Nalini K

Area of Expertise:

• Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
• Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
• Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

Professional Experience:

Freelance Consultant – Documentation (Apr 2024 – Present)
• Developed grant proposals and concept notes for grassroots NGOs, improving funding readiness.
• Provided technical guidance on documentation, awareness campaigns, and training module development.
• Strengthened organizational visibility and reporting quality.
Research, Training & Documentation Officer
Parinaama Development Foundation (Jun 2022 – Apr 2024) | Ranchi
• Designed KII tools and survey instruments for primary research among marginalized communities.
• Established livelihood production units (soap, sanitary napkin, tailoring, mushroom cultivation).
• Conducted MHM, sanitation, and hygiene awareness sessions across communities.
State Consultant
Family Planning Association of India (Jun 2019 – May 2022) | Ranchi
• Led formative research on telemedicine models.
• Facilitated establishment of telemedicine hub via e-Sanjeevani portal.
• Developed IEC materials for MHM and SRH targeting teachers and frontline workers.
Program Manager – Child Protection
Child in Need Institute (Mar 2018 – Mar 2019) | Ranchi
• Strengthened Child Protection Committees at district level.
• Conducted inspections of 17 Child Care Institutions under District Inspection Committee.
Program Manager – Advance Planning
Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (Jun 2016 – Apr 2017)
• Developed donor proposals (HDFC Bank, Embassy of Japan).
• Managed GlobalGiving-supported Eye & Child Care Program.
Consultant – Child Health & Nutrition
Social Research & Upliftment (Jan 2012 – May 2016)
• Led health & nutrition programs for SC/ST and minority communities.
• Built capacity of frontline workers.
• Conducted stakeholder mapping & contextual analysis.
Unit Coordinator
Child in Need Institute (Jun 2010 – Dec 2011) | North Bengal
• Managed operations and strengthened district-level partnerships.
Young Professional
Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (Jul 2007 – Jul 2009) | Jaipur & Bhubaneswar
• Conducted proposal appraisal and project viability assessments.
• Facilitated fund sanction and disbursement.