Somi Srivastava

MEAL Officer at Catholic Relief Services

Patna

Programme Execution/Management

Social Sector

Middle Mgt (Regional/ Zonal Manager, AVP, State /Regional Head)

Summary

Profile Summary 1-Competent Professional with nearly 10 years of experience in working for the betterment of underprivileged sections of the society 2-Skilled in the process of developing strengthening the skills, instincts, capabilities, processes and resources for organizations and communities 3-Hands-on experience in conducting impact assessments, writing reports giving presentations 4-Possess wealth of expertise in various domains entailing Education, Child Protection, Health, Livelihood, Agriculture, Gender and Training including budgeting and administration 5-Expertise in driving programs aimed at engagement of external community, with end-to-end responsibility of project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in Development Sector NGOs, Media Government Projects 6-Experienced in managing projects of education, technology, disability livelihood 7-Facilitated training sessions, identified and assessed formal and informal training needs at the community, stakehold

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Coordinatoroct-2009 - jun-2010

    Kilkari Bihar Bal Bhawan

    Visited Government Schools Slums areas imparted on-spot training on activities to Mobile Library like Books Reading Storytelling, Creative Writing, Painting, Crafting, Origami, Small local games Innovative creation with waste materials, Conducted and coordinated the workshops of “BAL KILKARI” a monthly magazine and other publications, Maintained enrolled Children Database Management, Created proposal and project report as per plan, Ensured and maintained the documentation both manually and computerized, Established healthy communication between various communities especially focusing on desired practices, Presented periodic status reports to donors

  • MEAL Officerfeb-2019 - jul-2019

    Catholic Relief Services

    Administering the development, planning and implementation of robust and evidence-based MEAL systems for assigned projects in Bihar Child Education, Child Protection and Livelihood, Coordinating with the Program Team and partner staff developing data collection tools, ensuring data collection, performing data quality checks, triangulation of data, analysis and reporting, Conducting simple analysis, reflective review discussions, and workshops based on monitoring data to facilitate programmatic adjustments and evidence-based decision-making and contributing to learning, Notable Accomplishments Across The Career Devised implemented evaluation procedures and monitoring tools on ODK platform which could work online and offline Successfully created detailed ME Plan to track project progress with specific indicators Formulated monthly budget tracking sheet to analyses budget vs expenditure ratio Created calendar for timely submission of report to various stakeholders Leve

  • Program Officerjun-2010 - mar-2013

    Center for Development Orientation Training

    Devised and managed projects of 3 organizations under minimal supervision of senior officers board director, Analysed and monitored UNDP grant program, “Replacement of Chemical fertilizers and pesticides by organic farming for Sustainable production of vegetable crops” in Nursarai Chandi in Biharsharif, Monitored - The program “IRRI-NFSM Collaborative 300 Hectares Demonstration 2012-13 for 3 stress varieties” at Nalanda and Sanitation program, supported by FINISH SOCIETY at Chandi Nagarnausa blocks of Nalanda district for 5000 HHS, Associated SHG groups for external lending with Rangde for their activities development, Evaluated and monitored the PFRDA project “Swaalamban Pension Scheme”, Provided periodic status reports to funders and donors

  • Program & MIS Assistantapr-2013 - feb-2019

    CARE India

    Formulated and implemented evaluation procedures and monitoring tools on ONA, Created, standardized and deployed survey tools and data collection forms to implement monitoring plans effectively, Executed data collection, data analysis and data interpretation to support project evaluation, Assisted in developing the Detailed Implementation Plan and work plan, Established the monitoring evaluation system through framework development staff guidance technical support, Managed procurement for the project and ensured compliance of procurement policy, Ensured financial records were accurate, current and compliant by monitoring records and addressed variances, Documented the case studies, periodic reports, presentation, MOM and letter drafting to partners, donors and Govt. officials, Led and ensured the quality check and translation of papers as and when required, Developed monthly reports on assigned projects and programs to assist evaluation procedures, Arranged filing systems for electr

Volunteering Experience

    Not Specified

Awards & Certifications

  • Integrated Module on Programme in Livelihood Promotion August-2010

    Reach India

  • Enhancing Women’s Livelihoods in Rice based Farming SystemsNovember-2012

    International Rice Research Institute

  • Gender-sensitive GovernanceNovember-2014

    UKAID and Voices4chnages

  • ‘Engaging men towards gender equality why and how should we do itMay-2017

    Voices4chnages and IDS

  • Online learning course Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning MEAL June-2019

    HumHumentum and Catholic Relief Services

  • Learning Games for Adolescent girlsNovember-2010

    Reach India