Nimal Gunathilaka, Assistant Director (Development)

Nimal Gunathilaka

Assistant Director (Development)

National Youth Corps

Location
Sri Lanka - Kurunegala
Education
Diploma, Disaster Management and Mitigation
Experience
30 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 2 Months

Assistant Director (Development) at National Youth Corps
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 7
  • My current job since April 2011

Administration, Recruitment of youth for persanality and leadership development training, implementing training programme, institutional image building, writting project proposal for funding, implementing development projects and monitoring and evaluation the programmes, organizing of passingout ceremaneis, sport games, Art festivals, community development programmes, and annual "paurushabimana" event, coordination with ministry, treassury and other various institutes for training and job placement for youth, Training of Trainers of the institute.

MONITORING OFFICER at Disrict Programme Management Unit, IFAD funded Dry Zone Livelihood Support and Partnership Programme
  • Sri Lanka - Kurunegala
  • November 2006 to October 2011

Implementation and monitoring and evaluation of all project componants of Agriculture Development, Minor Irrigation Development, Rural Infrastructure Development, Micro-Finance and Micro Enterprize Development

AGRICULTURAL MONITORING OFFICER at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  • Sri Lanka - Kurunegala
  • March 2003 to October 2006

Implementation and monitoring and evaluation of agricultural extension programmes such as cut flower and foliage development programme, seed paddy certification programme, integrated pest management programme and Training of Trainers.

VISITING LECTURER OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT at The Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka - Anuradhapura
  • January 2002 to December 2003

CONDUCTING LECTURES ON NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS,
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS,
RESOURCE ECONOMICS, ADVANCE RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS,
POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT,
PROJECT EVALUATION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

Development Officer at Department of Animal Production and Health
  • Sri Lanka - Kandy
  • January 1999 to January 2003

Formulating and implementing of livestock development projects such as Heifer Calf Rearing Project, Pasture Development Project, Goat Breeding Project, Poultry Research and Development Programme and conducting lectures on animal husbandry at seepukulama animal husbandry training school and training of trainers in livestock sector.

Agricultural Development Manager at MPCS Ltd-Mawathagama
  • Sri Lanka - Kurunegala
  • January 1998 to May 1999

Formulating, implementing and monitoring and evaluation of agricultural development programmes, recommendation of agricultural loans, Training and education of staff and school children, plant nursary managemnt, coordination with government and non government institute, institutional image building.

Institutional Organizer at Asian Development Bank funded North Western Province Water Resources Development Project
  • Sri Lanka - Kurunegala
  • March 1994 to December 1998

ORGANIZING FARMERS TOWARDS IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING INSTITUTIONS
COMPLETING FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF IRRIGATION SCHEMES & IMPLEMENTATION OF IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROJECTS.

Education

Diploma, Disaster Management and Mitigation
  • at University of Colombo
  • November 2008

twelve modules completed on disaster management concepts, role of public health system in disaster management,creating community resilience,skills necessary in providing emergency care, approaches for IDP needs, Livelihood, medico legal aspects in disaster situation, human rights, law and ethics,mitigation of fire disaster, completed assignments for each module, pass final examination and viva voce conducted by Faculty of Medicine - University of Colombo.

Master's degree, Natural Resources Management
  • at University of Peradeniya
  • November 2002

Natural Resources Management is multidisciplinary subject which is undertaken at pre design stage of the project. I successfully completed and acquired knowlegde and skills on Natural Resources Management practices with the dissertation of irrigation management.

Bachelor's degree, in Agricultural Business Management
  • at The Rajarata University of Sri Lanka - Wayamba Campus
  • November 1997

B.Sc. in Agriculture specialized in Agribusiness Management is successfully completed with the dissertation of feasibility study of Irrigation Project.

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Environmental Management
Projecting
Agricultural Extension
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ENGINEER
FEASIBILITY
FINANCE
IRRIGATION
NATURAL
PAYMENTS
PROPOSALS
RECRUITMENT
TRAINING

Languages

English
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