Rameswar Khadka

MPhil in Development Studies(ongoing) with MA in Rural Development (2004) and BA in Sociology and English (2002), complemented with in-depth knowledge in development theories, policies, strategies, plans and skills in program/project cycle management, monitoring and evaluation, research and documentation skills in English and Nepali. Rameswar has 16 years of international development experience with increasing levels of responsibility, including 10 years in the MEL planning, monitoring, survey methodologies, data collection, analysis, and use for M&E, research learning, and adaptive management. Rameswar is familiar with USAID's Program Cycle Management Policy and Automated Directives System (ADS) Chapter 201, 303, 320, and 205, USAID standard indicators in the government sector and developing and implementing MEL framework/plan and reporting cycles in the context of USAID-Cooperative Agreement. He is extensively exposed with the capacity building activities of USAID-Nepal MEL Activity (2016-2020) and ABT Associates/SHOPS PLUS with training in Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, indicators and indicator tracking tables, Field Survey Protocols/tools, and Testing, Data Collection Protocols/tools, Analysis, and Use, conducting Data Quality Assessment, managing Assessments, managing Research and Evaluation, Result Based Management (RBM), Knowledge Management and Learning, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), NGO and Civil Society Management and Fundraising, Appreciative Participatory Planning and Action, etc. He is experienced in managing projects related to governance and social protection, Countering Human trafficking, peace building, and governance. tourism, peace building, energy, education, Technical Training and Vocational Education, Family health, alternative energy technologies, emergency health, etc.