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Work History
Education
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Certification
Positions Of Responsibility
Research
Awards
Hobbies and Interests
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NAVJOT KAUR

NAVJOT KAUR

Summary

A motivated CSR Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the development space. My rigour and passion for the sector is reflected through 3.5+ years of work experience and 8+ years of ground level community engagement work through research and internships. Results-driven senior associate with several years of experience and a proven track record of success in project management, client relations, and team leadership. Adept at driving initiatives from conception to completion, while ensuring adherence to quality standards and timelines. Strong communicator with a talent for building and nurturing productive relationships.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Associate

Ernst and Young Foundation (EYF)
Delhi
10.2023 - Current
  • Leading a team of 14 city leads to manage 11 city chapters, project impact 10,000+
  • Onboarded new partners and cultivated relationships with 15+ NGOs across 11 states
  • Successfully increased hiring of Disha Scholars in EY from 5% to 30%
  • Strategized and implemented 50+ volunteering sessions, engaging over 500 EY employees

Associate

Ernst and Young Foundation (EYF)
Delhi
02.2022 - 09.2023
  • Handled city chapter with database for 1000+ students
  • Increased attendance of students in offline/online training sessions by 15%
  • Created processes to streamline communication between students and EYF Team

Associate Program Manager

Connecting Dreams Foundation
05.2021 - 01.2022
  • Led operations for a 6-month Fellowship program, impact 100+ LGBT youth across 3 centers in Delhi
  • Managed donor-relations
  • Scoped project; prepared pitch-decks, proposals, report, budgets and social media content
  • Designed curriculum, imparted career readiness sessions with increase in job placements by 40%

Intern

Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence (CFN)
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Launched the Fortnightly Newsletter; served as editor-in-chief for 10 editions
  • Conducted sessions on Gandhian philosophy for underprivileged students

Intern

Jai Vakeel Foundation and Research Centre (JVF)
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Led post-intervention evaluations with the M&E team, assessing tools for 70+ beneficiaries

Fieldwork

MLA Office, Trilokpuri, Delhi
Delhi
03.2021 - 04.2021
  • Worked with Gov
  • Depts
  • To scope out issues & Surveyed 70+ community members on awareness
  • Led an Instagram campaign for 200+ followers to promote government scheme access in Delhi

Intern

Delhi Commission of Protection of Child Rights-POCSO Division
12.2020 - 01.2021
  • Enhanced file management and reporting for the POCSO Division
  • Delivered a detailed December analysis report for Smile Club, focusing on rehabilitation strategies for abused children and families

Intern

TISS field action project with Child Care Institutes, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
10.2019 - 06.2020
  • Facilitated workshops to engage children in need of care and protection
  • Developed curricula and modules tailored for these children
  • Created digital posters and videos for student activities and competitions
  • Conducted family tracing for runaway children, successfully reuniting 5 with their families

Fieldwork Student

Tarasha, TISS (Field Action Project)
Mumbai
07.2019 - 03.2020
  • Established partnerships with 4 NGOs to provide free vocational courses for women released from mental health hospitals
  • Conducted sessions on healing and rehabilitation activities for women in recovery
  • Organized a 2-day recreational trip to Palgarh for women transitioning from care centers
  • Visited psychiatric wards in Mumbai to raise awareness of mental health services

Facilitator

Khushi NGO
09.2017 - 02.2018
  • Developed and facilitated 28+ workshops for MCD school students on life skills, bullying, hygiene, and time management

Education

Masters - social work

TISS
Mumbai
01.2021

B.A - Hons. Psychology

Delhi University
01.2019

Skills

  • MS Office
  • Project Management
  • Grant-writing
  • Budgeting
  • Research & Analysis
  • Documentation
  • Stakeholder-Management
  • Leadership
  • Team-Management

Certification

Project Management, Coursera and Google

Positions Of Responsibility

  • President, Fine Arts Society; selected amongst 20+ artists, organized 25+ competitions with participation of 400+ students.
  • President, Psychology Alumni Association: organized 15+ alumni meet events, conferences, seminars and meet & greet events.
  • Editor, Psytrack, Annual Department Magazine; Poem titled ' ' published in the department newsletter.
  • Literacy Director, Rotaract Club of Delhi Femina; organized 10+ events on blood donation.

Research

  • Lockdown experience of Domestic Workers based in Delhi NCR: An Exploratory study, Kaur, N. & Nehad, A., 07/12/2021, https://www.premanufoundation.org/post/the-world-may-have-pausedbut-our-periods-haven-t
  • Parent Attachment in Sexual or Gender Minority Families, Kaur, N., 06/30/2021, http://www.queeracademia.org/2021/07/parentattachment-in-sexual-or-gender.html
  • Humour and Forgiveness: To Forgive is to be Happy?, Kaur, N., & Wason, K., Indian Journal of School Health and Wellbeing, 5(1), 15-25, 2349-5464, http://expressionsindia.org/journals/chapters/2019.html
  • Improving the Psychological Health of Student Sojourners in India, Jain, S., Jain, S., & Kaur, N., Applications of Psychology: Reaching out and making Difference, Excel India Publishers, 92-102, 978-93-86724-38-0
  • Space Occupied by Street Vendors in Indian Metropolitan Cities, National Conference on Understanding Marginalities in Neo-liberal Regime, 2020, TISS Tuljapur, Maharashtra
  • Beliefs about Traditional Healing Methods in Sikh Community, International conference on Integrating Traditional Indian Healing Practices with Contemporary Western Health System, Daulat Ram College, DU
  • A strategic Intervention for student sojourners, 27th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology & International Conference on Towards building Inclusive Societies, Ramanujan College, DU

Awards

  • Won EY Kudos Award for exemplary performance for FY22
  • Won 1st prize in poster presentation at AIIMS Delhi for the research titled 'Childhood begging, living in slums and proneness to psychological damage: An exploratory comparative study'.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Travel enthusiast
  • Painting
  • Art & Craft

Timeline

Senior Associate

Ernst and Young Foundation (EYF)
10.2023 - Current

Associate

Ernst and Young Foundation (EYF)
02.2022 - 09.2023

Intern

Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence (CFN)
06.2021 - 09.2021

Intern

Jai Vakeel Foundation and Research Centre (JVF)
06.2021 - 07.2021

Associate Program Manager

Connecting Dreams Foundation
05.2021 - 01.2022

Fieldwork

MLA Office, Trilokpuri, Delhi
03.2021 - 04.2021

Intern

Delhi Commission of Protection of Child Rights-POCSO Division
12.2020 - 01.2021

Intern

TISS field action project with Child Care Institutes, Hyderabad
10.2019 - 06.2020

Fieldwork Student

Tarasha, TISS (Field Action Project)
07.2019 - 03.2020

Facilitator

Khushi NGO
09.2017 - 02.2018

Masters - social work

TISS

B.A - Hons. Psychology

Delhi University
NAVJOT KAUR