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Education
Skills
Training & Certification
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Madhuri Mondal

Madhuri Mondal

Hyderabad

Summary

My expertise lies in designing & implementing inter-disciplinary research and evidence-based interventions for ecological sustainability and wellbeing of the coastal communities.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Programme Officer

Dakshin Foundation
Bengaluru
08.2022 - Current
  • Leading the SeaChange team in Andaman & Nicobar Islands to plan and implement inter-sectoral and evidence-based interventions to secure healthy ecosystems and thriving communities.

Programme Officer

Dakshin Foundation
11.2020 - 08.2022
  • Lead - Community Wellbeing and Environment Programme
  • Design and implement research studies and interventions to improve wellbeing and environmental sustainability of coastal and fishing communities.

Senior Research Associate

Dakshin Foundation
04.2019 - 11.2020
  • Conducted research studies on coastal communities in Odisha and Andaman Islands
  • Developed the Community Wellbeing and Environment Programme

Research Associate

Wildlife Conservation Society-India
04.2018 - 03.2019
  • Designed and implemented research projects and interventions for wildlife conservation and wellbeing of forest dependent communities.

Research Intern

Foundation for Ecological Security
11.2016 - 02.2017
  • Deployed International Forestry Resources and Institutions Framework in Mudumudugu (Karnataka) as part of a four-member team
  • Used Participatory Rural Appraisal methods (Transect Walk, Social and Resource Maps, Historical Timeline, Seasonal Calendar, Issue Ranking, Perspective Plan) in two villages in Odisha to understand the socio-ecological system.

Associate Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2009 - 06.2016
  • Developed desktop and web applications using Oracle Apex tool for Purdue Pharma
  • Developed database using Oracle PLSQL and used html, css, javascript for front end development.

Guest Lecturer

DR. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology
07.2009 - 10.2009
  • Taught Computer Graphics and Data Structures to IT Diploma Students.

Education

M.A. IN NATURAL RESOURCES & GOVERNANCE -

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
03-2018

EXCHANGE STUDENT -

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY, VIENNA
06-2017

BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING -

CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
06-2009

Skills

Managerial Expertise:

Managing teams

Designing research studies and interventions

Govt partnerships

Multi-stakeholder consultations

Systems thinking approach to problem solving

Training and capacity building

Donor reporting & fund raising

Thematic Expertise:

Fisheries management

Solid waste management

Local governance

Technical Skills: Social Science Research methods, Sustainable livelihoods analysis and other needs assessment tools, PRA, Occupancy and Line Transect Surveys, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, MS Office and Software development tools (Oracle Apex, Oracle Clinical, SQL, HTML)

Language Proficiency: English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu

Training & Certification

  • Completed 6 months training & certification programme on multi-actor platform & systems change analysis by FES, 2023
  • Completed one year leadership course in biodiversity conservation by BNHS, 2013

Affiliations

  • National Consultative Workshop-BOBLME Phase II, Mar 2024
  • National conference on Sustainable Coastal Management, Sep 2022
  • ICSF Training of Trainers Workshop, Oct 2022
  • IYAFA Asia Workshop, Thailand, May 2022
  • Kinship Conservation Workshop Jan 2020
  • Student Conference on Conservation Science, Sep 2018
  • SACI Waters Workshop, July 2017

Accomplishments

  • Goodall, Heather, et al. “Ethics, Justice, and Environmental Histories.” The Routledge Handbook of Environmental History.
  • Unravelling the Legacy of Migration from Fishing Villages Amidst COVID-19 (The Bastion, August 2020)
  • Tracing the Current Patterns of Fishworkers’ Migration in India (The Bastion, September 2020)

Timeline

Senior Programme Officer

Dakshin Foundation
08.2022 - Current

Programme Officer

Dakshin Foundation
11.2020 - 08.2022

Senior Research Associate

Dakshin Foundation
04.2019 - 11.2020

Research Associate

Wildlife Conservation Society-India
04.2018 - 03.2019

Research Intern

Foundation for Ecological Security
11.2016 - 02.2017

Associate Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2009 - 06.2016

Guest Lecturer

DR. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology
07.2009 - 10.2009

M.A. IN NATURAL RESOURCES & GOVERNANCE -

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

EXCHANGE STUDENT -

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY, VIENNA

BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING -

CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Madhuri Mondal