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P. RAJARETHINAM
(50 years, Indian, Male)
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Ph: +0 94444 01720
Email: [email protected]
Over twenty eight years experience in development interventions in India – both at funding and
programme management level – Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning
Specific expertise in managing child-focussed sponsorship based interventions (following child-familycommunities approach, over ten years in livelihood, education, health sectors).
Exposure and management experience in programme areas – Education, Health & Nutrition, Microfinance, Micro-enterprises and Gender mainstreaming.
Exposure, experience in managing through logframe, with indicator based monitoring system.
Exposure and experience in handling emergency response and rehabilitation programmes with
Kinder Not Hilfe and Save the Children, UK
Main organisations worked with – Programme Manager of Save the Children in their Tsunami response,
Programme Officer for Tsunami relief with Kinder Not Hilfe-a German Child focused agency, COO of
Catalyst Management Services, Project Director of field office funded by Plan International (ASSEFAPLAN), Danida Advisor for Royal Danish Embassy (DANIDA) and Indo-German Social Service
Society (IGSSS).
Had evaluated several projects for Hivos, Netherlands in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Orissa facilitating
Systematic development of LFA and appraisals.
Traveled extensively in India, and other countries – Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, France,
Malaysia, Pakistan, Netherlands, Thailand, Vietnam and U.K.
Currently a freelance Consultant at Chennai.
Experience & Expertise:
Career Focus Areas
Language Proficiency
Children & Women in Development
Integrated Rural Development
Health, Education, Micro-finance, Micro-enterprises
Disaster risk Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry,
Village Industries
Primary Education & Health
Project Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
Understanding of local socio-cultural-political system
Team building, developing synergy
Working with Government, NGOs, CBOs
Networking, Advocacy, Policy Changes
Strategic Planning, Training & Facilitation
13 years with international funding agencies
13 years with field level development organizations,
2 year with management consultancy firm
Fund raising assignments in France, Netherlands
Training - Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Post Graduation in Social Work from Loyola College, Chennai, 1980
Graduation in Rural Development Science from Arulanandar College.
Word Processing and Spreadsheet Packages Microsoft Word, Excel
Database management package – MS Access
Project management package – MS Projects
English, Tamil (Read, Speak and Write) and Hindi (speak & manage)
My Passport Number
B 2372820 valid up to 19-09-2010 issued at Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.
Sector Exposure
Skills & Expertise
Total years of experience
International Exposure
Qualifications
Computer Proficiency
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Details of Experience
1. Worked as Programme Manager for Save the Children, UK for Chennai team and earlier
worked for Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Pondicherry and Karaikkal districts and Chennai team in
their Tsunami Response Programme. Coordinated projects in seven sectors including HIV/AIDS,
Education, Shelter, Livelihoods, Child Protection, ECD and Child Protection in the Cuddalore field
office.
The project came to an end due to transition to Save the Children India as per the funding
arrangements.
[Jan. 2006 to March. 2008]
2. Kinder Not Hilfe, Germany
[April 2005 to Dec.2005]
KNH is working in developing countries and one of the biggest sponsorship agencies in Germany.
KNH is funding various NGOs for more than 20 years in India. It has 14 partners working for
Tsunami relief in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh with more than Rs.500 million committed
towards rehabilitation.
Main responsibility for me was to monitor and assist the partners in managing relief and livelihood
restoration activities in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Develop effective and efficient managers
through carefully planned capacity building programmes. Motivate highly committed cadre of people
working in such projects.
3. Catalyst Management Services Limited
[April. 2004 to March 2005]
Consulting and research in micro credit, enterprises, marketing, monitoring and evaluation. Main
organisations worked with Royal Danish Embassy, Plan International, Hivos, Aid-et-Action,
ASSEFA, various NGOs, and State Governments.
Simultaneously, Founder Member and Board memberof Swasti, a health resource centre, involved in
capacity building, program management, research, networking and knowledge management. Focus on HIVAIDS, RCH and health systems. (Karnataka, India)
Founder Member of Catalyst Development Initiatives, a not-for-profit society, involved in program
implementation, capacity building, development of platforms and support groups for various issues.
(Karnataka, India)
5. Royal Danish Embassy, New Delhi, India
[Mar 98 till March.2004]
Worked as ADVISOR for its Livestock Development Project in Tamil Nadu, India, under its
economic development programs, mainly to coordinate 36 NGOs in five districts to work closely
with the project and GoTN staff. The objective of the project is to improve general welfare of the
rural poor through increased sales of animal products and through adoption of improved animal
husbandry and fodder development. The State Government of Tamil Nadu through its field teams
implemented the project. The project covers about 3, 00,000 families spread over five backward
districts.
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Main responsibilities include:
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Supervising assistance to the project (financial, technical, human, others)
Facilitating project planning, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment
Lead and be a part of teams/ committees to conduct dialogue with Government for changes
in policies, working methods, approaches
Maintaining strategic direction of funding – bringing synergy among activities and
strategies of all stakeholders of the project – Embassy, Government, Non-Governmental
Organizations, and others
6. Field Office Supported by PLAN International, implementation by Association for Sarva
Seva Farms (ASSEFA)
[Nov 86 to Feb 98]
ASSEFA is working in more than 3,650 villages across 61 blocks in 6 states in India. I served as
Project/Managing Director for its three program areas and women’s dairy federation;
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Programme Executive in overall charge of implementing rural development programs – supported
by PLAN International (a child focused international non-governmental organization)
The objective of the project was to improve quality of life of rural poor through economic, social
development and building self-reliant and self-managed communities. The project is implemented
by the ASSEFA through its field teams, funded by Government and international funding agencies.
The project covered about 85,000 families spread over five backward districts.
Main responsibilities include:
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Project implementation through field teams and overall management
Resource mobilization and management (financial, technical, human)
Coordinating activities and programs
Monitoring, evaluation, Planning and budgeting
Training and facilitating
Networking with government, NGOs, CBOs, and others
Maintaining strategic direction of the project – bringing synergy among activities and
strategies of all stakeholders of the project – Government, Non-Governmental
Organizations, and others
7. Indo-German Social Service Society (IGSS)
[Sep 1981 to Oct 1986]
IGSSS is an international funding agency, supported by MISEREOR, Germany. It supports various
development projects in India. It is a multi-program development funding organization. The
overall goal of development funding is poverty reduction. Major focus areas are economic
development, environment, women development, and promoting self-management.
Project Executive in overall charge of post-funding evaluations of bank-financed development
projects.
8. Madurai Multi-purpose Social Service Society (IGSS)
[June 1980 to Sept 1981]
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Worked as Project Officer monitoring small projects in Madurai and Ramnad districts.
Other Responsibilities Handled
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Was BOARD* Member, for a community managed rural credit institution, promoted by
ASSEFA, covering communities in six states of India, 1989-98, BOARD Member, for a
rural products marketing organization, promoted by ASSEFA, covering six states of India,
1992-98, BOARD MEMBER, for a rural education promotion organization, promoted by
ASSEFA, covering six states of India, 1993-98, BOARD Member, for a women owned
dairy marketing federation, promoted by ASSEFA, covering six states of India, 1995-98, as
Advisory committee member of Shristi, a unit of M.S.Chellamuthu Trust, Madurai.
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Currently President to a network of NGOs called “LIFE”(Livestock Improvement
Federation) where trained couples are working in villages as livestock extension agents in
five districts of Tamil Nadu.
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Currently Board member of SWASTI-health resource centre at Bangalore (earlier
Chairperson for SWASTI).
International Exposure
France, Netherlands – Fund raising for ASSEFA
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam and U.K – To provide and
get training on various program and management issues.
Attended the “Global Induction of Save the Children, UK at London” from 05th to 16th November
2007.
Personal Details
Date of birth
Languages known
15 April 1958
English, Tamil - Read, Speak & Write
Hindi - Speak
Religion
Christian
Address for communication Flat No:3, New No:36, Old No:72,
Gandhinagar 4th main road, Adyar,
Chennai -600020,
Tamil Nadu, India
Ph: Res: +91-44- 42054722,
Mobile: 91 93814 37605 and 91 94444 01720
Email: [email protected]