the media, the public, other health care experts, or local, state, and national health regulators.
• Manage or coordinate the work of doctors, nurses, statisticians, or other staff members.
• Educate or train medical team regarding precautionary medicine problems.
• Design, implement, or assess health service delivery systems to enhance the health of specific communities.

Pradeep Singh – ICT Manager

Mr Pradip Singh is an Information, communication and Technology Manger of Young Professional Development Society Nepal (YPDSN), Kathmandu, Nepal. He has more than five year working experienced in ICT development and web developer. He has graduate Bachelor in Business Studies and Bachelor in Information Technology. He is responsible and accountable for the smooth running of our computer systems within the limits of requirements, specifications, costs and timelines. You will supervise the implementation and maintenance of our company is computing needs. Manage information technology and computer systems. Plan, organize, control and evaluate IT and electronic data operations. Manage IT staff by recruiting, training and coaching employees, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance. Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedures. Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems. Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to organizational policy. Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time. Audit systems and assess their outcomes. Preserve assets, information security and control structures.

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