Birthday:
May 4
Birthday: May 4
Birthday:
May 4
Company
Sightsavers
Department
Programme Operations
Position
Head of Programme Development
City
Mumbai
Country
India
Professional Background
Work Experience: Sightsavers International 1. Head of Programme Development, Mumbai (November 2008 onwards) 2. Regional Programme Officer, Mumbai (August 2006 – October 2008) 3. Programme Officer, Jodhpur (May 2004 – August 2006) Care International 1. Block Coordinator, Bhopal (August 2000 – May 2004) International Development Enterprise (IDE) 1. District Marketing Manager, Patna (May 99 – August 2000) Key Skills and Main Achievements Policy, Strategy and Operational Plan Development Coordinated programme designing and planning as part of Senior Management Team Developed 5 year strategy and operational plan for Sightsavers India programme Developed programme strategies in health, education & community development Lead key strategic initiatives - situational analysis, advocacy, training, strategic review Worked in policy teams for developing organizational policies in education and health Project Development, Management, Evaluation and Partner Management Worked towards conceptualizing, developing and implementing CSR initiatives Developed and managed partnership with corporates for implementing CSR initiatives Developed and managed projects on health, education, livelihood, social inclusion and technology for rural India Guided Gov. & NGOs on programme development, implementation and monitoring Developed Monitoring & Evaluation indicators & action plan for projects in country Financial Management and Programme Documentation Supervised development of budgets and rolling forecasts for the projects in country Ensured effective utilization of allocated budgets to achieve project objectives Supervised development Annual Report, manuals and document practices Guided country programme teams to develop project concept notes and proposals Engaged with 30+ consultants and 4 institutions to develop manuals and documents Strategic Partnerships Management and Consultations Developed programme approaches, design and tools in consultation with 4 national level institutions Developed pool of 50+ resource persons in different thematic areas for undertaking evaluation of programme across the country Collaborated with 3 national level institutions for strategic review of the country programme and trainings Planning Trainings and Meetings As part of Regional Leadership Team contributed overall organizational planning Participate in annual global meetings and lead in organizing regional meetings Led Bi Annual meetings with 4 Programme Managers on strategic / operational issues Developed capacity building plans for the 25+ organization staff and 50+ partner NGO Collaborated with 4 resource agencies for successful delivery of the training plans Quality Assurance, Learning and Research Supported development and implementation of best practice guidelines in programme Ensured learning from programme is reflected in new systems and strategies Coordinate and develop research activities across the region Ensured follow up and application of learning from training and evaluations Actively promote the work of organization in national & international forums Team Management As Head of Programme Development, Sightsavers supervised Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Manager – Information and Communication, Programme Officer and Programme Support Officer. As Block Coordinator, Care and Programme Officer, Sightsavers supervised Project Officers of NGO s for management of programme As District Marketing Manager, IDE supervised team of sales managers for promotion of appropriate technology
CSR Interest & Background
Work Experience: Over 14 years of work experience in international organisations - International Development Enterprises, Care & Sightsavers in various positions. Experience in Development, Implementation and Monitoring of CSR projects. Paper Presentation “Improving Efficiency of the Primary Eye Care Worker”, 8th Annual General Assembly of International Agency for Prevention of Blindness, 25 - 28 August, 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Professional Qualifications 1. Post Graduated Diploma in Rural Development (1999), Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, India (Specialization: Project Management) 2. Masters in Population Studies (2011), International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India (Distance Education) 3. Applying Strategic Thinking (2009), The Open University, UK (Distance Education)