Summary

A Social Sector professional of 15 years of experience in leading MNCs and international NGOs like Rio Tinto, Cairn India, BP- British Petroleum and CRY-Child Rights and You. I specialise in designing high impact social initiatives with proper monitoring and evaluation indicators. Adept in bringing in innovative ideas to resolve social problems collaborating with various NGOs, government bodies and stakeholders. Worked extensively in implementing social initiatives for education, skill development, and farm based livelihood. I have worked with various national and international NGOsBilateral agenciesConsultancies of repute including Room to Read, DANIDA, IFC, Techno Serve, Help Age India, CARE, ERM and across various socio-economic regions within India.

Professional Experience

• Manager- CSRnov-2010 - nov-2014

  Cairn India Ltd

  • Initiated the innovative Science on Wheels Programme to impart scientific knowledge amongst students in 80 schools of Rajasthan resulting in measurable change in academic result. • Initiated the concept of Theatre in Education with a local NGO in 30 schools across 3 development blocks of a district. Under this programme students used the medium of theatre to practice and self- learn. • Designed and set up the first major farm based livelihood programme for the company with global NGOs worth INR 25 crores over 6 years. Increased income of 5000 farming families by 40 Rs. 40,000 and brought 100 hectares of land into cultivation. • Conducted baseline survey and measured causal social impact by modelling HDI index at the district level • Implemented technology solutions in 50 Govt. schools to improve academic performance. Resulted in 20 improvement in academic performance in the pass rate. • Set-up processes and systems in engagement cell at Rajasthan resulting in more than 1000 youth g

• Community Leadnov-2014 - jan-2017

  Rio Tinto

  As Community Lead, powered sustainable social programs and focused on local development. Led and designed programmes in Education and Water covering a population of 20000. Oversaw Trained and mentored team of six National employees and 10 contractual staff with diverse backgrounds into result oriented employees. • Designed and set up systems to provided supplementary education support to around 1000 students in forest regions of MP-India. • Designed CSR Strategy for the Project- which included Strategy for Social Programmes, performance indicators, choice of partners, monitoring and evaluation frameworks etc. • Acknowledged for superior performance receiving special commendation for significant achievement during CII-ITC Award presentation for sustainability in 2015. • Developed social program under log frame approach with proper ME indicators, undertook risk analysis and developed business case besides overseeing budgeting. • Set-up systems and framework for engagement leadin

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