CV of Ravindra

CURRICULUM VITAE

RAVINDRA ravianita2006@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
Highlights (Descending Order)
Education: August 2006 to date
MSW (Master of Social Work) Organization: RDATS (NGO)
Master of Arts (History) Place of work: Gowribidanur, Kolar, Karnataka, India
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Position: Program Manager
PGDHRM • Developing and implementing systems and standards of
program management
Development Experience: • Writing project proposals.
Over 20 years • Monitoring the activities related to child, women and youth
programs.
Key Competencies:
• Assisting in building the organizations knowledge base and
Proposal preparation
PIME internal learning.
Organizational Development • Managing team leaders & field staff of programs
Trainings ______________________________________________
PRA applications February 2005 to July 2006
Personality Development Organization: CAPART (A Government of India undertaking)
Leadership Place of Work: Karnataka, India
Liaisoning Position: Project Evaluator cum Monitor (Part time)
Communication Nature of work:
• Conducting pre-appraisals, mid term evaluation and post
evaluation of the projects assisted by CAPART.
• Evaluating projects of NGOs related to women, disability,
PROJECTS HANDLED: rainwater harvesting, Income generation, skill
development, and vermi compost.
Child development/Child • Preparing financial statements and monitoring the accounts
protection of NGOs.
Women Development _______________________________________________
Social Service Project January 2004 to December 2005
Health Projects Organization: UNICEF
Solid Waste Management Project: Immunization project (A Project of Govt. of
Social Mobilization Karnataka)
Capacity building Place of Work: Gulbarga, Karnataka India
Environment Position: Communication Consultant
Income Generation
Nature of work:
Community Development
• Facilitating Government departments of women & child and
health & family welfare in planning & implementation of
Associated with:
social mobilization activities with an objective to bring up
International Donor
immunization level in the district.
Agencies:
• Assisting district administration in planning &
CAPART, UNICEF, UNDP, World
Bank implementation of behavior change communication (BCC)
Governments: activities in the villages.
Government of India • Facilitating the departments in identification and training of
Government of Karnataka volunteers to be involved in social mobilization activities.
• Assisting Hyderabad Field Office in developing information,
Visits Abroad: education & communication (IEC) materials.
Germany, Berlin, Frankfurt, Page 1 of 5Media
• Facilitating the district administration in organizing
Munich, Stuttgart, Honnavar, Austria, meet and other workshops related to health activities.
Paris & Zurich • Taking part in the review meetings both at district as well
as state levels.
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OCTOBER 2002 TO DECEMBER 2003

Organization: JSYS (Jala samvardhini Yojana Sangha), A ground water re-charging
Program of Government of Karnataka
Place of work: Koppal, Karnataka, India
Position: District Social Specialist
Nature of work:
• Designing & implementing community tank management projects.
• Supervising the work of staff like Agricultural Specialist, Engineers, Gender
Specialist, Social Specialists, and other supporting staff.
• Monitoring community based organizations (CBOs).
• Mobilizing community contribution for the Project.
• Managing three District offices and liaisoning with the District administration.
• Providing support & advocacy for resettlement of clients dealing with legal matters.
• Recruiting staff for the project and training them on their jobs.
• Attending monthly review meetings at state level.
• Participating in high level meetings organized with legislators/planners/principal
secretary Government of Karnataka at legislative assembly.
• Preparing & submitting reports to the Executive Director at State level.
• Facilitating & organizing interaction meetings with CBOs and district administrators.
• Tapping available Government resources/schemes to the target community

October 2001 to September 2002

Organization: JVSL (Corporate Sector – Jindal Alluminium Company)
Place of work: Bellary, Karnataka, India
Position: Development Consultant
Nature of work:
• Assessing the project area and developing integrated development projects for the
villages around the industry.
• Assisting in supervision of project staff, monitoring their activities, developing their
monthly plan & reporting system for the target area

July 1999 to September 2001

Organization: FEDVORK, a federation of voluntary agencies of Kolar district.
Place of work: Kolar, Karnataka, India
Position: Secretary
Nature of work:
• Strengthening NGO community in the district under the umbrella of FEDVORK.
• Working as resource person for The Hunger Project partners (USA based donor) &
training elected local body/Gram Panchayat women members.
• Strengthening 30 NGOs in the area of capacity building, proposal writing, vision
building etc.

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May 1998 to June 1999

Organization: Host Net India (A network of few like-minded NGOs of South India
formed to work on common issues collectively and brings changes in the
community)
Place of work: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Position: Chief Executive
Nature of work:
• Facilitating mobilization of funds for partner organizations & providing services to
develop concept clarity on issues related to children, women and environment.
• Evaluating women and child development projects of partner organizations.

April1997 to March 1998

Organization: UNDP assisted Poverty alleviation project.
Place of work: Ananthapur, Andra Pradesh, India
Position: Project Coordinator
Nature of work:
• Facilitating staff in formation of Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) and conduction of
capacity building training to them.
• Preparing progress reports on monthly basis and submitting to the agency.
• Facilitating SHGs for bank linkages.
• Creating awareness on women issues and income generating activities among SHG
members.
• Organizing & facilitating meetings/ trainings/interaction meetings with different line
government departments like health, education, revenue, banks, women and child
welfare.
• Representing the organization in theUNDP partners planning/issues meetings at
District level.
• Managing project staff.

February 1993 to March 1997

Organization: People’s Development Centre
Place of work: Kolar, Karnataka, India
Position: Project Director
Nature of work:
• Conducting study on Dalit women issues and their role in development programs.
• Conducting survey on child bonded labourers and influencing Government for their
release & rehabilitation.
• Evaluating child health programmes & providing staff support.
• Managing staff.
• Liaisoning between agencies and micro entrepreneurs.
• Organizing trainings to target group people on small business development.
• Developing trust, confidence & empathic relationship with disadvantaged children
and women and facilitating/empowering them to fight for their rights for their
sustainable social & economic development.
• Facilitating admission of pro-school dropouts in public schools.
• Mobilizing funds from international donor agencies like Swedish embassy,
Netherlands embassy, Australian High commission, Stitching Kinder Post gel

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Netherlands, The Hesperian Foundation, for development programs - rural poverty,
women empowerment, Income generation, Child development, HIV/AIDS.

November 1990 to January 1993

Organization: STARR (NGO)
Place of work: Kolar, Karnataka, India
Position: Project Director
Nature of work:
• Formation of expert team of trainers and providing training to NGOs of South India
States on developmental aspects like communication Media, Social analysis, Street
theatre, Community Organizers training, Self Help group Concept, and Trainers
Training etc.

October 1987 to September 1989

Organization: SUNANDA (NGO)
Place of work: Kolar, Karnataka, India
Position: Project Coordinator
Nature of work:
• Conducting counseling families on their family problems.
• Counseling children and youths who face difficulties in adjusting to society and
family.
• Coordinating the activities of field workers.
• Forming, nurturing and strengthening women self help groups

OTHER RELAVENT EXPERIENCE:

• Worked as a Teacher in Government Primary School.
• Completed Teachers Training Certificate Course.
• Field work experience in Remand home, Certified school for Girls and Boys, Disability
Children institute, hospital settings, Old age Home, rehabilitation of Beggars (Masters
degree education).

Computer Skills:
• Proficient in MS Word, Power Point and Excel
• Good at Internet operations
TRAININGS ATTENDED:
• Project Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Bangalore
• Street Theatre Work Shop, Bangalore
• International NGO’s Conference, New Delhi
• Bio-Diversity Hyderabad
• A forestation, Mumbai
• Child Labor Work Shop, Bangalore
• Women Violence & Human Rights, Secunderabad
• Gender Awareness Training, Bangalore
• Project Planning & Evaluation, New Delhi
• Poverty Alleviation Programs, New Delhi
• Water Shed Development Training, Bangalore
• Work Shop on Dalits, Bangalore
• Rural Housing & Sanitation, Secunderabad

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• Women in Panchayathraj, New Delhi
• Professional Social work in Literacy development, Japan
• State level work shop on Child Labor, Bangalore
• Project Management Techniques & methods, Germany
• Human Rights, Bangalore
• International Workshop on Girl Child Rights, New Delhi
• Women access to land rights, California
• Human rights & mental health workshop, Calcutta
• Managing Rural Organizations, Germany
• Communication & Social Mobilization Skills, Hyderabad
• International Leadership workshop on Rural Youth at Germany

MEMBERSHIP:
• Founder Member & General Secretary of Federation of Voluntary Organizations,
Kolar District (FEDVORK), Karnataka, India.
• Member of Global Ratification Network – Geneva.
• Registered under General Social Care Council (GSCC) London reference number
1124219
• Member of National Institute of Personal management-New Delhi
• Country Coordinator of Asian Rural Youth Association- Nepal
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Passport details:
Possessed valid Passport

Personal Details:
Date of Birth : 23.05.1964
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indian
Languages Proficiency : Kannada, Hindi, English & Telugu
Address for Communication:
Ravindra
797, NMIG B-12 Block,
5th Phase, Yelahanka New Town,
Bangalore-560064
Karnataka
India
Phone: +91 80 41685120
Cell Phone: +91 09916104808

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