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A Rural Development and Business Analytics Specialist with 24 years of experience with diverse roles in Government and NGO space in the areas of Micro Finance, Micro Insurance and Women empowerment; managed pan India projects; worked with stakeholders in Government, banking, insurance sector, academic institutions, national and international network organizations. |
 Contact Gayathri Sakthirajan
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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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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Professional Experience: |
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Managed large scale programmes of micro finance, micro insurance and capacity building. Established data driven Management Information System. Also managed monitoring and evaluation of development projects on themes such as WASH, natural resource management, Farmers collectives, etc. Led an educational institution focusing on capacity building of community based organisations and Civil society Organisations.
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Education: |
Bachelors in Agriculture science from Tamil Nadu agriculture University, Madurai.
Post Graduate in Data Science (Business Analytics) from IIIT - Bangalore
Participated in several Management Development Programmes on various development themes including VOLAG MAP from IRMA, Social Development Research Capacity Building Programme & Management Appreciation programmes from Tata- Dhan Academy.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
1. Established Financial systems in about 700 Community Based Organizations (Societies & Cooperatives) formed by the Government
2. Institutional leadership for an academic/training institution and offered various trainings to about 1200 participants between 2002 to 2011.
3. Institutional Leadership for a mutual insurance entity protecting 1.2 million lives from life, health, crop and livestock risks.
4. Speaker in international conferences on mutual/ micro insurance organized by network organisations such as MIN, Luxembourg and ICMIF, UK.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu |
Nationality:
Indian
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LinkedIn Profile:
linkedin.com/in/gayathri-sakthirajan
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