Swastika Mukherjee

Project : Bridging Borders: Fostering Connectivity and Cooperation Between India and Myanmar.

My Responsibility

• Analyzed Indo-Myanmar political and economic relations to evaluate trade policies and diplomatic engagements.
• Monitored progress against project timelines; updated relevant stakeholders on changes or delays.
• Analyzed large datasets using advanced statistical software such as SPSS or SAS.
• Documented detailed results from qualitative and quantitative studies including statistical models.
• Prepared proposals outlining scope of work, timeline, budget estimates, and deliverables.
• Performed quality assurance checks on all collected data prior to analysis.
• Conducted experiments properly by adhering to health, safety and environmental regulations.
• Conducted comparative socio-economic analysis of India and Myanmar, focusing on trade indicators and infrastructure gaps.
• Examined major connectivity projects, including Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, assessing impacts on regional trade.
• Evaluated Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing Initiative, analyzing implications for security and cross-border trade.
• Authored comprehensive report with strategic policy recommendations to enhance India-Myanmar trade ties.

Project: Enhancing NE India's Trade Facilitation with Bangladesh through Land Ports (EY as consultant)

My Responsibility

• Analyzed trade data from DGCI&S to identify commodities with declining export and import volumes between Bangladesh and India's North East Region.
• Identified challenges in trade facilitation across NER and proposed targeted policy recommendations.
• Evaluated trade trends in major NER sectors and assessed land port trade value from 2019 to 2023.
• Advocated for critical infrastructure development at land ports to enhance cross-border trade.
• Authored a comprehensive article outlining findings and solutions to improve Indo-Bangladesh trade through the Northeastern corridor.
• Applied advanced analytical techniques to transform raw trade data into actionable intelligence, directly informing policy and infrastructure development strategies.

Project : Analysis of the impact from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan through Indian ports.

My Responsibility

• Conducted research to analyze land port operations and efficiency, leveraging an understanding of LPAI's Land Port Management System (LPMS) for optimized cargo and passenger flow.
• Analyzed import trends from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan at various Indian land ports as a Research Consultant for EY India.
• Examined commodities traded through sea ports, identifying transit countries involved in these trades.
• Provided comprehensive insights into trade dynamics based on analysis of 2023-24 data.

Project: Gender Mainstreaming at Land Ports in India

• My Responsibility
• Led proposal development for gender mainstreaming initiatives across 10+ Indian Land Ports, promoting Sustainable Development Goals for gender equality.
• Created a phased implementation strategy that identified essential reform measures.
• Designed an extensive questionnaire with an enhanced Gender Toolkit to evaluate gender responsiveness across operational Land Ports.
• Utilized objective scoring index to analyze data, ranking Land Ports and providing 25+ actionable policy recommendations
• Facilitated 8 high-impact workshops, engaging over 50 key stakeholders to pinpoint critical infrastructure deficits and lay the groundwork for enhanced safety and economic participation.

Project: Enhancing Women's Workforce Participation in the Indian Corporate Sector

My Responsibility

• Analyzed gender integration strategies from 50 leading Indian corporations, identifying over 15 best practices to enhance women's workforce participation.
• Co-authored landmark report with Confederation of Indian Industries, distributing it to 500 corporate leaders with recommendations for 20+ gender-sensitive interventions.
• Developed policy brief for West Bengal Chapter to support gender initiative mainstreaming across organizations.
• Provided strategic recommendations projected to increase female representation by 10-15% in leadership roles.

Project: Factors facilitating and impeding Women's Participation in the Platform Economy.

My Responsibility

• Led primary qualitative research, conducting 15-20 in-depth interviews and 3-4 focus group discussions (FGDs) with 30-40 participants across diverse socio-economic backgrounds, utilizing Zoom/Google Meet and NVivo/ATLAS.ti for thematic analysis to identify critical factors influencing women's participation in India's platform economy.
• Synthesized findings with comprehensive literature reviews of 50+ academic papers, policy briefs, and industry reports to validate insights and bolster project credibility, ensuring alignment with national initiatives like 'Skill India' and 'Digital India'.
• Authored comprehensive report on women's engagement in India's platform economy, providing in-depth analysis of challenges (e.g., digital literacy, safety, caregiving) and engagement drivers (e.g., flexibility, supplementary income), contributing to strategic recommendations for a sector projected to reach Approx $300 billion by 2030.

Project: Enhancing NE India's Trade Facilitation with Bangladesh through Land Ports (EY as consultant)

My Responsibility

• Developed and executed data-driven investment strategy for Greater Manchester, resulting in a 2% annual employment growth from 2017 to 2021 by analyzing 14 million ONS BRES data points.
• Analyzed 9 million Adzuna website vacancy data to identify top in demand occupations in priority sectors.
• Conducted surveys on 'digital skills' and 'green skills,' analyzing 400 responses to inform net-zero economy transition.
• Produced insightful reports from survey analyses, highlighting essential competencies for digitalization and net-zero economy.

Project: Attainment of Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2030

My Responsibility

• Researched carbon accounting tools (e.g., Plan A, Salesforce Net Zero Cloud) and eco-certification schemes (e.g., ISO 14001, B Corp, Carbon Trust Standard) to support Net Zero 2030 recommendations for local businesses.
• Assisted in classifying carbon reduction initiatives using Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes (e.g., 90000000, 71314000), streamlining internal processes for the Net Zero 2030 program.
• Gathered and summarized over 50 best practice strategies and technical documents for carbon footprint reduction, including energy efficiency (e.g., LED lighting, solar panels), sustainable transport, and waste reduction, to inform internal resources.
• Supported the review of cross-sector eco-certification schemes (e.g., ISO 14001, B Corp, Carbon Trust Standard), analyzing their effectiveness for diverse businesses, and contributing findings to internal reports for the Net Zero 2030 program.