Resume

John VM Juliana
Pavitiram – 606806
Tiruvannamalai District
09481480644, 09486886600
jnpaps@yahoo.co.in, jnpaps@ymail.com

1. Profile:
• Experienced as Development facilitator having multiple skills ranging
from grassroots work to policy planning on various issues of peoples
concern.

• Significant experience in Project Management and Administration.

• Skill to write development projects with LFA and execute the plan of
action with proper monitoring and reporting.

• Appropriate leadership quality to coordinate the team / group and to

work in team.

• Commitment towards the responsibility and adjustable to the working

condition.

• 17 years of experience in Community Development, Livelihood

promotion, Strengthening NGOs, Human Resource Development and
Documentation.

2. Qualification:

• B. Com., Sacred Heart College, University of Madras – 1987

• Master of Social Work
• Certificate in Computer Application

3. Work Experience:

a. Programme Officer, Arcot Lutheran Church School Project,

Tirukoilur (August 2005 onwards):

• Prepare and write projects on rights based approach to development.

• Prepare activity plan, collect data and ensure effective implementation
of rights based women empowerment and children empowerment
programme.
• Ensure peoples participation in the development process.
• Impart human rights and child rights education among the teachers
and students of the ALC Schools and among the marginalized
community.
• Coordinate and organize various trainings and seminars for the
stakeholders and staff.
• Monitor field based activities and assist in the administration.
• Prepare periodic progress report and document the records.
• Provide on the job support to field staff.
• Maintain liaison with NGOs, government departments and partner
organizations.

b. Programme Secretary, Ecumenical Christian Centre, Bangalore

( April 2000 – May 2005):

• Prepare and execute activity plan on human resource development.

• Coordinate national and international level trainings and seminars on
wide range of issues from politics, economics, ecology, health, human
rights and current issues with ecumenical input.

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 • Develop course curriculum, training modules and organize resource
team to execute the plan of action.
• Prepare programme reports and articles for ECC news letter.
• In-charge of transportation, guest conference booking and support staff
coordination.
• In-charge of Assistant Director during the interim period of 3 months.
• Networking with national and international level organizations.
• Assist international organizations such as WCC, CCA, ACISCA, VIM and
NCCI to coordinate their programmes in collaboration with ECC.

c. Project Officer, Multipurpose Community Development Society,

Tiruvannamalai (August 1996 – March 2000):

• Prepare activity plan and implement the programmes.

• Coordinated environment development, literacy promotion and SHG
groups.
• Coordinated the field staff.
• Prepare activity report and monitoring of the programme.
• Assisted in the Administration of the organization.

d. UN Volunteer, UNV Programme, NEP/91/042 National DDS Projects,

UNDP, Kathmandu, Nepal. (Implementation of Strengthening
grassroots level NGOs in mid and far western regions of Nepal
under the National Execution Project) (May 1994 – May 1996):

• Share expertise skills and knowledge to the team of host NGO.

• Develop and implement projects as on the need of local community.
• Mobilize resources and raise funds for the grassroots NGOs.
• Liaison with development organization.
• Plan, implement and monitor the development projects funded by CCO-
Nepal, SNV-Nepal, Trickle-Up programme, SCF-UK, PACT-Nepal,
UNVDDS projects etc.,
• Coordinate various trainings to the NGO staff and to the local
community.
• Established Women’s Education and Economic Development Society
(WEEDS) by empowering the rural women.
• Promote small business for self employment.

e. Sector Officer, Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency

(MYRADA), Bangalore (August 1993 – February 1994):

• In-charge of Sector administration in Talavadi RTI Project.

• Prepare plan of action for the sector level field staff and monitor the
development activities.
• Organise training for framers and the local community.
• Facilitate the local community to avail government sponsored
schemes.

f. UN Volunteer, UNV Programme, RAS/86/074 Asia Regional Project,

UNV-DDS Project, UNDP, Kathmandu, Nepal (June 1990 – December
1992):

• Implementation of strengthening indigenous NGOs under the Asia

Regional Project.
• Planning, monitoring and implementation of Child Welfare through
Community Development Project funded by UNV DDS for the host
Nepal Children Organisation, Dhulikhel, Nepal.
• Networking with various NGOs and development organizations.
• Assisted the poor families to get Trickle-Up grant for self employment.

g. Documentation Coordinator, Sarvadhana Sangam, Tiruvannamalai

(1988 – 1989):

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 • Compiled and edited the programme reports.
• Edited Mazhalai Tamil monthly news letter.
• Prepared periodic reports and news letters.

h. Field Coordinator, Multipurpose Community Development Society,

Tiruvannamalai ( 1987 – 1988):

• In-charge of adult education and awareness building programmes.

4. Writing and Documentation:

• Written number of development projects and budgets with LFA like

Comprehensive Child Rights Programme, Comprehensive Community
Health Development programme and Child Labour Residential
Rehabilitation programme in association with ALC project development
team funded by Danmission and DMCCD of Denmark.
• Produced Integrated Community Development Projects and Alleviating
Poverty through Economic Changes funded by CCO-Nepal and SNV-
Nepal.
• Prepared Tsunami relief and rehabilitation programme reports for ALC.
• Written several mini environment development projects to the Socio-
economic development board of Church of South India, Vellore during
the short term assignment of 3 months.
• Skills in writing reports, articles on development issues.

5. Professional Trainings Obtained:

a. National:

• Advocacy, Lobbying and Public Hearing organized by Community

Development Foundation at ISI, Bangalore - February 2008.
• Disaster Management organized by SEEDS India at India Habitat
Centre, New Delhi – December 2007.
• Strategic Planning organized by DCA-India at ISI, Bangalore – October
2007.
• Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop organized by DCA-India
at Chennai – 2007.
• Finance Management organized by DCA-India at New Delhi – November
2006.
• Right to Information Act – November 2005
• Rural Housing Project Formulation organized by Human Settlement
Management Institute at SIRD, Mysore – January 2001.
• Consultation on The Earth is our Home: a Religious Response to
Climate Change organized by Christian Conference of Asia in
Collaboration with ECC, Bangalore – July 2000.
• The Place of Minorities in the Pluralist Context of Asia organized by
Association of Christian Institutes for Social Concerns in Asia at ECC
Bangalore – December 1999.
• Project Management organized by National Institute of Public
Cooperation and Child Development, New Delhi at Mitraniketan – March
1997.
• Rural Housing Project Formulation organized by Human Settlement
Management Institute at NIRD, Hyderabad – January 1998.

b. International:

• Christian Lay Leaders Training organized by Association of Christian

Institute for Social Concern in Asia in cooperation with KKFI – Manila,
Philippines – September 2005.

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 • Environment Training Workshop organized by Christian Conference of
Asia in cooperation with National Christian Council of Japan at National
Women’s Education Centre, Saitama, Japan – September 2002.

6. Publication:

• “The Source of Life in Danger” (This paper was presented at the CLLT
organised by ACISCA in cooperation with KKFI – Manila, Philippines
during September 03 – 27, 2005 and published in the course booklet)
• “Environmental Challenges – Impacts in India” (This Paper was
presented at the Environmental Training Workshop organised by
Christian Conference of Asia in cooperation with National Christian
Council of Japan during September 23 - 28, 2002 and published in
Theology of Our Times – ‘Eco-Sensitivity’.)

• Grassroots Development – experience in Nepal published by UNV India

Office.

• “Forum for the Girl Child” (A collection of articles about atrocities

against girl child in India).

• “Mazhalai” - Tamil monthly newsletter.

7. Personal Data:

Date of Birth : 11 January 1967

Nationality : Indian
Religion : Christian
Marital status : Married
Languages known : Tamil and English
Conversational Nepali and Hindi

8. Reference:

a. Rev. Dr. M.J. Joseph, Former Director, ECC, Bangalore.

drmjjoseph_65@yahoo.co.in
b. Dr. Felix N. Sugirtharaj, Executive Secretary, ACISCA, Chennai.
arpmds@md3.vsnl.net.in