Kailash Kala
Project Manager
Chamoli
Summary
Results-driven development professional with 10 years of experience in designing and implementing rural livelihood and women's empowerment programs. Expertise in institution building, value chain development, and stakeholder engagement across government and CSR sectors. Skilled in strategic planning and adaptive program execution, currently leading livestock and dairy interventions that enhance income opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Overview
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3
Languages
3
3
Certifications
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager – Programme (FLDP, HDFC Parivartan CSR)
Himmotthan Society (An initiative of Tata Trusts)
01.2023 - Current
- Lead the Focussed Livelihoods Development Programme (FLDP) at cluster level, ensuring alignment with project log-frame, HDFC CSR objectives, and annual targets.
- Develop and monitor Annual Work Plans & Budgets (AWPBs) as the core management tool for implementation, performance tracking, and resource allocation.
- Establish and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for livelihood interventions to ensure quality, efficiency, and replicability.
- Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of on-farm and off-farm enterprises using MIS data to inform adaptive planning and strategy adjustments.
- Lead the design and implementation of an innovative butter-centric livestock value chain model to address milk perishability, improve aggregation from remote mountain villages, and create new income opportunities for livestock farmers through value-added ghee production.
- Liaise with state, district, and block-level government officials to secure convergence of schemes with FLDP interventions and strengthen priority value chains.
- Advanced an innovative butter-centric dairy value chain under Kalp-Ganga FPO to reduce spoilage of milk collected in remote Himalayan villages and improve returns from livestock rearing.
- Strengthened income generation opportunities for livestock farmers by promoting household-level butter aggregation, centralized hygienic ghee processing, and improved market linkage for premium Badri cow ghee.
Block Mission Manager
Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UKSRLM)
02.2016 - 12.2024
- Directed mission activities at block level, overseeing planning and implementation as Block Team Leader for NRLM.
- Led social mobilization, capacity building, and financial inclusion processes for women SHGs, VOs, and CLFs, ensuring growth of strong community-based institutions.
- Facilitated convergence with line departments, banks, forest department, and social organizations to enhance access to schemes for women’s collectives and CBOs.
- Built and maintained relationships with local administration and Panchayati Raj institutions to support NRLM’s value chain and livelihood agenda.
- Designed and conducted training programmes for community cadres and CBO leadership on governance, financial management, and livelihoods, strengthening institutional capacity and community engagement.
- Conceptualized and launched "Panch Badri Prasadam," establishing temple prasad as a formal and sustainable livelihood source for women SHGs (2019).
- Led marketing and sales of "Ramdana Lado Prasad" through SHGs, ensuring a consistent, profitable revenue stream since 2017.
- Implemented PM Van Dhan Vikas Yojana in Niti Valley Cluster, creating diversified forest-based income opportunities for tribal communities.
- Authored and secured approvals for key NRLM-linked projects including Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) and Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) at block level.
- Promoted niche livelihoods by introducing "Bhojapatra" calligraphy souvenirs, training SHG members, and establishing a culturally rooted enterprise model (2023).
Education
PGDBM - Marketing & Business Development
IMS
Dehradun01-2011
B. Pharma - undefined
S.B.S.P.G.I
Dehradun01-2009
Skills
Project management
Project planning
Budget management
Stakeholder engagement
Data analysis
Data reporting
Impact assessment
Value chain analysis
Reporting and documentation
Capacity building
Team collaboration
MIS program management
Certification
Senior Resource Person (SRP) on CBO Governance & Leadership – National Mission Management Unit (NMMU), Delhi.
Key Competencies
- Programme & Results Management: Strategic planning, Annual Work Plans & Budgets (AWPBs), SOP development, monitoring & evaluation, reporting, MIS-based tracking, and course correction.
- Value Chain & Market-Led Livelihoods: On- and off-farm enterprises, value chain development, entrepreneurship promotion, innovative dairy and livestock models, and sustainable income generation for women SHGs, CBOs, and producer groups.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships: Block and district-level convergence under NRLM, coordination with line departments, banks, PM Van Dhan, and CSR (HDFC Parivartan), donor-oriented documentation and proposal writing.
- Gender-Responsive Institution Building: SHG and CBO strengthening, community cadre development, leadership training, and promoting women-led enterprises and governance.
- Capacity Building & Knowledge Management: Senior Resource Person (SRP) for CBO governance and leadership, Training of Trainers (ToT), design and delivery of large-scale trainings for community institutions and field cadres.
- Technical & Analytical Skills: MIS management, data analysis for decision-making, documentation, concept note and proposal development, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Personal Details
- Date of Birth: 16 October 1984
- Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Project Manager – Programme (FLDP, HDFC Parivartan CSR)
Himmotthan Society (An initiative of Tata Trusts)
01.2023 - Current
Block Mission Manager
Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UKSRLM)
02.2016 - 12.2024
B. Pharma - undefined
S.B.S.P.G.I
PGDBM - Marketing & Business Development
IMS