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Smita Grover
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, Delhi
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NEW DELHI,
Delhi
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A management post graduate from London School of Economics with a recently secured post graduate diploma in management of RCH programs. My skills lie in research, analysis and report writing. Looking for consulting opportunities in public health in New Delhi. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Professional Experience: |
Care India Solutions for Sustainable Development,India
Consultant
•Undertook detailed research on the Incremental Learning Approach (ILA)- a capacity building and supervisory system strengthening intervention implemented under the Government’s National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan).
•Attended ILA training sessions at the State, District, Block and Sector level to map the ILA process and to conceptualize ideas for the ILA process evaluation.
•Developed the ILA process evaluation approach and designed tools for the process evaluation.
Consultant for Project Concern International, India
•Undertook detailed research on the current Child Protection System landscape in India (challenges & opportunities), stakeholder analysis and current interventions/programmes
•Study of the child protection policies of key players in India
•Review of PCI’s existing child protection policy and its project portfolio including its shelter home in Mewat district in Haryana
•Developed a roadmap of strategic initiatives that PCI can undertake in the Child Protection domain
HealthPoint Services - Volunteer
•Assisted in the evaluation of the company business plan including financial analysis of the existing centres offering clean drinking water and primary healthcare services and strategy to expand the scope of healthcare services
•Reviewed the existing MIS system and suggested means to streamline it to accurately access water plants performance, facilitate cost control and improve efficiency
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Education: |
Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Reproductive and Child Health programs from the Indian Institute of Public Health in 2018
M.Sc. (Management) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2002
B.Com (Honours) from the Shri Ram College of Commerce in 2001
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Having returned from LSE, I commenced my career by working as an analyst in PriceWaterhouse Coopers and thereafter moved to the investment team of Jacob Ballas Capital India to analyse and evaluate opportunities for private equity investment in Indian companies. However, I have always had a deep interest in the social and health sectors so even while employed at Jacob Ballas, I worked as a volunteer at Prayas, a leading NGO in India focused on child welfare and development. Since the charitable model has several limitations with regard to sustainability and scalability, I was particularly keen to understand how a sustainable social business enterprise works in the challenging field of healthcare in India and thus proceeded to volunteer my time at Healthpoint Services.
While the passion to contribute to the development sector was set in at an early age through involvement in school social service projects, my desire to make a significant contribution in the field of maternal and child health evolved over time. In addition to recognising the critical role of health in human development, I was deeply moved by the challenges confronted by poor women and children availing health services in both rural and urban settings and hence decided to pursue a career in public health. As a first step towards this, I decided to build on my degree in management and secured the ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Reproductive and Child Health Programmes’ from the Indian Institute of Public Health in 2018. Thereafter, I have assisted Project Concern International, India with the development of their strategy in the Child protection domain. I then proceeded to work with CARE India as a consultant to design tools for a process evaluation of the Incremental Learning Approach (ILA) - a capacity building and supervisory system strengthening intervention implemented under the Government’s National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan). Please find attached my CV for further details.
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Years of Experience:
0-2 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi |
Nationality:
Indian
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