Summary

Rupa is a development sector professional with a rich working experience of more than 15 years. Rupa has worked across verticals of environment, gender issues and education and has hands on experience in facets of resource management, program development and resource mobilization. She headed respective teams in organisations like Center for Science and Environment, JAGORI and Fiinovation. Rupa is an expert trainer in resource management and has helped organisations set up GRCs across India and abroad; as an avid reader and an excellent communicator, she has nurtured young minds as a language teacher in private schools in Faridabad. Rupa has honed her skills in research w.r.t education of under privileged children and has successfully developed SMART programs following the RBM tool in consonance with the needs of corporate bodies as well as government organisations.

Professional Experience

• PGT English, Consultant Librarianapr-2008 - apr-2012

  School in Faridabad

  Worked also as a PGT English for classes till VIII  Overall management of the library documentation centre ; reference services to staff and students, promotion of reading skills, internet research, collection development.

• CONSULTANTaug-2016 - jan-2017

  Self employed

  Consultancy in proposal writing and or program development in the field of education. Consultancy in library management w.r.t GRC

• Sr. Project Associate-Resource Centersep-2003 - dec-2007

  JAGORI--womens training, documentation, communication and resource centre, New Delhi

   Team leader of the gender resource center in JAGORI.  Conceptualize and manage all the activities including planning, proposal writing and budgeting of the Gender Resource Centre.  Ensure the resource collection includes as wide a range as possible of relevant materials, through monitoring of user needs and keeping in touch with current debates and issues.  Supervise the resource database in LSease Sw and ensuring updation including on-line and accessibility.  Monitor the Resource center webpage and take all necessary steps to ensure that the content remains informative, accurate and up-to-date.  Provide support to other units in the production of all communication printing related matter of the resource center bookmarks, fortnightly newsletter, cd covers, resource center advertising materials.  Monitor the national media for gender related newsclips.  Widen the network of users through identifying and reaching out to potential users and expanding the range of user service

• Librarian,jul-2012 - may-2013

  Apeejay School

  Overall management of the library documentation centre ; reference services to staff and students, promotion of reading skills, internet research, collection development.  Liaison person for all co curricular activities within and outside the school premises.  Collate necessary materials for the school Annual Report.  Provide counseling to students.

• feb-2014 - feb-2016

  Innovative Financials Pvt Ltd

  • Team lead for Program Team across four verticals. • Conceptualize proposals in education sector as per the need of the CSOs as well as donors; incorporate innovative and SMART concepts in DPRs. • Business developmentfund raising for the conceptualized proposals under the CSR ambit. • Contribute write-ups for the media team.

Volunteering Experience

Not Specified

Awards & Certifications

• Best Proposal WriterSeptember-2015

  Innovative Financials Ltd

  Best Proposal Writer in Education Team