Jyoti Jha

• Coordinated and executed more than 15 diversified projects across different geographies from planning to completion.
• Projects included monitoring evaluation, strategy formulation for state governments, policy formulation & execution, feasibility study, DPR preparation, investment promotion, value chain study, food processing, capacity building etc.
• Designed surveys and other evaluation tools to collect meaningful, actionable data.
• Used survey solutions to collect, enter and update data.
• Data compilation and analysis
• Designed monitoring and evaluation framework of various programme covering different thematic areas like livelihood, education, health, water and sanitation.
• Reviewed and provided inputs to strengthen monitoring systems for various components and overall program management of multi thematic intervention for a NGO across different geographies of India.
• Conducted baseline, midline and end-line survey of more than 1000 farmers/beneficiaries of different programmes and schemes across different states.
• Assessed effectiveness and quality of program based on internal and external data analyses.
• Policy formulation and implementation
• Programme management of large scale government schemes
• Capacity building of different stakeholders like farmers, bankers,entrepreneurs, processors, logistic players, traders, exporters, SHG members etc.
• Conducted various stakeholder workshop at district level, state level and national level on agriculture marketing, warehousing, fisheries, food processing, sustainable agriculture etc.
• Conducted techno economic feasibility of various livelihood activities for SHG members
• Conducted feasibility studies and prepared detailed project report for food processors
• Provided hand holding support to more than 600 food processors to avail subsidy attracting more than INR 10,000 crores investment .
• Preparation of progress periodic progress reports and draft and final reports as a part of different deliverables.
• Led team of 8 associates and sr. associates for multiple project execution
• Performed billing, collection and reporting functions for office generating over INR 4 crores annually.
• Developed highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
• Coaching and mentoring of team
• Optimized organizational systems for payment collections, deposits and recordkeeping.
• Initiated timely project management within budget constraints for multi-faceted problems concerning executive leaders.
• Developed internal requirements which complied with standards to minimize regulatory risks and liability of various projects
• Hired, managed, developed and mentored staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews.
• Identified key business leads, vetted tenders, managed high value bids and e-bid submissions, presentations, documentation, post bid analysis and worked closely across cross vertical teams/clients to secure new business

• Executed and coordinated for more than 10 projects across sectors within agreed budget, time and quality for IDAs (World Bank and ADB), public (central & state (Bihar, Sikkim, Maharashtra) government) and private clients.
• Nature of assignments included impact evaluation, monitoring & evaluation, surveys (Baseline, mid-line and end-line), research studies, business planning for agriculture and allied sector, value chain studies, FPO formation etc.
• Traveled across multiple states and districts for project execution.
• Finalizing sample size and sample design based on type of study to be conducted.
• Drafted semi-structured and structured questionnaire for data collection.
• Surveyed 1000 plus farmers, conducted 100+ focused group discussions with stakeholders like traders, exporters, processors, government officials, scientists, professors etc.
• Analyzed datasets with multiple variables using advanced excel covering qualitative & quantitative analysis.
• Drafted reports for various studies, market research for short term projects and Monthly and quarterly progress reports for long term ongoing projects
• Organized stakeholder consultation workshops at national, state and district level.
• Led a team of 3-5 associates, 10 district level coordinators, and subject matter experts deployed on the multiple project.

· Organizing field level meeting for creating awareness at grass root level.

· Training and capacity building of more than 3000 the sub-license, farmers, trade and politicians, government officials on various aspects related to GM cotton

· Hybrid indexing, demand estimations for assessing the growth and retardation of various hybrids in the market.

· Preparing of marketing collaterals like posters and pamphlets with a collaborative approach under PPP with department of agriculture.

· Working with media for creating awareness on duplications and also with upcoming technologies.

· Utilizing third-party forums for establishing Bollgard brand values.

· Managing demonstration plots of farmers for new technology like INM, IPM, optimum plant population.

· Getting timely updates on Advance collections from sub-license

· Placement and placement put on ground tracking and reconciliation with

· Worked for early release of upcoming technologies i.e. Roundup ready flex