Nivedita Shekhar

Motivated social work and public health professional with experience in oncology initiatives, agriculture-income and disaster-management projects, adolescent health programs and hospital quality-improvement work. Strong background in field coordination, data handling, reporting, stakeholder communication, team support and community engagement.

Senior Program Lead at Piramal Swasthya and Research Centre (2023-08 – 2024-03)

Project: Quality Certification

• Led and supported quality-certification activities, coordination and field follow-up for assigned health initiatives.
• Prepared and maintained documentation required for program review, quality tracking and implementation support.
• Coordinated with internal teams, field staff and stakeholders to monitor progress and resolve implementation gaps.

Consultant - Quality Improvement at Care India (2023 – 2023)

Project: Quality Improvement of Hospitals in Bihar

• Worked on hospital quality-improvement activities for Bihar-based healthcare facilities and program teams.
• Assisted in documentation, data compilation, reporting and coordination for quality-improvement processes.
• Supported implementation follow-up and communication between project teams and facility-level stakeholders.

State Coordinator at Gram Swaraj Samiti Ghoshi (2022-09 – 2023-01)

Project: Game of Choice not Chance by Population Council, New Delhi

• Coordinated state-level project activities and supported implementation across assigned locations.
• Maintained communication with project partners, organization teams and local stakeholders.
• Assisted in planning, documentation and follow-up for adolescent health and choice-focused activities.

Assistant Project Officer at Pragya (2021-06 – 2022-06)

Project: Agri-Income and Disaster Management

• Supported field operations related to agriculture-income enhancement and disaster-management activities.
• Assisted in coordination, reporting, community interaction and documentation for project execution.
• Worked with field teams and local stakeholders to support activity planning and implementation follow-up.

Medical Social Worker cum Data Manager at Jiv Daya Foundation | Mahaveer Cancer Sansthan (2019-07 – 2021-05)

Project: India Periodic Oncology Initiative Project

• Handled medical social-work support and data-management responsibilities for an oncology initiative.
• Maintained project data, supported patient-facing coordination and contributed to reporting requirements.
• Supported communication between patients, project staff and institutional teams for smooth project functioning.

Master of Social Work in Social Work – Patna College, Patna University (2019)

Graduation – Miranda House, Delhi University (2015)

Class 12 – D.A.V. Public School, BSEB Colony, Patna (2011)

Class 10 – D.A.V. Public School, BSEB Colony, Patna (2009)