Experience

Counsel to Secure Justice

• India
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  New Delhi Area, India I am leading Counsel to Secure Justice, an organisation committed to providing access to restorative justice to children, in particular children who have experienced sexual abuse as well as children who are in conflict with law.



UNICEF India

• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Child Protection Consultant

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2018

  Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

• State Technical Consultant - Integrated Child Protection Scheme

  • May 2015 - Mar 2018

  Gandhinagar, Gujarat - Capacity building of Police, Judiciary and other ICPS stakeholders. - Guidelines and processes for effective implementation of Child Protection laws like the Juvenile Justice Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences act etc. - Convergence building among stakeholders



Freelance

• Development Communication consultant, researcher and trainer

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  New Delhi - Gender sensitisation trainer for 'Prevention of Sexual Harassment' programme at Hero Moto Corp - Field investigator for Ministry of Panchayati Raj's States Devolution Index - Moderator for Behaviour Change Communication Research Project for IMRB - Annual report content for Pragya, an NGO working for sustainable development



Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development

• Senior Officer, Media Domain, National Mission for Empowerment of Women

  • Dec 2011 - Mar 2014

  New Delhi Area, India Senior Officer in the Media, Awareness generation, Advocacy and Mass Communication domain of the National Mission for the Empowerment of Women, Ministry of Women and Child Development - Conceptualised a ‘Joint Communication Action Committee’ and organised a consultation between 14 partner Ministries for the same, chaired by MoS (IC), WCD. - Conceptualised and anchored NMEW’s collaboration on a UNFPA funded study in Haryana directed at developing behaviour change communication strategies… Show more Senior Officer in the Media, Awareness generation, Advocacy and Mass Communication domain of the National Mission for the Empowerment of Women, Ministry of Women and Child Development - Conceptualised a ‘Joint Communication Action Committee’ and organised a consultation between 14 partner Ministries for the same, chaired by MoS (IC), WCD. - Conceptualised and anchored NMEW’s collaboration on a UNFPA funded study in Haryana directed at developing behaviour change communication strategies to address sex selection. - Conceptualised and currently coordinating NMEW’s collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development for a Communication Needs Assessment of the Saakshar Bharat scheme. - Content, layout and design for multiple NMEW and MoWCD publications. - Scripted, supervised edit and production of an 8 minute AV on NMEW's Thematic Pilot Convergence Projects, that was broadcast at the launch event. Show less



Centre for Social Research, Institution for Women in India

• Resource Development Coordinator

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2011

  New Delhi Area, India - Organised India's first 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes' event to raise funds towards helping victims of VAW. - Connected with international donor organisations, corporates and government bodies for collaborations and partnerships with CSR towards women's empowerment.



Pragya

• Senior Team member, Research, Advocacy and Fundraising

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  - Handled a research project to inventorise the cultural heritage of High Altitude Himalayan areas. - Handled all external communications for the organisations relief effort after the Leh flash floods of August 2010.



CNN-News18

• India
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Correspondent

  • May 2007 - Apr 2010

  Mumbai Area, India Reporting events, developing stories, live updates, scripting, supervising camera and editing technicalities, following up with sources, writing blogs for the website, covering news, features, special events etc.