Aashi Sun

Development sector professional with 8 years' experience in designing and evaluation of social projects by CSR foundations, UN agencies and international NGOs. Skilled in CSR advisory and preparing regulatory disclosures to align with national priorities and SDGs. Experienced in designing and operationalising frameworks, including results-based monitoring, indicators, baselines/endlines and impact measurement for management of CSR programmes.

Familiarity with Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013, its compliance and regulations. Adept at leading and mentoring cross-functional teams, managing project operations, documentation and delivering high-quality client-ready outputs

Manager at CECOEDECON (Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society) (2021-07 – 2023-05)

• Planning and Implementation of projects on water, career development & placements, public health, solid waste management early childhood education, skill development, livelihood for PWDs, child protection and environment
• Project and financial monitoring and evaluation of corporate programmes through frameworks like ToC, LFA, baseline, midline and endline, KAP etc.
• Led impact assessments of social programmes with global frameworks and evaluation criteria (OECD-DAC)
• Designed digital dashboards for real-time monitoring and reporting of impact data using tools like PowerBI, SPSS
• Led pilot studies and full-scale impact evaluations, integrating both quantitative and qualitative methods
• Built and sustained high-level relationships with CSR clients, NGOs, government institutions and international funding agencies
• Authored comprehensive impact reports for internal and external stakeholders, including board, donors and partners
• Developed and maintained donor intelligence databases, integrating philanthropic history and giving capacity into actionable reports for business development
• Conducted due diligence and trend analysis on donor portfolios, including corporate CSR arms, foundations, and international funding agencies
• Led cross-functional team of associates and analysts on CSR programme evaluation, monitoring & evaluation.

Manager at CECOEDECON (Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society) (2025-01 – Present)

Consultant (Monitoring & Evaluation) at Grant Thornton Bharat LLP (2023-06 – 2024-12)

• End to end impact assessments by application of global frameworks like OECD DAC criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, coherence) in multi-phase project evaluations
• Developed NGO due diligence and compliance tracker for identification of implementing partners for CSR for NGOs with turnover above 5 crores.
• Designed and conducted baseline, midline and endline for development projects across diverse geographies.
• Developed and administered KAP surveys to assess community knowledge, attitudes and practices in social impact initiatives
• Designed and operationalised M&E frameworks, logframes, KPI dashboards to track outputs, outcomes and social return on investment (SROI) for projects.
• Designed custom impact measurement dashboards using advanced data visualization tools, such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Led field survey design, sampling strategy and stakeholder consultations for rigorous impact evaluations
• Monitored environmental, social and governance risks recommending mitigation strategies for compliance sustainability
• Contributed to formulation of CSR strategy and policy of the firm

Consultant at United Nations Development Program in India (2016-04 – 2018-12)

• Designed and implemented results-based M&E frameworks, indicators, baselines and targets, aligned with SDG outcomes
• Led periodic results tracking and reporting (monthly, quarterly, annual) for project management and funding partners' requirements
• Strengthened program and government systems by providing technical support and training on M&E tools, data quality assurance
• Co-developed policy-relevant analytical reports like results briefs, outcome stories, SDG scorecards on skills development among youths to the state government
• Designed and implemented mixed-methods baseline and endline surveys including KAP studies and qualitative tools (FGDs, KIIs) to generate evidence on changes in economic empowerment
• Supported evaluation processes for complex, multi-sector projects by contributing to ToR development, coordinating field data collection and validating findings

Sales Manager at Zomato Media Private Limited (2015-06 – 2016-04)

• Communication with the Marketing, Tech and Finance for smooth functioning of operations
• Conducted Market research on the feasibility of Online ordering platform for Zomato
• Managed strong partnerships with existing and new clients that included pitching, negotiation, contracting, billing / invoicing, payment collection, campaign activations, client servicing, and result tracking troubleshooting
• Negotiation with Clients for contract upselling

Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation and Development Practices) – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2019-01 – 2021-12)