Mr. Ashok Kumar SinghPermanent Address: N-8/180-B-2 Shyam Shanker Kuteer, Kailshpuri Colony

Newada, BHU Road Varanasi- 221005, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaMobile: +91-9839912344

Email: ashokseema.singh@gmail.comSkype : 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. Responsibilities include:

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. Responsibilities include:

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 ICDSo 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

QualificationsMasters 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 fluentlyHindi – can read, write and understand fluentlyRajasthani – can understand and speak easily Can understand and speak various dialects of Uttar Pradesh

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Signature & Date- Feb- 2016- Patna