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Rachna Rao Joshua

Rachna Rao Joshua

Project Coordinator/Documentation Incharge

Summary

Seeking a responsible position in order to utilize proven skills and abilities that offer growth potential and change.

A result oriented community development practitioner experienced in providing administrative support to complete projects. Knowledgeable in disseminating project information, monitoring project progress, developing and maintaining project deliverables, and gathering and inputting data into databases. Experienced in urban health projects, rural development programs, community mobilization, monitoring and evaluation, field research, capacity building, and planning and implementing community-based projects.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Documentation In charge

Jhansi Catholic Sewa Samaj
11.2023 - 05.2024
  • Developing and implementing effective documentation systems and processes.
  • Ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Coordinating with teams to gather and compile documentation.
  • Reviewing and editing documents for accuracy and completeness.
  • Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and databases.
  • Providing documentation support to projects and programs.
  • Ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
  • Support fundraising and resource mobilization efforts.

Project Coordinator

Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan, HUL Project.
04.2023 - 10.2023
  • Coordinate project activities, ensuring effective implementation and timely delivery. •
  • Manage project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring financial accountability. •
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and communities.
  • Develop and implement project plans, monitoring progress and adapting to changes.
  • Build and maintain relationships with local communities, organizations, and government agencies.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring project activities are safe and sustainable.
  • Coordinate training and capacity-building activities for local communities and project staff.
  • Ensure project activities align with water stewardship principles and best practices.
  • Prepare high-quality reports, case studies, and documentation.

Subject Matter Specialist on WASH SSI Project.

Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Jhansi UP
2 2023 - 04.2023
  • Monitor and evaluate project activities, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Foster partnerships and coordinate with local organizations, government agencies and stakeholders.
  • Advocate for WASH priorities and policies.
  • Prepare reports, case studies, and documentation.
  • Manage project budgets and ensure financial accountability
  • Identify and mitigate risks.
  • Collaborate with cross-cutting themes (health, education, nutrition)

Community Development Facilitator

World Vision India, Area Development Programme
06.2017 - 12.2020
  • Ensuring Quality & Timely Communication deliverable.
  • Implementing and reporting Gift Notifications as per Sponsorship Standards
  • Effective Child Monitoring
  • Ensuring effective communication about the organization's identity and approach for development deliverables- strategy objectives shared with the Partners/Stakeholders.
  • Facilitating local level advocacy using Citizen voice and action to ensure access to entitlements (mostly Govt. Schemes) - trained communities using CVA to address issues related to children, women, and men.
  • Facilitating and supporting key community meetings to enhance the awareness and ownership of child well being.
  • Ensuring Community owned visions and plans for improving child well-being are in place.
  • Ensured Local resource tapping for the implementation as shared projects are identified and acquired.
  • Ensured if Functional Community Based Organizations (CBOs - Children Club and Child Protection Unit) are active in the target areas for the development purposes.
  • Programs were implemented as per the budget allocated for the Awareness through advocacy.
  • Intentional inclusion are reported for the most vulnerable such as Poorest of Poor families to support their holistic development such as health, nutrition, education, and immunization.
  • Covered Success stories based on the Evidence of progressive holistic development of Families, Children, and the communities.

Block Coordinator

World Vision India, MOMENT Project(Urban)
08.2014 - 12.2016
  • Coordinating the implementation of project deliverables on improving maternal, neonatal, and child health by creating global and local enabling environments for MNCH service provision and use., in their assigned geographic location - Implemented the project activities as per plan.
  • Ensured timely delivery/ reporting - Regularly reported as per Project plans (ensured proper documentation of project activities, accomplishments, success stories, issues, and concerns).
  • Coordinated with the local government units, and other stakeholders (ANM/ ASHA/ Volunteers) - Relationship with government and other stakeholders was built.
  • Trained Stakeholders on Advocacy and technical aspects of the project

Project Coordinator

Compassion East India,St Paul's Charitable Society
07.2011 - 07.2014
  • Worked as a project Coordinator at St. Paul's Charitable Education Society Jhansi (UP) (Partnership with Caruna Bal Vikas Kendra, Chennai) involve in following related area: Love & keen interest in Child care & well –being, excellent ability to work independently & handle Pressure, mature & special ability to handle responsibility skills, Training skill, goal oriented, proactive, excellent at reporting.
  • Tracked project activities to ensure they are progressing as per schedule.
  • Maintained the project Calendar, budget and ensure deadlines are met.
  • Participated in Project Planning & Implementation •
  • Supported in developing training or other materials for community stakeholders and others .
  • Advocated for the rights of children.

Education

Master of Mass Communication & Journalism - Communications

Bundelkhand University
Jhansi, UP
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts -

Bundelkhand College
Jhansi, UP
04.2001 -

Intermediate -

H.M.Memorial Girl's Inter College.
Jhansi, UP
04.2001 -

Highschool -

H.M.Memorial Girl's Inter College
Jhansi, UP
04.2001 -

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills and high level of professionalism

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Rajendra Rao Joshua
  • Date of Birth: 08/25/86
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Accomplishments

Training/Workshop

1. Parenting skill training for parents, caretaker and children.

2. Psychosocial training for children, adolescence and community.

3. Citizen voice action (CVA) and Advocacy.

4. Child well-being.

5. WASH SSI

6. Capacity building

7. Training on various water conservation

8. Monitoring & Evaluation

9. Proposal writing

10. Project Management

11. Community mobilization and Facilitation

Interests

Content writing

Videography

Photography

Case Studies/Success stories

Timeline

Documentation In charge

Jhansi Catholic Sewa Samaj
11.2023 - 05.2024

Project Coordinator

Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan, HUL Project.
04.2023 - 10.2023

Community Development Facilitator

World Vision India, Area Development Programme
06.2017 - 12.2020

Block Coordinator

World Vision India, MOMENT Project(Urban)
08.2014 - 12.2016

Project Coordinator

Compassion East India,St Paul's Charitable Society
07.2011 - 07.2014

Master of Mass Communication & Journalism - Communications

Bundelkhand University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts -

Bundelkhand College
04.2001 -

Intermediate -

H.M.Memorial Girl's Inter College.
04.2001 -

Highschool -

H.M.Memorial Girl's Inter College
04.2001 -

Subject Matter Specialist on WASH SSI Project.

Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Jhansi UP
2 2023 - 04.2023
Rachna Rao JoshuaProject Coordinator/Documentation Incharge