Vikas Singh

Associate Consultant

India8 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

7.5 years in community development and poverty alleviation.
Expertise in project management and implementation.
Strong background in rural livelihoods and MSME development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Development Sector professional with a focus on community empowerment and livelihood initiatives.

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Core Skills

Project ManagementData AnalysisCapacity BuildingCommunity DevelopmentMarket ResearchSales Management

Other Skills

Brand AwarenessBrand awarenessBusiness planningCluster studiesCommunity mobilizationCommunity organizationCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate SustainabilityEvent PlanningImplementation planningLeadershipLivelihood planningManagementMarket studyMarketing

About

A seasoned professional with a MBA-In Rural Management from KSRM (Class of 2017') Bhubaneswar. Having 7.5 years of progressive experience in poverty alleviation and community development programs through Social Inclusion, Health & Nutrition, sanitation, Livelihoods generation by Farm, Off Farm interventions such as Dairy, Goatary and Non-Farm form of livelihood initiatives like MSME, MORD, Development. Formation of Farm, Non-Farm FPO's,MSME, industrial development. A professional with Exponential learning’s in the field of Project Management, Project Piloting and implementation in the Development Sector.

Experience

Grant thornton bharat llp

2 roles

Senior Consultant

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · On-site

Worked as a Consultant for preparation of Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) for the Jharkhand State under Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)- A World Bank assisted programme, supporting various COVID Resilience and Recovery Interventions of the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME).
PMU for Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP, Jharkhand) with Department of Industries, Under Jharkhand Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (JIIDCO), Ranchi, Jharkhand.
1. Data analysis of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state of Jharkhand to understand the MSME scenario in the state
2. Drafting of inception report and Implementation plan for the state of Jharkhand
3. Drafting presentation for stakeholders’ consultation for sensitizing on the RAMP scheme and its importance from MSME perspective
4. Conducting stakeholder meeting with line departments of Jharkhand government
5. Preparing the questionnaire for survey of MSMEs to understand the issues / challenges faced by MSMEs etc .

Data analysisStakeholder consultationImplementation planningProject ManagementData Analysis

Public Sector Consultant

Mar 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos · On-site

Client: -HDFC CSR Parivartan Project, SAFC and SIDBI Project
. Conduct of cluster / value chain diagnostic studies, Identification of business opportunities and guiding entrepreneurs / entrepreneur networks
. Mobilization of artisans / potential entrepreneurs into networks
Training of artisans, potential entrepreneurs and board of directors of POs
Preparing business plans for POs
Providing a range of services to POs – facilitating establishment of raw material banks, credit connect, market linkages, twinning with various other necessary business development services, facilitating convergence with Ministry of MSME (MoMSME), MoRD, MoSDE, SRLM ,DIC,PMFME,AIF,ODOP schemes etc.
Liasioning with related stakeholders including Government departments.
Timely delivery of the expected outputs as designed by the state Team Leader and seniors
Drafting DPR,and presentation of progress reports.
. Embedded Market linkage and Lead Generation

Cluster studiesBusiness planningTrainingProject ManagementCapacity Building

Bihar rural livelihoods promotion society

3 roles

District Project Manager-Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana

Promoted

Sep 2018 – Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

on 26th April, 2018, Govt. of Bihar has approved सतत् जीविकोपार्जन योजना (Sustainable Livelihoods Yojana) with a budgetary outlay of USD 130 million/INR 850 crores for 6 years. The Yojana will be implemented through JEEViKA.
The SJY will follow the Graduation approach with an objective to empower “ultra-poor HHs traditionally engaged in production, transportation and selling of country liquor /toddy and ultra-poor from SC/ST and other communities through diversification of livelihoods, capacity building and improved access to finance."
To provide handhold support to 100-150 Community Resource Persons (Community Cadres) who will on their part provide support to 2500-5000 ultra -poor HHs.
1. Identification and Mobilization of the targeted HHs.
2. Facilitate the selection of CRPs and provide training to them.
3. Facilitate the livelihoods planning of the ultra-poor HHs
4. Generate the list of eligible HHs to be linked with Govt. Schemes.
5. Initiate the transfer of productive assets.
6. Food Security.
also Developed project implementation plan (PIP) under guidance of World Bank, J-PAL, and Bandhan-konnagar.
Ensured 100% coverage of HHs with life insurance and food security scheme; Successfully encompassed 1100 Toddy Tapper and Country Liquor HHs in coordination with EXCISE department.

Livelihood planningCommunity mobilizationTrainingProject ManagementCommunity Development

Block Project Manager

Apr 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

Name of project: Planning, implementation, promotion, and strengthening of community-based organisation and livelihood activities of rural communities.
Main project features: Project management, strategic planning, and implementation of livelihood activities through the community-based organization for social and economic empowerment of women of piprakothi block .
Activities performed:
Supervised formation of community-based organization until saturation of block potential.
Established linkage of SHG to credit facilities for livelihood activities.
Organized capacity-building workshops for community, community-based organizations, community professionals, and team members on leadership, health nutrition & sanitation, and financial literacy
Facilitated skill development training by RSETI to promote individual & group livelihood and formation of producer group of Aggarbatti making.
Carried out the convergence of social security schemes, food security, insurance, MGNREGA, and PMAY, etc. to community.
Managed team for planning, execution, finance, and administrative functions of block unit.
Key Achievements:
Successfully carried out mobilization, campaign, implementation process, and achieved Open Defecation Free declaration for block.
State Level Event Manager Team Member for “Chalo Champaran- Satayagrahse Swachhgarh” of Prime Minister Visit event from 2nd April – 10th April 2018
Successfully established Producer Group 45 members after facilitating their training on Agarbatti making.

Project managementCapacity buildingCommunity organizationProject ManagementCommunity Development

Management Trainee

Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 · 2 mos · Muzaffarpur Area, India

I conducted vegetable market study in Muzaffarpur covering the intermediaries as well as farmers. The study was conducted to assess the value chain so as to design interventions in the women producer institutions promoted by JEEVIKA (BRLPS) in order to upgrade the community institution up in the value chain eliminating the immediate intermediary while also developing the women producers as marketer.

Market studyValue chain analysisMarket Research