Political economist with 4 years of experience working with Governments, NGOs, Social Enterprises and funding organisations. Am looking for a role as a social development specialist; to provide strategies and policy advocacy for the interventions made in Development arena. |
Contact Rajsekhar Maddila
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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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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
Written Medicine (Social Enterprise), London, UK Market Research and Policy Analyst - June - Oct 2017 Worked on various proposals for different state governments of India to deploy the digitized platforms developed in UK, for overall out patient care.
Ministry of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India Consultant (M&E) – World Bank’s ‘Rural Inclusive Growth Project’ Apr 2015 – Aug 16 Member of the Mission Team Digital FI (Financial Inclusion) for ensuring last mile delivery of Financial services, Social Entitlements and citizen services through building Village Level Women Entrepreneurs.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MILLETS RESEARCH, India Research Analyst - Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR’s) ‘Value chain project’ Oct 2014 – Apr 15 Designed a sustainable model in collaboration with principal scientist Dr. Dayakar Rao B and ITC’s e-choupal initiative; for the inclusion of small and marginal farmers along Millets value chain.
National Union of Informal workers – NIDAN (NGO), India Skill Development Professional Jun 2012 – May 13 Team lead for coordinating the IT training programs to Rural and Urban youth and managed IT procurement process.
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Education: |
Masters in ‘Political Economy of Development’ from SOAS, University of London provided me a macro picture of insights from behavioural economics to applied economics on Social Development paradigms, that broadened my understanding of development processes and policy analyses in developing economies.
A summer term in specialising Econometrics from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The experience I gained in London is enormous in terms of designing right solutions for different ‘Development Problems’ that are embedded in a specific context.
Masters in ‘Rural Development and Governance’ from Tata Institute of Social Sciences,provided me insights on decentralisation, local governance, participatory and inclusive rural development; It introduced me to the most up-to- date methodologies and approaches for the facilitation of multi stakeholder processes, social learning and change.
Was proud to take the tag of a J.N.Tata Scholar for the year 2016-17.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
J.N. Tata Scholar for the year 2016-17
Invited to UK parliament for policy discussions on Health care systems in tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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