Ashlesha Ghogare
Mumbai
Summary
As a dedicated professional committed to making a positive impact, I seek opportunities where I can leverage my skills and experience to enhance community well-being. My background has equipped me with the ability to connect communities with effective policies, technology, and government agencies, ensuring their rights, access to resources, food security, nutrition, and income enhancement. Additionally, my CSR experience has honed my skill in aligning social initiatives with strategic business goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Manager - CSR
Tata Projects Limited
Mumbai
07.2022 - Current
- Role - Program Manager
Key Responsibility: Developing and monitoring CSR programs with partner NGOs, with periodic review of project progress and feedback integration. Developing an Impact Assessment plan for the CSR programs handed over to the community.
- Role - Volunteering SPOC
Key Responsibility: Facilitating volunteering activities at corporate offices and project sites in collaboration with internal departments and CSOs.
- Role - Tata Affirmative Action Program SPOC.
Key Responsibility: Integrating the Affirmative Action approach in CSR programs, with a focus on the inclusion of the community and women's leadership.
- Role - Disaster Response SPOC.
Key Responsibility - Aligned disaster response initiatives with Tata Disaster Response guidelines, coordinating efforts to effectively prepare employees and the organization for potential disasters.
Project Executive
Professional Assistance for Development Actions (PRADAN)
Madhya Pradesh
08.2016 - 07.2020
- Role - Cluster in-charge, for 16 villages.
Key Responsibility: Formed and nurtured women's self-help groups, enhancing their sense of agency and financial literacy with a gender sensitization approach.
- Role - Livelihood anchor, for 85 villages.
Key Responsibility: Planned, implemented, and monitored enhanced livelihood activities in a block while leading a team of community resource persons and volunteers.
It included forming and managing partnerships with various governance agencies and market players at block and district level.
- Role - INRM Expert, for 32 villages
Key Responsibility: Created diverse livelihood prototypes with integrated INRM plans for different household types. Successfully oversaw end-to-end implementation by managing stakeholders at various levels - block, district ,and state. Ensure effective monitoring of fund utilization along with timely preparation of progress reports.
Education
M.Sc. Water Policy and Governance -
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai12.2016
B.tech. in Civil engineering -
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Aurangabad12.2014
Skills
- Leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Fund management
- Institution building
- Strategic thinking and execution
- Collaboration
- Project management
- Process documentation
- Computer skills - MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
Certification
- Online Certificate in 'WASH systems strengthening: the basics' from WASH systems academy
- Online Certificate in 'Corporate Social Responsibility - Its Applied Aspects' from HCL foundation academy
- Certificate in CSR (Community and Social Development) for working professionals by Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)
- Certificate in 'Introduction to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)' by TUV SUD South Asia Pvt. Ltd.
- Certificate in 'Circular Economy Program' by UNSW
- Gold Certified Tata Affirmative Action Program (TAAP) Assessor
Research
- Master's, Understanding Reasons for Jaikwadi conflict - A Scoping Study, The study was focused on understanding reasons behind the conflict through socio-political lens.
- Bachelor's, Irrigation - A new Approach, Focused on devising a new way for ensuring optimal irrigation to plants reducing water losses and checking water logging problems.
Projects
Research study on how government interventions address dependency of livelihood activities on water sources, through co-ordination with local partners. This was done in co-ordination with PRADAN, NGO working at grass-root level, and Revitalizing Rain-fed Areas Network as part of winter institute in tribal areas of Hirbandh block in West Bengal, January, 2016 Assignment paper on Legal Overview of Participatory Irrigation Management in India with Comparison of MMISF Act 2005, Gujarat PIM Act, 2007 and APFMIS Act, 1997 Case Study of Hiware Bazaar to understand the work of watershed development, water budgeting and resource management done at the village through active participation of Gram Panchayat and villagers.
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Deputy Manager - CSR
Tata Projects Limited
07.2022 - Current
Project Executive
Professional Assistance for Development Actions (PRADAN)
08.2016 - 07.2020
M.Sc. Water Policy and Governance -
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
B.tech. in Civil engineering -
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
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