Jul 2021 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Led a 4-member team delivering various projects in business development, MIS, knowledge management, & managing the overall internal & external communication strategy & content
• Developed end-to-end fundraising proposals (10+/month) for seven for-profit & non-profit entities at Access Livelihoods, including scouting, conceptualisation, implementation plan, detailed project budgets, methodology & approaches, outcomes & impact parameters for INGOs, government agencies, & CSR partners
• Authored & edited reports & presentations – project reports for clients, investment pitch presentations, concept notes, organisational presentations & profiles, evaluation reports, survey analyses, memos, research notes & annual reports, among other things (15+/month)
• Built & maintained long-term relationships with 30+ donors, partners, & stakeholders; & supporting the implementation of 10+ projects, particularly in developing communication materials, marketing collateral, digital marketing, vendor management, & event management
• Took 10+ capacity-building sessions quarterly for skill development programs run by the organisation in legal, marketing & communications, financial literacy, strategy, & technology domains
• Edited 10,000+ words weekly for client reports, annual reports, donor engagement, internal communications, newsletters, and social media

May 2020 – Present · 6 yrs

• Working with several domestic and international clients in law, public policy, international relations, economics, and communications domains.

Jul 2019 – May 2020 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Managed CCS’s blog: spontaneousorder.in. Increased monthly visits by 140 percent in 8 months by implementing rigorous editorial protocols along with improved quality and frequency of content
• Managed the Livelihoods for Farmers project  conducted extensive research on agriculture policies in India and co-authored a playbook for reforming Indian agriculture - From Annadata to Farmpreneurs
• Led indianliberals.in project. Significantly improved donor reporting and compliance and ensured that all targets were met on time including campus talks, a fellowship program with two researchers, marketing collateral, social media promotions, and digitization of 3,000+ pages
• Supported development and execution of the organization’s social media strategy across all major platforms with a view to increase youth participation and enhancing outreach of CCS’ message
• Published five op-eds in various publications including the Economic Times, India’s leading business daily
• Developed curricula on international trade, and agriculture, for the ipolicy, CCS’ flagship introductory course in public policy; conducted sessions at multiple ipolicies, both in Hindi and English
• Organized and conducted weekly policy dialogue that informs organizational communication, advocacy efforts
• Scripted and supported the production of a winning video pitch for Atlas Lights, Camera, Liberty Grant, 2020
• Wrote a winning grant proposal for Atlas Global Voices for Open Trade Grant, 2019

Dec 2018 – Jun 2019 · 6 mos · Indore Area, India

• Taught drafting, pleading, conveyancing, court procedures, pre-trial preparation and other practical skills to final year law students
• Taught health law with focus on medical ethics, medical negligence, regulation of hospitals and clinical establishments, laws relating to drugs and cosmetics, constitutional provisions on health, occupational safety, regulation of psychotropic substances, euthanasia, among other things
• Hosted a workshop for final year students on career guidance and how to succeed in the legal profession
• Judged the first intra-college moot court competition held on December 22, 2018

Sep 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Managed and coordinated activities of fellow researchers along with content, design, and social media teams to promote specific policy recommendations among policymakers and voters
• Extensively reviewed and edited documents, research reports, social media content, and blog posts, before publication
• Provided legal support on the interpretation of constitutional law, land laws, titling issues, property rights, mineral rights, ownership of minerals, among other topics

Feb 2017 – Sep 2017 · 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Monitored political, economic, and security-related events in Asia-Pacific region with focus on East and Southeast Asia by using a variety of sources
• Provided research, analysis; and wrote timely, in-depth reports including daily regional summaries, monthly regional summaries, country risk analyses, and customized reports among others
• Learned and implemented the integration of on ground operations and intelligence
• Supported development of databases for specific countries to facilitate country risk monitoring and research

Sep 2016 – Dec 2016 · 3 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Hosted weekly tutoring sessions for graduate students in MA online program to help them understand basic statistical concepts for policy analysis
• Helped students in learning SPSS for cleaning, organizing, manipulating and analyzing data-sets
• Guided students in research methodology, data collection and conducting regression analysis for their individual class projects
• Conducted one on one tutoring sessions online, over the phone and in person on various topics related to statistical methods for policy analysis

Oct 2015 – May 2016 · 7 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Edited parts of a book on water management by Dr. Ghiyath Nakshbendi, reviewed documents and conducted research on multiple issues including sovereign wealth funds, Caribbean economies, economic and social indicators etc.
• Graded weekly assignments, mid-terms, final exams and case studies for courses in international business, trade and project finance, and micro-finance

Jun 2015 – Aug 2015 · 2 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and distributed daily reports summarizing relevant news for particular clients in energy industry
• Provided research support on strategic reports and white papers relating to taxation and international trade
• Collected, organized and reported data on lobbying activities both at State and Federal level
• Attended House and Senate hearings along with other events on client related issues and prepare event briefs

May 2015 – Sep 2015 · 4 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted in planning, organizing and implementing SIS 'Industry days Series'​ and 'Alumni in the Atrium' and various other alumni engagement events for the School of International Service
• Provided support for organizing alumni events including planning, posting, collecting rsvps, making travel and catering arrangements, managing communication and logistics etc.
• Updated and maintained alumni databases and related key dashboard statistics
• Provided support in maintenance of social media accounts of School of International Service
• Regularly updated university website using CommonSpot Content Management System

Mar 2015 – Mar 2015 · 0 mo · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• • Coded and analyzed qualitative data relating to specific industries with special focus on the vocabulary used to portray those industries in media.

Jan 2014 – Mar 2014 · 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Provided legal research support for a report on "Regulatory Structure of Higher Education in India"
• Authored sections of the report dedicated to specific educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh and legal education in India
• Worked as one of the editors of the final report of about 93 pages

Nov 2013 – Dec 2013 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Drafted various legal documents to be filed in Indian courts in support of the organization’s causes
• Conducted detailed research on Indian laws for supporting legal arguments in Court
• Provided research and editing support in preparation of a legal guide to the freedom of artistic expression

Jul 2012 – Sep 2012 · 2 mos · Pune Area, India

• Worked on a project involving finding Indian laws applicable to specific industries for ensuing due diligence
• Performed administrative tasks such as filing and reporting of documents

Jun 2012 – Jul 2012 · 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Participated in highly competitive research internship program culminating in publication of a working paper
• Attended a 4 day course in ideas and issues in public policies

Dec 2011 – Mar 2012 · 3 mos · Pune Area, India

• Conducted research on European and Indian laws applicable to specific industries
• Contributed in creation of all inclusive compliance database for clients