Bashu Aryal Email & Phone Number

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Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal

Strategically managed IFAD’s operations in Nepal for about 15 years. The portfolio size exceeded to over USD 350 million (2021) from USD 15 million (2007). During the period, designed three periodic Country Strategies (COSOPs), eight new investment projects and facilitated financing agreement signing with the government. Operationally managed IFAD Nepal’s country office, directly supervised the work of over 50 international and national experts, mentored six project managers and over 200 field staff members. Represented IFAD, as the Agency Head, in United Nations Country Team (UNCT), Security Management Team (SMT), with government agencies and Local Donor Groups. In-country assignment involved co-working with seven government ministries (Finance, Planning, Local Development/Federal Affairs, Agriculture, Forests, Industry, Poverty Alleviation) both at federal and province levels, private sector agencies and the community organizations at the grassroots. Besides, supervised IFAD’s operations in Bhutan, Cambodia, India and the Philippines, and coordinated IFAD’s operations on Indigenous People and Tribal Issues for Asia and the Pacific at regional level.

Nepalganj, Bherī, Nepal

Entrusted as the Chief Technical Adviser and, at once, a Counterpart to a Joint Secretary designated as the Project Coordinator, the position was tasked for a strategic leadership in the fields of programme administration and management. Technically, the PMA was responsible to draw up a Project Implementation Manual; developing monitoring, evaluation and knowledge management system; coordinating with the development partners (international agencies: UNOPS, IFAD, IRRI, EnRAP/IDRC and ICIMOD, government ministries: Local Development, Agriculture & Cooperatives, Forest & Soil Conservation, Nepal Agriculture Research Council) and sub-national level (Regional Directorate of Agriculture, Livestock and Forests, District and Municipal Level Line Departments of Government) in line with the requirements of the Loan Agreement, the Project Appraisal Report (PAR), and the government procedures and regulations. During the period, the work of supervision and review missions from UNOPS and IFAD were facilitated and periodic reports such as annual workplans, progress reports were prepared based on the need of the donor and the government. Collaboration with various agencies such as SNV Nepal, Decentralized Local Self Governance Project/UNDP was established and close working relationship with private sector companies such as Dabur Nepal, Herbs Production and Processing, Male International was established. Administratively, the PMA was responsible for workforce management of over 170 technical staff members including their recruitment, mentoring, and coaching. The project was implemented in 200 most disadvantaged municipalities from 11 districts covering two national development regions. This foundation successfully led the completion of all three phases of the project for 13 years serving more than 130 rural households.

Butwal, Lumbiniī, Nepal

The DSA was the project chief at the district level responsible for managing entire project activities representing the Finnish Consulting Group (I was responsible for three out of eight project districts namely, Gulmi, Tanahun and Parbat). The position required close coordination and collaboration with the district and municipal government agencies, private sectors/service providers (NGOs, CBOs and Consulting Companies), and the community institutions. Establishment of District Water Supply and Sanitation Development Fund at district level and profiling of water supply and sanitation situation separately for each municipality and the district were the two highly appreciated successful action research implemented. Six years resulted into successful implementation of over 150 community water supply and 100 sanitation schemes jointly with the village and district governments, private sectors/service providers (NGOs, CBOs and Consulting Companies) with support from a technical team of 10-20 persons and 8-10 service providing organizations in each district.

Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal

Carried out two separate studies: i) “Gender Involvement in Water and Energy Sectors in Western Development Region of Nepal” for Water and Energy Commission, Government of Nepal and ii) “Existing Micro-Financing Systems in Formal and Informal Sectors of Nepal” for FINNIDA. Designed training modules and conducted training events to the project staff, and elected representatives and officials of village and district level governments on Participatory Village Development Planning under Gulmi-Arghakanchi Rural Development Project (an EU funded integrated rural development project).

Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal

Provided technical support to Agricultural Development Bank Limited (ADBL) in developing strategies, methods and procedures to evolve Small Farmer Organization at the grassroots level as a financial intermediary in between the Bank and the SF-Organization; served as resource person to train the ADBL staff members, leader farmers and the functionaries of the SF-Organisation on savings & credit management, management of micro enterprises; trained the officials of Small Farmer Agricultural Co-operative Limited (SFACL) in management of finances, business plan preparation and to act as an financial intermediary between Banks and the Financial Institutions and the cooperatives.

Chitwan, Dhading, Tanahun, Lamjung, And Kathmandu Nepal

Initially led action research on ‘Institutional Development of Small Farmer’ to foster the evolution of farmers' organization at grassroots to act as a financial intermediary between formal financial institutions (FFIs) and the farming communities. This initiative transformed into a national strategy for SFDP, and finally seeded the evolution of Small Farmer Development Bank (currently named as Sana Kisan Laghubitta Bittiya Santha Limited- SKBBL) for financing to SFACLs (over 1 000 in numbers serving over a million population by 2021 from over 70 districts) and Nepal Agricultural Cooperatives Central Federation (NACCFL) at national level. After the SFDP;s national strategy was adopted, crafted implementation policy and operational guidelines (implementation manuals, statute of Small Farmer Agricultural Cooperative Limited – SFACL) on institutional development of Small Farmer community. Also designed curricula & trained ADBL staff, small farmers and office bearers of SF-Organization and provided technical backstopping throughout the country focusing on lessons from Dhading district. Initial activities for action research were - baseline survey and identification of targeted household and their needs; facilitation to form into group and support to design various activities on socio-economic development including savings and credit; and organise need-based training with especial focus on group management, group dynamics, and micro enterprise management.

Gunjanagar, Chitwan, Nepal

Responsible for general accounting transactions, administrative functions, and vault management jobs of the branch office as the second in the branch’s hierarchy pyramid. During the period, managed entire general accounting operations by controlling and verifying financial transactions, performed all personnel administration jobs by recruiting, training and supervising the branch workforce and mentored the vault tellers and vault management functions. Secured performance-based promotion to the post of Sub-project Manager/Group Organizer (August 1987).

Gorkha, Gandaki, Nepal

Worked as a Mathematics and Social Studies teacher in Shahid Smriti Middle School Bungkot; promoted and deployed as the Headteacher of Saraswoti Middle School Phinam (also acted as an English teacher), and Mathematics and Geography teacher in Saraswoti Secondary (High) School Borlang. During the period, also worked as a National Trainer for Nepal Boys Scout and Secretary General (1980-1985) of Gorkha Chapter of Nepal Scout.