Kunal Gupta

• Designed and implemented CSR projects in education, skill development, healthcare, armed forces veterans, and sports promotion aligned with Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013.
• Managed CSR portfolio of INR 40+ Cr annually, ensuring effective fund utilization, compliance, and impact-driven outcomes.
• Managed end-to-end CSR project lifecycle including partner identification & due diligence, proposal evaluation, MoU drafting, budgeting, monitoring, and impact assessment.
• Coordinated with 10+ NGOs, government bodies, and internal stakeholders for effective project execution and governance.
• Conducted field visits and beneficiary interactions to track project outcomes, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Prepared and presented board reports and quarterly updates.
• Supported communication initiatives by developing impact stories, case studies, and internal reports for leadership visibility.

Key CSR initiatives handled:

• Skill Development:

1. Lead Flagship CSR initiative for technical training for women beneficiaries in two-wheeler repair & maintenance, improving employability and placement rates.

2. Initiated and Implemented Grameen Heroes project based on shark tank concept, empowering rural women

• Sports Promotion: Managed “Be a Sporting Hero” initiative supporting Paralympic athletes, Deaf Cricket and Boxing athletes contributing to world records and international medal wins.
• Education & Infrastructure: Scholarship and Infrastructure support to university and remedial education support to government school students and migrants.
• Armed Forces:

1. Provided mobility support to 150+ army veterans and differently-abled ex-servicemen.

2. Supported Veerangana Sewa Kendra to support widows of armed forces personnel.
3. Partnered with Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA) to support Navy children with neurodevlopmental disability.

Extra-Curricular & Organizational Contributions:

• Secured Second Runner-Up in the Sketching category of Heroes of the Hero Talent Show.
• Volunteered at Hero Family Day event, contributing to event coordination and employee engagement.
• Actively contributed to CSR-related award nominations and submissions.
• Conducted CSR induction sessions for new joiners, building awareness and engagement in company’s CSR journey.

• Prepare research proposals and designs across projects.
• Develop and review tools for data collection.
• Recruitment and vetting of field teams.
• Development of field procedure plan, weekly reports, and managing logistics.
• Conducting and lead coordination for data collection of research projects across multiple states.
• Data analysis and creating reports.
• Manage and lead a team to accomplish research projects.\

Projects
1. Understanding the language related challenges among foundational grades in
schools, American Institutes of Research.
2. Determine buying behavior and preferences of individuals suffering chronic
illnesses at pharmacies, Bridgespan India.
3. Understanding FLN learning among primary school students in Uttar Pradesh and
Jharkhand, Prevail Fund.

• Developing and proposing research design across proposals and projects.
• Carrying out baseline, mid-line and endline evaluations.
• Developing research tools using mixed methods approach for data collection.
• Coordination and communication for 10+ projects with team of enumerators/surveyors, including capacity building of team.
• Interaction and meetings with CSRs, NGOs and other partner organizations.
• Conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis of primary and secondary data.
• Report writing and presenting research findings to the clients.

Projects
1. Baseline and Endline Assessment of Bolega Bihar Project, Purpose India.
2. Baseline Study on Impact of Air Pollution on Informal Workers in Delhi, Mahila Housing Trust.
3. Baseline and Endline Assessment of American India Foundation's SMSMR program in 8 states.
4. Mid-term Evaluation of 'Hero for Humanity' Project - Supporting Covid Affected
Families, Hero MotoCorp CSR.
5. Pre-testing survey of Paalan 1000 mobile app, Johns Hopkins University.
6. Baseline study of Reliance Foundation Information Services Project in 16 states.
7. Baseline Household Survey for "Australia India Water Security Initiative" of World Resources Institute.
8. Endline study of Himmotthan Society's (An initiative of Tata Trusts) Mission Pulses Program in Uttarakhand.

9. Endline (KAP) Study of 'Verified India' Campaign in Delhi and Tamil Nadu, Purpose India.
10. Impact Assessment of ICICI Foundation’ Multi-states CSR Projects.

• Prepared Asset database & improved financial accuracy to 95% for Asset and
  Incident Management.
• Lead Role: chaired review meetings with colleagues across the globe.
• Awarded for outperforming out of 20+ team members.