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An erudite development professional with more than 10 years of experience in areas of Microfinance operations, Program Management, Strategic planning, Donor relations and Partnership’s, Monitoring and Evaluation, Women empowerment programs, Client Grievance Readdressal , Risk Analysis & Mitigation , Product Development , Cross sales , Training cum curriculum development & Team Management. |
 Contact Rahul Kumar
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Professional Experience: |
An accomplished Development Finance Professional with an excellent academic credential and in-depth professional exposure with around a decade of experience across diverse development areas such as microfinance, agriculture and livelihood development, program development, MSME development, digital financial services, advocacy & partnerships, donor relations & training and capacity building. My specializations are in the areas of financial inclusion, rural finance, microfinance (including Islamic microfinance products), MSME finance & agricultural finance.
Having worked across multi-cultural environments, leading diverse teams, overseeing donor co-ordination and reporting, and managing large-scale projects of international donor agencies viz. World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DFID, IFAD, CARE International et al, having vast experience in leading and managing large teams across organizations within corporate sector as well as international development agencies.
*Expertise in handling Mobile banking technology in financial inclusion through M-Pesa in Afghanistan.
*Adept in handling assignments in diversified fields such as Operations Management, Product development, Financial Portfolio Management, Electronic Benefit Transfer, Mobile banking, Training and curriculum development, Business Process Re-engineering and Project Execution / Documentation.
*Experienced in Retail Micro-Insurance product , Mobile Financing ,Gold Loans, Micro-Housing Loans , Renewable energy products through Microfinance lending Joint Liability Group ( JLG ) Models.
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Education: |
My specializations are in Microfinance and Livelihood Development from IIFM, Bhopal, India and holds bachelor’s in Agriculture Science from BHU, Varanasi, India. Have credentials of being certified as “Expert in Islamic Microfinance” from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. Presently undergoing Executive Development Program through XLRI , Jamshedpur.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Successfully completed certification courses in following:
* Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights from Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi, India with specialization in Women and Child Rights.
* Diploma in Banking & Finance from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF, Mumbai, India) in 2012.
*Certified expert in “Agriculture Value Chain Finance” from AIBF through USAID , Afghanistan in 2017.
*Certified in “Operationalizing mobile money” from Digital Frontiers Institute, Cape Town, South Africa in 2017.
*Certified in Customer Service & Banking Codes and Standards from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF, Mumbai) in 2011.
*Commercial Banking from NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets in 2011.
*NSE Certified Capital Market Professional (NCCMP) from National Stock Exchange (NSE) in 2013.
*Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification Workshop in Nov,2012 .
*Certificate Program in Advanced MS Excel from Manipal Pro-learn in 2016.
*DELF A1 Course in French Language from “Alliance Française de Bhopal”, in 2007.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, French , Spanish |
Nationality:
Indian
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