Chief Executive Strengthen Business Opportunity through Strategic Planning & Enterprise Roadmap. Triple-bottom-line operations experience with a commitment through progressive business management and communications. A consistent commitment to integrating environmental & social impacts for growth & profitability.
PROFESSIONAL INTRODUCTION Wealth of Expertise Covers: Vision and Leadership Strategic / Operational Planning Business Operations Corporate Social Responsibility Financi |
Contact Rajendra K R
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance
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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: |
Samarthanam Trust for Disabled as CEO Since Jun’12 Significant Highlights; ? Conceptualised strategies for obtaining sponsors and managed the first ever T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind in December 2012. ? Actively contributed in the corporate strategic planning processes viz.Vision 2020 ? Strategies devised to increase business? New markets developed? To transit the organisation to be Pan-India. ? Over 16 months - INR 5 Crores raised, another 10 crores in pipeline, expanded to Jharkhand, Orissa, MP and UP., offices in Mumbai and Delhi. ? Strategic support to establish and strengthen US office and process initiated for UK office.
Leonard Cheshire Disability, U.K. & Bangalore Feb2000-May 2012 Regional Representative – South Asia Significant Highlights ? Spearheaded the team on rights-based empowerment programmes for disabled in South Asia region. ? Displayed leadership skills while acting as Regional Representative for 36 partner organisations ? Headed gamut of tasks including regional strategy development and management of capacity-building programmes for partner organisations in South Asia region. ? Instrumental in designing, developing, and implementing strategy for changing policy and practice of 50-year-old, traditional organisation. ? Leveraged entrepreneurial skills in managing multi-cultural teams in four countries of South Asia, and expanded programmes in 3 countries in this assignment. ? Contributes to writing and presenting papers, conducting workshops and courses, and carrying out research for growth of theoretical knowledge within disability field at both national and international levels. ? Conceptualised and implemented Inclusive Education, Livelihoods, and Advocacy programmes, along with Community-Based Rehabilitation in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ? Acted as critical link in facilitating optimized communication links with inter- & intra-partner organisations and other resource agencies. ? Pivotal in conducting 30 training programmes in PRA techniques of assessment, poverty analysis, disability prevalence identification, and needs assessment for long-term perspective planning. ? Served as a Chief Faculty Member in “International Training for Managers in Disability and Development. ? Instrumental in developing curriculum for “Mid-Level CBR Workers’ Training.”; contributed to UNESCAP policies and practices. ? Leveraged skills in facilitating extensive discussion – among persons with disabilities and development professionals during formulation of UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities through workshops and seminars. ? Enacted “Young Voices Programme,” whereby views of young disabled adults were documented and subsequently presented before UN Adhoc Committee. ? Holds the distinction of designing and developing a full-fledged Livelihoods Resource Centre programme in 13 locations across South Asia for promoting employment opportuni
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Education: |
? Perusing Doctoral Research on Status of Empowerment of the Disabled in India, a sociological research with Dravidian University in since 2010. ? MBA (Executive) from ICFAI, IBS-Bangalore in 2012. ? Masters in Sociology from Annamalai University in 1994. ? Management of the Disabled from Strach Clayde University, Glasgow, U.K. ? Bullet-Proof Manager of Internationally Acclaimed Course from Crestcom International Management Organisation 2006. ? Bullet Proof Manager, Crestcom International, USA ? Underwent Management Appreciation Programme at Institute of Rural Management, Anand 1998. Professional Training Attended ? Trained in Management of the Disabled as British Scholar at Department of Social work, Strach Clyde University, Glasgow, U.K 1991. ? Trained in CBR Initiators Workshop, Solo, Indonesia 1992. ? Trained in orientation and mobility for the Blind, NIVH, Dehradun 1980.
Professional Affiliations ? Secretary General Director, SRMAB ? Project Holder. Sourabha, Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme of SRMAB ? Vice Chairman and Technical Committee member, Association of Cricket for the Blind in India ? Member, Disability Advisory Committee, Action Aid India, Bangalore ? Member, Task Force on Technical Consultancy Services, Sabala, Action Aid India. ? President, MORE, Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Professional Affiliations ? Secretary and Assistant Director, SRMAB ? Project Holder. Sourabha, Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme of SRMAB ? Vice Chairman and Technical Committee member, Association of Cricket for the Blind in India ? Member, Disability Advisory Committee, Action Aid India, Bangalore ? Member, Task Force on Technical Consultancy Services, Sabala, Action Aid India. ? President, MORE, Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh Member, ICFAI MBA Alumni Mentor, Red-Inida, Mentor and Promoter, Rastriya Vikalang Manch, Mentor and Promoter, Paralympic Committee of Inida, Mentor and Promoter, GASS, Chikkaballapur, Chairman cum MD, International Development Transformations. Mentor, Samarthanam Inc., Boston, USA, CEO, Samarthanam, Mentor and Promoter, North Bengal Council for the Disabled.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu |
Nationality:
Indian
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