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Betty Priyanka Paul

Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist
Bengaluru

Summary

Result driven passionate professional with a wide range of experience in industry and social sector. Good communication skills to lead discussions with community, industry and Government heads on community engagement through CSR. Demonstrated experience in conceptualising and managing large scale impact oriented Corporate Social Responsibility projects and meeting various compliance requirements. Currently growing in knowledge and skills on DEI pertaining to inclusion of persons with disabilities and other ESG parameters under the 'Social' pillar. Ability to lead a team with compassion, integrity and drive for excellence. Reliable when most needed to deliver.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Lead - Corporate Social Responsibility

Ather Energy Ltd
03.2023 - Current

CSR Policy development

IT Asset Donation Policy development

CSR Approach and Strategy development

Community Engagement Plan and Framework

Volunteering

Community Engagement programmes across multiple operational locations.


ESG Responsibiilties include

Stakeholder Engagement Plan development and implementation

Community Grievance Redressal Mechanism development and implementation

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in manufacturing

Shopfloor Health initiatives

Menstrual Hygiene Management training of Women Associates in the shopfloor

ESG Report & GRI data compilation

Shopfloor Safety Directives for Women Employees

Process flow for Pre-employment medical check ups

Safety Directives for use of factory Occupational Health Centre for non-emergency health concerns

Senior Manager - Corporate Engagement (CSR)

World Vision India
10.2011 - 03.2023


  • Helped large corporations (Indian and MNCs) identify strategic CSR projects that met organisational objectives and compliance requirements, and forged multi-year long-standing partnerships for the organisation.
  • Managed wide array CSR projects in fields of education, water conservation, livelihood generation, disaster response, climate change mitigation, healthcare,
  • Efficient management of project budgets, timely completion, meeting reporting and CSR compliance requirements in various prescribed formats for close to 60 projects to the satisfaction of CSR donors.
  • Consistent in meeting team targets for funds to be raised for the benefit of vulnerable children and families across India
  • Effective cross functional coordination with various teams such as operations, supply chain, finance, HR and evaluation during design and implementation of projects.
  • Develop effective communication plans for showcasing CSR projects and enhance brand image of Corporate donors.
  • Handheld and provided timely, adequate information/ project records & documentation for CSR audits by donor companies, Income Tax department and internal audits
  • Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and motivational approaches.
  • Hired, trained and mentored new team members in the niche segment of CSR & fundraising, proposal writing and project management to meet demands of donor organisations.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills during project delays, donor escalations, through de-escalation meetings, collaborative solutions and simplified workflows.
  • Conceptualised and developed proposals with technical rigor in areas of education, livelihood, women empowerment, malnutrition, emergency relief and disaster response, road safety for children, and water conservation.
  • Developed impact evaluation frameworks using 4x4 logical framework to measure project results.
  • Represented and reported on CSR projects to District Collectors and Government Department heads when required as well as joint planning of projects along with Government department heads.
  • Traveled extensively across India to monitor projects and conduct quality reviews with implementing teams.
  • Microblogging on Linkedin for projects as well overall visibility for WVIndia.

Executive Officer

Confederation Of Indian Industry - Southern Region
11.2007 - 09.2011

Started off as Executive and moved on to higher responsibilities as Executive Officer in 2011. Had the privilege of contributing towards a wide range of responsibilities such as:

  • Coordinated business meetings with various heads of consulates and international embassies for the EU Investment desk
  • Lead role in bringing together industry heads for Southern Regional and State Committees on Healthcare, Manufacturing, Industry Competitiveness and HR Excellence.
  • Led industrial missions for operational heads of industries on best practices in manufacturing at facilities of leading manufacturers such as WABCO-TVS, Tube Products of India Ltd, Saint-Gobain India Ltd and Dell India Ltd.
  • Led best practices learning mission to European manufacturing companies in Germany, Denmark and Sweden namely Bosch, Siemens, Mann+Hummel, WABCO, Danfoss & SKF.
  • Researched and drafted white papers with recommendations to Tamil Nadu Government (Chief Minister’s office & Secretariat) for highlighting the needs the manufacturing sector and enhancing industry competitiveness
  • Editor for organization publications such as CII Southern Region Quarterly Newsletter and Annual Report
  • Lead rapporteur for high profile industry-government conferences

Assistant Consulate Officer

THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
08.2007 - 11.2007
  • Supported consular services such as verification of key documents submitted by visa applicants, handled around 60 applications per day
  • Glean and update on Tamil Nadu Government Policies, trade and industrial information for Consul General
  • Occasional administrative support

Education

Executive Programme - Project Management

XLRI
Jamshedpur
11.2019 - Current

Master of Arts - International Studies

Stella Maris College
Chennai
06.2005 - 04.2007

BBA - Business Adminstration

Womens Christian College
Chennai
06.2002 - 04.2005

Skills

Project Management

Project Budgeting and Financial Control

CSR project design, implementation and management

Social media engagement

Team management

Branding & Communications for CSR

Strategy development

Employee Engagement

ESG Reporting

Disability Inclusion at the Workplace

Accomplishments

  • Successful coordination of 5S & QC Competitions for around 200 manufacturing and service companies from 5 Southern States at CII
  • Clear and Concise proposal writing for key partnerships.
  • Led the process at World Vision India for Winning Project Management Institute Awards - NGO Category in the years 2016 & 2018.
  • Developed a white paper on Water & Sanitation and released during the ASSOCHAM conference in 2018.
  • Lead role in developing the Strategy for the Corporate Engagement team and presenting the strategy to the Board of Directors at World Vision India
  • Improved capacity of team members from handling 3 projects to 13 projects through motivation and encouragement
  • Developed a Lead Management & CRM system for the Corporate Engagment team
  • Built a robust and self sustainable team handling CSR in the middle of leadership crisis.
  • Privileged to have my abilities contribute towards the wellbeing of more than 1 lakh children and around 500 communities across India.

Interests

Music & Art

Pet care

Zero Waste Living

Training & Development

  • Learning to Lead 2025
  • NEWS Navigation for Team Work 2024
  • ILO ICT Disabilities at the Workplace 2024
  • CII IBDN Network - Accessibility@the Workplace 2024
  • Buildings for Everyone: Universal Principles of Design 2024
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders – 2019
  • Proposal Development and Theory of Change- 2018
  • Situational Leadership - 2017
  • New Product Development - 2017
  • South Asia Communications Conference, Thailand – 2016
  • Servant Leadership for Transformation, Coonoor - 2015
  • Asia Major Donor Development Conference, Taiwan- 2015


Timeline

Lead - Corporate Social Responsibility

Ather Energy Ltd
03.2023 - Current

Executive Programme - Project Management

XLRI
11.2019 - Current

Senior Manager - Corporate Engagement (CSR)

World Vision India
10.2011 - 03.2023

Executive Officer

Confederation Of Indian Industry - Southern Region
11.2007 - 09.2011

Assistant Consulate Officer

THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
08.2007 - 11.2007

Master of Arts - International Studies

Stella Maris College
06.2005 - 04.2007

BBA - Business Adminstration

Womens Christian College
06.2002 - 04.2005
Betty Priyanka PaulCorporate Social Responsibility Specialist