Vijay Misra
Senior Officer - Government Affairs
Kanpur
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Officer - Government Affairs
JK Cement
12.2023 - Current
- Got clearance from the local authority for the hospital project of Kamla Town Trust (a trust belonging to the JK Group), which was kept on hold for four years.
- Cooperated with the municipality, police, and other local authorities for any work or issue related to JK Cement.
- Followed up with the local departments, as well as the senior-most people, like the chief secretary and the CM Office, for different issues from time to time.
- Handled personal work or assignments for the company MD and other senior management in different districts of UP and the whole country as well.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with government authorities and regulatory bodies in the UP government, in various state governments, the central government, and even the most prestigious offices, like the PMO.
- Facilitated approvals and clearances from the departments located in Kanpur and Lucknow.
- Supported leadership in policy advocacy by preparing briefs, official communication, and representations for government interactions.
- Represented the organization in government meetings and forums to strengthen brand reputation and influence policy discussions.
Public Relation Officer & Secretary to Director
LuLu India Shopping Mall Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Obtaining Various Licenses and Permissions and Liaison with various government offices for that
- Keeping and maintaining the records of these permissions and licenses
- Maintain and establish relationships with government officials at evert level
- Preparing and submitting the documents for renewal of various licenses and to get the renewal done on time
- Coordinating with local police, administration and various other government agencies for various matters
- Educating and helping security team to handle various internal and external issues
- Facilitating various VIP and VVIPs in their mall visit with the help of mall operation team and security team
- Helping legal team in preparing various legal letters and communication related to government
- Representing company on the issues related to public and government
- Make strong media relationships to further public relations goals.
- Wrote press releases and handled press inquiries for LuLu Mall
- Facilitated press conferences and other outreach events to raise visibility of organization.
- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to identify key messages and create compelling content for press releases and other materials.
- Schedule Meetings and take minutes and spread to stakeholders
- Make Travel arrangements for Director
- Receiving incoming communications on behalf of director to convey it to appropriate staff as well as communication to staff for any memo or order by director
- Performing tasks as maintaining records, ordering supplies etc for director’s office.
- Prepare presentations or reports as assigned
- Maintain electronic and paper records ensuring information is organized and easily accessible
- Handle confidential documents ensuring they remain secure
- Receive and screen phone calls and persons and redirect them to director as required. Also keep records of director’s appointments and meetings and to intimate him accordingly
- Prepare speech of director for any internal or external event
GM Strategic Partnerships (Government) and Admin
Buddha Group
07.2015 - 07.2022
- Management of ongoing relationships with senior authorities in Government, to increase the group's influence
- Created and implemented a strategy to broaden the reach and impact of organizational efforts, which resulted in considerable business through government contracts
- Managed the lifecycle of government tenders, from discovering appropriate tenders, assessing their viability, applying for it and to acquire it finally
- These tenders yielded revenues of about Rs 7 Cr
- Ensuring adherence of compliance for group and taking licenses/approvals from the government, where ever required
- Championed process improvements while taking care of purchase and oversaw quality of delivered products Looked after general administration, housekeeping, security, petty cash, maintenance & company assets
- Establish relations at every level in Centre and State government to benefit the organization
Administration Executive
Johnson Controls
07.2010 - 01.2012
- Oversaw Administration Independently including employee engagement, business travel arrangements and facility management
- Managed the vendor ecosystem and supply chain for day to day purchases
- Supervised petty cash disbursement and reimbursement process
- Delivered Administrative support to the staff
- Collected employee data, input records and protected electronic files
HR-Trainee
Saint-Gobain Sekurit
09.2009 - 05.2010
- Assisted in administration for housekeeping, security and time office
- Coordinated with maintenance department
- Oversaw new hire on-boarding plans
- Ensured audit teams preparedness for internal and external audit
- Managed vendors for facilities management and cafeteria operations
Education
MBA - HR+ Systems
SNMV College of Arts& Science
07.2007 - 06.2009
BCA - Computer
SNMV College of Arts
07.2004 - 05.2007
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Skills
- Government Affairs
Familiar with Tender Process and Government Functioning
Government Relations
Understanding of Compliances
General Administration
Accomplishments
- Responsible for successfully obtaining government contracts for Kumbh 2019, the Defence Expo, IAS week and various other VVIP events
- Acquired catering tender for National Youth Festival and was appreciated by the relevant authorities.
- Helped the Buddha team in mitigating their losses through Innovative Administration and Purchase strategies
- Helped to achieve process excellence during Johnson Controls tenure in 2011, resulting in saving organization almost Rs. 50 lakhs yearly
- Got 9990 KVA electricity connection for LuLu Mall in record time to save several Lakhs of ruppes for LuLu Ma
Timeline
Senior Officer - Government Affairs
JK Cement
12.2023 - Current
Public Relation Officer & Secretary to Director
LuLu India Shopping Mall Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 10.2023
GM Strategic Partnerships (Government) and Admin
Buddha Group
07.2015 - 07.2022
Administration Executive
Johnson Controls
07.2010 - 01.2012
HR-Trainee
Saint-Gobain Sekurit
09.2009 - 05.2010
MBA - HR+ Systems
SNMV College of Arts& Science
07.2007 - 06.2009
BCA - Computer
SNMV College of Arts
07.2004 - 05.2007
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