World Bank

Supporting Chennai City Partnership Programme: Assessing Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) as Independent Verification Agency (IVA)

World Bank

Focused on poverty reduction, good quality service delivery with universal access, and environmental conservation, the multifaced urban improvement programme is being implemented by the Government of Tamil Nadu for Chennai Municipal Administration.

Evidence-based approach that helps reduce proverty and increase livelihood opportunities in Agriculture Sector
Mobile technology for development: understanding how change happens and measuring results
Mid-Term Evaluation of the Local Government Initiative on Climate Change (LoGIC) in Bangladesh
South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition & Growth (SAPLING) – Landscaping, Assessment & Institutional Analysis…
Engagement of Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to conduct National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS), India
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

SAPLING

Launched to support South Asian countries (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal & Sri Lanka) on policy leadership, SAPLING is a multi-stakeholder, regional, policy advocacy platform.

United Nations Capital Development Fund

LoCAL

Started with a focus on promoting climate-change resilient communities and local economies by establishing a standard, LoCAL is a country-based mechanism to channel climate finance to local government authorities in developing countries.

The World Bank

NARSS

Conducted to support Government of India’s initiative of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), NARSS accelerated the efforts towards achieving universal sanitation coverage and put focus on safe sanitation. With support from World Bank, NARSS aimed to achieve key sanitation outcomes which were measured through DLIs

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Chief Operating Officer

Expertise

Partnership Development • Operations Management • Business Development • Project Management • Advocacy • Leadership Development and Change Management

M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.

He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.

 

Abdul Rahim

Chief Knowledge Officer

Expertise

Management Consulting • Finance • Governance • Change Management • Knowledge Management • ICT4D • Communications • Business Strategy

Abdul Rahim is a senior development professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including urban, health, rural & social development, and IT & e-governance. He has led several large, multi-year, multi-departmental projects such as the Health Systems Development Initiative (HSDI) for the Government of West Bengal; Odisha Modernising Economy, Governance & Administration (OMEGA) programme for the Government of Odisha, and Growth Resources and Opportunities for Wealth Creation (GROW) with the Government of Bihar.

He played a key role as the Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in the DFID-supported Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), Knowledge Management (KM) and M&E Specialist in USAID-supported SAMRIDH and SAMVEG Projects. He has served as the Cross-Learning Platform Expert for the BMGF-supported WeCan programme. He has been an advisor to several government agencies throughout India and internationally across Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Jordan.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur (India). He is an accredited Management Teacher from AIMA. He’s a a certified Trainer, NLP Practitioner and a member of Toastmasters International & Junior Chamber International.

LIFE AT IPE

Learning &
Development (L&D)

We inspire people to be better.

Our intuitive and personalised programmes provide clear path for growth, leadership development, and help people sharpen their skills.

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Your journey starts from Day One….

Structured Onboarding

Helps align expectations and lays the foundation for your success

New Hire Training

Makes you familiar with the organisation; helps you settle down in a new work environment

Customized L&D Platform

Helps upskill at your own pace through continuous learning and training programmes

Linkage with
Performance Management

Aligns resources and training needs based on your skill set

Learning is not always a formal process. We also align our organisation values to a culture of learning