Nepali Nepali, English Quantitative Approach, Statistical Analysis, Survey Design, Monitoring and Evaluation

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1 Mr. Pawan Kumar Sen Permanent Mailing Address: GPO Box 3971 Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: (res) (off) (mob) Nationality Languages Specialization Education Nepali Nepali, English Quantitative Approach, Statistical Analysis, Survey Design, Monitoring and Evaluation 2012 Enrolled in PhD study at Department of Political Science, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands 2004 Master of Science in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (Specialization: Watershed Management, Conservation and River Basin Planning) International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Enschede, the Netherlands 1995 Master s degree in Statistics with Courses in Demography, Sampling Theory, Design of Experiments, Multivariate Analysis and Research Methodology Central Department of Statistics Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal Fellowship Sep 2002 Professional Experiences Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Scholarship for the MSc study (1.5 years) at ITC in Enschede under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme supported by Nuffic, The Hague Historical Yield Recall Survey in Mid-West and Far-West Tarai Districts (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from University of California)

2 Nov 2014 (ongoing) Jun 2013 Nov 2014 Oct 2013 May 2014 Jul 2013 Jan 2014 Mar 2013 May 2013 Oct 2012 Mar 2013 Dec 2011 Feb 2012 Apr 2011 Sep 2011 Financial Consumer Survey in 70 Districts (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from UNCDF and Nepal Rastra Bank) Opinion Poll on Media Assessment and Current Political Issues (Wave I, II & III) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Internews) Baseline Survey of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning component of Rural Access Programme Phase III (undertaken by Development Consultancy Centre and ITAD with the support from DFID) - Questionnaire formulation, managing sampling frame, Baseline Survey for Sajhedari Bikaas Project (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from USAID) - Designing methodology, survey tools formulation, database management, data analysis and report writing Growth and Empowerment Programme in Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Danish Embassy) - Collecting demographic and socio-economic data and information, analysing the data and report writing Opinion Poll on Nepal Contemporary Political Situation (10 th phase) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Study of State-Society Relation in Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from The Asia Foundation Nepal) - designing methodology, check-list, questionnaire Survey on Armed Violence in Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Small Arms Survey Switzerland) - designing methodology, database management and analysis, report writing

3 Feb 2011 Jul 2011 Jul 2010 Dec 2010 Jul 2010 Nov 2010 Mar 2010 May 2010 Jan 2010 May 2010 Oct 2009 Dec 2009 Baseline Study on People s Perceptions towards the Nepal Police (Pre-inception Activities of the Nepal Police Reform Project) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Saferworld UK) - National Baseline Survey on Security Provision in Nepal (Phase IV) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Saferworld UK) Baseline Study for HRGGP-III, ESP Extended Phase and RDIF-II (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Danida HUGOU) - Conducting baseline study using quantitative surveys (survey of the Constituent Assembly members and survey of district committee members of six major political parties of Nepal), designing methodology for the surveys, data analysis, report writing Reviewing Logframe for HRGGP-III, ESP Extended Phase and RDIF-II (jointly undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts and Social Science Baha with the support from Danida HUGOU) - Identifying available secondary sources of information that could serve as baseline, examining reliability and validity of the secondary sources, revising indicators mentioned in the logframe prepared by the three organizations, proposing methodology and tools for generating primary baseline data/information for the next phase Understanding Armed Violence in Tarai (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Saferworld UK) Endline Study of Samanata Project in Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and Kapilbastu (undertaken by Dalit Studies and Development Centre with the support from CARE Nepal)

4 Jul 2009 Oct 2009 Apr 2009 Sep 2009 May 2009 Aug 2009 Jan 2009 May 2009 Oct 2008 Dec 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Baseline study for the project called Education for the Bright Future in Ramechhap district (undertaken by Dalit Studies and Development Centre with the support from Child Fund Japan) - Proposal write-up, designing methodology, questionnaire formulation,, report writing National Baseline Survey on Security Provision in Nepal (Phase III) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Saferworld UK) Perception Study of Local Business Climate in Morang, Kaski, Rupandehi and Banke districts (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Baseline Survey for Women and Youth as Pillar of Sustainable Peace Programme in Dhading, Gorkha, Rupandehi and Kapilbastu (undertaken by Development Consultancy Centre with the support from CARE Nepal) Assessment of voter registration and the voter registry in Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts for the Election Commission with the support from DANIDA/HUGOU) - Proposal write-up, designing methodology, database management and analysis, report writing A Pilot Survey on People's Perception towards Equitable Economic Recovery for Peace in Morang and Parsa (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from International Alert UK) - Assistant project coordinator, designing methodology, questionnaire formulation, database management and analysis, report writing

5 Jun 2008 Oct 2008 Sep 2004 Mar 2008 Mar 2008 May 2008 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jun 2007 Aug 2007 Apr 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2004 Mar 2008 Nationwide Survey on People's Perception towards Security Sector Reform and Small Arms in Nepal (Phase II) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Saferworld UK) A series of opinion polls on Nepal Contemporary Political Situation (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Final Evaluation of Inclusion of Dalits and Differently Abled People Project in Morang and Sunsari (undertaken by Dalit Studies and Development Centre with the support from Plan Nepal) - Proposal write-up, designing methodology, questionnaire formulation,, report writing Baseline Study of Samanata Project in Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and Kapilbastu (undertaken by Dalit Studies and Development Centre with the support from CARE Nepal) Nationwide Survey on Drivers of Legitimacy of Governance (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from DFID) - Designing survey methodology, questionnaire formulation,, report writing Nationwide Survey on People's Perception of Safety and Security in Nepal (Phase I) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Saferworld UK) A series of opinion polls on Nepal Contemporary Political Situation (Five Phases) (undertaken by Interdisciplinary

6 Analysts with the support from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Apr 2006 Sep 2006 Feb 2005 Aug 2005 Aug 2004 Feb 2005 Dec 2001 Sep 2002 Mar 2002 Aug 2002 May 2001 Nov 2001 Initiative for Making Profile of Dalit NGOs (undertaken by Dalit NGO Federation with the support from DFID) - Team leader, proposal write-up, designing methodology, questionnaire formulation, orientation to staffs and mobilization, overall supervision of fieldwork, database management and analysis, report writing Review of Asian Development Bank s Water Policy Water for All Implementation in Nepal s Context (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Water Aid Nepal) - Designing survey methodology, questionnaire formulation,, report writing Formulation of Proposal for Peace Confidence Index Poll in Nepal (undertaken by Himal Association with the support from Panos South Asia) - Preparing project proposal, literature review, questionnaire formulation, designing methodology for a nation-wide opinion survey and database management technique Impact of Globalization in Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki) - Literature survey, preparing tables and analysis, and preliminary write-ups Democratization and Development Co-operation: Finland s Democracy Assistance to Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki) - Literature survey, preparing tables and analysis, and preliminary write-ups Domestic Water Use in the Upper Bagmati Basin and the Tinau Basin (undertaken by Nepal Water Conservation Foundation with the support from IDRC) coordinating staffs involved in the programme, fieldwork

7 Nov 2000 May 2001 Mar 1999 Nov 1999 May 1998 Oct 1998 Short-term International Consultancy Services Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Mar 2012 Apr 2012 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Jul 2010 Aug 2010 supervision,, study visit and analysis of users-managed drinking water systems, report writing Assessment of Resources, Best Practices and Gaps in Gender, Science and Technology in Nepal (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from UNDP, UNESCO and APGEN) - Scanning organizations involved in S&T, conducting interviews with key informants in concerned agencies, reviewing acts, regulations and policies pertaining to S&T, field visits to assess impacts of action programmes with gender perspective, organizing focused group discussions, organizing a national workshop, report writing Situation of Drinking Water in Kathmandu Valley: Consumer Survey (undertaken by Nepal Water Conservation Foundation) coordinating staffs involved in the programme, database management and analysis, report writing Sex Profile of the Kathmandu Residents (undertaken by Interdisciplinary Analysts with the support from Panos South Asia) - Questionnaire administration, data cleaning, database processing and analysis, assisting in report writing A Survey of Afghan People 2012 (undertaken by The Asia analysis, report editing Voters Behaviour Survey in Afghanistan (undertaken by The Asia Foundation Afghanistan) - Data cleaning and analysis, report writing A Survey of Afghan People 2011 (undertaken by The Asia analysis, report editing A Survey of Afghan People 2010 (undertaken by The Asia analysis, report editing

8 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Publications: Peer-reviewed Journals Spring 2015 Nov 2013 May 2013 Jul 2010 Jun 2010 Dec 2005 A Survey of Afghan People 2009 (undertaken by The Asia analysis, report writing A Survey of Afghan People 2008 (undertaken by The Asia analysis, report writing A Survey of the Afghan People (undertaken by The Asia analysis, report writing Should Nepal be a Hindu State or a Secular State?, Himalaya, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp , the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Dynamic of Nepali Public s Opinion on the Linguistic Issue, Nepalese Linguistics, Vol. 28, pp , Linguistic Society of Nepal, Kathmandu Ethnicity-Based Federalism: An Issue of State Restructuring in Nepal, Forum of EthnoGeoPolitics, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp , Association for the Study of EthnoGeoPolitics, Amsterdam Measuring Opinion in Times of Transition: Politics and Public Opinion in Nepal Between 2004 and 2008, Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp , Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma) Public Opinion Poll and its Critics, Studies in Nepali History and Society, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp , A Mandala Book Point Journal (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma) Political Opinion Poll in Nepal's Context, Studies in Nepali History and Society, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp , A Mandala Book Point Journal (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma)

9 Publications: Chapters in Books Dec 2008 Publications: Reports Oct 2009 Oct 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2007 Dec 2006 Mar 2006 Aug 2005 Mar 2005 Institutionalization of the Justice System (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma in Chapter 3 of State Building, Security, and Social Change in Afghanistan, published by The Asia Foundation with the support from the USAID) Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People (coauthored with Ms. Ruth Rennie and Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, published by The Asia Foundation Afghanistan with the support from the USAID) Afghanistan in 2008: A Survey of the Afghan People (coauthored with Ms. Ruth Rennie and Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, published by The Asia Foundation Afghanistan with the support from the USAID) Nepal Contemporary Political Situation V: Opinion Poll Report (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Nepal Contemporary Political Situation IV: Opinion Poll Report (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Nepal Contemporary Political Situation III: Opinion Poll Report (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Nepal Contemporary Political Situation - II: Opinion Poll Report (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, from The Asia Foundation Nepal) Review of Asian Development Bank s Water Policy Water for All Implementation in Nepal s Context (coauthored with Sudhindra Sharma, Pradeep Adhikari, Sujan Ghimire, Shiva Bisangkhe and Ansu Tumbahangfe, from Water Aid Nepal) Nepal Contemporary Political Situation: Opinion Poll Report (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma,

10 from The Asia Foundation) Apr 2001 Oct 2000 Mar 1999 Assessment of Resources, Best Practices and Gaps in Gender, Science and Technology in Nepal: Revised Draft Report (jointly prepared with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma and Ms. Rashmi Sayenju for UNESCO-UNDP APGEN) Culture and Its Impact on Women in Nepal: In Relation to Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking (co-authored with Ms. Prakriti K.C. for Caritas Nepal) 1999 General Election Opinion Poll: How Voters Assess Politics, Parties and Politicians (co-authored with Dr. Sudhindra Sharma, published by Himal Association)