Experience

THIRST

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder/CEO

  • 2018 - Present

  THIRST is a platform for the unified voices and activities of tea workers and farmers, civil society organisations in both tea producing and tea consuming countries. Together and independently we are working towards a stronger, fairer, more resilient tea industry that benefits everyone within it. We welcome other organisations to join us. www.thirst.international

• CEO and founder

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Sabita Banerji Consulting

• Ethical Trade Advocate

  • May 2018 - Present

  Pushing (and pulling) for a world in which global trade benefits "stakeholders beyond shareholders"* by working with the private sector and with civil society as an adviser, consultant and organiser. Currently working to establish The International Roundtable on Sustainable Tea - THIRST - a civil society platform to challenge and support the tea industry to become more socially and environmentally sustainable. *Oxfam CEO, Mark Goldring, introducing Unilever CEO Paul Polman at the Future of Business event April 2018 https://vimeopro.com/oxfam/future-of-business Show less



Oxford Fair Trade Coalition

• Oxford

• Chair

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  OFTC is a coalition of businesses, organisations, institutions and individuals who believe in the power of fair and ethical trade and who are living or promoting it through their work. We run four key events a year including our AGM which has hosted inspirational speakers such as People Tree founder Safia Minney and Mike Gidney, Chief Executive of the Fairtrade Foundation. Visit the OFTC Facebook page to find out more. OFTC is a coalition of businesses, organisations, institutions and individuals who believe in the power of fair and ethical trade and who are living or promoting it through their work. We run four key events a year including our AGM which has hosted inspirational speakers such as People Tree founder Safia Minney and Mike Gidney, Chief Executive of the Fairtrade Foundation. Visit the OFTC Facebook page to find out more.



Oxfam

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Private Sector Policy Adviser

  • Jul 2017 - May 2018

  Technical Advisor on Oxfam International's Behind the Barcodes Supermarkets Scorecard. Working with colleagues from Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Thailand, the UK and the USA, I led on the development of a comprehensive set of human rights indicators against which supermarkets' published policies and practices could be assessed. The results were published in June 2018 as part of Oxfam's Behind the Barcodes campaign https://www.oxfam.org/behindtheprice/scorecard Technical Advisor on Oxfam International's Behind the Barcodes Supermarkets Scorecard. Working with colleagues from Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Thailand, the UK and the USA, I led on the development of a comprehensive set of human rights indicators against which supermarkets' published policies and practices could be assessed. The results were published in June 2018 as part of Oxfam's Behind the Barcodes campaign https://www.oxfam.org/behindtheprice/scorecard



Ethical Trading Initiative

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Knowledge and Learning Advisor

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  Leading on the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning framework supporting ETI’s 2020 Strategy to deliver a robust evidence base for all the work ETI does so that we can demonstrate our added value and the difference we are making to the lives of workers (directly or indirectly) to inform our work and ensure we’re continually learning & improving what we do and how we do it. I also lead on ETI’s work on gender equality in global supply chains and support work to increase women workers’ leadership and representation. In addition, I coordinate development of ETI's guidance on the ETI Base Code and other issues relating to working conditions in global supply chains. Show less

• Knowledge and Learning Advisor

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Supporting ETI members and programme colleagues in turning ethical trade experience in global supply chains into knowledge, and knowledge into improved practice. Leading on key cross-cutting labour rights issues such as living wages, working hours and gender by convening tripartite peer learning groups and facilitating learning processes. Working with senior managers to improve organisational systems and approaches to knowledge management, monitoring, evaluation and learning.

• Knowledge and Learning Officer

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014



Bond for international development

• London

• Associate Trainer

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  I ran two-day monitoring and evaluation courses for development professionals as part of Bond's open training programme. I also undertook occasional in-house training programmes in monitoring and evaluation, project management and communications. I ran two-day monitoring and evaluation courses for development professionals as part of Bond's open training programme. I also undertook occasional in-house training programmes in monitoring and evaluation, project management and communications.



Oxford Brookes University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Officer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Dec 2011 - Sep 2012



Sabita Banerji Consulting

• Oxford, United Kingdom

• Independent communications, training, monitoring and evaluation consultant

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2012

  I undertook communications, project management, monitoring and evaluation and training assignments within the international development and fair trade sectors. I undertook communications, project management, monitoring and evaluation and training assignments within the international development and fair trade sectors.



Just Change Network

• Director

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2012

  I ran the Oxford volunteer group promoting the sale of - and awareness about - Just Change tea which is grown by a co-operative of adivasi people in South India, and sold through community groups and volunteers for a mutually beneficial economic relationship. I ran the Oxford volunteer group promoting the sale of - and awareness about - Just Change tea which is grown by a co-operative of adivasi people in South India, and sold through community groups and volunteers for a mutually beneficial economic relationship.



Pepal

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Consultant on Pepal Innovations Programme, India, Jan 2012

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2012

  Documenting the Pepal Innovation Programme in Southern India from january 27th - February 2nd 2012 through photographs, video and interviews for Pepal's promotion and publicity use. Documenting the Pepal Innovation Programme in Southern India from january 27th - February 2nd 2012 through photographs, video and interviews for Pepal's promotion and publicity use.



Cecily's Fund

• Monitoring and Communications Officer

  • May 2008 - Dec 2011

  Promoting the charity's work supporting Zambian children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable due to HIV and AIDS. Communicating with the media, grant-making trusts and potential new supporters. Maintaining relationships with existing supporters and encouraging and supporting fundraising activities amongst them. Maintaining website, writing and producing newsletters, annual report (winner in its category in 2009 and 2010 of On-line Charity Financial Reporting Award form Inst. of Chartered Accountants and CAF), trust applications and promotional materials. Developing communications guidelines and strategies. Helping to plan and facilitate trustees meetings. Supporting the Director on monitoring and evaluation issues, including facilitating M&E workshop for partner organisations. Show less



Oxfam GB

• Programme Resource Officer/Joint team Coordinator

  • Oct 2004 - May 2008

  supporting 2,500 programme staff - particularly those working on HIV-related programmes - in sharing knowledge and skills, accessing information and developing their own learning in order to continually improve the impact of Oxfam's work on the lives of poor people. Gave one-to-one distance support to individual programme staff, designed and facilitated workshops and learning exchanges, wrote and produced learning and information materials and intranet pages. supporting 2,500 programme staff - particularly those working on HIV-related programmes - in sharing knowledge and skills, accessing information and developing their own learning in order to continually improve the impact of Oxfam's work on the lives of poor people. Gave one-to-one distance support to individual programme staff, designed and facilitated workshops and learning exchanges, wrote and produced learning and information materials and intranet pages.



Oxfam GB International Division

• Internal CommunicationsOfficer

  • Jun 2000 - Oct 2004

  Working with Senior Management Team, middle management and programme staff in countries around the world to develop strategies and tools to support the smooth running of information flows within the International and Campaigns & Policy Divisions. Working with Senior Management Team, middle management and programme staff in countries around the world to develop strategies and tools to support the smooth running of information flows within the International and Campaigns & Policy Divisions.



Early employment experience

• Various

  • Jan 1984 - Jun 2000

  Administrative Assistant on Oxfam’s Asia Desk, with secondments in the Press Office and on the Education Campaign. Prior to this, I ran an independent arts administration consultancy, the Touring Arts Office, managing Indian, African and Caribbean dance companies. I also wrote articles on Indian and African art, dance and music for Cambridge University Press and Open University Press text books, Encarta Encyclopaedia and several arts magazines. In 1984, the year of Mrs Gandhi’s assassination, I worked as English literature teacher and form tutor at an Indian boarding school, after which I worked in the arts department of the Commonwealth Institute helping to organise and promote international music villages in Holland Park. Show less