RAJENDRA SUBBA
Amman
Summary
I am an experienced peacebuilding advisor with 14 years of implementing, monitoring, and evaluating peacebuilding and conflict transformation work in and outside Nepal. Proficient in research who conducted independent research in Jordan and other countries, collected data from various sources and tools, analyzed the collected data, and developed peacebuilding and conflict prevention strategies. Competent in developing training manuals, and facilitation developed a half dozen manuals, trained 3000+ youth and women, and CSO members, monitored a dozen more projects, and produced reports. I am a calm, reliable, and committed peace professional with a high level of passion for contributing a deeper level of research, analysis, and studies of peacebuilding, disarmament, arms control, and violence prevention, and I have expertise in project management, research, and analysis, meetings/ conference facilitation and producing analysis papers in addition to several others.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
PEACEBUILDING ADVISOR
ForumZFD
12.2022 - Current
- Conducts consultative meetings with government officials, research and analysis of the country's context and conflicts at national and subnational levels, to analyze key conflict drivers and issues, and support developing and reviewing the country’s peacebuilding strategy papers
- Spearheads developing peacebuilding training manuals designing and conducting training workshops and seminars for young peacebuilders, peace mechanisms, and partner organizations on peacebuilding and conflict transformation
- Participates in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating peacebuilding projects
- Leads a fellowship initiative for youth on community peacebuilding and conflict transformation
TRAINING COORDINATOR
UNOPS
03.2020 - 12.2022
- Spearheaded developing, implementing, and evaluating capacity-building training on conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm, and Gender and Social Inclusion, and supported integrating GESI
- Lead training needs assessments through surveys, key informants’ interviews, and focused group discussion
- Reviewed training manuals, capacity-building strategies, and country context analysis
- Developed training modules, conducted training at national and sub-national levels, and prepared evaluation reports
- Prepared annual training and budget plans.
PEACE ADVISOR
GIZ Civil Peace Service
11.2018 - 02.2020
- Led the country’s context and conflict analysis and developed a conflict transformation strategy paper and conflict transformation projects
- Provided technical support and participated in project implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
- Developed a training module on conflict transformation and trained a hundred peacebuilders
- Facilitated project and budget management and reflected and reviewed project progress and reports.
CONSULTANT
Solidarity for Global Peace
02.2018 - 10.2018
- Led the evaluation of the youth-led community mediation/dialogue project and submitted the report
- Developed training materials and a manual for dialogue design and facilitation and trained 30 youth leaders and the project staff.
REGIONAL COORDINATOR
UNDP Nepal
06.2017 - 01.2018
- Developed and implemented projects on social cohesion and democratic participation with seven partner organizations
- Conducted workshops on social security, peaceful elections, and social cohesion with political party leaders, government officials, security officers, and media persons
- Prepared and delivered training on social cohesion, Do No Harm, and Conflict Sensitivity
- Led preparation of annual budgets and project planning at the provincial level and supported colleagues to prepare budgets at the national level
- Supported designing and facilitating annual evaluation, review of projects, and planning.
PEACE ADVISOR
GIZ Civil Peace Service
09.2014 - 05.2017
- Led the country’s context and conflict analysis and developed a conflict transformation strategy paper and conflict transformation projects
- Provided technical support and participated in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the projects
- Developed a training module on conflict transformation and trained a hundred peacebuilders
- Facilitated project and budget management and reflected and reviewed project progress and reports.
PROJECT MANAGER
APEC
08.2011 - 08.2014
- Supported youth and women groups to develop and implement community-based peacebuilding initiatives and developed strategic partnerships with them
- Led the monitoring and evaluation of the peacebuilding initiatives led by youth and women groups, and reviewed their initiative reports and documents
- Developed a peacebuilding training manual and trained two thousand youth and women peacebuilders
- Prepared annual seed grant plans for peacebuilding through entrepreneurship and economic activities, and supported youth and women-led community peacebuilding initiatives
- Formed advisory mechanisms in project districts, closely worked and collaborated with government stakeholders, and led field missions and project implementations.
LOCAL PEACE SECRETARY
Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction
12.2009 - 07.2011
- Developed a dozen peacebuilding initiatives: Peace and Landmine Education, Dialogue and Reconciliation among former combatants and IDPs, formation and capacity-building of peace mechanism, etc
- Facilitated a series of dialogues among political parties and resolved a long-standing conflict over the coordinator position of the peace mechanism
- Coordinated and collaborated with the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction to collect, update, and manage the data on conflict victims, budget planning, and implemented a dozen projects
- Led assessment and review of the context of the most conflict-affected district and addressed the identified issues with the corrective project actions
- Led the formation of 26 peace mechanisms, developed capacity-building training, and trained one hundred members of the mechanisms on conflict resolution and conflict prevention.
Education
MA - Conflict, Peace, and Development Studies
Trivuwan University
01.2009
Master of Arts - Sociology
Trivuwan University
Kathmandu06.2007
Skills
- Project Management
- Research and Data Collection
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Facilitation: training, meetings, and conferences
- Programme/project budget preparation and submission
- Partners/clients coordination and relationship management
- Outputs Preparation: meeting agenda, training manuals, analysis reports, and publication
- Context and Conflict Analysis
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Planning and Organization
- Mainstreaming Gender and Social Inclusion
- Implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the fellowship programme
- Project Development, and Implementation
- Policy and Strategy Development
- Project Progress and Financial Reporting
Research
- Context and Systemic Conflict Analysis (Jordan)
- Dialogue on Cross-Border Conflicts (Ethiopia)
- Dialogue in Dealing with the Past Initiatives (Cambodia)
- Role of Education in Conflict Transformation: A case study of university curriculum and policies (Sri Lanka)
- Peace and Conflict Assessment (PCA)
- Traditional Conflict Resolution Practices (Nepal)
References
Reference is available upon request.
Timeline
PEACEBUILDING ADVISOR
ForumZFD
12.2022 - Current
TRAINING COORDINATOR
UNOPS
03.2020 - 12.2022
PEACE ADVISOR
GIZ Civil Peace Service
11.2018 - 02.2020
CONSULTANT
Solidarity for Global Peace
02.2018 - 10.2018
REGIONAL COORDINATOR
UNDP Nepal
06.2017 - 01.2018
PEACE ADVISOR
GIZ Civil Peace Service
09.2014 - 05.2017
PROJECT MANAGER
APEC
08.2011 - 08.2014
LOCAL PEACE SECRETARY
Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction
12.2009 - 07.2011
MA - Conflict, Peace, and Development Studies
Trivuwan University
Master of Arts - Sociology
Trivuwan University
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