MANISH KUMAR

National Mission Manager at National Rural Livelihood Mission , Government of India

Delhi

Programme Execution/Management

Livelihood/Skills Development

Senior Mgt (VP, CxO, Program Director)

Summary

A leader with domestic and international experience in development programs and operation management with private sectors, government and international non profits. An inspiring and motivational manager with first class interpersonal skills and the ability and passion to develop the vision

Professional Experience

  • PROGRAM MANAGERjul-2008 - jan-2011

    America Works, New York

    Program Management • Planned, designed and managedFinance and Budget outcome based employment and training program with New York City Government • Set up one stop front line service delivery solutions for poor and vulnerable families in the city • Managed program business link which aimed to help small business owners in finding funding and human resources • Managed community recruitment campaign for employment and training programs in New York City Team Management • Managed a team of 15 people and performed functions viz manpower planning, recruitment, selection, induction, training and performance appraisal • Mentoring, leading, monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations of individual and group targets • Conceptualized and designed need based training for team members to ensure continuous learning and skill enhancement of team members Advocacy and Partnership Management • Cultivated relations with government officials an

  • Program Managerjul-2002 - aug-2005

    Greenpeace India

    Program Management • Established the regional Office of Greenpeace India in Chandigarh • Managed regional fund raising operations as profit centre • Prepared and monitored budget and finances • Prepared regional organizational development plan and assisted senior management in drafting the overall operational plan • Submitted weekly and monthly MIS report to headquarter • Ensured adherence to the organizational policies and procedures • Fulfilled yearly Fundraising target • Ensured Greenpeace communication through local campaigns was according to the standards of the Organization Team Management • Recruited, trained, monitored and facilitated performance of local staff members • Plan recruitment cycles with recruitment agencies • Conducted final HR interview, finding out the right match as per the organizational needs, final offer and salary negotiation • Managed a team of 27 people who were

  • National Mission Managerjan-2012 - sep-2015

    National Rural Livelihood Mission , Government of India

    • Support Capacity Building of 5 States with a annual budget of 550 crores Bihar, Jharkhand, , Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh to implement the Skilling programme effectively; by building and nurturing effective teams and processes relating to training, project appraisal, partnership management, MIS and IT systems, development of Annual Action Plans and Monitoring Evaluation. Result Conversion of 4 states into AAP mode in three years. • Review periodic performance of states to ensure that states achieve their targets including closure of Utilization Certificates • Re-wrote policies on Post Placement Tracking, Retention, Monitoring of new scheme guidelines DDU-GKY 2014 to make it outcome based skill development program, Result Guidelines implemented • Developed and Launched Online Registration Module and Application Module for PIAs for skilling programs in November 2012, which currently has more than 2500 partners • Serve as member of numerous technical c

  • PROJECT MANAGERjan-2011 - dec-2011

    United Nations World Food Program,

    Program Management • Set up and represented Fleet Forum Project in India • Promoted activities of Fleet Forum and road safety agenda to high level meetings at Government, WHO,UNICEF and Private Corporations • Contributed to the development of Fleet Safety projects and advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting Fleet safety amongst senior decision makers • Coordinated team of trainers and Fleet Safety experts • Conducted trainings and workshop for UNICEF and WHO staff in India Policy Advocacy and analysis • Led policy dialogue on road safety as MDG challenge and major public health crisis. • Managed and developed relationships with all project partners and various stakeholders involved in Policy Advocacy • Represented the organization in all policy forums with an aim to raise awareness about road safety as crucial social development challenge and public health crisis Partnership DevelopmentInnovations • Build and cultivated alliances in terms of creating separate working grou

Volunteering Experience

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Awards & Certifications

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