Assistant Manager- Programme Developer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Freelance PPT designer for NGOs

• Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

I help Non-governmental organizations to design powerful & strategic PPTs at a reasonable cost. - Less cluttered slides - More information put in a concise manner - Easy to glance slides - Use of graphics to keep more attention span of people - Use of appropriate templates, no use of irrelevant themes If you or your organization is looking for presentation services, you can get in touch with me on neelamsureshmhaske@gmail.com Or message on 9920812474. Portfolio will be shared on request only when you actually have any project coming up. Show less

Program Manager

• Jul 2019 - Oct 2020

Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education(CEQUE) is a 5 year old not-for-profit based in Mumbai that offers its employees exciting opportunities to contribute to teacher professional development and help make a difference in the quality of education. I work as a Master Mentor for Cluster Leaders Training Program (that is a part of Teacher Pages Professional), with Maharashtra in collaboration with UNICEF and the Government of Maharashtra. I was shifted to Teachers'Innovator Program. I managed Thane district for implementing trainings and coaching programs with teachers. My role involves Module Development, Workshop training, Coaching, Data analysis and Reporting, and designing communication resources. Show less

Consultant

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

Worked as a Consultant with an NGO in Mumbai to scale up their impactful work and increase the outreach. I was trained for Lean Six Sigma tools (LSS) and Design thinking tools for improving the program impact of NGOs. As a part of this work, I conducted a primary level research by using Design thinking tools and LSS tools like process mapping, RBT, and Cause Effect Analysis, along with Focused group discussions with different stakeholders. These tools helped me to create a solution (strategies) to improve the outreach of the program in the initial phase of the program for 3 years. The implementation of newly designed strategies increased the conversation rate by 2x for the NGO I worked with. Show less

Chief Minister's Rural Development Fellow

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

The Government of Maharashtra aims to make 1000 villages as the ideal villages of Maharashtra. My responsibility as a CM Fellow extends to providing consulting assistance to gram panchayat local administration and the community in formulating their Village Development Plan. I conducted a baseline study, households survey, institution surveys and strong community meeting for need assessment. Achievements: 1) Zilla Parishad Marathi school became the first 'Kachra Mukta' school in Raigad district. I led the project on Solid Waste Management by preparing the army of students and teachers to kickstart the same on January 26, 2018. It was well received by the District Swach Bharat Abhiyan Team. 2) Created the first of its kind, a Period Friendly Room in Zilla Parishad Marathi school for adolescent girls. It was recognised as the first innovative initiative under Village Social Transformation Mission, and SBM team aims to replicate such concept in other schools too. 3) Kickstarted a 40 acres community farming irrigation project. We are planning to create huge market linkages for the same in future. This will have a higher impact on income levels. Show less

Program Coordinator of Katalyst Program

• Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

Katalyst is an initiative by Third Sector Partners started in 2007 at Mumbai, followed by Pune and Bangalore.Katalyst is a unique program for meritorious girls belonging to the lower income communities. It aims to provide an enabling environment through specific development interventions and mentors to build women leaders who are economically and socially empowered. Achievement: 1) As a program coordinator, I interacted with many low-income communities' girls. As the outcome of it, and assessing their needs, I came up with the addition of counselling-support of life coaches to them. Also arranged Dance Movement Therapy sessions. It was well received and appreciated and was later replicated in other centres too. 2) Led and developed organizational manual and website content. Show less

Gandhi Fellow

• Jul 2013 - May 2015

Gandhi fellowship is a two-year residential fellowship program. It works with government school headmasters for developing leadership skills for improving schools and improving student learning outcome. 1)Worked with 5 government schools, provided field support to headmasters, facilitated workshops on pedagogy for teachers and headmasters. 2)Led the assessment and evaluation of class 3, 5, and 7 (Hindi, Maths) 3)Conducted Action Research Project on English Pedagogy 4)Conceptualized voluntary based project 'My little project' for government school students (Learn a new skill each day) 5)Experimented to decrease irregularity rate by forming Self Help Groups of the mothers. 6) Village immersion in a school student's house 7) Conducted and underwent Leadership Curriculum Sessions. Was well-known for designing Leadership Curriculum program, and debriefs too. I was appreciated for utilizing Leadership curriculum session for managing and solving the conflict in the team. Show less

Freelancer

• Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

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