Experience

Samhita
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Associate

  • Mar 2022 - Present

Swaniti Initiative
• Associate - Green Economy

  • Sep 2021 - Feb 2022


Clean Energy Access Network

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

• Associate - Access to Finance

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2021

  Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) is an industry representative of Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) sector with a clear mandate to support, unify and grow the sector in India. It brings together diverse stakeholders working across India to provide clean energy solutions and build a great network to bridge the gap between enterprises and other stakeholders. At CLEAN, I have been representing the Access to Finance vertical at various places and events. The role involves interaction with the enterprises (mainly MSMEs) working in DRE sector, to understand the demands and provide them hand-holding support, and investors, to sensitize them about the sector and connect them with the enterprises. We are also involved in designing informative reading material and organizing workshops and training programs for the stakeholders related to financing in the DRE sector. Along with that, we are continuously involved in research to find out opportunities for the member organizations. The outreach for these information are done on monthly basis through CLEAN Digest. We have also developed a Finance Facilitation Desk (FFD) which is a portal for the stakeholders for the financial and business opportunities available in the sector and the source for latest market knowledge. We regularly work on the updating and improvement of this platform by the help of member’s feedback. I was also involved in development for two major reports by CLEAN: 1- State of the Decentralized Renewable Energy Sector in India 2019-20 Report 2- Sensitizing Financial Institutions Towards Lending to Decentralized Renewable Energy Enterprises and End-Users I was the part of core team member and was involved in development of research questionnaire, data collection, secondary research and compilation of the report. I was also the part of report launch and dissemination team for both the reports. Show less



Piramal Foundation

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• SBA Intern

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

  Saksham Bitiya Abhiyan is an initiative by Piramal foundation and NITI Aayog to empower girls and promote girl child education in some of the aspirational districts. I was interning for Begusarai district of Bihar and was the part of capacity building team. My role involved designing of the debrief sessions for capacity building of the volunteers (college going girls) involved in teaching the girls of their locality. We conducted sessions for these volunteers on weekly basis and tried to educate them on various themes like communication, documentation, empowerment and menstrual hygiene. We also tried to make the session interesting and interactive so that the volunteers feel comfortable to share their one weeks experience and openly discuss their problems. Depending upon their sharing, the team tried to come up with the solution. Show less



ICICI Bank

• India
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solution Manager (Deputy Manager-II) - Enterprise credit

  • May 2019 - Nov 2019

  As a Solution Manager (DM-II), I was the part of Rural & Inclusive Banking Group (RIBG) and was involved in acquisition of new individuals and SME clients for Bavla district and other nearby regions. RIBG team dealt mainly with the term-loans and cash credits but if required we also connected the clients with other teams depending upon their needs. Apart from this, we also had to manage trade finance, working capital and other long-term requirements of the existing clients. This also involved the renewal of the loans of the existing clients on an annual basis. I was handling the portfolio of 16 existing clients. Show less



Samhita Social Ventures

• Internship

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Samhita Social Ventures is a social sector consulting firm which collaborates with various stakeholders and builds long term partnerships between them to develop and deliver impactful, sustainable and scalable solutions. As an intern, I was the part of Implementation team and was involved the YES FOUNDATION Grant & Accelerator program. I was involved in designing the selection procedure of grantees (i.e., 20-25 NGOs and social enterprises with sustainable and scalable solutions and program models). My major task involved: - Developing the questionnaire for the basic understanding about the applicants and their ideas. - Monitor the working of the application form and handle the queries of the applicants. - Designing the assessment criteria for the applications. - Planning the event for the pitch day in order to make it more interesting and fruitful for all the participants who have reached till final round. I also contributed in the Business Development team of the organization for the south region in which I had to find out potential CSR partners and initiate preliminary conversation for the partnership. Show less