CSR | Sustainability | MEL | WASH | Research | ESG
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A versatile results-oriented CSR, sustainability, and research professional with 14+ years of experience across corporate foundations, NGOs, and consulting firms, specializing in WASH, water security, climate resilience, ESG, gender mainstreaming, and impact assessment.
Research Manager - Safe Water Network India
(2022-10)
Lead multi-state CSR and research projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables aligned with organizational strategy and donor requirements. Undertook long-term organizational visioning, annual reports, and strategic planning for CSR partnerships and foundation programs. Designed and operationalized results frameworks, KPIs, and impact indicators enabling evidence-based impact measurement.
Managed donor engagements and high-level presentations with corporates, multilaterals, and government stakeholders. Led multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring timely implementation and measurable impact. Developed proposals, concept notes, Theory of Change (ToC), Logical Framework Analysis (LFA), and budgets for CSR foundations and institutional donors; supported advocacy and partnerships.
Authored flagship sector reports, toolkits, water resources, and policy-oriented publications. Developed digital learning tools for government officials and sector practitioners. Led ESG and sustainability initiatives on pond rejuvenation, watershed development, water budgeting, IWRM, and presented ESG insights aligned with sustainability reporting frameworks.
Represented the organization at SDG 6.5.1 consul
Senior Research Associate - Safe Water Network India
(2022-01 - 2022-09)
Market Development Analyst - Safe Water Network India
(2018-02 - 2021-12)
Marketing and Development Research Associate - Marketing and Development Research Associate (MDRA) | Manager – Market Research
(2016-09 - 2018-01)
Led end-to-end research projects, including planning, tool design, execution, and reporting. Improved data collection processes and team coordination. Managed EOIs/RFPs, including bids for World Bank projects.
Consultant – Market Research - Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd.
(2015-05 - 2016-08)
Managed end-to-end projects – survey design, IDIs, FGDs, F2F, CAPI/CATI, CSAT, analysis reports.
Manager – Market Research - InfoTech Global (India) Ltd.
(2012-11 - 2015-04)
B2B & Customer Satisfaction Studies:
Management Trainee - Xchanging Plc - Bangalore
(2011-04 - 2012-10)
Internship during MBA - Real Estate Bank India (REBI) Private Limited - Bangalore
Research and analysis of the potential of the real estate business in Indian cities.
MBA - Marketing - Alliance Business School
B. Tech - Biotechnology - Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University
Class XII - DAV School
Class X - Saint Francis School
