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Development Apprentice
Internship Certificate
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Internship
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Ram Mishra

New Delhi

Summary

I am a reflective practitioner with over 12 years of experience in bringing positive change in the life's of vulnerable and marginalized community. I have implemented and managed large scale programme with a focus on small and marginal farmers, make and managed grants.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Programme Manager(Grants)

Azim Premji Foundation
Hyderabad
08.2022 - Current

Grant Making-

  • Leading the grants making in the theme of Small and Marginal Farmer ,Tribal and Gender Justice in Telangana state.
  • Conducting the scope and programme due diligence, review and assess the grant proposal and ensuring all the requirement are fulfilled for grant proposal for approval.
  • Facilitate organizations in designing programme,budget and grant application.
  • Provided support in making the grants in the theme of Urban poor, Water and disability.

Grant Management-

  • Managing and monitoring 24 grants of Rs 80 Crore in the multiple theme like small and marginal farmer, gender justice, disability, Children.
  • Evaluation of grants and engaging with partners organization to learn and facilitate programmatic change and budgetary changes.
  • Preparing evaluation reports and ensuring timely compliance.

INTERNSHIP

Nation First Policy Research Centre
New Delhi
12.2021 - 02.2022
  • Analyzed TRIFED initiative of 2020-2021 under MSP for MFP and Van Dhan Yojana
  • Prepared policy brief for Van Dhan Yojana
  • Prepared bill brief for National Dental Commission 2022 and Schedule Tribe Amendment Act 2022
  • Analyzed of last five years(2017-2021) budget session
  • Prepared daily budget session brief for 2022

TEAM COORDINATOR

PRADAN
SIdhi
05.2017 - 08.2020
  • Managed, networked,and coordinated with on-ground implementation partners and stakeholders like the Government department, State Rural Livelihood Mission-Madhya Pradesh(MPSRLM), Politicians, NGOs, philanthropy, etc
  • For facilitating development works managed, led, and mentored a team of 8 development professionals for executing development projects like National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), NRLM-MGNREGA-CFT convergence in the domain of community institution building, Livelihood(Farm and non-farm), Gender, Integrated Natural Resource Management(INRM), and streamlining MGNREGA implementation with 5000 families
  • Facilitated workshops on community institution-building, livelihood, and social security schemes for different stakeholders of the block, district, and state-level relevant departments
  • Monitored and evaluated development projects in 6 teams in 4 districts
  • Member of State Management Committee in Madhya Pradesh.

EXECUTIVE

PRADAN
Lohardaga
08.2012 - 04.2017
  • Managed, networked, and coordinated different government and non government stakeholders from panchayat to state level and donor organizations
  • Community institution-building with 20000 rural women in 180 villages-Designed, promoted, groomed, and handheld community institutions of women Self Help Group and its tiers(SHG-VO-CLF-BLF)
  • Community Resource Person(CRP)- Trained 300 community cadre for supporting the intervention in social mobilization, livelihood, and awareness of social security programs in 180 villages
  • Project/Programme Implementation-National Rural Livelihood Mission(NRLM), Cluster Facilitation Team(CFT), NABARD-TDF, Integrated Tribal Development Agency(ITDA), etc
  • Livelihood- Designed modules, trained, implemented the intervention for agriculture, horticulture, and livestock with 12000 households, and built the institutional design for sustaining the intervention
  • Community infrastructure-Designed modules, budgeted and implemented the soil and water conservation asset with 1500 families in 60 villages on the INRM principle
  • Gender and Health- Designed modules, trained, and facilitated rural women for gender, health, and hygiene with 800 women
  • MGNREGA- Awareness generation at the community level and facilitated Panchayat, Block, District, and State administration for smooth implementation in 60 villages
  • State Resource Person for Natural Resource Management and MGNREGA in Jharkhand-Imparted training to different relevant stakeholders in 3 districts of Jharkhand

DEVELOPMENT APPRENTICE

PRADAN
Lohardaga
08.2011 - 07.2012
  • Community Mobilization and institution-building through Self Help Group-Cluster Level Federation and its tier institution(SHG-VO-CLF-BLF) in 10 villages with 400 families
  • Livelihood interventions with 200 families in 10 villages in agriculture, horticulture, and livestock through community institutions of rural women for food sufficiency and income generation
  • Implemented Integrated Natural Resource Management(INRM) works under Special Swarn Jayanti Gram Swaraj Yojna(S-SGSY) and NABARD-TDF with 100 families in the 10 villages

Education

Master of Arts - Public Policy and Governance

Azim Premji University
Bengaluru
11.2021 - 01.2022

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Bundelkhand University
01.2007 - 01.2011

Skills

  • Programme design and management

  • Grant making and management

  • Monitoring and Evaluation of programme

  • Stakeholder management

  • Computer Proficiency

  • MS-Excel and MS-Word

Professional Highlights

  • State resource person for Natural Resource Management and MGNREGA in IPPE-1 and IPPE-2.
  • Youngest to be impaneled for team coordinator in PRADAN.
  • Established a team in a new location in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Facilitated community-led NREGA Sahayata Kendra in Jharkhand.
  • Successfully anchored the implementation of the NRLM project.
  • Successfully anchored NRLM-MGNREGA-CFT convergence project.
  • Successfully implemented Special Swarna Jayanti Gram Swaraj Yojana (Spl. SGSY).
  • Successfully implemented NABARD-TDF (Tribal Development Fund) project.
  • Conducted qualitative research on Manifesto Implementation Tracker as part of law and policy hub in Azim Premji University in 2021.
  • Conducted quantitative analysis of state-wise maternity health services in India between 2011-20 as part of course subject in Azim Premji University in 2021.

Development Apprentice

1 Year, 08/01/11, 07/31/12, PRADAN, Lohardaga, Jharkhand

Internship Certificate

Development and Change in India-Critical and constructive perspective, 3 Months, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

Training Highlights

  • Trained in Process Awareness and Sensitivity (PAS) for understanding self, others, and related processes.
  • Trained in Field Guide Development Programme (FGDP) for guiding and mentoring development professionals.

Internship

7 Weeks, 12/01/21, 02/28/22, Nation First Policy Research Centre, New Delhi

Timeline

Programme Manager(Grants)

Azim Premji Foundation
08.2022 - Current

INTERNSHIP

Nation First Policy Research Centre
12.2021 - 02.2022

Master of Arts - Public Policy and Governance

Azim Premji University
11.2021 - 01.2022

TEAM COORDINATOR

PRADAN
05.2017 - 08.2020

EXECUTIVE

PRADAN
08.2012 - 04.2017

DEVELOPMENT APPRENTICE

PRADAN
08.2011 - 07.2012

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Bundelkhand University
01.2007 - 01.2011
Ram Mishra