Ashok Kumar Singh Director Program Implementation

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh
Permanent Address: N-8/180-B-2 Shyam Shanker Kuteer, Kailshpuri Colony
Newada, BHU Road Varanasi- 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mobile: +91-9839912344
Email: ashokseema.singh@gmail.com
Skype : singh.ashok65
Work Experience (In chronological order)
Director, Program Implementation, date June-2014 to till
(Seconded from Lead agency CARE INDIA)
Bihar Technical Support Team (BTAST) 10 A- IAS Colony Kidwaipuri, Patna-1
A Sector wide Approach to Strengthen Health (SWASTH) 140 million BP DFID funded project, Govt. of Bihar
initiative for strengthening Department of Social Welfare, Department of Health & Family Welfare and Public
Health & Engineering Department
Current Key Responsibilities
• Overall lead of Program implementation and management of 150 skilled professionals (in the
health, nutrition and WATSAN sectors) hired and deployed by BTAST at 6-Regions,38 Districts
and Block levels to plan and support SWASTH Programme interventions and supporting NHM,
ICDS, and SBA programs of government through Technical Assistance (T.A.)
• Support national, state, regional and district teams in effective and coordinated delivery of
SWASTH Programme interventions across three department with the support of more than 150
professionals in entire state.
• Lead in identifying, conceptualization, designing and roll out of evidence based programmes related to
Maternal Child Health Nutrition (MCHN) and WASH for implementation at scale including its quality
monitoring/supervision
• Advocate policy change based on evidence from interventions initiated in the State at national
level.
• Advocate innovative measures with relevant government departments to improve delivery of
health, nutrition and WATSAN services including coordination and liasioning with State, district
administration and senior govt. officials.
• Provide need based technical assistance to Health/SWD / ICDS/PHED at district level to improve
performance and system
• Coordinate with other bilateral and donor agencies at district/division level for a synergies
approach for service improvement.
• Demonstrate capability to manage and mentor staff, NGO partners, resources and activities
according to plan and budget
• Function effectively as part of a diverse, multi-disciplinary teams and facilitate networking

• Ability to work under a tight and time-bound program framework in a dynamic environment and
ensure strategy execution
February 2007 – November-2012
Senior Technical Advisor, IntraHealth International, USAID funded The Vistaar Project, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,
India. Responsibilities include:
 Provide technical assistance (TA) to Government at national, state and district level for planning,
implementing and monitoring evidence based programming related to Maternal and New Born Child
Health and Nutrition (MNCHN)
 Lead in identifying, conceptualization, designing and roll out of evidence based programmes related to
MNCHN for implementation at scale including its quality monitoring in the states of Uttar Pradesh and
Jharkhand
 Critically review and analyze evidence of best practices related to Maternal and New Born Child Health
and Nutrition (MNCHN) and recommendations for replication of these best practices for programming at
scale
 Advocate for the scale up of proven MNCHN best practices with UP and Jharkhand state Governments
and their partners
 Advocate with Governments and their counterparts on evidence based decision making with a view to
influence MNCHN policies for programme correction
 Contribute towards the quarterly and annual planning process of the Project and oversee its smooth
implementation
 Provide close handholding to sub awardees and grooming of their staff at various levels for technical
assistance on MNCHN related issues
 Lead and support in designing of various job aides/ training manuals/ IEC material for strengthening the
MNCHN related capacities of officials and functionaries of ICDS and Health
 Lead the programmatic review of the technical assistance and undertake problem solving on a periodic
basis
 Contribute to preparation of various reports to donor from time to time and also review reports of subs
and provide feedback on the same
 Lead the Project’s efforts for carrying out studies related to costing of various TA components from the
perspective of expandability of the TAs
 Facilitate field visits of key stakeholders like government counterparts/ donors/ IntraHealth HQ staff,
President, Vice- President/ etc. for showcasing Project’s efforts and its learnings
 Lead the Project’s efforts towards institutionalization of the efforts of the Project’s technical assistance
 Support the state and district Governments in the annual PIP process
 Provide need based technical support to Government institutions like National Institute of Public
Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), National Health Services Resource Centre (NHSRC),
Institute of Rural Development (IRD) and their key partners on issues related to MNCHN
 Represent the Project at state, national and international levels
 Liaison closely at various levels with a number of partners including Government, research, academic and
non-government and UN organizations at various levels for sharing of Project’s mission, vision and
learnings
 Act as a backup of the State Director and technical leads at national level as and when required

May 2006 – February 2007
Manager, Capacity Building, Constella Futures Group International, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Responsibilities include:
 Enhance and enable various project partner’s capacity to get best results with regard to Innovations in
Family Planning Services (IFPS) II project
 Organize policy formulation workshops for national, international experts and senior government officials
 Organize policy dissemination workshops and working group meeting especially of international subject
specialists
 Working with experts/institutions on policy related studies and evaluation
 Develop training manuals and organize various training programmes, orientation programmes, exposure
visit and National and International workshops for various project partners and program manager’s
especially senior government officials for better FP/RCH outcomes
 Evaluate and review various training related Projects planning, management, monitoring and evaluation
implemented by government, NGOs and corporate houses.
August 1996 – April 2006
State Representative- Senior Project Officer, The Future Group International, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
 Liaise with senior officials of the Departments of Health and Family Welfare (HFW) and SIFPSA, Uttar
Pradesh for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of innovative Family Planning/
Reproductive and Child Health (FP/ RCH) projects
 Collecting and compiling data from secretariat/Directorate and various development departments for
effective RCH programme planning and implementation
 Organize various national and international level workshops/ seminars/ conferences/ orientations for
senior officials of department of HFW/ SIFPSA/ NGOs/ other partners related to FP/RCH
 Assist and support national and international consultants to review existing government policies and
programmes related to FP/RCH and coming out with recommendations for strengthening of state policies
 Assist and facilitate SIFPSA in decentralized planning and implementation of innovative FP/RCH
interventions
 Responsible for developing decentralized Action Plan for FP/RCH activities of the state in 38 districts of
Uttar Pradesh
 Part of diverse expert working groups formed by various state Government (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan) to develop state specific policies like Population Policy and Health Policy
 Lead the translation work of all the Population Policies in Hindi for approval by the Cabinet
 Monitor & supervise all activities of the Policy Project in Uttar Pradesh
 Conduct rapid assessment and evaluation of projects awarded to NGOs/Corporate houses/Govt. partners
in Uttar Pradesh funded under IFPS Project of USAID
 Supervise and monitor different evaluations and assessment work subcontracted to professional
agencies in Uttar Pradesh
 Coordinate field activities of national and international level experts/ consultants of USAID visiting UP

May 1995 – May 1996
Senior Research Officer, Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
 Responsible for leading Quality assurance team for all research work related activities conducted by
IIHMR
 Planning and executing Quality training of field investigators, house listers/house mappers for conducting
baseline survey of the USAID funded IFPS Project in Uttar Pradesh
 Developing various tools for evaluation and assessment of developmental activities related projects
 Supervising and monitoring extensive field work related to research with an emphasis on Data Quality
Management
 Support and facilitate the faculties of IIHMR to organize short term Health Management training
programmes
March 1993 – May 1995
Child Development Project Officer, Department of Women and Child Development with Government of
Rajasthan, India. Responsibilities include:
 Responsible for implementing, monitoring and supervising ICDS centers in one of the biggest ICDS blocks
consisting of 210 villages in Rajgarh Block of Thar desert district (district Churu), Rajasthan
 As Project leader, responsible for supervising 450 local development workers of various levels
 Responsible for liaison with district and state level Government Officials and functionaries
 As a part of early attempts of Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to implement ICDS scheme in
difficult terrains, was assigned additional responsibilities this period:
o To promote and strengthen 40 grassroots level local NGOs for facilitating implementation of ICDS
o Leading the training programmes and workshops for grassroots workers and Volunteers for
facilitating implementation of ICDS
October 1988 – March 1993
Senior Development Promoter, Deepalaya Plan Project, New Delhi, India. Responsibilities included:
 Planning, implementation and monitoring, supervising various programmes in the sector of Health,
Education, Income enhancement and Community Development for West Delhi slum dwellers
 Responsible for the training of grassroots workers and local NGOs, staff administration, need based
programme planning, budgeting and implementation.
 Administration of 50 Workers as part of my administrative duties.
 Special Responsibilities assigned during this period :
o Member of HRD Task Force- developing job descriptions of community level workers; orientation,
skill training and regular assessment of performance
o Member of SAGE ( Situation Analysis and Goal Establishment) team- community based situational
analysis of socio-economic status for annual planning
o Member of FOES (Field Office Evaluation System) team- annual programme planning,
implementation of various programmes related to Health, Education, Income enhancement and
Community development and assessing performance gap at the end of the year

July 1987 – June 1988
Social Worker (Trainee), Urban Family Welfare Centre (addressing health problems of urban slum dwellers) run
by Dept. of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Responsibilities included:
 Counseling and motivating family planning clients for accepting modern methods of contraception
 Supporting organization of IEC and BCC events related to family planning in the community (urban slums)
July 1986 – June 1987
Social Worker (Trainee), Child Guidance Clinic (dealing with delinquent and mentally retarded children) run by
the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Responsibilities included:
 Counseling of parents of delinquent and differently abled children for better child rearing practices and
rehabilitation
Key Trainings Participated in
 Four weeks training cum observatory visit on Planning and managing community based Family Planning
and & Reproductive Health interventions in National Family Reproductive Health Programme: The
Indonesian Experience held in Jakarta, Indonesia
 Training courses offered by the Genuine Contact Programme conducted by Dalar International
consultancy, Inc. USA:
 Medicine Wheel
 Whole Person Process Facilitation
 Open Space Technology
 Path to Organizational Health and Balance
 Individual Health and Balance
 Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution
 Genuine Contact Organization
 Transactional Analysis conducted by Asian Centre for Organizational Research and Development
(ACORD), New Delhi, India
 Performance Improvement (PI) conducted by IntraHealth International Inc., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,
India
 Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Health conducted by SIBILY International, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
 Human Resource Development (HRD) programme on Job Analysis and Job Description, conducted by Plan
International (Regional Office for South Asia), New Delhi, India
 Situational Analysis and Goal Establishment (SAGE) conducted by Plan International (Regional Office for
South Asia), New Delhi, India
 Management of Income Generation activities conducted by UNICEF, New Delhi, India
 Inter-personal Relationship and Team Building conducted by Sandarshan, New Delhi, India
 Project Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Methods (CPM) conducted by Plan
International (Regional Office for South Asia), New Delhi, India
 Job Training Course for Child Development Project Officers organized by the National Institute of Public
Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government
of India, New Delhi, India

 Adolescence Girl’s Scheme organized by Regional Deputy Director, Women & Child Development,
Government of Rajasthan, Bikaner, India
 Mother and Child Health Care organized by the Director, Information Education and Communication
(IEC), Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
 Basic skill in Computers conducted by Plan International (Regional Office for South Asia), New Delhi, India
Achievements & Awards
1995-1996 Awarded the Best Child Development Project Officer by the state Government of Rajasthan for
Establishing Convergence between Health and ICDS departments
1995-1996 Awarded Certificate of Recognition by The Evaluation Project Carolina Population Centre,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Contribution in the Perform System Indicators
Survey in Uttar Pradesh during the period April to August 1995
1998-1999 Letter of appreciation by the then Executive Director (SIFPSA), for the Invaluable assistance
provided and unstinting efforts put in by the team of POLICY Project to SIFPSA for formulation of
District Action Plans (DAPs)
2007-2008 Awarded Certificate of Excellence by IntraHealth International Inc. for Sustained and Outstanding
Contributions to Evidence Reviews especially in involving state Government officials
2010-2011 Awarded certificate of appreciation by IntraHealth International Inc. for Contributing to the
Vistaar Project by bringing in different perspectives to technical team discussions and for
strategic thinking and leveraging skills
2011-2012 Licensed as a Certified Trainer for Training of Trainers of The Genuine Contact™ Programme by
Dalar International Consultancy, USA
2011-2012 Awarded a plaque on completion of 5 years of service by the Country Representative of
IntraHealth International Inc. for Recognition of dedicated service and individual contribution to
create a world where all people have the best possible opportunity for health and well being.
Contributions in Publications
 Improving Complementary Feeding Practices: A Review of Evidence from South Asia. The Vistaar
Project, IntraHealth International Inc., New Delhi (2008, March)
 Role of Village Health Committees in Improving Health and Nutrition Outcomes: A Review of idence
from India. The Vistaar Project, IntraHealth International Inc., New Delhi (2008, March)
 Ideas, Insights and Innovations: Achievements and Lessons Learned from the Innovations in Family
Planning Services (IFPS) Project, 1992-2004 (2006, December)
 Report of the Reproductive Health Indicator Survey, Uttar Pradesh. Futures Group, a Constella
Company (2005)
 Workshop Proceedings: Prevention of HIV/ AIDS in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh State AIDS Control
Society, Lucknow; State Innovations in Family Planning Services Agency, Lucknow; POLICY Project,

Futures Group, New Delhi; United States Agency for International Development, New Delhi (2004,
January)
 Workshop Proceedings: Health Policy Issues and Health Programmes in Uttaranchal. Department of
Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttaranchal, Dehradun and The POLICY Project, The
Futures Group International, New Delhi (2002, May)
 Workshop Proceedings: Reproductive Child Health and Population Policy Issues in Uttaranchal.
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttaranchal, The POLICY Project, The
Futures Group International, New Delhi (2002, May)
 Proceedings of the Workshop on Population Policy for Uttar Pradesh: Identification of issues.
Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh and The Policy
Project, The Futures Group International (2000, March)
 Making Things Happen: Decentralized Planning for RCH in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Policy Project,
The Futures Group International (1999, July 20)
 Rapid Assessment of Short term Strategies to Strengthen Government Health Service Delivery
Systems. The Futures Group International in collaboration with Research Triangle Institute and The
Centre for Development and Population (1996, October)
 State Seminar Report: Performance Indicators for the Innovations in Family Planning Services Project,
1995 PERFORM Survey in Uttar Pradesh. State Innovations in Family Planning Services Project,
Lucknow; USAID/ India, New Delhi; The EVALUATION Project, Carolina Population Centre, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (1996, September)
 Uttar Pradesh: Male Reproductive Health Survey (1995-96), The EVALUATION Project, Carolina
Population Centre, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Papers Presented
 Singh Kr. Ashok; Dr Ashok Kumar (2015 December.2015) A Call to action on Improving Health,
Sanitation and Nutrition Services in Bihar paper presented at XIII Annual conference of Indian
Association for Social Science and Health, University of Kerala Trivandrum India
 Singh Kr. Ashok; Pant Joshi Tripti (2013 Feb. 2) Taking evidence based proven interventions at scale
under NRHM through Village Health Nutrition Days in Uttar Pradesh. Paper presented at the South
Asia Regional Public health Conference & 57th
All India Annual Conference of IPHACON 2013 in
Kolkata, India
 Ragini P., Singh Kr A., Philip G. (2012, April 13) Strengthening Village Health and Nutrition Days
(VHND) in Uttar Pradesh. Paper presented at the 2012 Maternal Health Consultation: Ensuring
Quality Services for Safe Motherhood, Jaipur, India.
 Pant Joshi T., Singh Kr. A., Das E, Philip G., Srivastava Satish Kr., Chakraverty A. (2011, November 11).
Improving the Implementation and Quality of Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs) through
convergence and system strengthening in Uttar Pradesh. Paper presented at the 2011 Annual
Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Population, Lucknow, India.
 Singh Kr. A. (2010, March 7). Improved delivery of Maternal Newborn and Child Health & Nutrition
(MNCHN) services through strengthening of Village Health and Nutrition Days: Key strategies &

lessons learned from Uttar Pradesh India. Paper presented at the 2010 Scaling up FP/ MNCH Best
Practices in Asia and Middle East Region, Bangkok, Thailand.
 Nandkishore V., Deshpande N., Saxena V., Singh Kr. A. (2004, 30 January).Voluntary Counseling and
Testing Centres in Uttar Pradesh. Paper presented in International Workshop on Prevention of HIV/
AIDS in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Special Skills
 Management, negotiation and networking skills
 Ability to accomplish organizational objective ensuring optimum utilization of resources
 Pedagogy/excellent orator
 Strategic and innovative thinker
 Strong interpersonal communication skills
 Ability to envision and lead multi-dimensional work and implement the same with excellence
 Ability to recognize the talent of colleagues and subordinates and utilize them in the best interest of the
organization
 Understanding of human dynamics & complexity of human behaviour and how to deal with it rationally
 Ability to nurture, motivate, coach and foster a team of young professionals
 Ability to connect well with people and situations
 Fair understanding of humanity and humantization
 Ability to accept and deal with challenges
 Good working knowledge of office applications including internet navigation
Qualifications
Masters in Social Work with specialization in Family and Child Welfare, Department of Social Work,
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India In 1988
Title of MSW thesis: A Study of the view of beneficiaries regarding the utility of the Integrated
Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme
Bachelors of Arts, Department of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Professional Affiliations
 Member of the Delhi Association of Trained Social Workers
 Board Member of Social Action for Human Solidarity (SAHS)
 Secretary of Social Action for Micro Planning and Resource Centre (SAMPARC)
Personal details
 Date of birth - August 1st
Nineteen sixty five
 Current CTC INR-25,00.000/Annum Expected salary- Negotiable

 Marital status – married
 Total family members – Four
 Availability- One month
Participation in Extra Curricular and Sports Activities
1987-1988 Runner-up in the Inter Faculty Cricket Championship, Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,
India
1986-1988 Regular hockey player of the University Team of Kashi Vidyapith , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1985-1986 Participated in the Inter-University Eastern Zone Hockey Championships for the Kashi Vidyapith
Hockey team, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1984-1985 Winner in the District Hockey Championship, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
1984-1985 Winner in the District Football Championship, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
1983-1984 Participated in the UP Olympic Hockey Championship held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1981-1984 Regular hockey player of the District Team, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Proficiency in Languages
English – can read, write and understand fluently
Hindi – can read, write and understand fluently
Rajasthani – can understand and speak easily
Can understand and speak various dialects of Uttar Pradesh
References; Details will be provided as per requirement
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Signature & Date- Feb- 2016- Patna

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