Rajkumar Nagarajah - IUSSP



Rajkumar Nagarajah rajacqueline@

15/7, Sri Sumanarama Road, Mountlavinia, Sri Lanka Tel: 2739722, 0777291649

Post Graduate Prgrammes

❖ MSc.in Environmental Science at the Univ. Of Colombo, Sri Lanka

❖ MSc.in Labour Management – Kamaraja University, India

❖ M.A in Development Studies and Public policies, Open University of Sri lanka

❖ Reading for MSc in Public Health – Peoples Uni/Manchester Metropolitan University – UK

❖ Reading for MA in Population Studies–1st year Exam taken–Annamalai Uni(Dist Learning ).- India

❖ Reading for MA in Demography – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

❖ Post Graduate Certificate in Health and Health Rights –University of Mumbai, India

❖ PGD. in International Relations at Badaranayake centre for int. studies

❖ PGD.in Education – Open university – Sri Lanka

❖ PGD in Health Development University Of Colombo, Sri Lanka

❖ PGD. in Business & Finance - Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka

Professional Qualifications

❖ Professional degree in Business Administration Association Of Business Executive–UK

❖ Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Preston University - USA.

❖ Certificate in Management Consulting Essentials – U.K

❖ Bachelor of Legal Law (LLB)–2ndyear-Open uni. Completed: Constitutional Law, Legal methods, equity, Laws of S.L

❖ Two year Diploma in Youth in Development work – Commonwealth Secretariat

❖ Diploma in Community Nutrition–Kenya, Dip in Food & Nutrition–Open University-Srilanka

❖ Dip in Armed Conflict, Human Rights & Humanitarian Law/monitoring children’s rights

❖ Followed a study programme in Special Education- teaching students with learning difficulties.

❖ Geographical Information System( GIS ) and remote sensing – trained by FAO Kenya,

❖ Statistical Package for Social Sciences – Kenya

❖ Certificate in Election monitoring ( 4 months ) - HREA

Other specializations

❖ Associate expert-Environmental Impact Assessment–National Environment Management Authority, Kenya

❖ Advisor- Diet and Nutrition – Stonebridge associated Colleges – UK

❖ Disaster management/emergency response

❖ Associate Expert-business consultant/SME, trained by U.K Consultants–Challenges Worldwide

Training received and short courses attended - Migration

❖ Migration, Securitization, Globalisation & development (12 days) in Bangladesh

❖ Training on Forced migration ( 5days) in India

❖ Migration, Remittance and Development (2days), at SAMREN in Bangladesh.

❖ Managing Migration( 8days) at Oxford University, U.K by 21st Century Trust fund

❖ Migration ad Development, Opportunities and Challenges – IIPS -India

Emergency relief, disaster management, health and HIV/AIDS

❖ Competency based Emergency Relief Programme, (5days)-Bangalore, India.

❖ Planning and managing humanitarian response (5 days) RedR – Nepal

❖ Community based disaster management ( 5 days ) – Kenya

❖ Education in Emergencies- (5 daya) – RedR - Nepal

❖ Management of Relief & Development Projects, Sri lanka

❖ Community based disaster risk management - India -4 weeks

Conflict resolution and Peace Building

❖ Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration of Ex-Combatants,(7 days), Int. Alert-Netherlands

❖ Attended a 5 day workshop on Conflict Resolution Org. by Colombo Theological College

❖ Conflict resolution skills & Peace Building (3days) by . for Migration-Sri Lanka

Nutrition and Health

❖ Diploma in Food and Nutrition - (Open Uni. of Sri Lanka)

❖ Nutrition in HIV/AIDS Mgt. – Africa Medical Research Foundation – Kenya

❖ Therapeutic Nutrition - Diet Planning and nutrition intervention

❖ Food security and Community Nutrition assessment skills - Kenya

❖ Certificate in Nutrition in emergencies, Certificate in Infant & young child feeding - Kenya

❖ Certificate programme in Food Quality Assurance at Sri Lanka standards Institution

❖ Training on Equity & Health rights (6 days ) Jaipur , India

❖ HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Counseling & Support ( 5 days ) -Kenya

❖ HIV/Aids Prevention & Education (5dys), Care & Support by Int. Health Org. in India.

❖ TOT on HIV/AIDS(12days) -Care, support & ART - in Bangkok

❖ Sex, sexuality, Gender & HIV/Aids(2 weeks) conducted by Stepping Stones in India.

Environmental Management

❖ Preparing an Environment Management Plan(3 Days), Pollution/Emission control technologies

❖ Field study on environment management ( 1 month ) - India

❖ Occupational Health & Safety Mgt(2 ds), HACCP(2days) , Sri Lanka Standards Institute

❖ Certificate in Biogas, wind, solar energy(15 days) Technology-Jomo Kenyatta University-Kenya

❖ Certificate in Energy economics, efficiency, energy policy & planning( 15 days)-JK Uni. Kenya

Agriculture and livestock

❖ Smallholder dairy commercialization, dairy feed formulation, nutrition(2 days) –Kenya

❖ Sustainable development of Bamboo & Non Timber Forest Products– (1 Month) in China

❖ Livestock emergency guidelines and standards( 3 days ) in Kenya

❖ Aqua Culture and Fisheries Management (4 days) Dept. Of Fisheries, Lake Turkana-Kenya

❖ Advanced TOT on Microfinance ( 5 days ) – Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka

Vocational Training

Food & Beverage, International Cookery, Coxswain License, Maritime Radio officer, Marine chart reading, Communication and GPS, Ship Deck Rating.

❖ IT Skills: MS Packages, SPSS, GIS, Graphic designing, Web designing

I have professional working experience in Sri Lanka, Nauru, Kenya, Maldives, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Austria, India and Seychelles in the following fields:

emergency relief, resettlement of refugees and IDPs, food security, livelihoods development, education, HIV/AIDS, nutrition ad health, survey and social research, human rights, election monitoring, conflict resolution and peace building, safe migration, Natural resource management and Environment, safe migration, sexual & reproductive health, SME, project management, clean energy and light infrastructure

Work Experience

❖ Currently working as a Environmental Health Officer/Lecturer at the University of Seychelles in Seychelles, promotion and educating youth on environmental health through educational institutions

❖ worked as a Business Consultant for Challenges Worldwide/InfoTechs Ideas, supporting and promoting the SME sector, Enterprise Development and Micro Finance for youth in Sri Lanka, organizing and conducting business seminars and workshops(Feb 2012 – Jan 2013)

❖ Worked on short Term assignments with (1)Transparency International in Srilanka as a Lead Researcher/Project Manager on a cross country survey that measure youth integrity, also implemented awareness building programme on Anti-Corruption initiative and good governance. Worked at the (2) American Embassy in Sri Lanka as a Political Specialist, monitoring and reporting on events and developments in local politics gather information for annual Human Rights Report and develop a broad contact network. March – October 2012

❖ International Organization for Migration in Kenya as Project Manager/Head of sub office, design develop and implement multi-Sectoral projects funded by TICAD/Government of Japan: Livelihoods, skills development, SME development, environmental conservation, climate change adaptation strategies conflict resolution and peace building(resource based & cross border), safe migration, light infrastructure and rural development, food security & nutrition assessment/outreach, Natural resource management/water resource, climate change adaptation strategies, preparation of final project report for donors. Resettlement of Somali, Sudanese, Ethiopian refugees to USA, Canada, & Australia. Initiated Partnership projects with UNIDO-establishment of clean energy Centers (Solar, Wind, and Biogas) & FAO for water resources, fisheries/agriculture technology, livestock development, GIS. (June 2009 – Sept 2011)

❖ Women enterprise development expert for United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation,(UNIDO) in Sri Lanka, managing the enterprise development activities, capacity building of women, women groups, identification, and organization of technical/entrepreneurship skills development/business development training, preparation of training modules linking rural products with urban markets for resettled IDP communities ( Sept. 2008-July 2009)

❖ Short term assignment as Programme Officer(Monitoring & evaluation) at Alliance development Trust in sectors such as Child health/Nutrition, child friendly spaces, monitoring children’s rights, adolescent reproductive health, Conflict Resolution, Peace Building, HIV/Aids & Livelihoods, introduced solar cooking, biogas plants & integrated farming.(May-Oct 2008)

❖ International Organisation for Migration as Operations Officer at an Asylum seekers’ processing centre in Nauru, implementing activities related to the smooth running of the centre, camp coordination & management of Australian refugee resettlement programmes. IDP Programme Manager in Sri Lanka for resettlement, of IDPs & refugees, asses immediate/long term resettlement needs, & implement programmes such as shelter, water & sanitation, health, livelihood, vocational training, Peace building & counter trafficking projects(Oct 2005–May 2008)

❖ Volunteered in Nepal on environmental sanitation campaign, school health education - 1 month

❖ Short term assignment: assessment on water pollution, industrial waste in India ( 3 weeks )

❖ Worked for United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) as a National Project Co-coordinator for economic Recovery in the Fisheries, Agriculture sector, training farmers and fishermen, monitoring evaluation and impact assessment (5 months)

❖ Short term assignment-International labour Organisation-child solider rehabilitation project.

❖ Worked for World Vision as a Team Leader(Tsunami Response), emergency relief, rehabilitation and development programmes, also worked as a Project Manager-Food for Work in partnership with world Food Programme, promoting the Project to the community, managing the project, community asset creation, Livelihood restoration, Commodity tracking, monitoring and evaluation of projects, working with IDP returnees, HIV/AIDS awareness programmes(2yrs)

❖ Worked as a Consultant at Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies in developing a tool kit to deal with the needs of the returning IDPs. Assignment-2 as a Programme coordinator–Survivor-rehabilitation- data collection, Mine Risk Education, Advocacy. (Feb03-Aug.03)

❖ Project Officer -Youth Leadership.(SIDA funded)-Sri Lanka Foundation. Promote young Political Culture/democracy, Institutional development, Human Rights, worked as facilitator on youth related workshops, organize & conducted trainings/seminars.(Jan 2002-Jan 2003).

❖ Sports animator/Duty Manager-5* Star Resort in Sri Lanka-12/1989–10/92. Field Sales Executive-Granites/Floor tiles (8/1992–12/94)–Sri Lanka. Sales/Marketing Executive–in the Maldive Islands, Promoting helicopter Transfers, Charters, Excursions, Heliflips.(01/1995-12/1996.Warehouse Officer–Coca Cola Beverages in Austria 04/1998–10/2000.

❖ Product Manager- Plan, direct & evaluate the activities of sales dept., establish distribution networks(1yr), Sri Lanka. Sales Executive for Damas Group in Dubai. (Diamonds, Pearls precious stones,).Travel Consultant in Saudi Arabia at Al Tayaar Travels- in/out bound tour services - 1 year , Operations officer for an Import and Export company–1 year

❖ Field officer for International Committee for Red Cross – short term assignment

Research and Projects done

❖ Comparative study on international mediation in conflict resolution.

❖ Refugees(Internally displaced persons-IDPs) and the impact on the Environment

❖ The process of development and the impact on the environment

❖ Government policies on dealing with the school dropouts in Sri Lanka

❖ Nutritional needs of the plantation community in Sri Lanka

❖ School dropouts in Sri Lanka, Causes of malnutrition in Sri Lanka

Personal Data

Born 31 May 1970, Sri Lanka Studied at St. Johns College Jaffna, Christian H-172cm, Weight – 72 Kg

Languages Known and hobbies:

English, Tamil, Sinhala, & Fair knowledge in German, Hindi, and French.

Learning Languages, sports, playing Guitar and Piano and listening to Music

Extra curricular activities:

I am an outstanding sportsman (cricket, soccer, Hockey, basketball and athletics- track and field events) and represented in many activities at school

Personal qualities

I consider myself as a hard working person, I like doing tasks that are challenging, I also have good leadership qualities, enjoy working in team, planning to pursue PhD in the field of Migration.

Rajkumar Nagarajah

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