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MINAL MEHTA

Development Sector Professional
Ajmer

Summary

A dynamic development professional bringing together strong academic credentials and hands-on experience in program implementation, research, and community engagement. Skilled in crafting Theory of Change, program evaluation, and digital marketing strategies while maintaining a deep commitment to issues like gender equity and education. Expanded expertise through PGPDM with focus on ESG frameworks and project management. Demonstrates proven ability to work across diverse stakeholder groups - from government officials to grassroots communities - combining strategic thinking with practical implementation skills. Passionate about creating sustainable social impact.

Overview

2023
2023
years of professional experience
6063
6063
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Freelancer

Centre for Advocacy and Research
  • Created templates for documents such as reports, minutes of meetings, manuals.
  • Created extensive records showcasing the challenges and resilience of survivors of domestic violence
  • Generated structured reports summarizing yearly activities.

Fellowship Coordinator

Connecting Dreams Foundation
  • Led end-to-end fellowship program coordination for Global Changemakers Collective, managing weekly sessions and consultation calls for fellows while maintaining comprehensive documentation of their learning journey and milestones through the LMS platform.
  • Spearheaded content strategy and digital presence, including developing curriculum-aligned presentation materials, publishing impact stories, and executing social media campaigns that enhanced program visibility and stakeholder engagement.

Consultant

American India Foundation
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • To work with Govt Schools
  • To ensure project implementation in the schools, so that Key Performance Indicators of the project are met in a timely fashion
  • To conduct regular sessions on coding, life, and career skills in Govt Schools
  • Regular school visits to gauge the relevance, use, and challenges of the programme
  • To build and manage relationships with school teachers and principals to enhance ownership of the program
  • To ensure adherence to minimum guarantee components in all schools of the respective clusters

Research Assistant

Central University of Rajasthan
03.2021 - 08.2021
  • Assisted the Project Investigator in conducting the research project entitled, 'Legislative Policy-making on Climate Justice in India: The Study of Parliamentary Businesses, Practices and Oversights since Thirteen Lok Sabha'
  • Prepared drafts for Introduction, Literature review, and other related chapters

Research and Documentation Officer

Astha Sansthan
02.2020 - 03.2020
  • Documented the research on loan waiving scheme for Tribal farmers
  • Authored an in-depth case study for the Association of Strong Women Alone's quarterly newspaper.
  • Facilitated event organizing alongside government authorities.
  • Prepared comprehensive documentation for a 3-day workshop on Tribal Culture.

Community Mobilizer

Pedibhata Village
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Facilitated life skills training for 30 children at Pedibhata Village Government School.
  • Implemented eco-friendly initiative to empower economically disadvantaged women by producing cloth bags.

Summer Intern

Jagori Rural Charitable Trust
05.2019 - 06.2019
  • Conducted research on the self-esteem of 10 female employees, worked on self-awareness programs of 25-30 children and Collected data for social profiling of active members of Mahila Mandals in 5 panchayats

Community Mobilizer

Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti
07.2018 - 12.2018
  • Facilitated leadership training sessions for 25 adolescent girls.
  • Analyzed nutrition data of a group consisting of 15 children below six years.

Summer Intern

Social Work Research Center, Barefoot College
05.2015 - 06.2015
  • Coordinated and designed the awareness program of the Malala project to spread awareness on girl child education, performed street play on the importance of girl child education in 10 villages of Rajasthan, and created awareness among 500 people

Education

Post Graduate Programme in Development Management -

S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research
Hybrid

Masters in Social Work (M.S.W.) -

Central University of Rajasthan (CURaj)

Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) - Economics

Amity University

Skills

  • Familiar with Stata Software
  • Familiar with SPSS Software
  • Donor Relations Management
  • Skilled in Building Rapport
  • Strong Research Abilities
  • Proficient Audio Transcriber
  • Risk assessment
  • Reports and documentation
  • MS office
  • Problem-solving
  • Change management
  • Systems Thinking

Passion Projects

  • President- Drama Club- Amity University, Noida
  • Voiceover of NCERT Chapters for YouTube videos
  • Launched a cloth bag campaign for 35 economically disadvantaged campaign in Pedibhata village of rajasthan

Software

SPSS

STATA

Power Bi

MS-Office

Certification

UGC-NET JRF

Timeline

Consultant

American India Foundation
08.2021 - 08.2022

Research Assistant

Central University of Rajasthan
03.2021 - 08.2021

Research and Documentation Officer

Astha Sansthan
02.2020 - 03.2020

Summer Intern

Jagori Rural Charitable Trust
05.2019 - 06.2019

Community Mobilizer

Pedibhata Village
01.2019 - 12.2019

Community Mobilizer

Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti
07.2018 - 12.2018

Summer Intern

Social Work Research Center, Barefoot College
05.2015 - 06.2015

Freelancer

Centre for Advocacy and Research

Fellowship Coordinator

Connecting Dreams Foundation

Post Graduate Programme in Development Management -

S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research

Masters in Social Work (M.S.W.) -

Central University of Rajasthan (CURaj)

Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) - Economics

Amity University
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