1. 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

2. 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.