Result oriented Programme Manager with 6+ years of proven track record at Prayatna, successfully executing impactful projects in education, livelihood, sports and community engagement. Skilled in project management and stakeholder management, I excel at enhancing educational outcomes and securing resources, driving sustainable change in diverse environments. Passionate about empowering communities through innovative solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Prayatna
Muzaffarpur
09.2021 - Current
Achieved successful execution of five projects focused on livelihood quality education and sports-based learning in schools and communities.
Collaborated with fundraising team to secure essential resources for program initiatives.
Directed program management & execution efforts for Prayatna, enhancing community engagement and educational outcomes.
Social Business Officer
Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram
Gwalior
03.2019 - 08.2020
My previous engagement has been as a Social Business Officer at Mahatma Gandhi Sewa Ashram in an EU-WHH funded project.
My core responsibility has been the sustainability of social business enterprise of grass root CSOs.
I was working with 20 CSOs on the lines of organizational development, communication, donor identification, institutional and domestic fundraising.
My responsibility at this organization also constitute streamlining the social enterprise model of our network organizations.
Young Professional
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Siwan
10.2017 - 10.2018
Worked as a young professional at Tata Institute of social sciences, Patna.
The project was 'understanding grass root democracy through Gram Panchayat'.
My work area was situated at Miyan ke Bhatkan Panchayat of Jeeradei block, Siwan, Bihar.
My core responsibility was with the institution of health and nutrition.
The period of my work at the university lasted from October 2017 to October 2018.
I worked to help and generate literature on grass root politics as a part of objective of the project.
I worked closely with the government institution of health like Block health centers, PHCs and also with private hospitals, doctors and quacks that local people prefer.
I created literature based on local understanding of health and nutrition.
My work also included working closely with ICDS centres of the Panchayat for the health and nutrition of women and children.
Intern
Tihar Jail
New Delhi
01.2017 - 06.2017
Was engaged with Tihar Jail no.6 as an intern and as a part of my academic engagement for my M.A. at Delhi University.
As an intern I worked for prison rights and women empowerment at the womens' jail and also at the prison headquarter, Delhi.
I also worked very closely with the embassy of South Africa for the rights and needs of South African women at womens' jail.
Intern
Kat-katha
New Delhi
07.2016 - 12.2016
My academic engagement also gave me a chance to work at an organization named 'kat-katha', which works with commercial sex workers at G.B. road, Delhi.
At this engagement I worked closely with commercial sex workers, prominently at brothel no. 54 and 65.
I was engaged with the health and education of CSW and their children.
Organizing health camps, joining dropout children to mainstream academic education, organizing various activities at the brothels, and writing reports for the organization were my prominent work undertakings.
I was also involved in the alternate livelihood project named 'Maitri Meals' in the sales team of Kat-Katha.
Intern
Kudumbshree
Attapadi
06.2016 - 07.2016
I have been to a two month block placement(academic requirement) to Kudumbshree Mission(national rural livelihood mission) to Kerala.
I worked with tribal groups (Irula, Muduga and Kurumba) at an area called Attapady of Palakkad district.
I was involved in coming up with business ideas with the group of women formed by Kudumbashree.
I also was involved in the formation of youth group in the tribal population and channel them to sports and livelihood.
Intern
Majdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
New Delhi
07.2015 - 05.2016
I was also interning with MajdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan, Delhi.
At this organization my work was solely based on the Right to Education Act in the slums of north east district of Delhi.
I conducted surveys in the MCD schools of this area adhering to the guidelines of RTE.
I also filed multiple RTIs to the schools which denied information.
I also wrote a paper named 'right to education or wrongs to education' and presented it to the student conference at my department.
I worked closely with Gender resource centre of Khajurikhas area of NE of Delhi to understand the implementation of RTE and its impact among children of the area and also help and send drop out children back to schools.