Doctoral Student

• Apr 2020 - Present

Project Associate (Tele -education, Action research project)

• Nov 2016 - May 2018

As a Research Associate following are my major area of work: o Coordinating with the Department of State Educational Research and Training, Government of Karnataka. o Coordinating with project consortium partners. o Participating in research metrics discussions and operation, applying Multiple Intelligence. o Virtual classroom observations and thereby ensuring quality in delivery. o Providing feedback on content quality and pedagogy. o Managing of content delivery and evaluation. o Data analysis and report preparation. o Supporting research team from IIIT - Bangalore in doing field research in Kolar district. Show less

Program Manager

• Sep 2015 - Oct 2016

o Handled fundraising, partnerships and external communication with donors and other stakeholders. o Employee engagement and capacity building. o Supported with mobilisation of beneficiaries, reviewed vocational courses content o Financial Management - assessing the quality of the on-going programs: compiling and analysing the budgeted and actual figures with the respective Programme Leaders on a fortnightly basis. o Proposal writing, presenting to donors, monitoring and programme implementation, data collection, analysis and preparing reports o Managed education projects related to mentally challenged, differently-abled children and leprosy affected families. Show less

International Volunteer

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

o Worked for WeltWerts' programme: an integrated Kindergarten, a programme run by German Government. o Assisted in child care and teaching, counselling. o Conducted cultural exchange projects. o Facilitated student- parent interaction and counselling o Supported UNICEF Halle Saale, Germany in raising fund through different local festivals and events. o Supported Women in Exile & Friends (https://women-in-exile.net/) with refugee women issues rally in Potsdam and contributed to a workshop organised for the refugee women in Berlin, Germany o Participated in workshops conducted by Freidenskrice Halle. o Contributed writing pieces on “Indian Education System” to Karl Kubel Stiftung fur Kind und Familie magazine and was selected on author board o Volunteered for Freiwillingern Agenture, Halle on a photography project o Supported Franckesche stiftungen (Halle) in engaging underprivileged orphan children and families. o Attended four International seminars based on a theme of Peace, Politics and Education Show less

Programme Officer

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

o Managed Karnataka state operations related to run away and street children. The focus of the programme was on child & human rights. o Conducted fundraising and managed partnerships. o Managed programme budget and led a team of 40 members. o Collaborated with external stakeholders and concerned Government officials (Railway Department, Women and Child Development officials). o Engaged in parent and child counselling sessions. o Organised SATHI's National event in different state chapters. o Worked with Child Welfare Committee & children’s home. Show less

Project Coordinator

• Aug 2008 - Jun 2011

o Supported with overall programme management. o Taught and conducted extra-curricular activities to children (Grade I - X) from slums in Dharwad o Facilitated financial literacy and self-employment training to the underprivileged families. o Provided child & parent counselling o Supported with overall programme management. o Taught and conducted extra-curricular activities to children (Grade I - X) from slums in Dharwad o Facilitated financial literacy and self-employment training to the underprivileged families. o Provided child & parent counselling