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Astha Shukla Chaubey

Marketing & Human Resource Specialist
Laxmi Nagar,Nagpur
Astha Shukla Chaubey

Summary

Dedicated and accomplished Management professional with a perfect blend of Marketing, Branding, HR & Banking with more than 17 years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams. Proven track record of driving organizational success through the design and implementation of innovative HR initiatives. Adept at leading high-performing HR teams, fostering positive employee relations, and aligning HR strategies with business goals. Strong expertise in talent acquisition, performance management, employee engagement, and organizational development. Known for implementing HR best practices and creating inclusive workplace cultures.

Overview

22
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
2
Certifications

Work History

Indian Institute Of Management

Officer HR
2022.06 - Current (2 years & 3 months)

Job overview

  • · Strategic planning in line with the Institution’s goals. Leading all the activities of HR department – Recruitment, Compliances, Training & Development.
  • · Manpower planning and capability building in line with future expansions of the Institute. Timely Recruitment of Faculty and Administrative staff as per sanctioned vacancies
  • · Conduct Faculty recruitment drives as per the institute norms, conducting interviews of administrative staff, assess candidates, and monitor the entire selection process
  • · Facilitate smooth onboarding of new employees, ensuring positive and informative orientation experience
  • · Ensure compliances applicable to the Institute, responsible for Salary bills administration, allowances, increments, promotions, administer employee benefits programs including medical insurance, LTC, Leave policies etc.
  • · Planning, creation, development, implementation and timely revisions of HR policies in accordance with broad Governmental framework and different IIM acts & guidelines
  • · Implement & monitor the efficient Performance management system - Annual work norms of Faculty & Performance appraisal exercise of administrative staff
  • · Ensuring compliances of Reservation Roster, replying to RTI queries & ministry responses.
  • · Annual HR Budgeting and monitoring
  • · Support senior leadership of the Institute for disciplinary and allied matters of Faculty & Staff
  • · Systematic Training & Development measures and meaningful employee engagements
  • · Nodal Officer on behalf of IIM Nagpur for NIRF 2024

Ceinsys Tech Limited

Vice President – Human Resources & Administration
2017.11 - 2020.06 (2 years & 7 months)

Job overview

  • Leading the teams of Recruitment, Compliance and Learning & Development Cell to deliver strategic objectives of HR
  • Planning & Execution of HR strategic plan in line with Organization’s growth plan carefully envisaging Career progression & succession planning for the employees
  • Developing and implementing new strategies and policies in collaboration with senior management to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
  • Monitoring the Strategic & Operational hiring utilizing innovative hiring tools
  • Monitoring Statutory compliances, Establishing performance goals for departments outlining processes for achievement, Efficient Performance management system, Creation of incentive plans
  • Monitor the Training need analysis, Organizing Trainings, Pre & Post analysis of Trainings, Efficiency & Effectiveness of Trainings
  • Meaningful Employee Engagement Activities for cohesive Eco system
  • Internal Branding through use of innovative social media marketing tools & employee engagement
  • Strategic Expansion, opening of new offices, regular operations & cost monitoring etc
  • Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
  • Identified and resolved issues between employees, promoting better collaboration and mutual respect.

Meghe Group Of Institutions

Head-Marketing & Branding; Corporate Executive -Accreditation & Coordination
2013.01 - 2017.11 (4 years & 10 months)

Job overview

  • Creation & Execution of end-to-end media campaign with major thrust on result oriented promotional activities to create a strong brand presence and positioning
  • Formulating the budgets with due weightage to different advertising & promotion mediums basis target segment analysis and managing different promotion agencies
  • Media Planning, Negotiation with different Media groups, Conceptualizing, Designing & scheduling of the Advertisements in different mediums like News Papers, Magazines, Radio, TV Channels, Hoardings, Haldiram kiosks, PVR cinema etc
  • Planning and coordination of different Marketing Events for Branding & Promotion like career fairs, career seminars, tie-ups with TOI, Lokmat etc
  • To manage entire Digital Marketing campaign on different social media platforms
  • Created an in-house Design wing to create collaterals like Advertisements, Brochures, Leaflets, Pamphlets, Corporate booklet etc. and to manage it as a profit center
  • Execution of ground level activities like Mock CET, Bridge courses, Project Competitions, tie - up with schools etc.
  • Coordinated the Ranking (NIRF) and Accreditation (NBA, NAAC) exercises of different Institutions in line with Management's expectations

The Royal Bank of Scotland

Trade & Foreign Exchange Specialist
2010.09 - 2011.11 (1 year & 2 months)

Job overview

  • To manage & garner the Trade & Foreign Exchange portfolio of Mumbai
  • To increase the revenue income from Trade & Forex in terms of volumes as well as the number of transacting clients by implementing strategies and solutions in order to have better penetration in the market
  • To have a close association with the key customers of Trade & Forex and orienting them towards Hedging products and PCFC or Buyer’s credit so as to increase the stickiness with the customer
  • To assist the team of Key Account Managers to manage their own portfolios and Business Bankers in acquiring the new business of Trade & Forex
  • To work closely with the product team and to ensure smooth back office process to reduce the Turn around time and better service delivery to the customers
  • To organize regular training sessions for the team and to disseminate the market and product related information to the team of KAMs and BBs to ensure delivery on all the parameters
  • To arrange the result oriented Lead generation activities
  • Set up an event calendar and establish fruitful relations with several Export promotion councils.

INDUS IND Bank Limited

Relationship Manager – Emerging Corporates
2009.01 - 2010.08 (1 year & 7 months)

Job overview

  • To manage the client relationships and enhancing the Book Size of the assigned Branch.
  • To manage the Trade and Foreign Exchange portfolio in terms of volumes and revenue
  • To identify and network with prospective clients, generating business from the existing accounts for achieving increased sales growth
  • To acquire new Trade and Forex Customers, Generating Revenue, Increasing Liability Book Size
  • To provide Hedging solutions to clients such as Forwards and Options
  • To provide Trade solutions & services like Plain vanilla remittances, Bill collections, Buyer’s credit and Foreign LC discounting etc
  • To arrange the lead generation activities in co-ordination with different Branches


ICICI Bank Limited

Sales Manager – Secured Assets (SME - BBG)
2007.04 - 2009.01 (1 year & 9 months)

Job overview

  • To manage & garner the Asset portfolio from the SME segment of the Bank
  • To Provide Working Capital solutions to SEG Clients
  • To Target & Source clients for Fund Based Limits (CC ,OD ,WCDL), Non Fund Based Limits (LC & BG), Rapid Forex( Forwards, Options, Currency Swaps) and Limit against card receivables
  • To recruit, train and manage the team of executives
  • To develop and manage the alternate channels by association with Chartered Accountants and DSAs
  • To arrange and manage marketing events for sourcing business like Customers’ meet, Association meets, Client communication, etc
  • Collecting, collating and passing on market information to the respective departments so as to induce the Cross-Sales for Clusters, Trade Services (Factoring, Forfeiting, Bill Discounting), Private Equity, Unsecured Assets, CMS etc
  • Sourcing Fixed Deposits from SEG Clients.

ICICI Bank Limited

Solution Manager – Transaction Banking- Liabilities (SME - BBG)
2006.04 - 2007.04 (1 year)

Job overview

  • To garner Liability Relationships from the SME segment of the Bank
  • To acquire quality current account relationships through proper market coverage and penetration by managing the acquisition team
  • To recruit, train and manage the team to get the maximum performance
  • Identifying customers for CMS and payment services and providing them solutions
  • Collecting, collating and passing on market information to the respective departments so as to induce the Cross-Sales
  • Overall servicing of Customers in the area of SEG.

ICICI Bank Limited

Solution Manager – Enhancement of Relationship Value
2005.10 - 2006.03 (5 months)

Job overview

  • Resolution of Customers’ Service issues and in turn to increase the Banking Relationship with them
  • Responsible for Float increment from NCAs (New Customer Acquisitions) & ERV as well as Fixed Deposits Float
  • To maintain the Relationships with High Net worth Corporate Clients

(Current A/c -customers)

  • Cross-sell and Lead generation for other SEG products like CC, OD, LC, BG & SBL.

Cerebral Heights

Manager-Marketing& Administration
2005.03 - 2005.09 (6 months)

Job overview

  • Responsible for the Profitability of the Center
  • Execution of Marketing Plans
  • Budgeting, Advertising & Branding & Event coordination


Sterling Holiday Resorts (I) Ltd.

Branch Manager
2002.05 - 2005.02 (2 years & 9 months)

Job overview

  • To run the Branch as a Profit Centre
  • To Monitor the Concept Selling & Customer Service Team
  • Generation & Execution of Marketing plans
  • Branch Administration

Education

RTMNU, Nagpur Nagpur

Ph.D.

University Overview

Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University Indore

MBA
2001.07 - 2003.04 (1 year & 9 months)

University Overview

Vikram University Ujjain

Bachelor of Science from Phy, Chem, Maths
1998.07 - 2000.04 (1 year & 9 months)

University Overview

Skills

    Strategic HR Planning Talent Acquisition Employee Relations Performance Management Organizational Development Training and Development Compliance and Labor Law Conflict Resolution Diversity and Inclusion

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Other Qualifications

Other Qualifications
  • Certificate course in Trade Finance from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.
  • Post Graduation Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy from Institute of Psycho Management Studies.

Certification

• Certificate course in Trade Finance from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.

Timeline

Officer HR
Indian Institute Of Management
2022.06 - Current (2 years & 3 months)
Vice President – Human Resources & Administration
Ceinsys Tech Limited
2017.11 - 2020.06 (2 years & 7 months)
Head-Marketing & Branding; Corporate Executive -Accreditation & Coordination
Meghe Group Of Institutions
2013.01 - 2017.11 (4 years & 10 months)
Trade & Foreign Exchange Specialist
The Royal Bank of Scotland
2010.09 - 2011.11 (1 year & 2 months)
Relationship Manager – Emerging Corporates
INDUS IND Bank Limited
2009.01 - 2010.08 (1 year & 7 months)
Sales Manager – Secured Assets (SME - BBG)
ICICI Bank Limited
2007.04 - 2009.01 (1 year & 9 months)
Solution Manager – Transaction Banking- Liabilities (SME - BBG)
ICICI Bank Limited
2006.04 - 2007.04 (1 year)
Solution Manager – Enhancement of Relationship Value
ICICI Bank Limited
2005.10 - 2006.03 (5 months)
Manager-Marketing& Administration
Cerebral Heights
2005.03 - 2005.09 (6 months)
Branch Manager
Sterling Holiday Resorts (I) Ltd.
2002.05 - 2005.02 (2 years & 9 months)
Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University
MBA
2001.07 - 2003.04 (1 year & 9 months)
Vikram University
Bachelor of Science from Phy, Chem, Maths
1998.07 - 2000.04 (1 year & 9 months)
RTMNU, Nagpur
Ph.D.

• Certificate course in Trade Finance from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.

• Post Graduation Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy from Institute of Psycho Management Studies.

Astha Shukla ChaubeyMarketing & Human Resource Specialist