Experience

UnitingCare Wesley Bowden (UCWB)

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Linker Project Officer

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

• No-Interest Loans (NILs) Volunteer

  • Jun 2023 - Oct 2023



Ikvanshu Foundation

• Non-profit Organizations

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2023

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India * Directed policy research and advocacy efforts on adult education * Developed and advised on the delivery of a functional literacy program aimed at urban-poor women * Taught a financial literacy program targeting 15 urban-poor women * Designed and administered a mentoring program by connecting marginalised kids with young professionals * Raised funds for a COVID-19 vaccination drive and fully vaccinated 300 slum dwellers in collaboration with other foundations * Streamlined… Show more * Directed policy research and advocacy efforts on adult education * Developed and advised on the delivery of a functional literacy program aimed at urban-poor women * Taught a financial literacy program targeting 15 urban-poor women * Designed and administered a mentoring program by connecting marginalised kids with young professionals * Raised funds for a COVID-19 vaccination drive and fully vaccinated 300 slum dwellers in collaboration with other foundations * Streamlined operations and collaborated with regional and national NGOs and philanthropic organisations * Conducted recurring community needs assessment Show less



Citizens for Public Leadership

• India
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public policy Fellow

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  India Actively engaged with passionate individuals across India from different academic backgrounds & eminent policymakers, political parties, development professionals on different topics such as 1. Economic policy 2. Political campaigning, analysis, communications 3. Policy advocacy tools like RTI 4. Op-ed writing 5. Economic policies 6. Design thinking 7. Evidence-based policy making



IDEX Accelerator

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Coursework: 1. Human-centered design 2. Monitoring & Evaluation 3. Resource mobilisation 4. Business models 5. Communication for Social enterprises Collaborated with fellows across Africa, United States & India Consulted different social enterprises & non-profits ranging from a. Urban living lab based out of Bangalore b. African Agritech company c. Africa Matters



Swaad Sadan Mumbai

• Founder

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  Mumbai, Maharashtra Mentored and advised urban poor women and kids to launch a catering business Generated during a two-weeks long pilot Raised seed capital and launched the business Strategised operations & marketing and generated profit in 3 months



Ichchha - An initiative of Ikvanshu Foundation

• India
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of HR

  • 2018 - May 2019

  Recruited 45 volunteers for program delivery Developed and systematised HR policy and recruitment process Raised for a crowdfunding campaign 'Udne Do'



Uddeshya

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Director

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India * Increased volunteer retention by 25% * Conducted 4 peer-to-peer training sessions on ‘menstrual hygiene’ *Drafted buddy system for team building * Performed a street play on ‘sex taboo and gender inequality’



NJ INVESTMENT & FINANCE LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Trainee

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017