radhika hettiarachchi

team leader - the community memorialisation project

About

I am a development practitioner, curator and researcher with over 10 years experience working in the field of conflict transformation, recovery and peacebuilding. I have worked in this area through various stakeholders and complimentary processes such as private sector, government, media and civil society, gender and other cross cutting issues, arts and culture, oral history, memorialisation and transitional justice. Summary of skills: Strong analytical and research skills; Proven programme management, coordination, project design and development, and programme evaluation skills; Strong partnership development and resource mobilisation; Excellent communication and facilitation skills; Innovative curating, archiving and documentation skills

Country

sri lanka

City

sri lanka

Industry

non-profit organization management

Skill

strategy, government, international development, program evaluation, strategic planning, capacity building, civil society, fundraising, research, policy analysis, management, project management, international relations, ngos, peacebuilding, community development, human rights, conflict, business development, project design and development, partnership development and resource mobilisation, post crisis stabilisation, inclusive growth and development through small business development, strategic corporate responsibility, strong analytical and research skills, programme management and coordination, programme evaluation

Experience

team leader - the community memorialisation project

search for common ground

2016-1 - Present · 10 yrs 9 mos

Responsible for conceptualising, designing, programme management and providing strategic and conceptual leadership for memorialisation and reconciliation through ‘The Community Memorialisation Project’ . The Project aims to support communities memorialise their personal and common narratives through community-driven processes, and use community narratives to engage in dialogue across ethno-cultural and political divides towards reconciliation through empathy This is a Department of Democracy, Rights and Labour award implemented together with Search for Common Ground and Herstories Project, together with Viluthu Centre for Human Resources Development, Prathiba Media Network Matara and Women Development Foundation Akkaraipattu

head of unit - business and peacebuilding

international alert

2007-1 - 2011-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Responsible for developing multi-year programme strategies, managing and implementing inclusive growth and Peacebuilding project * reporting * monitoring * managing project teams, partners and consultants * fundraising * providing strategic input to Alert’s overall country strategy, and sharing best practices with communities of practice

private-sector partnerships advisor for the resident coordinatorâ s office

united nations

2007-9 - 2010-12 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Advisor to the UN RC’s office and UN agencies on engaging private sector in keeping with UN values, creating private sector partnership opportunities for UN agencies and linking business sector with UN to develop inclusive growth goals. Consultant, 4 days a month

national recovery officer - tsunami recovery and partnerships

undp

2006-9 - 2007-8 · 1 yr

Working with UN agencies and liaising with government on strategic planning processes at the central coordinating body for the UN system in SL to support consolidation and monitoring of recovery efforts of the UN

project and liaison officer â civil society capacity development and public-private-partnerships

undp

2005-3 - 2006-9 · 1 yr 7 mos

Responsible for managing community engagement projects and civil society partners, developing assessment tools, managing budgets, monitoring projects, relationship management and writing evaluation reports

managing director

development strategies group

2011-3 - 2015-12 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Responsible for overall management of project teams, business development and administration of the development practitioners’ co-operative and for quality assurance of DSG’s project design, research and evaluation consultancy assignments. Oversight for DSG’s other assignments 2011-2014 – successful project proposals for World Food Programme 2011, Academy of Design 2012, Goethe Institute 2012, Equal Ground 2012 and Sunera Foundation 2012; Management and restructuring consultancy for American Chamber of Commerce 2011; Donor mapping and potential for resources mobilisation for Care international Sri Lanka 2012; Research, survey and evaluation for Minority Rights Group 2013, Search for Common Ground 2012, UNIDO 2011, Satisfaction Survey on Local Government for Search for Common Ground 2014