Professional Experience:
Greenpeace India, New Delhi
Public engagement Consultant
Core Competencies:
Plan and execute public engagement activities around the sustainable agriculture campaign, create linkages with civil society groups, organic vendors, farmers groups, villages and mobilize them to participate event related to sustainable agriculture. Look after volunteer induction and coordination for the aforesaid project.
Apne Aap Women Worldwide, New Delhi
Head - External Affairs and Development
Core Competencies:
• Work with the COO to develop and implement a new Individual fundraising strategy, develop new relationships with and manage existing relationships with Government, bilateral, multilateral agencies, foundations and Trust
• Driving project/ grant writers to do research and prioritize institutional and individual donors to proactively approach and develop funding proposals and Concept notes, Overseeing the preparation of proposals for funding agencies and project partners as well as donor agencies
• Negotiating with Institutions and funding agencies for raising fund and non-fund based facilities at favourable terms to meet project requirements
• Initiate and develop relationships with new institutional and individual donors to secure long term restricted funding.
• Ensuring reporting, visibility and other compliances are adhered to and communicated to the team. Be responsible for coordinating with the relevant teams for developing and presentation of reports and periodical updates to donors.
• Conceptualizing and developing training initiatives for the team members, improving productivity, building capability and driving quality enhancement
Greenpeace India, New Delhi Oct’07 - May’12
Area Manager/Regional Manager
Core Competencies:
• Led the fund raising initiatives through face-to-face both on streets and inside corporate houses & telephonic medium, schools and GPRS swipe machines
• Gained complete knowledge of Frontline SMS which was useful for community work
• Effectively coordinated varied activities like budgeting, recruitment, training, audit, ROI (Return on Investment) monitoring and appraisals across all six cities
• Managed the travel team project
• Carried out the PET (Performance Enhancement Tool) Training
• Guided a team of 50 Fund Raisers which included 2 Territory Managers, 4 Small Town City Heads, 12 Group Leaders, 2 FR Administrative Officers and 48 Fund Raisers
• Conceptualized and prepared the training course for new recruits, thereby increased the profitability
• Actively involved in implementing new market strategy in the city for generating the desired income and increasing the ROI from 0.46 to 0.90 within 1st year of function
• Served as the representative of India at the South Asian Direct Dialogue Skill Share, Bangkok in 2006
• Took part in 9th International Workshop on Resource Mobilization from 25th - 28th May’09 in Bangalore, India
wit