A development sector professional with around 8 years of experience in Program Management and Stakeholder Coordination in the areas of Education, Financial Inclusion, Skill Development, and Livelihood.
Worked in the managerially efficient environment of top organisations: Bharti Foundation, SOS Children's Village of India, Rajsthan Government State Livelihood Program - RGAVP & CASA India. |
 Contact Abhinandan Kumar
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Organization: Bharti Foundation, Godda, Jharkhand (Augus'19 to till Date) Designation: Assistant Manager
* Monitoring & Customising school development project for 10+ government schools having 2000+ students
* Coordinating with School Principals, Government Officials and Community Members
* Collaborating with teachers for extra-curricular activities, competitions and workshops for students
* Conducting training, workshops and seminars for teachers of these schools
Organization: SOS Children's Village, Faridabad (From May’17to Sept’18) Designation: Sr. Co-Worker
* Preparing and implementing plans for academic, cultural, personality development for 75+ children
* Managing, record-keeping and monitoring of residential facilities and resources with over 12 support staffs
* Coordinating on regular basis with all the permanent stakeholders with children*s stay and education:
* Government, Sports Academy Institute, Hermann Gmeiner School, and Cultural Department Academy.
* Fostering collaborations with prominent Sponsors such as Google, Microsoft and Canon for organising
workshops on a variety of topics: technology, photography, computation and self-help
Organization: Letzdream Foundation, Jhalawar, (From Aug'16 to Apr'17) Designation: Program Manager
Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP) (Young Professional)
* Deputed with RGAVP for managing Rajasthan & Central government programs on Livelihood, Financial
Inclusion, Capacity and Skill Development at cluster level with over 400 SHGs spread over 8 Panchayats.
* Leading 15 staff members and 60 community leaders towards effective functioning of SHGs, through
meetings and review sessions with SHGs and fostering inter-linkages with Banks and government bodies.
* Creating new SHGs from marginalized sections and recruiting local staff, VO and SHG leaders
* Arranging training of skills and livelihood for villagers and of capacity building of the staffs.
Organization: CASA India, Raipur (From May'14 to June'16) Designation: Program Associate
* Facilitated and coordinated with government bodies and 5 partner NGOs with 20 staffs for successful
implementation of these projects over 60 villages in three Naxal affected districts
* Monitored and documented the progress of projects as per various formats and structure of the company
* Planned livelihood, literacy, education and awareness related projects for tribal of Chhattisgarh
* Attended and worked successfully as a volunteer facilitator for over 20 training programs for colleagues
Organization: Career Launcher, Noida (From Oct'11 to May'12) Designation: Marketing Executive
* Organized over 30 educational awareness events at various colleges & schools of Noida & Ghaziabad
* Maintained relationship with over 20 student's bodies from different institution
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Education: |
I graduated with PGDM in Rural Management from XISS Ranchi in 2014. During the course, I actively participated in various conferences, seminars, and events related to the development sector. As a part of the curriculum, I completed two months of paid Summer Internship at Blind People Association (funded by Christian Blind Mission), Ahmedabad.
Before this, I had completed my BBA from Punjab Technical University.
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CERTIFICATES & TRAININGS:
• University of Pennsylvania: Online Certificate: A Strategic Approach: Corporate Social Responsibility
• Stanford University: Online Certificate: Strategies for Sustainability Program: Essentials for Business
SHORT TERM PROJECTS:
Organization: Smile Foundation, New Delhi (From April'19 to July'19) Designation: Coordinator
• Managed Honda-sponsored CSR project on school development for 3 schools in Bhiwadi and Greater Noida
• Coordinated with teachers for academic, infrastructural and extra-curricular developments of schools
Organization: Vishwa Yuva Kendra, New Delhi. (From Dec'18 to April'19) Designation: Officer
• Facilitated planning and conduction of Youth Development programs at the main training center
• Collaborated with multiple Experts, NGOs and Youth groups for arranging trainers and trainees.
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
• Completed online course on Child Safeguarding.
• Attended 5 days training on the Business Communication, Child Protection Policy, Child Rights, JJ Act and Child Academic Updates and Child Progress Information.
• Attended training programs on Local Capacities for Peace, Creation and Management of CBOs, Gender Sensitivity.
• Presented a Research Paper on the topic ‘Impact of industrialization on the development of tribal’ in the National Seminar on “Displacement and Development, R&R policy issues of tribal” at Nayagarh Autonomous College, Odisha in September, 2013.
• Presented a Research Paper on the topic “Indigenous Healthcare system among Tribes of Jharkhand- A Reflection” in National Seminar on Environment and Biodiversity of India, Pune in October, 2013.
• Attended International Conference on Governance Of Commons And Livelihood Security, XISS Ranchi.
• Attended Seminar on Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive organized by IIT Kharagpur at Ranchi.
• Attended Third JRD Tata Memorial Lecture on “The village and Beyond: Dialectic of India’s Social and Economic Development”
EXTRA CURRICULARS & ACHIEVEMENTS
• Performed at IIM Raipur as Guest Performer, January 2015.
• Live singing on IBC 24 TV Channel during India’s world cup campaign, March 2015.
• Live singing on Air “Radio 94.3 MY FM” at Raipur, August 2014.
• Won Inter-College stage performance competition organized Among BBA Colleges in Noida
• Got Special Award in Dance Competition In Noida Talent Show, 2011
• Participated in singing competition at IIT Kharagpur, 2013
• Participated in Dilli’s Singing Star Competition, 2013 at New Delhi.
• Participated in English Debate and Singing Competition at ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad (U.P), 2013.
• Team member for college’s planning and coordinating activities at regional level annual event-, 2010-11
• Member of organizing committee in International conference on Governance, XISS Ranchi, 2012-13
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