Feb 2022 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Aug 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Member of the management team leading the strategic vision, planning, and implementation of I & D initiatives to fulfill stated objectives for KPMG in India (this is inclusive of KPMG India and KPMG Global Services with a combined workforce of 25K personnel across India).
• Partnered with the CEO (KI and KPMG), I and D sponsors, Global Diversity & Inclusion office to provide strategic guidance and support to KI and KGS India I and D councils, LT.
• Share best practices with Senior Leadership to help drive the I and D strategy; provide tools to ensure flawless execution of D&I initiatives – primary caregiver leave, transgender gender affirmation, flexi working, etc.
• Work with I and D Committee and KPMG staff to develop and execute a comprehensive communication campaign that increases the awareness of and utilization of all diversity and inclusion tools and assets viz. LGBTIQ equality at the workplace, Multicultural roadmap
• Developed metrics for measuring the effectiveness of KPMG diversity and inclusion initiatives implemented and prepare quarterly reports to senior management on the value of the initiative. This is reflected in the new open performance development framework at KPMG, Pulse surveys, and GPS.
• Support the business and employee resource groups on Gender, Disability, LGBTQ etc. Leaders in building employee networks that build advocacy and inclusion of each of these dimensions.

May 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

Sep 2015 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Policy Research and Development:
• Provide technical support and inputs to the initiative focusing on human rights, civil society strengthening, and sexual orientation and gender identity;
• Provide research support for the purpose of producing relevant analysis and guidance;
• Conduct data analysis, document evidence and research findings to distill relevant lessons in support of policy and strategy initiatives on LGBT issues and human rights;
• Policy Advice/ Programme Support Delivery:
• Provide relevant input to the team by analyzing data to foster policy innovation to enhance programme delivery;
• Participate in the development of LGBT activities for different contexts on key emerging policy agendas, by drafting applicable documents, preparing presentations, and drafting components of briefings and speeches;
• Partnerships and Resource Mobilization:
• Provide analysis and research to support mobilizing, fostering and strengthening strategic partnerships with civil society, National Human Rights Institutions and other relevant bodies and provide inputs to those partnerships in support of UNDP LGBT and human rights initiatives;
• Provide inputs and compile relevant data related to regional external partnerships, including to fulfill corporate and donor reporting, advocacy and information-sharing requirements;
• Provide research and written materials to support the formulation of partnership strategies with UN and external partner institutions, including governments, National Human Rights Institutions, private sector, academia, NGOs, and CSOs.
• Knowledge Management:
• Support the preparation of reports on activities and results in accordance with agreed deliverables and timelines;
• Perform knowledge extraction, analysis, documentation, codification of results/lessons learned in the specific thematic area, to support knowledge management in the thematic area.

Aug 2009 – Sep 2015 · 6 yrs 1 mo

• 1. Developed and managed successful implementation of social mobilization projects/ initiatives for marginalized populations viz. manual scavengers, PLHIV, Scheduled caste, GBV and VAW, landless women, transgender – LGBT populations, Minority populations and social accountability for vulnerable populations including right of hearing, information and educations.
• 2. Provided technical advise on issues of gender equality, gender based violence, social protection for HIV affected communities, MARPS in compliance with UNDP project documents and corporate regulations
• 3. Designed and supported implementation of capacity building and advocacy strengthening programmes for civil society groups – PLHIV, Sexual Minorities, Marginalised Women and socially excluded groups like manual scavengers
• 4. Worked on issues of human rights of LGBT communities and strengthening of national/state responses on issue of enabling laws, redressal and welfare mechanisms and social protection
• 5. Provided technical support to the Department of AIDS control on issues of mainstreaming, MSM and Transgender populations and targeted interventions
• 6. Lead a pan India 13 state public hearings on transgender issues, worked with the National Legal Services Authority on a large scale judiciary national seminar – Transgender and the Law, currently providing technical support to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment committee for developing national transgender recommendations for the supreme court. Co- chair of the national technical working groups on MSM and TG set up by the department of AIDS control, India.
• 7. Completed thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country (for social mobilization and HIV portfolio) and provided substantive inputs to the UNDAF, CPD, CPAP and other programme documents.
• 8. Documented and communicated lessons learnt from UNDP’s experiences in the areas of HIV and Development, Gender and social inclusion.

Oct 2008 – Jul 2009 · 9 mos

• Programme Management
• 1. Instrumental in setting up 10 new core population intervention projects for Avert Society across 6 priority districts of Maharashtra
• 2. Providing day to day technical support to partner agencies on TI project implementation
• 3. Set up 30 migrant intervention projects, job tasks include screening of applications, conducting joint appraisal team visits, assessing organizational capacity, coordinating with technical and finance consultants, proposal and budget development
• Policy and operational guidelines development
• 1. Co worked on the operational plan for migrant and workplace intervention strategy document
• 2. Developed the lead agency concept formulation and proposal development for Migration, and Work Place Interventions
• Communications and training
• 1. In the absence of the communication specialist also managed charge of the communication portfolio at Avert
• 2. Worked on the “Jawan Hoon Nadan Nahi” and “Akele Nahi Hai Aap” campaign

Jul 2008 – Oct 2008 · 3 mos

• 1. Technical support to existing WPI partners on programme and grant management.
• 2. Sensitization of corporates (private sector companies) to initiate workplace HIV intervention programs in their workplace.
• 3. Technical support for HIV/AIDS policy development and introduction of HIV/AIDS in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
• 4. Training and capacity building of master peers, and development of action plan for NGO partners.
• 5. Assisting in research and day-to-day activities of project management of WPI projects.

Jun 2001 – May 2006 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Project Manager (June 2001 – May 2007)
• 1. Provided Technical Support and Supervision to 7 MSM/TG Targeted
• Intervention Projects funded by the Mumbai Distric AIDS Control Society (MDACS), Avert Society and Family Health International.
• 2. Overall coordination and management of planning and implementation of 7 TIs along with 7 respective Project Coordinators .Overall supervision of all activities concerning the Project.
• 3. Facilitated the proper and smooth functioning of the project and management of day to day administration and HR needs.
• 4. Liaised with key external and internal stakeholders to establish networking and advocacy favourable for the project.
• 5. Implemented all field level activities as outlined in the implementation plan.
• 6. Prepared and submitted monthly/quarterly/annual progress reports and supervised financial reporting
• 7. Spearheaded yearly staff appraisal by establishing a formal system of appraisal
• 8. Completion of project and process documentation of various activities of the project and the organization.