Sara Khan

Associate Consultant

India9 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 8 years of experience in social impact.
Expertise in gender equality and economic empowerment.
Strong background in research and storytelling.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Social Impact Practitioner with expertise in gender and livelihoods.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementResearchGender EqualityLivelihood

Other Skills

Strategy & Proposal DevelopmentQualitative ResearchResource MobilisationDocumentationStorytellingProgram ManagementMonitoringStrategy BuildingDigital EmpowermentEconomic EmpowermentRepresentationGender EquityProposal BuildingDonor ManagementFundraising

About

A development professional with 8+ years experience with focus on gender & livelihoods with a Masters degree in Sociology from Columbia University. Happy to collaborate on initiatives at the intersection of gender , economic empowerment and enterprise building that use story telling , research & impact studies to amplify voices & change.

Experience

Rang de

AVP- Research & Partnerships

Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 · 5 mos

Freelance

Independent Consultant

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Hybrid

📄Strategy & Proposal Development | Livelihoods & Enterprising building for Survivors of Trafficking & GBV | for PAT (Partners Against Trafficking)
🔎Qualitative Researcher | Gender & Digital Learning Project | for British Asian Trust commissioned by Athena Infonomics
📣Resource Mobilisation & Developing Change Stories | Livelihoods, Women Empowerment , Education ,Climate Action | for an INGO
🧵Strategy Paper Development | Financial Inclusion & Enterprise Development (Zari Work) for survivors of trafficking and marginalised communities | for Sanjog India
Co-develop compelling proposals & concept notes for social impact organizations and community leaders.
Design programs and identify resources to promote livelihoods, gender equity, and combat GBV.
Research , documentation & storytelling for impact

Strategy & Proposal DevelopmentQualitative ResearchResource MobilisationDocumentationStorytellingProject Management+1

Sanjog india (ksi)

Lead- Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment

Sep 2022 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Sanjog Management Committee
Livelihoods & financial inclusion programme with survivors of violence + trafficking in 3 states - program management , SHG management , documenting stories , learnings , monitoring , strategy building , research , enterprises building, sub-grantee management

Program ManagementMonitoringResearchStrategy BuildingLivelihoodProject Management

Career break

Full-time parenting

Nov 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

-Extended Maternity Break during the Pandemic

Trickle up

Program Manager

Jun 2020 – Oct 2020 · 4 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Leading digital empowerment + economic empowerment program in Jharkhand & Odisha with 2800 ultra poor women
Representation at international platforms

Digital EmpowermentEconomic EmpowermentRepresentationProject Management

Jabala action research organization

Program Manager

Jan 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Kolkata Area, India

Anti Child Marriage initiative in West Bengal - managing large district level teams , gender equity & empowerment modules , adolescent girls and boys groups , donor management , proposal building & development initiatives

Gender EquityProposal BuildingDonor ManagementProject Management