Arindam Chatterjee
Kolkata
Summary
Master's level graduate with 10+ years of work experience as a Community and Public Development Specialist, with multistate experience. In providing health assistance to public administration and local government officials in the areas of capacity building, advocacy for the community, technical assistance on monitoring and evaluation, planning, and strategy development. Exceptional communicator, leader, and problem-solver adept at cultivating and maintaining professional relationships with community leaders, stakeholders, and partner agencies.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Capacity Building Manager (East & North East Zone)- Saksham Pravaah, GFATM
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Kolkata
11.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented a regional capacity-building strategy for NTEP staff on counseling soft skills.
- Program implementation in the region among ten states.
- Team handles budgetary decisions.
- Monitoring and evaluation of the project.
- Partnerships and collaboration with stakeholders.
- Regular coordination with the MD, NHM, and State TB Officer.
- Problem-solving decisions to resolve challenging situations.
- Facilitate support for the team to achieve the target.
- Timely reporting to States & APD.
State Technical Advisor- Corporate Partnerships, USAID
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases
New Delhi
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Support state in developing state strategy for corporate /PSU/ Corporate Hospital engagement.
- Provide technical support to State TB Cell in the development and implementation of policies and guidelines on TB and workplace.
- Facilitate coordination with different Ministries and departments for mainstreaming TB with support of corporates/PSU’s.
- Coordinate with partnering agencies and organizations involved in corporate sector engagement and inter-Ministerial collaboration.
- Undertake state level supervision, monitoring and evaluation of corporate supported projects in association with CTP secretariat.
- Facilitated support to organized National/State Level conference on corporate engagement under the chairmanship of CTD.
- Coordination with CTD officials and organized field visit to project site.
- Facilitated support for capacity building activity of DTO’s in Haryana & Delhi under the leadership of CTD.
- Implemented several CSR project and Workplace policy.
- Project designing & proposal writing for the state.
- Designed several projects on Livelihood for people with TB affected & monitoring of those projects.
- Documentation of success stories.
Technical Expert- Advocacy & Partnership
PLAN INTERNATIONAL (INDIA CHAPTER), TSU, BSACS
Patna
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Maintain communication between governing boards, medical staff, and department heads by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental functioning.
- Coordination with several Dept. (17 Dept.) such as Social welfare dept. / Dept. of Women & Child Development/Dept. of home affairs/Rural development dept./ Labour dept./ Health Dept. etc for roll out of HIV/AIDS activity.
- Conducted inter-departmental meeting among 16 Dept. in the state for roll out of HIV/AIDS activity.
- Organized coordination meeting with IMA & private doctors (Patna & Bhagalpur Dist.) regarding private sector engagement.
- Facilitated support to capacity building of PLHIV on Social Protection Scheme & rights. As well link them with medical insurance & social entitlement through SLN & Seven DLN & ARTC in Bihar.
- Facilitated support on SIMS for prison intervention at state.
- Facilitated support to EMTCT program through coordination meeting FOGSI in the state.
- Facilitated support to State Level GIPA Consultation.
- Conducted training to CDPO (ICDS In-charge) on HIV/AIDS, HIV testing of ANC, EMTCT& Social Protection Scheme for HIV infected & affected adult /children in collaboration with SACS in 14 districts.
- HIV-TB Collaborative activities.
- Conducted training of Medical Officer & Paramedical staffs on HIV/AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 at State/ District level.
- Facilitated support to PPTCT program for the state.
- Facilitating support to state COVID cell on data analysis, enhancement of targets RAT, RT- PCR & True Nat test. As well facilitated support to analysis of death data.
- Regular Supervision & Monitoring with Gov’t hospitals & Private Lab for clearance of portal pendency.
Programme Officer- Employer Led Model
INDIA HEALTH ACTION TRUST, TSU, DSACS
New Delhi
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Conducted awareness session & HIV/TB/STI for listed industries under ELM initiative of DSACS.
- Supportive supervision visit to TI (FSW, MSM, TG/H, IDU, Migrant & Truckers).
- Innovative approaches for ELM i.e. approached to service industries, supply chain industries, retail chain industries & Association based approaches as well as currently carried out a study to develop apps for migrant workers to expand service beyond HIV/AIDS.
- Facilitated support to engage plastic manufacture association with DSACS, through which 600 industries got engage with ELM activity & 35000 migrants workers got benefited.
- Sensitized top level management of Ramky Group, DMRC, DTC, TATA Steel etc for ELM.
- Sensitized workers & supervisors of newly approached industries for ELM initiative.
- Facilitated services to Gov’t & Private sector organization on HIV/AIDS & Other Health issues for migrant worker.
Project Coordinator
New Delhi TB Center
New Delhi
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Facilitated TB screening among IDUs & Homeless population in entire Central Delhi.
- Facilitated diagnosis of symptomatic patients through Govt Hospitals & NDMC policlinic in consultation with STO/DTO.
- Ensure linkages to treatment of TB positive clients.
- Reporting to Deputy Director of New Delhi TB center.
State Support Officer
INDIA HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE
Dehradun
05.2017 - 12.2018
- Regular coordination with SACS/NACO for Project activities.
- Supportive supervision and mentoring visit to all PWID TI’s in the state.
- Encourage outreach teams to continually improve competencies.
- Handholding support to all front-line worker and other project staffs.
- Responsible for regular interaction with community/ PWID by means of routine FGDs, meeting at site level.
- Facilitate the capacity building exercise for front line workers and other project staffs.
- Gap identification, Corrective measures & outcome-oriented planning.
- Ensuring site level action related to LFUs for ICTC, ART and OST.
- Strengthen the referral and linkages system ICTC/OST/ART/TB/SRH/HCV/drug de addiction center.
- Assist SACS in strategic planning, data analysis and KP profiling.
- Documentation and dissemination of best practices, case studies, process documentation.
- Advocate for initiating more OST center in the state.
- Organize advocacy and sensitization meeting with Law Enforcement agencies for inclusion of KPs and their issues in state health policy.
- Ensure CBS at field level.
Counsellor
THE CALCUTTA SAMARITANS
Kolkata
04.2011 - 12.2016
- Provide information, or refer individuals to public or private agencies, or community services for assistance.
- Facilitated counseling for people who use drugs (PUD) for HIV testing, and linked them to other services.
- Linkage of PLHIV with the ART center.
- Organized FGD to KP, and counseling support was provided to spouses of PUD.
- Regular follow-up of LFU clients.
- Documentation.
Sales Manager
Brand- Edge Advertising& Communication
12.2006 - 03.2011
- Developed standards for pricing to maximize company profit and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Team Management.
- Carried out market research to identify new approach/techniques to advertising sales.
- Identify potential clients to offer them advertising services.
Education
Master of Arts - Sociology
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SUBHARTI UNIVERSITY
Meerut01.2020
Graduated with honors - Sales & Marketing Management
BURDWAN UNIVERSITY
Burdwan01.2006
Skills
- Project management
- Operating skill
- Budget Management Skills
- Capacity Building Skills
- Team building and handling skills
- Interdepartmental collaboration and advocacy skills
- Crisis resolution
- Problem-Solving Skill
- Monitoring and Evaluation Skill
- Knowledge-Based Skill
- Technical Skill
- Data analysis
References
- Dr. Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director- SP&M, Bihar State AIDS Control Society, 9931688528, con_csmbsacs@yahoo.com
- Ms. Shweta Bajaj, Associate Project Director, Saksham Pravaah, TISS, 9920241118, shweta.gfatm@gmail.com
- Mohd. Shadab, Head-Corporate Partnerships-The Union, 9899064599, MShadab@theunion.org
Custom
- English
- Bengali
- Hindi
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/27/82
- Nationality: Indian
- Visa Status: NA
Accomplishments
- Awarded the Best Regional Manager of the Quarter by TISS
Research & Study
- Conducted a study on the TAT of EID at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, under SHARE INDIA as a consultant
- Research work on substance use and the homeless population with the National Drug Dependence Treatment Center, AIIMS, and SPYM, supported by NISD and MSJE as state surveyor
Timeline
Regional Capacity Building Manager (East & North East Zone)- Saksham Pravaah, GFATM
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
11.2024 - Current
State Technical Advisor- Corporate Partnerships, USAID
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases
09.2022 - 12.2023
Technical Expert- Advocacy & Partnership
PLAN INTERNATIONAL (INDIA CHAPTER), TSU, BSACS
03.2021 - 08.2022
Programme Officer- Employer Led Model
INDIA HEALTH ACTION TRUST, TSU, DSACS
08.2020 - 03.2021
Project Coordinator
New Delhi TB Center
09.2019 - 12.2019
State Support Officer
INDIA HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE
05.2017 - 12.2018
Counsellor
THE CALCUTTA SAMARITANS
04.2011 - 12.2016
Sales Manager
Brand- Edge Advertising& Communication
12.2006 - 03.2011
Master of Arts - Sociology
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SUBHARTI UNIVERSITY
Graduated with honors - Sales & Marketing Management
BURDWAN UNIVERSITY
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