Resume CV : Agriculture, social work in development profession

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CURRICULUM VITAE :
Dillip Kumar Kar
E- mail-dillipkar AT rediffmail.com

Personal Dossier :
Date of birth : 9th October 1965
Marital status : married

Qualification :
- Post Graduate in Agriculture- M.Sc (Ag) (Nematology) from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar. Passed with First division in 1990
- Postgraduate diploma in marketing management from Annamalai University. Passed in 3rd division in 1991.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development from IGNOU.Passed with A Grade in 2000.
- Master in Social Work (M.S.W) passed with First Class from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar, Orissa in 2007.

It Skill :
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point) and Internet.

Core Competencies :
(1) Strategic Planning and monitoring
(2) Partnership Building and Management
(3) Project Management and Implementation
(4) Reporting and Financial Management
(5) Team Co-ordination and Supervision

Career Overview :
Over 19 years of cross functional experience in the areas of :
-Managing livelihood development programs like agriculture, fodder cultivation, social forestry, irrigation, watershed, tea cultivation etc. for small and medium farmers and other occupations like fishing, bamboo artisan work, livestock rearing etc.
-Managing Community based disaster response and preparedness activities in the super cyclone affected coastal districts of Orissa.
-Facilitated organization of small and medium farmers into primary producers’ cooperative societies and village level shelter and disaster management committees.
-Liasoning, coordination, support in developing and imparting training for community leaders, farmers, field level workers.
-Effective management at medium management level (worked effectively at Block, District, state and national level)
-Management of partnership based programs with NGOs, PRIs and Farmers’ associations
-Built good working relationship with representatives of funding partners like Traidcraft, U.K, German Red Cross, KfW, USAID, CARITAS etc.
-Coordination of the Small Tea Growers’ associations of Assam, West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Bihar, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh to manage secretariat of Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Associations(CISTA) at New Delhi.
- Working experience in Government, cooperative, public limited company, INGOs and national level NGOs.

Notable Attainments :
Social capital development :
Facilitated staff ,partners and involved directly to organize 72 oilseed growers’ cooperative societies in the tribal districts of western Orissa under the Western Orissa Regional Oilseed Growers’ Union of a project of N.D.D.B, 30 Shelter and Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in the coastal districts of Orissa under Orissa Disaster Mitigation Program, Phase-II of Indian Red Cross Society, Orissa State Branch, Bhubaneswar, 300 small tea growers’ producers’ societies in Assam, West Bengal, Tamilnadu and Kerala and involved in formation of state and national level association of small tea growers.

Capacity building :
*Involved in selection of training consultants for training on society management in Assam, West Bengal, Tamilnadu and Kerala.
*Supported field staff in liasoning the existing training and research institutions to impart training to small tea growers’ cooperative societies.
*contributed to preparation of training manual, material, schedule and module for Community based Disaster Risk management, Psychological First Aid, Search & Rescue, Tea cultivation.
*Coordinated training institutions like N.D.D.B for supporting Small Tea Growers’ training on cooperative development and RUDSET, Bhubaneswar for the farm women in the village, district and state level.
*Imparted training as member of the training team for training of Community Based Disaster Risk Management in ODMP.
*Facilitating the Field staff for organizing various filed level awareness and exposure visit programs for the community members (Inter district and Inter state)
Supervising the health, water and sanitation under Disaster response and preparedness program.
*conceptualized, supervised partner NGOs for installation of deep and shallow bore well in the super cyclone affected areas of coastal Orissa.
*Coordinated the training on maternal health and child care in the cyclone affected areas of Orissa in support of the local hospital doctors.
*Facilitated staff and partners to promote community task force of members and trained them on first aid, psychological first aid and disaster preparedness.
*Prepared guidelines for community, school children on precautions to be taken on water use and sanitation.

Planning, Monitoring & Coordination :
Field, district and state level :
*Participate and contribute in timely and effective preparation of annual and monthly plan of action in the ODMP-II
*Micro level Planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Cyclone, Flood and Drought relief and rehabilitation programs through the local N.G.O/C.B.O/ P.R.Is. /strategic partners supported by DFID more emphasis to livelihood sector in Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock, Fishery folk, micro enterprises. (Through 10 NGO partners in the 4cyclone affected Districts of Orissa to implement the rehabilitation program of CARE-INDIA (ORISSA).
*Coordinated at District and state level in the Community based disaster preparedness program of Indian Red Cross in Bhadrak district of Orissa.
* Coordinated G.O.O, NOVOD Board, NDDB and field staff of Western Oilseed Union in planning, monitoring and evaluation of production enhancement programs in KBK districts particularly enhancing the production and productivity of oilseed utilizing available water resources through use of sprinkler irrigation, training to farmers and selection of water use technique suitable for the crop and area)
*Coordinated regional and head office of S.T.M (I) Ltd., Chennai for promoting teak and mixed plantation with fully technical equipped manner (Drip irrigation, solar power system, optimum utilization of available water)
*Coordinated 25 N.G.O partners for relief and rehabilitation programs of CRS, Bhubaneswar and Coordinated 10 NGO partners in Kujang and Balikuda Blocks through CARE-Orissa.
*Coordinated HPI and 25 NGO partners to implement the small livestock program of CARE (ORISSA)
*Actively involved in new project planning of the Rehabilitation program in CRS, Bhubaneswar, W.R.U, Bhawanipatna and reporting to the Donors like USAID, DFID.

At National level :
*Annual, monthly planning, reporting to donor agency, monitoring the state activities, supporting to the states in the “sustainable livelihood for small tea growers in India” project being implemented by CEC, New Delhi and Traidcraft, UK.

Sustainable livelihood improvement :
*Successfully managed a Fodder seed Development farm of Govt. of Orissa in Kalahandi district. It has produced fodder seeds, which was provided to farmers to grow fodder for their livestock. This has resulted to good income for the farmers.
*Coordinated the small livestock provisioning, health care and passing on the gift system among 6000 beneficiaries of SHGs.
*Supervised the Community Nursery, Social forestry plantation, in the tribal and coastal Orissa through SHGs.
*Managed successfully a professional team and initiated the scientific teak plantations of around 200 ac. in South Orissa.
*Implemented the kitchen garden, KB pump installation, paddy and horticulture sapling plantation, beetle vine orchard revival, bio fertilizer application etc. with special emphasis on women
*Popularized the improved cropping practices in the tribal Blocks through Govt. programs.
*Involved in the planning, implementation and monitoring of oilseed development program in the KBK districts through farmers' cooperatives.
*Adopted the water efficient use practices through the water users' association by drip, sprinkler, cropping pattern change etc.
*Monitored successfully to support fisher folk by forming 400 groups and providing 400 boat and net to the groups to revive the livelihood.
*Facilitating the SHG training programs supported by the micro finance group of CARE-ORISSA.
*Involved in the formation and activating the Watershed Development Team in the Nagupalla- Chicherla watershed developed by NDDB- Govt. - Bank collaboration in the Kalahandi district
*At present managing the project called sustainable livelihood for small tea growers and workers in India. This aims to improve the livelihood through empowering, capacity building, and market linkage.
*Managing the micro enterprise development program for bamboo worker societies in Kerala

Micro enterprise development and micro finance :
*SHGs formed during the super cyclone rehabilitation program implemented by CARE-Orissa I have tried to train and development micro enterprisers. SHGs were provided with fund to raise nursery and they did it successfully. SHGs were able to take care of goat, poultry and duck provided them and multiply and could get good income.
*Oilseed cooperatives have initiated fertilizer and pesticide provisioning to the farmers through our project support and were saving good income. Societies developed a good system of oilseed procurement and incurring good profit out of it
*Currently focus is on developing micro enterprises of small tea growers in Assam, West Bengal, Tamilnadu and Kerala and bamboo workers in Kerala. Working capital is being provided them besides training and marketing linkage to strengthen the societies to grow as successful micro enterprises.
Facilitation in Research, policy advocacy-
Currently supporting and facilititating the research, policy advocacy work in “sustainable livelihood for small Tea Growers and Workers of India “project being implemented by CEC, New Delhi and Traidcraft, U.K and supported by DFID.

Career Contour :
(Total year of Experience- more than 19 years.)
(Traidcraft Exchange,Hyderabad-3 months,CEC, New Delhi-3yr 04 month, Indian Red Cross Society, OSB (ODMP-II)-2yr 6 months, other INGO (CARE & C.R.S)-3yr 6 months, Public Ltd company-3yr10 months, NDDB cooperative-3yr 6 months, Govt of Orissa-2yr 8 months)
(1) Position : Consultant-Program Manager.
Project : Sustainable Livelihood for Cotton Growers and workers in Karnatak
Organization : Traidcraft Exchange, Plot no-6, Noor Nagar, Road no-10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.A.P
Duration : From 15th Sep, 09 to 30th Nov,09

Target area : Small cotton growers and workers in Karnatak
Component : Action research, policy advocacy, field activities to organize, capacity building and market linkage for small tea growers.
Fund source : DFID
Natures of job- Coordinating NGO partners and project team for management, monitoring and proper implementation of the livelihood programs.

(2) Position : Program Manager.
Project : Sustainable Livelihood for Small Tea Growers and workers
Organization : Centre for Education and Communication, 173-A, Khirki Village, Malviyanagar, New Delhi-110017
Duration : 3rd April 06 to 31st August, 2009

Target area : Small tea growers and workers in Assam, West Bengal, Tamilnadu and Kerala
Component : Action research, policy advocacy, field activities to organize, capacity building and market linkage for small tea growers.
Fund source : DFID

Nature of job : Overall coordination and management of Research, policy advocacy and liasoning with small Tea Growers, Tea Research Institute, Tea Board of India, Bought Leaf Factories etc for better sustainable livelihood of small Tea growers in Assam, Tamilnadu, W.B and Kerala.Enterpreneurship development of Small Tea Growers with technical, financial linkages with related institutions.

Overall coordination of Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Associations (CISTA) which deals with Small Tea Growers’ Associations from Assam, West Bengal,TamilNadu,Kerala,Bihar,Tripura,Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.

(3) Position : Program Coordinator
Project : Orissa Disaster Mitigation Program, Phase-II
Organization : Indian Red Cross Society, OSB, Bhubaneswar
Duration : 01-5-05 to 31-03-2006
Target area : Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapada districts of coastal Orissa
Component : Disaster preparedness through formation of Shelter and Disaster Management committee, Task Force, training of community on CBDRM, shelter management, community participation in construction and management of multi purpose cyclone shelter
Fund source : German Red Cross and KfW

Nature of job :
- Execute the day to day management of the ODMP II according to the approved approach, strategy, planning and budget programme
- Organise and participate in all general responsibilities and competences of the Project Management Cell (PMC).
- Organise and prepare yearly planning workshop and yearly operational plan and budget as well as the five year planning and budget according to the project Cycle Management including objectives, results, activities, responsibilities, approach, strategy, sustainability and exit strategy in close cooperation with the German Red Cross Delegate.
- Join with other members of PMC to organise an adequate management set-up for project planning and implementation by adoption of the PCM methodology wherein a Project Planning Matrix is first developed followed by a detailed Annual Plan of Operation (POP).
- Assist in the selection of Field Officers, and organise with the Field Coordinator the appropriate training for the accomplishment of their tasks.
- Make and keep contact with the Local Governmental Authorities at each level in particular with the Disaster Management Department.

(4) Position : Field Coordinator
Project : Orissa Disaster Mitigation Program, Phase-II
Organization : Indian Red Cross Society, OSB, Bhubaneswar
Duration : 22-9-03 to 30-04-05
Target area : Bhadrak district of coastal Orissa
Component : Disaster preparedness through formation of Shelter and Disaster Management committee, Task Force, training of community on CBDRM, shelter management.
Fund source : German Red Cross and KfW
Nature of job :
- Leading a District team of 4 field staff, 11 shelter site community from 3 Blocks, 33 villages for coordinating the community based disaster preparedness program of Indian Red cross society of Orissa supported by German Red Cross and KWF.
- District and micro level planning, monitoring, reviewing and reporting to the management.
- Settlement of various filed level problems by coordinating the proper person and process.
- Capacity building of the field staff by proper reviewing and monitoring.

(5) Position : Consultant in Small Livestock Program
Project: Super cyclone Rehabilitation program
Organization: CARE-Orissa, Bhubaneswar
Duration: 01-01-03 to 30th June’03
Target area: Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Cuttack and Kendrapada districts of coastal Orissa
Component: small livestock like goat, poultry, duck provisioning to the poor and vulnerable community and train for better care and adopting passing on the gift system.
Fund source: DFID
Nature of job:
- Leading a team of CARE and HPI to build capacity of the community through small livestock provisioning, health care, passing on the gift model covering 25 N.G.O partners and 6000 women beneficiaries of cyclone affected coastal Orissa.
- Planning, monitoring, evaluating the program and reporting to funding agency( physical and financial report)
- Organizing workshop, training for NGO staff and bare foot technicians.
It is one of the measures of livelihood restoration and promotion

(6) Position: Field Program Officer
Project: Super cyclone Rehabilitation program
Organization: CARE-Orissa, Bhubaneswar
Duration: 23rd June’ 2000 to 31st Dec’2002
Target area: Balikuda & Kujang Block of Jagatsinghpur District and Bhubaneswar
Component: seed and sapling distribution, social forestry, provisioning of boat and net for fishing community, micro irrigation like KB pump etc
Fund source: DFID
Nature of job:
- Actively involved in Site selection, monitoring of 6 no of multi purpose cyclone shelter construction and social mobilization activities in Balikuda and Kujang Block.
- Execution and supervision of relief and rehab program (Emergency response) supported by DFID/OFDA/DEC through 10 N.G.Os.
- Planning, executing, monitoring, documentation of cyclone rehab, Flood and Draught Programs with special emphasis on agriculture, livestock, fisher folk and micro enterprise based livelihood restoration programs.
- 300 SHGs were formed, trained and facilitated for initiating the income generation activity in 2 blocks through 10 NGO partners.

(7) Position: Field Agriculturist
Project: Super cyclone Rehabilitation program
Organization: CRS-India, Bhubaneswar
Duration: 20th Dec, 1999 to 20th June, 2000
Target area: Super cyclone affected people of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack and Jajpur districts of Orissa
Component: Agriculture rehabilitation support to farmers likes seed and sapling provisioning, micro irrigation like use of KB pump, shallow and deep tube well installation etc.
Fund source: OFDA, USAID, ECHO
Nature of Job:
- Overall Management of agricultural & other programs in cyclone affected area of Orissa through 25 N.G.O network supported by OFDA/USAID/ECHO.

(8) Position: Deputy Manager (Plantation)
Project: Teak Plantation development
Organization: Sterling Tree Magnum (I) Ltd, Chennai
Duration: 05.02.96 to 09.12.99
Target area: 3 no of plantations in Orissa
Component: site selection, feasibility study, technical development like water source, drip irrigation, nursery, teak plantation and management etc.
Fund source: Public limited company source
Nature of job:
- Management of land acquisition & Legal work, development of teak Plantations of South Orissa including technical and manpower management.
- Initiated the land procurement, development of land in watershed approach, planted teak in 200 acres of land, and technically managed the plantations. This has resulted in soil and land conservation, environment protection and income generation of local poor. Concept marketing was a part of my activity with team management. Management of available water through drip irrigation in teak plantation as well as doing inter crops in teak plantation.

(9) Position: Asst. Manager (GO & S)
Project: Oilseed growers cooperative formation and management
Organization: Western Orissa Oilseeds Co-operative Union Ltd. (N.D.D.B Project)

Duration: 30.07.92 to 30.01.96
Target area: Koraput, Bolangir, Kalahandi districts of Orissa
Component: cooperative society development and management for quality production, good procurement and marketing of oilseeds.
Fund source: N.D.D.B, Govt. of Orissa, Novod Board
Nature of job:
- Managing the field staff for organizing, orienting and training the oil seed Farmers’ cooperatives. 72 no of farmers cooperatives were formed, trained for running the cooperatives as a profitable entity
- Oil Seeds production, procurement, marketing through Co-operative & training to farmers. It was a project of N.D.D.B to improve the cooperative knowledge and thereby increasing the income level through oilseed production and marketing.

(10) Position: Junior Agriculture Officer.
Project: Agriculture extension
Organization: Government of Orissa, Department of Agriculture & Food Production, Bhubaneswar.
Duration: 04.04.90 to27.07.92
Target area: Raighar, R.Udaygiri Block of Orissa
Component: Agriculture extension service through Village level Agriculture Staff
Fund source: Govt. of Orissa

Nature of job:
Overall management of 27 Village Level Agriculture workers in Raighar Block and 8 Village Level Agriculture workers in R.Udaygiri Block for monitoring, training in Agriculture extension, farmers training demonstration on improved agricultural practices and introduction of new package of practices.

(11) Position: Assistant Fodder Development Officer
Project: Fodder seed development program
Organization: Government of Orissa, Department of Animal Husbandry & Services, Cuttack.
Duration: 27.07.89to 20.01.90
Target area: Fodder seed production Farm, Tarbod, Kalahandi
Component: Fodder seed production, farm management
Fund source: Govt. of Orissa
Nature of job:
Farm Management of Fodder Seed production in Seed production farm, Tarbod, Kalahandi. (100 acre Govt. Fodder mechanized seed production Farm with 2 field staff and daily workers.)

Trainings / Workshops Attended:
- International Conference on improvement of bamboo productivity and marketing for sustainable livelihood. (Organised by National bamboo mission, Govt. of India)-15th to 17th April, 08 at New Delhi.
- Consultation workshop on Fair trade in India-organized by IRFT, Mumbai, Traidcraft, UK at Hyderabad on 13th and 14th Nov06.
- Peers Workshop on “Right to Information” and “National Employment Guarantee Scheme” on 1st and 2nd March 06 at Ranchi-organised by Development Alternatives with NGO partners of PACS program.
- District level workshop on Preparation of Project implementing Plan under National Rural Health Mission-on 1st February, 06 at Bhadrak District of Orissa as facilitator.
- National seminar on Community Based Disaster Preparedness organized by CARE, USAID, NIDM on 8th and 9th Dec, 05.
- Management Development Program on Project design and Management- organized by AMITY business school, Bhubaneswar (An institute of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, New Delhi) from 27-09-2005 to 21-10-2005.
- Training on LFA and Team building- organized by Indian Red Cross society, Bhubaneswar and XIMB, at Bhubaneswar from 2nd to 7th March 2004.
- Training of Trainers on CBDRM- organized by Indian Red Cross society, Bhubaneswar and ADPC, Bangkok at Bhubaneswar from 7th to 12th May 2004
- Training of Trainers on Psychological First Aid – organized by Indian Red Cross society, Bhubaneswar and American Red cross at Bhubaneswar from 23rd to 27th August 2004
- Training on Combating Biological Disaster from 18th January to 22nd January, 05 at Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar.
- Organization and management of Oilseeds Co- operatives at N.D.D.B, Anand.
Ist March 1994 to 31st March 1994.
- Oilseeds Production Technology at K.V.K, R.R.S, Semiliguda
5-5-1993 to 9-5-1993
- Workshop on NATURAL RESOURSES MANAGEMENT at CARE-INDIA, New Delhi
21-11-2001 to 23-11-2001
- Financial management of SHGs –organized by CARE-ORISSA from 17-9-02 to 19-9-02
- Exposure Training in South India Federation of Fishermen Society, Trivandrum
27.02.02 to 08.03.02.
- Workshop on Improved Animal Management organized by Heifer International-India at Bhubaneswar from 15-4-03 to 17-4-03

Place:Berhampur
Date:12th Feb, 10

Dillip Kumar Kar

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