Neha Mishra
Lucknow
Summary
Experienced mid-senior professional in the social impact sector with 13 years of expertise in education, technology, gender, health, and community engagement. Proven ability to design and manage large-scale development projects across diverse geographies. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, re-engineering processes, and fostering strategic partnerships with government and development ecosystem stakeholders. Adapt at leveraging knowledge and experience to drive positive change and make a lasting impact in the communities served.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Program Officer
Room to Read
07.2023 - Current
- Leading two projects with a team of10 staff and acting as a technical resource in a flagship project funded by USAID and BOEING
- Leading the design and development of Balvatika and literacy programs in alignment with NIPUN guidelines
- Collaborating with selected teachers and illustrators to develop storybooks and story cards featuring folklore, while providing feedback on editing, development, and design
- Development and designing robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess program impact on literacy and educational outcomes
- Reviewing existing FL, gender and ECE practices, content, and design in respective state and advocating for FL reforms as required
- Support in district wide implementation of FL initiatives under NIPUN in Amethi district
- Managing and reviewing budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
- Demonstrated strong financial oversight in large-scale projects, overseeing budget forecasting and achieving key programmatic outcomes
- Managing the NIPUN FL initiatives across5 districts through District fellowship programs
Sr. Program Leader
Piramal Foundation
06.2018 - 11.2021
- Designing the state processes like School Monitoring, Teacher Transfer and Teacher Training Process and ensuring its deployment across Jharkhand through LSS
- Support the team in conducting the research and finalizing the report regarding the process of school monitoring, School management committee and Teacher Transfer process
- Organizing and facilitating state level conclave on Foundational literacy, gender and SMC
- Collaborating with JCERT and JEPC in implementing the government initiatives and programs across state
- Managing the SATH-E intervention program in collaboration with BCG
- Leading the fellowship team in Jharkhand with 8 fellows
Program Manager
STIR Education, Varanasi
01.2017 - 06.2018
- To deliver high class institutes/ workshop including the ELDP component to Education Leader
- To implement the program in the assigned district
- Liaising with the government
- Officials and developing healthy relationship to provide conducive environment to ELs, to implement the program within their respective district
- Organizing large scale event like zonal and district level summit for teachers with the support of team
Resource Coordinator
SPAN
10.2016 - 01.2017
- Projects by Terre Des Homes and Kindermission
- To conduct TOT for area coordinators for children and youth sessions
- Optimum and effective allocation of the sanctioned Budget (approx.44lakh)
- Coordinating with various corporate for the placement of VTC students
- Coordinating the internship program for different institutes and colleges
- Organizing and facilitating the youth convention at the state level
Cluster Coordinator
Dharit Sanstha
09.2014 - 09.2015
- Leading a project by Mondelez International
- To look after a team of25 members
- Organizing various campaigns for the promotion of health and nutrition awareness for the children
- Looking after training program and managing it
- Conducting workshop on Reproductive Maternal Child health and Adolescent (RMNCH+A), ASHA and Anganwadi workers
Training Coordinator
Hindalco Jan Sewa Trust
05.2010 - 09.2013
- To coordinate and conduct Health campaigns and workshops in different blocks
- Monitoring of all the Balwadi centers in Slum Areas and Anganwadi centers in Rural areas
- Organizing different Training Program with the adolescents, SHG members, community members
- Organizing campaigns in the rural areas for creating health awareness
- Compiling MIS of all vocational training centers
Education
Master of Arts - Sociology
Indira Gandhi National Open University
New Delhi, India01.2021
Post Graduation Diploma - Rural Management
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi01.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Economics Hons.
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi01.2009
Skills
- Project Management
- Data Management
- Documentation skills
- Proposal writing
- Donor Management
- Program Operations
- Budget Management
- Team collaboration
- Quality management
- Strategic planning
- Budget management
- Policy analysis
Certification
- Data Analytics
- Human Rights (IGNOU)
References
Sajit, Menon, Director- Ethiopia, Save The Children, 9899976474
Accomplishments
- Statewide adaptation of parent calendar through showcasing best practices in few blocks of the districts.
- Development of model libraries equipped with age-appropriate children literature in18 DIETs of UP.
- Supporting state-wide implementation of literacy components under NIPUN Bharat for Jharkhand government as part of PMU.
STRENGTHS
- Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Management
Find me Online
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neha-mishra-06352156/
Timeline
Sr. Program Officer
Room to Read
07.2023 - Current
Sr. Program Leader
Piramal Foundation
06.2018 - 11.2021
Program Manager
STIR Education, Varanasi
01.2017 - 06.2018
Resource Coordinator
SPAN
10.2016 - 01.2017
Cluster Coordinator
Dharit Sanstha
09.2014 - 09.2015
Training Coordinator
Hindalco Jan Sewa Trust
05.2010 - 09.2013
- Data Analytics
- Human Rights (IGNOU)
Master of Arts - Sociology
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Post Graduation Diploma - Rural Management
Banaras Hindu University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics Hons.
Banaras Hindu University
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