Experience

WaterAid India

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

• Lead - Sustainable Access to Safe Water (SAS) project

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Lead in providing oversight, technical direction, and implementation of strategies and interventions for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) as desired under SAS project.Lead the project team and partners teams located in southern states of India and provide them necessary techno managerial support, guidance & training so as to enable the user groups and CBOs as sustainable community based organizations. Conduct periodical program reviews of partners through partnership visits, meetings and ensure effective program planning, implementation and impact etc.Review all the proposals, work permits for implementing the project activities and approve financially.Coordinate with project stakeholders in the long run, by being part of project governance, anticipating opportunities and risks, monitoring and achieving results over the whole project lifetime



BASIX

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Vice President - Programs (South India)

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2019

  Lead the team of Indian Grameen Services in southern states of India and develop formation, strengthening and business plan development of Community Based Business Enterprises (CBBEs)Provide leadership to Program team in promotion, establishment, strengthening and capacity building of CBBEs with capabilities on Supply Chain management.Plan, implement, monitor & review for the timely achievement of the intended results. Provide support in development of value chains and promote community-based enterprises and extend support in establishing forward and backward linkages. Organize trainings to stakeholders developing training materials and manuals etc.Coordinate project stakeholders and activities in the long run, by being part of project governance, monitoring and achieving results over the whole project lifetime.Managing action research projects being implemented by B-ABLE. The thematic and segmental focus of action research projects resonate with B-ABLE’s priority areas – livelihoods based on (i) Agricultural value chain and supply chain management, (ii) Forest produce with focus on tribal areas and (iii) Natural Resource Management.Conduct research, information dissemination, and advocacy work for appropriate solutions in livelihood promotion that helps bridge the knowledge gaps in livelihood promotion.Impart training to practitioners of Livelihood Promotion on fundamentals, basic understanding of the livelihood promotion process that any practitioner must have in order to be effective and efficient, applicable across different socioeconomic and geographical conditions.



DHAN Foundation

• India
• Fisheries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Team Leader

  • Apr 1998 - Oct 2005

  Anchoring Self Help Group (SHG) model of Micro Finance program of DHAN Foundation in Odisha state. Established five block level community based SHG federations during the period. Preparing potential assessment reports, inception document etc. for program expansionRecruiting the professionals and support staff for program expansion Leading the team of professionals by guiding, grooming and also lead them in the implementation of program policies at the grassroots by giving field demonstration and theme related inputs and facilitate integration of program activities.



Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN)

• India
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Apprentice

  • Nov 1996 - Mar 1998

  Understanding the rural environment, assessing the opportunities and constraints of rural life in grass root work.Understanding the living conditions of rural communities and pace of work in rural areas.Acquiring learnings through grass root action and assist the senior colleagues organizing the poor communities while forming the village level associations.Exploring the development work, its nature and assessing its suitability to work in the sector.