Tanwi Chakraborty
Kolkata
Summary
Dynamic Programme Officer with proven expertise in grant writing and strategic planning at YouthInvest Foundation. Successfully managed inter-state programs, enhancing women and youth empowerment while ensuring quality assurance. Adept at engaging diverse stakeholders and fostering team development, driving impactful health and nutrition initiatives across multiple regions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PROGRAMME OFFICER
YouthInvest Foundation
10.2022 - Current
- Area of work: Jharkhand and West Bengal
- Focus of work: Women and Youth Empowerment: Education, 21st century skills and Life Skills Programme for out-of-school girls (15 – 29y) and youths (18 – 25y), Health and Nutrition: Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition and adolescent health and hygiene
- Design and management of inter-state programme plans (strategy and implementation), MIS, budget, quality assurance and amplification
- Fundraising, grant applications, communicating new/potential donors and CSR
- Successful coordination on placement linkage for livelihood project
- Consistent engagement with multiple stakeholders (Government and private) to share, amplify and link policies and opportunities
- Designing training and constant mentoring support for team development
- Development of additional program component viz., digital and photographic contents, video documentation, managing social media platform communications for promotion and publications
- Conveyer of POSH Committee of the organization
- Any form of other organizational responsibilities
PROJECT COORDINATOR
YouthInvest Foundation
12.2020 - 10.2022
- Area of work: Howrah
- Focus of work: Health and Nutrition Project, supported by ITC
- Overall responsibility of the programme in Howrah district focusing maternal-child and adolescent health and nutrition
- Liaising and collaboration with several govt. stakeholders
- Successful cases on home-based management of childhood malnutrition
- Engaged in several other organizational responsibilities and programmes
EMPANELED FACULTY, B.Voc.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
05.2018 - 04.2021
- Facilitated classes on Child Protection and Early Child Development following syllabus for two batches
- TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
- District Level Training on ASHA Training Module 6th & 7th on MCH, Adolescent Health, Reproductive Health and Violence against Women (VAW) by NHM
- TOT on First Responder Course from NIHFW (AIIMS, Delhi)
- TOT on non-communicable diseases organized by All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
- Many other on job trainings (including life skill trainings)
PROJECT COORDINATOR
YouthInvest Foundation
11.2018 - 12.2020
- Area of work: Kamarhati Municipality
- Focus of work: 'Suswasthya’ Project, supported by CESC
- Overall responsibility for all programs focused on RMNCHA (development and implementation)
- Constant liaison with Govt. and private Stakeholders
- I wrote project proposals, annual report, case studies etc.
TRAINING ASSOCIATE
Child in Need Institute (CINI)
12.2017 - 10.2018
- Area of Work: West Bengal
- Focus of work: Health, Nutrition, Hygiene, Adolescent, Soft Skills, Education, Protection
- Overall responsibility of in-house training programs (AWW, Community exposure of GNM Students and others), planning, budgeting, logistical arrangements and reporting
- Facilitated training focusing on Health, Nutrition, Hygiene, Adolescent, Soft Skills, Education, Protection etc.
- Prepared training modules, manuals, TLMs, IECs and other relevant training materials
- Continued support to previous programme and its team
- Other organizational responsibilities and support to other programme
TRAINING COORDINATOR
Child in Need Institute (CINI)
07.2016 - 12.2017
- Area of work: Howrah
- Focus of work: ASHA Programme - Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, NHM (Rural)
- Oversaw training of ASHAs in Howrah District (coordination, implementation, and monitoring)
- Fulfilled needs of State Asha Cell, NHM, and liaised with the Health Department
- Conducted extensive field visits in remote district areas
- Tracked and monitored malnourished children's progress
- Maintained liaison with the Department of Health & Family Welfare, NHM (Rural)
FIELD INVESTIGATOR
Cultural Research Institute (Ambedkar Bhawan)
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Focus of work: Nutrition Assessment: Backward Classes Welfare Dept. & Tribal Development Dept., Govt. of West Bengal
- Area of work: Paschim Medinipur & Jalpaiguri
- Assessed nutritional status of tribal pre-school children in tribal districts of WB
- Developed project-specific questionnaires
- Conducted community visits to collect data from ICDS centers in 8 blocks
- Managed and analyzed data using SPSS and developed a detailed report
- Liaised with state and district official
Education
M.Sc. - Anthropology (Biological)
Vidyasagar University
01.2012
B.Sc. (Hons.) - Anthropology (Zoology and Botany pass)
Calcutta University
01.2010
Skills
- Grant writing
- Fundraising
- Strategic Planning
- Critical thinking
- Programme management
- Budget management
- Data management
- Team Development
- Leadership
- Communication
- Management of multilevel stakeholders
- Documentation
- Quality assurance
- Translation
- Proofing
- Meet donor requirements
- Health & Nutrition (RMNCHA)
- Women empowerment
- Education
- Life skills
- Soft Skills
- Training design
- Facilitation
- Microsoft Office
- SPSS
Accomplishments
- Honourable Member of the Syllabus Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University.
- Featured in Lepetit Journal (lepetitjournal.com) Bombay in 05/2023 for work on girls' schooling and skills in rural Jharkhand.
- Awarded by CINI for voluntary service in mother and childcare awareness (2002).
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12/10/88
- Nationality: Indian
Research And Fieldwork
§ Dissertation paper in final semester of master’s degree: “A Comparative Study of the Family Planning Practices among the Hindus and Muslims of Maheshtala Municipality” - 2012
• Conducted fieldwork among women in Hindu and Muslim communities in Maheshtala Municipality (Wards 24 & 25, urban study).
• Conducted a comparative study of family planning practices within this population.
• Independently performed a census survey of the population.
§ The Sabars of Porakhaman: An Ethnographic Study in a Village of Orissa - 2011
A detailed ethnographic study among ST population (rural)
§ Oraon Society in Changing Situation; A Preliminary Report of Scheduled Tribes in Majherdabri Tea Estate Village - 2010
A detailed ethnographic study among ST population (rural)
§ A Physical Report on Central Obesity among Women of Age Group 35 - 2010
A small-scale study on the prevalence of central obesity among urban population
§ Field Training on Some Weavers at Bishnupur and Their Traditional Handlooms: A Brief Account - 2008
Studied the Bishnupuri weaving technology and socio-economic structure of the community (Rural Study)
Languages
Bengali
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Certification
● District Level Training on ASHA Training Module 6th & 7th on MCH, Adolescent Health, Reproductive Health and Violence against Women (VAW) by NHM
● TOT on First Responder Course from NIHFW (AIIMS, Delhi)
● TOT on non-communicable diseases organized by All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
● Many other on job trainings (including life skill trainings)
Affiliations
● Participated in 2-month Environment Awareness Workshop Programme (West Bengal Citizens Forum, assisted by West Bengal Govt., 2002).
● Volunteered for fundraisingat Cancer Centre Welfare Home and Research Institute (2000)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
PROGRAMME OFFICER
YouthInvest Foundation
10.2022 - Current
PROJECT COORDINATOR
YouthInvest Foundation
12.2020 - 10.2022
PROJECT COORDINATOR
YouthInvest Foundation
11.2018 - 12.2020
EMPANELED FACULTY, B.Voc.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
05.2018 - 04.2021
TRAINING ASSOCIATE
Child in Need Institute (CINI)
12.2017 - 10.2018
TRAINING COORDINATOR
Child in Need Institute (CINI)
07.2016 - 12.2017
FIELD INVESTIGATOR
Cultural Research Institute (Ambedkar Bhawan)
01.2015 - 12.2015
M.Sc. - Anthropology (Biological)
Vidyasagar University
B.Sc. (Hons.) - Anthropology (Zoology and Botany pass)
Calcutta University
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