Resume of Roshan Chitrakar

October 19, 2016

New immigrant to the US and temporarily residing at 5915 Dewey Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310, Cell #

703 477 3504, e-mail roshanchitrakar@gmail.com, Date of birth 28 October 1955, Nepali citizen, Male

Belief: Firmly adheres to the belief that development and social inquiries must be fundamentally

informed by the concerns for social justice and human rights while the core of development

practitioners’ professional engagement must reflect the pedagogy of and the approach to ensuring

rights and justice.

Field of interest: Social policy, education and development particularly through the engagement in:

qualitative and quantitative research; monitoring and evaluation; project management; popular, non-

formal, literacy and basic education; policy and planning; participatory process and action research;

partnership and collaboration with government, academia, civil society organizations, practitioner and

activists

Academic Qualification: PhD (Secondary Education) from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;

Master’s Degree (Statistics) from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Language: Nepali, Newari, English, Hindi and Urdu

National Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Policy Study

Apr 2015 to Sep 2016: Consultant, Community Self-Reliant Centre (CSRC), Finalized the project proposal

on Social and Economic Rights for Dignified Life of Marginalized Farmers that was recently approved for

funding from the consortium of donors established as Governance Facility in Kathmandu Nepal.

Technically supported CSRC senior management and project team to carry out the baseline study.

Jul 2010 to Aug 2011: Consultant, Assessment Study of Service Delivery Mechanism of the Ministry of

Education and Affiliated Departments in the Light of the School Sector Reform Plan 2009-2015,

Government of Nepal (GON).

2004-2006: Research Coordinator, Longitudinal Study on System Indicators, Formative Research Project

on EFA, 2015 GON/CERID, Tribhuvan University/Government of Norway. Led the project team and

contributed to streamlining the indicators, the development of monitoring database and reporting

annually on the research and monitoring findings.

2006-2008: M&E Coordinator, Teacher Education Project, GON/ADB.

1998-2004: Director, Community Literacy Project, DFID/World Education Nepal

International Experience: Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Policy Study

Jul-Dec 2014, International Consultant for UNESCO Islamabad to support the development of the Malala

Fund-in-Trust program on “support to national capacity building to realize girls’ right to education in

Pakistan” and the preparation of province specific projects.

Apr 2013 to Jun 2014, Senior Project Officer for Refugee Affected Hosting Area, and Education Unit Chief

UNESCO Islamabad, Pakistan

Aug 2011 - Mar 2013, Program Specialist (Education), UNESCO Islamabad, Pakistan worked extensively

in developing the United Nations Development Assistant Framework (One UN Program) 2011-17

contributing specifically on developing the results matrix and monitoring and evaluation framework.

Sep 2010 - Aug 2011, Asia Region: Consultant to carry out an evaluation of the regionalization process of

International Land Coalition with specific focus on Asia region, IFAD, Rome, Italy.

Mar 2008 - Oct 2009 Afghanistan: Technical Adviser, Learning for Community Empowerment Program -

2, MOE/USAID/UNHABITAT, Kabul, Afghanistan

Sep-Dec 2005 East Timor: Consultant, to Adolescents’ Literacy and Non-formal Education Needs, analyze

gaps and resource materials, and develop long and short term strategy, UNICEF East Timor.

Aug-Sep 2003 East Timor: Consultant to Evaluate Women’s Literacy Project, UNICEF East Timor

Experience in Educational Research and Development

Between 1978 to date: Involved as a researcher (leader, team member or coordinator) in about 25 short

and longer duration research studies (qualitative, quantitative) on diverse aspects (e.g., policy,

management, evaluation, pedagogy, curriculum, gender, EMIS etc.) of education.

Jul 2010 to Jul 2011: Advisor, Citizen’s Education Report Nepal, Action Aid International Nepal

Mar-Dec 2007 South Asia: Consultant to carry out a desk study on Barriers to Girls Education in South

Asian Countries, UNICEF ROSA.

1996 Myanmar: Consultant to analyze the survey data of a Socio-economic cum School Mapping Survey

carried out under the Improving Access of Children, Women and Men of Poorest Communities to

Primary Education for All, UNDP/UNESCO PROAP

Teaching experience

2000-2004 Part-time Lecturer: Kathmandu University to teach Basic and Advanced Statistics and

Research Methodology courses

Sep 2004 UK: Co-tutor of a short course on Literacy and Livelihoods, Overseas Development Group,

University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.