ARUSHI DHAWAN
Development Sector Professional
Lucknow
Summary
Dedicated MSW graduate with over 8 years in the development sector. Empowers women, youth, and children for influential community roles. Currently spearheads transformative initiatives in a youth fellowship program, focusing on leadership, change management, and fostering youth engagement for national development.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Program Manager
Gandhi Fellowship, Piramal Foundation
06.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded conceptualization of processes, products, and capacity-building programs for extensive cohort of 800+ fellows, cultivating leadership skills among participants.
- Provided strategic guidance and engaged team in developing impactful products and processes for Fellowship, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, peers, internal stakeholders, and external partners to conceptualize, design, and operationalized tools and frameworks. Demonstrated humility and fostered culture of diverse opinions to enhance collaboration.
- Efficiently managed multiple strategic projects, overseeing numerous sub-projects and workstreams to drive successful outcomes.
- Led change management sessions, equipping internal stakeholders with knowledge and skills needed to navigate organizational transitions seamlessly.
- Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures, and reports, ensuring streamlined operations and contributing to project success.
Mentor
Changelooms Fellowship-Youth Leaders For Climate Action
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Provided guidance and support throughout fellowship for personal and professional development of 2 Climate Action Fellows.
- Collaborated with Fellows to refine and align climate action projects with program goals, addressing environmental challenges effectively.
- Assisted Fellows in establishing effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks for project impact assessment.
- Encouraged Fellows to engage with local communities, raising awareness about climate issues and fostering environmental responsibility.
- Cultivated culture of reflection and continuous learning among Fellows, encouraging them to share insights for improvement.
- Offered guidance on crisis response and adaptation strategies, ensuring resilience in face of unforeseen challenges in climate action initiatives.
Senior Project Officer
Enriche, Barefoot College International
05.2018 - 05.2022
- Co-conducted trainings for socio-economic empowerment of 1500+ women from 20+ countries
- Successfully implemented digital financial literacy app program in four rural districts of India during covid lockdown adding financial resilience to 2000+ youth and women.
- Successfully rolled out rights to equality and protection from domestic violence video based awareness program during covid lockdown to 1500+ lives.
- Support in creation of socio-economic empowerment related
Curriculum, including non-formally educated Indian and international rural population. - Contribute in project design and creation within scope of Program
- Conduct train the trainers sessions for internal stakeholders and partner organizations
- Liaison with various barefoot college sections and ground partners
- Detailed documentation and report writing of programmatic testing, resources, guides, interventions, and training
- Monitor progress and assess learnings outcomes
- Create, implement and monitor capacity building plan for internal and external team members
- Maintain training related budgets and update and reconcile accounting systems
Project Coordinator
Sshrishti
07.2017 - 03.2018
- Overall management and execution of skill development and livelihood projects with 200+ youth and women
- Ensure proper implementation of project
- Continuous technical up-gradation of training programme
- Identification, motivation mobilization, and selection of suitable trainees for skill development program
- Ensure timely feedback and reporting to all stake holders
- Monitor and track project progress and handle any issues that arise
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports.
Project Manager
Maitri
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Developed internal processes to improve program delivery for after school program and widows project in Vrindavan
- Designed and facilitated life skill education sessions for over 60 students at after school program
- Led on work plans, preparing reports, and strategic planning – liaising with senior management team
- Monitored and evaluated program quality for both projects
- Identified opportunities and assist in developing relationships with other organizations.
Education
Masters in Social Work -
University of Lucknow
Lucknow 06.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelors of Commerce -
University of Lucknow
Lucknow 06.2009 - 05.2012
Class XII ISC Board -
City Montessori School
Lucknow 06.2007 - 05.2009
Class X ICSE Board -
City Montessori School
Lucknow 04.2006 - 05.2007
Skills
Self Motivation
undefinedAdditional Qualifications
- Civil Society Academy, New Delhi — Training of Facilitators, 2019
Volunteer Experience
- Experiential Educator, ProjectKHEL, lucknow, July 2014 - April 2018
- Summer Internship, Neenv Shiksha ka Sawaal- Rajasthan Patrika, Tonk, July 2015
- Summer Internship, Bhumi, New Delhi, June 2015
Timeline
Mentor
Changelooms Fellowship-Youth Leaders For Climate Action
04.2023 - 10.2023
Program Manager
Gandhi Fellowship, Piramal Foundation
06.2022 - Current
Senior Project Officer
Enriche, Barefoot College International
05.2018 - 05.2022
Project Coordinator
Sshrishti
07.2017 - 03.2018
Project Manager
Maitri
07.2016 - 06.2017
Masters in Social Work -
University of Lucknow
06.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelors of Commerce -
University of Lucknow
06.2009 - 05.2012
Class XII ISC Board -
City Montessori School
06.2007 - 05.2009
Class X ICSE Board -
City Montessori School
04.2006 - 05.2007
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