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Urvashi Kaushik
Social Policy Exoert , United Nations
Hyderabad , Telangana
Public health and social policy specialist with nine years of experience working with government, NGOs, and UN. Interested in technical advisory, communication and advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and policy leadership roles focused on shaping public policy and strategic planning in the social sector. Worked across sectors of health, nutrition, water and sanitation, and education.
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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
  • Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:
Experienced development professional with a passion for social policy and implementation research, capacity building, program planning, and knowledge management. I have been fortunate to have many opportunities to work across a broad range of areas - adolescent development and youth empowerment, maternal and child health, tobacco control, age care, water and sanitation, nutrition, social protection, government policy making and social policy. I enjoyed working with diverse stakeholders from multilateral organizations and personnel from both government and academia.
I have worked across the gamut of providing direct health care services to patients, NGOs’ work, technical advising to the Chief Secretaries for the government of a state with population the size of Norway or Central African Republic, and now with a U.N. organization advising three different states, enabling me to see the full spectrum of perspectives on how societal issues are perceived and addressed, across a multitude of sectors, including health, nutrition and education.
I have always worked in rich roles which encompass elements of advocacy and communication, strategic planning and policy making allowing me appreciate and contribute any challenge more holistically.
Education:
Education and Training
- Global Leadership Program in Tobacco Control: Bloomberg School of Public Health; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; 2012; Completed
- Master of Public Health: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani; 2009; CGPA - 9.8/10
- Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery: University of Delhi; 2006; Percentage – 58
Available for:
  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

    Years of Experience:
    5-10 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, Hindi, Hindi, French, Telugu, Punjabi
    Nationality:
    Indian
    LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urvashi-kaushik-9a7b8743
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