Faiz Ahmad
New Delhi
Summary
Dedicated development practitioner from Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi with over 17 years of extensive experience in Child Rights, Education, Health and Nutrition, WASH, Livelihood, Adolescent Life skills, and Mental Health.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Manager-Programs
Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
New Delhi
03.2024 - Current
- Overall program management, including program ideation & design, fundraising, budgeting, financial management, capacity building, awareness generation, and donor compliance, for the Integrated Child-Friendly Community Model focused on child rights & protection, livelihood, skill development, health, and nutrition supported by TATA Consultancy Services Foundation, operating in 280 villages across 7 states of India- MP,UP, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka.
- Supporting C-suite leadership by providing field insights for program design, policy formulation, strategic planning, and partnerships.
- Leading a team of 62 members to ensure the successful implementation of the program with an annual budget of approximately ₹5 crore.
- Led capacity building and program implementation for child rights and sustainable community development across 280 villages in 7 states namely Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
- Built field-based toolkits, conducted needs assessments, and mobilized community institutions to implement SDG-aligned interventions.
Child Protection Officer- Jharkhand
UNITED NATIONS
Ranchi
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Assisted the Child Protection Specialist in establishing interdepartmental convergence for program design, resource management, and implementation on child, adolescent, and women’s rights & empowerment in Jharkhand.
- Led training and capacity-building programs for police, legal, HRD, health, education, civil society actors, and international agencies at the state level.
- Designed modular training programs for the Police, Frontline health and education functionaries, Judiciaries, Child Protection stakeholders, counsellors, and community leaders on adolescent empowerment and child protection.
- Designed and executed state level online-offline training programs, modules, government guidelines, ready reckoners, and newsletters for government and NGO partners.
- Facilitated sessions as the lead trainer, documented best practices, and strengthened interdepartmental coordination, MIS, mass campaigns, and events.
UNICEF Supported Technical Consultant for Center for Child Rights
National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi Jharkhand, India
05.2020 - 12.2022
- Planning, organizing, and monitoring online/offline skill-based capacity development programs, trainings, workshops, and consultations on child protection and rights in collaboration with government departments like Police, Legal, Health, Education, civil society actors, and institutions (CIP, Judicial Academy, National Law Universities, etc.).
- Designing training modules, handbooks, government guidelines, ready reckoners, and newsletters.
- Supporting research and development initiatives to strengthen program impact.
- Developed participatory capacity building frameworks for legal stakeholders and grassroots actors.
Program Manager-Child Protection
CHILD IN NEED INSTITUTE (CINI)
08.2018 - 02.2020
- Facilitated implementation and documentation of health, nutrition, WASH and livelihood programs in collaboration with government departments.
- Grant & program management in Child Rights, Education, Health & Nutrition, WASH, and Livelihood sectors.
- Building and maintaining high-level partnerships with government departments, district administration, local authorities, civil society, and donors for seamless project implementation.
- Conducting learning and reflection exercises to document best practices and drive process improvements.
Program Officer
WATERAID
04.2016 - 03.2018
- Rolled out training for masons, CSOs, and WASH champions across Jharkhand.
- Co-created learning modules and tracked field-level outcomes with SBM(G) implementation bodies.
- Managing relationships & collaboration with implementing partners and government bodies, including District Water & Sanitation Mission (community WASH), Education Department (school WASH), and Health Department (best WASH practices) for SBM(G).
- Capacity building of implementing partners in results framework development and ensuring adherence to operational plans.
Project Manager-Health & WASH
CHILD IN NEED INSTITUTE (CINI)
06.2014 - 03.2016
- Strategy & action plan development for capacity building of frontline workers under Health, ICDS, and ICPS to enhance health, nutrition, and well-being services and ensure beneficiaries access their rights & entitlements.
- Designing strategies for offline & virtual mass events, including campaigns, seminars, conferences, and international observances.
Program Manager-Child Centered Community Development Program
NAV BHARAT JAGRITI KENDRA(NBJK)
Hazaribagh
01.2011 - 05.2014
- Overall Programme Management, Concept designing, Program designing, Fundraising of Sponsorship based Community Centric Child Development program on Child Rights.
- Managed program budgets and timelines, ensuring projects stayed on track and within allocated resources.
- Assisted in developing training materials for new hires involved in the program activities.
- Facilitated workshops designed to educate stakeholders about best practices for managing programs successfully.
Project Manager- Livelihood and Women Empowerment
MANAV VIKAS
Hazaribagh
08.2008 - 12.2010
- Project Management, Controlling, Monitoring and Evaluation, Advocacy for project on Health, HIV/AIDS, Disability, Education, Vocational skills, Agriculture, Livelihood promotion, women empowerment, early pregnancy, land rights, child welfare and environment.
Business Development Manager-Marketing and Brand Development
TATA Ginger Hotels (Roots Corporation Limited)
Kolkata
03.2007 - 07.2008
- Conduct market analysis, devise, and implement sales & marketing strategies to explore new business opportunities.
- Identify potential growth areas among existing clients and develop a targeted prospect list focusing on associations, corporates, and government bodies.
- Develop and implement marketing campaigns and client engagement initiatives for business expansion.
- Monitored competitors' activities, prices, products, and services in order to stay ahead of the competition.
- Collaborated with marketing team members to design promotional materials.
- Provided training to sales staff on effective communication techniques when dealing with clients.
- Attended tradeshows and conferences to network with potential clients.
- Identified potential clients, built relationships, and negotiated contracts.
- Organized meetings between senior management and prospective customers.
Education
Ph. D(Pursuing) - Management
USHA MARTIN UNIVERSITY
01.2025
MBA - Comprehensive
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India01.2021
Bachelor of Commerce -
Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi
Delhi, India01.2005
Senior Secondary - Commerce
Banyan Tree School
New Delhi, India01.2002
Higher Secondary -
St. Xavier’s School
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India01.2000
Skills
- Fundraising
- Partnership & Stakeholder Management
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Donor Engagement
- Vendor & Brand Management
- Strategy Formulation
- Training & Capacity Building
- Modules & Guidelines designing
- Website & Newsletter Management
- Mass Campaigns & Events
- Program management
- Financial management
- Strategic planning
- Partnership development
Certification
Certified Online Faculty training and assessment, Centre for Online Learning & Teaching Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester
Languages
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Punjabi
- English
- Arabic
Hobbies and Interests
- Technology
- Counseling
- Music
- Public speaking
- Workouts
Training
- On job training on Sponsorship and Foster care, Hope and Homes for children, Rwanda (East Africa), 06/01/18
- On job training on the Rainwater Harvesting System, WaterAid, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, 07/01/17
- On job training on GPDP (Gram Panchayat Development Plan), WaterAid India, 08/01/17
- Training (ToT) for capacity building of Masons on the Construction of Low-Cost Household Sanitary Toilets and CLTS-Triggering, District Water and Sanitation Mission, Government of Jharkhand, 02/01/16
- Training of Trainers-TOT on construction of Rainwater Harvesting Structure, WaterAid India and Arid Communication and Technology (ACT), Bhuj, Gujarat, 11/01/15 to 12/31/15
- Specialized and advance knowledge on Construction of Integrated Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene structure, Plan India and WASH institute Kodaikanal, 10/01/12
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/03/84
- Marital Status: Married
Professional References
- Dr. K Syamala, Professor in Law, and Director Research & Trainings, National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, 91 85803 22035, k.syamala@nusrlranchi.ac.in
- Mr. Ranjan Kanti Panda, Member, Azim Premji Foundation Jharkhand, 91 9431707728, ranjan.panda@azimpremjifoundation.org
Timeline
Sr. Manager-Programs
Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
03.2024 - Current
Child Protection Officer- Jharkhand
UNITED NATIONS
01.2023 - 07.2023
UNICEF Supported Technical Consultant for Center for Child Rights
National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi Jharkhand, India
05.2020 - 12.2022
Program Manager-Child Protection
CHILD IN NEED INSTITUTE (CINI)
08.2018 - 02.2020
Program Officer
WATERAID
04.2016 - 03.2018
Project Manager-Health & WASH
CHILD IN NEED INSTITUTE (CINI)
06.2014 - 03.2016
Program Manager-Child Centered Community Development Program
NAV BHARAT JAGRITI KENDRA(NBJK)
01.2011 - 05.2014
Project Manager- Livelihood and Women Empowerment
MANAV VIKAS
08.2008 - 12.2010
Business Development Manager-Marketing and Brand Development
TATA Ginger Hotels (Roots Corporation Limited)
03.2007 - 07.2008
Ph. D(Pursuing) - Management
USHA MARTIN UNIVERSITY
MBA - Comprehensive
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Bachelor of Commerce -
Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi
Senior Secondary - Commerce
Banyan Tree School
Higher Secondary -
St. Xavier’s School
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