BOBBY ZACHARIAH
Social Worker
Pune
Summary
Community development professional with 26 years of experience in community initiatives, organisational leadership, staff training, budget management, volunteer management and partnership management.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Team Lead
GOYN, Pune
Pune
09.2019 - Current
- Lead ecosystem mapping, design and roll out of pilot GOYN program in Pune.
- Manage Accenture, USA funded 'Digital Opportunities Project' to mobilize 25,000 youth across Pune and engage them into livelihoods with ecosystem partners across Pune City.
CEO
Connecting NGO for Suicide Prevention and Survivor Support
Pune
08.2011 - 09.2015
- Led suicide helpline, school suicide prevention programs and initiated suicide survivor support program in partnership with Pune Police and Sasoon government hospital.
- Consistently raised, trained and mentored 120+ volunteers to implement programs.
- Fund raising, staff mentoring, partnership building & added competent trustees
Facilitation Team Leader (India Region)
The Salvation Army
Ahmednagar
06.1996 - 07.2008
- Led development of HIV prevention and treatment programs, orphans, widows programs in 22 states
- Led tsunami trauma counseling programs across India
- Fund raising through global donors, national program management, recruiting & managing program teams across 22 states.
Consultant Mentor
The Constellation for Community Life Competence
06.1998 - 05.2019
- Mentored organisation staff in multiple countries to develop community competence building approaches
- Supported program development in disaster affected communities and countries with developmental needs
Education
PhD (Pursuing) - Community & Organisation Building
Athena Institute, VU University
Amsterdam 11.2014 - Current
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of Pune
Pune 06.1993 - 06.1995
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Fatima Mata National College
Kollam, Kerala 06.1989 - 05.1992
Skills
Community engagement in assessment, design, monitoring and evaluation
Employee engagement
Ongoing learning and program adaptation as per emergent learning
Project & budget management as per guidelines
CSR programming
Partnership management with NGO’s and governmentInterface with governing board for vision & policy alignmentPartnership building with stakeholders
Coordinated and mentored the SALT based psycho social support program for Tsunami affected communities in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in 148 communities by training community members in neighborhood care and community counseling for addressing distress due to the disaster Participated in ongoing strategic and policy development consultations in Africa, Latin America, Asia, US and UKQualitative ResearchConducting participatory action research and qualitative community led research in baseline, measurement of change & adaptation of program strategyTimeline
Team Lead
GOYN, Pune
09.2019 - Current
PhD (Pursuing) - Community & Organisation Building
Athena Institute, VU University
11.2014 - Current
CEO
Connecting NGO for Suicide Prevention and Survivor Support
08.2011 - 09.2015
Consultant Mentor
The Constellation for Community Life Competence
06.1998 - 05.2019
Facilitation Team Leader (India Region)
The Salvation Army
06.1996 - 07.2008
Master of Arts - Social Work
University of Pune
06.1993 - 06.1995
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Fatima Mata National College
06.1989 - 05.1992