Personal Information

NAME: Raj Kumar Pandey

ADDRESS:
Triveni-2, Triveni-Susta VDC,
Permanent: 1 PP Size
Nawalparashi, Lumbini, Nepal
GPO Box: 19862, Kathmandu, Color Photo
Local: Nepal
Nakhu, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur
Telephone/F
ax: 98510 86884 and 9841 210094
rajkpandey2000@yahoo.com
Email: rajkpandey2000@hotmail.com

AREA OF INTEREST:
Project Management, Community Development, Advocacy and Project
Implementation

HOBBIES:
Music, Movies And Books Are Best Friends And Sleeping/Day Dreaming At
Leisure!

BACKGROUND:

Working Experience: Raj K Pandey (31) started his career at the age of 16 in 1990 with Save the Children-Norway
(then Redd Barna), a member of International Save the Children Alliance in admin capacities and retained with the
same organization till November 1997.

He moved to the Japan International Cooperation Agency/Japan Medical Association (JICA/JMA) funded School
and Community Health Project (SCHP) as a technical staff and worked with JICA/JMA from 1997-October 1999.
He worked there directly with the backward grassroots communities in rural areas of Nepal and acquired fieldwork
experience from community-based developmental programs along with project management.

During October 1999-October 2001, he worked with the UK Government’s Department For International
Development (DFID) funded Rural Access Programme (RAP) as an Administrative Officer. From very inception of
RAP project designing phase, he was engaged in administrative jobs for the project management, administration,
logistics arrangement, accounts keeping and new office set-up till the RAP project preparation phase.

From 2001, he worked with the interdisciplinary group of regional and international experts at UNFPA, Country
Technical Services Team For South And West Asia (CST/SAWA Countries). He rendered his general services to
advisory group of Consultants that composed from different UN agencies. However, he took time-off from UN job
at the UNFPA to start more challenging profession with a radio station, which was his interest from his childhood!

During May 02-May 03, he produced and presented informative, educative and advocacy oriented; society focused;
interactive radio programs "Our Concerns" and “Development’s Friend” with the HBC 94 FM Radio Station. He
mainly advocated about the public concerned national burning issues on socio-economy, development, governance,
human rights, poverty, minority, gender, children, etc. that are directly related with the civil societies of Nepal.

During May 03-June 05, he worked with the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singh Durbar,
under the UK Government's DFID funded Strengthening the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Project which was a satellite project of the Enabling State Programme-Nepal, working for pro-poor governance.

Education: Master Degree in Business Studies (MBS)

Training/Seminar: He has attended nearly 3 dozens short-term training courses and 1 dozen seminar/workshops.

Association: He has been associated with nearly half dozen organizations and traveled around 35 districts of Nepal.