LEAP Achievements and Lessons, Rakesh ENG, LaosToura Vanh
The Swiss funded project contributed to the development of a decentralized, participatory, pluralistic and sustainable agriculture extension system that is capable of benefiting poorer households and communities, and reaches male and female farmers equally in all 17 provinces in Laos from 2001-2014
Nick Steinke, Tellevate, 10 Tips for Implementing an Effective Audit Program,...Kevin Perry
Nick Steinke, Tellevate, 10 Tips for Implementing an Effective Audit Program, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015
Independent evaluation of CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM): Brief summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations
Learn more about a new monitoring and evaluation (M&E) initiative, gLOCAL Evaluation Week, which is being organized by the CLEAR Initiative, and local and global partners, to raise awareness about M&E and its critical role in strengthening accountability and increasing transparency in areas of public spending and service delivery. The first gLOCAL Evaluation Week will take place between June 3 and 7, 2019.
For more information and to submit an event proposal, please visit the CLEAR Initiative (theclearinitiative.org) or follow the CLEAR Initiative (@theCLEARInitiative).
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plays a critical role in strengthening accountability and increasing transparency in areas of public spending and service delivery. These goals are central to the CLEAR Initiative’s mission and the inspiration for gLOCAL Evaluation Week, which will take place between June 3 and 7, 2019.
To learn more, go to theclearinitiative.org.
LEAP Achievements and Lessons, Rakesh ENG, LaosToura Vanh
The Swiss funded project contributed to the development of a decentralized, participatory, pluralistic and sustainable agriculture extension system that is capable of benefiting poorer households and communities, and reaches male and female farmers equally in all 17 provinces in Laos from 2001-2014
Nick Steinke, Tellevate, 10 Tips for Implementing an Effective Audit Program,...Kevin Perry
Nick Steinke, Tellevate, 10 Tips for Implementing an Effective Audit Program, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015
Independent evaluation of CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM): Brief summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations
Learn more about a new monitoring and evaluation (M&E) initiative, gLOCAL Evaluation Week, which is being organized by the CLEAR Initiative, and local and global partners, to raise awareness about M&E and its critical role in strengthening accountability and increasing transparency in areas of public spending and service delivery. The first gLOCAL Evaluation Week will take place between June 3 and 7, 2019.
For more information and to submit an event proposal, please visit the CLEAR Initiative (theclearinitiative.org) or follow the CLEAR Initiative (@theCLEARInitiative).
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plays a critical role in strengthening accountability and increasing transparency in areas of public spending and service delivery. These goals are central to the CLEAR Initiative’s mission and the inspiration for gLOCAL Evaluation Week, which will take place between June 3 and 7, 2019.
To learn more, go to theclearinitiative.org.
The Universal Developer: Deploying Modern Tcl/Tk Solutions on the MacKevin Walzer
Tk has been supported on the Mac since the mid-1990s, but has undergone more frequent and radical changes that other platforms. This talk will touch on Tk's history on the Mac, the ongoing challenges to keep the toolkit current with the Mac's frequent API changes, and its current place in the Mac's ecosystem--and the Mac's current place in Tk's ecosystem. Finally, the talk will cover some best practices for application development using Tk on the Mac, and porting your Tk application to the Mac.
Introducing the UK Government’s Project Delivery Standard webinar
Thursday 25 October 2018
Panel:
Tony Meggs, Robert Buttrick, Jai Grygoruk and Fiona Spencer
Host:
Merv Wyeth
The write up page URL with additional embedded resources:
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/introducing-the-uk-government-s-project-delivery-standard-webinar/
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1) Blogging and writing movie reviews
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Best PMO in Europe 2019 - Triglav Group | FuturePMO 2019Wellingtone
Triglav Group won Best PMO in Europe 2019 in the PMO Global Awards (PMOGA). In this presentation, you can learn more about their journey to winning this prestigious award.
Wellingtone and FuturePMO is the UK Partner for the PMO Global Alliance. The PMO Global Awards take place at FuturePMO on an annual basis. www.FuturePMO.com
1. Mousumi Saikia
Email: mousumisaikia@yahoo.co.uk Mobile: 07803061811 Skype : mousumisaikia1
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
May 2013 – Present, Department for International Development (DFID) Programme
Partnership Arrangement (PPA) Manager, IR Worldwide, Birmingham
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Provide strategic direction and guidance on the achievement of the PPA.
• Lead the production of a successful application to the DFID for a two year extension of the PPA.
• Lead the production of the PPA Annual Progress Review (APR) Report; provide critical,
meticulous and strategic review of the APR document.
• Established project management processes and procedures compliant with PRINCE II
standards for the management of the PPA.
• Managing a £5 million budget for the achievement of the PPA.
• Leading on the development and regular review of the PPA implementation plan.
• Leading on institutionalising and improving learning with regards to the PPA.
• Leading on institutionalising Value for Money (VfM) in the organisation.
• Leading on institutionalising Results Based Management (RBM) in the organisation and
advising on the improvement of systems and processes to adhere to RBM.
• Ensuring compliance with conditions in the PPA Memorandum of Understanding - ensuring that
evaluations occur and internal systems are in place to measure VfM, impact and transparency.
• Providing strategic and operational intelligence regarding DfID strategic priorities, funding
opportunities, structure and personnel.
• Identify potential strategic long term funding opportunities from DfID.
November 2012 – April 2013, Consultant for Prederi, London
Responsibilities/Achievements
•Project managed the development of the Commissioning Intentions for NHS Bexley Clinical
Commissioning Group.
•Developed and managed the detailed work plan for delivery of the Commissioning Intentions.
•Project managed the review and refinement of the Commissioning Intentions document
•Ensured that the Commissioning Intentions were aligned with national, regional and local level
guidance and timetables
•Liaised with Bexley Council to develop Joint Commissioning Intentions
November 2011 – October 2012, Project Manager, White Consultants Limited, London
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Managed and delivered three high quality educational projects.
• Designed and planned stakeholder engagement strategy, and implemented the stakeholder
consultation process.
• Established and managed effective working relationships with all project partners and
stakeholders including the Department for Education, Local Authority, and the local community.
• Developed marketing and collaboration strategy.
• Developed and monitored project budgets
• Submitted three high quality and successful tenders
2. Mousumi Saikia
Email: mousumisaikia@yahoo.co.uk Mobile: 07803061811 Skype : mousumisaikia1
September 2008 – October 2011, Project Manager, Tribal Group, London
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Worked as Project Manager on two academies project and as an Assistant Project Manager on
eight academies project.
• Managed and contributed to four successful bids to the Department for Education.
• Responsible for project reporting to clients.
• Implemented project workplan and monitored project progress.
• Advised clients on government education policies and procedures.
• Exclusive responsibility for managing project budget and finances amounting to £7 million.
September 2007 – August 2008, Personnel Officer, Barnfield Academy, Luton
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Set up appropriate systems to manage student and staff information. Advised on Criminal
Records Bureau and Data Protection.
March – August 2007, Project Office Manager, Barnfield College, Luton
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Responsible for day to day management of the project office.
• First point of contact for all project related queries.
• Responsible for project documentation.
• Managed the recruitment of school teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Managed production of high quality project reports.
June – September 2005, Consultant, Sphere Project, International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, Switzerland
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Managed the updating of all project documentation
• Managed the setting up of best practice filing systems
• Established document control guidelines
• Assisted in the project audit
• Drafted procurement guidelines and ensured compliance
November – December 2004, Consultant (Freedom of Information Coordinator), British
Council, London
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Prepared the British Council for dealing with Freedom of Information (FOI) queries – developed
guidelines, trained staff to deal with FOI queries and updated FOI documentation.
January - May 2003, Consultant, Oxfam GB, Bangkok, Thailand
3. Mousumi Saikia
Email: mousumisaikia@yahoo.co.uk Mobile: 07803061811 Skype : mousumisaikia1
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Created database for funding contacts.
• Developed and managed filing system for all donor contracts.
• Supported on-going management of donor contracts.
• Advised country teams on grant management and donor reporting and compliance.
• Initiated research on funding opportunities from foreign missions in Thailand.
June - August 2002, Consultant, CARE, Bangkok, Thailand
Responsibilities/Achievements
• Literature review and analysis of methodological issues in Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
(DME) within Rights Based Approach.
• Produced a database of references, and produced a high quality report with an overview of
findings.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION AND TRAINING
Training of Trainers, December 2014
Management Development Programme, September 2014
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), January 2014
PRINCE 2 Qualified, May 2010
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), English and Computer College,
Bangkok, Thailand 3 – 28 November 2003
EDUCATION:
Master of Population Sciences (Grade A) International Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai,
India
M.A. Sociology (1st
Class) University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
B.A. (Hons.) Political Science (2nd
Class) St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
LANGUAGE English (Native), French (basic knowledge), Hindi (working
knowledge), Urdu (working knowledge)
IT SKILLS I have an advanced knowledge and am competent in the use of
Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Citizenship: British Citizen.