Soukat Kumar Bhattacherjee

Experience

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  CRY - Child Rights and You

  Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  Project Coordinator
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  Action Aid India International

  Oct 2006 - Jan 2007

  Consultant

  Planned, monitored, and coordinated with kilkari centers (temporary school for children) in flood affected blocks. Coordinated in flood relief activities (undertaken by Jaipur RO) as well as handled documentation of Flood relief activities in Barmer and prepared future actions plans for long rehabilitation activities.

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  Centre for Dalit Rights ,Jaipur

  Feb 2007 - Sept 2008

  State Coordinator

  Conducting fact finding of different atrocities on Indigenous groups and facilitating research studies on status of Atrocities in various districts of Rajasthan, Special Component Sub-Plan of Budget for Scheduled Caste by State Government.

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  Action Education - Officiel

  Oct 2008 - Apr 2010

  Program Officer

  Conducted feasibility studies to identify new projects in line with AeA’s country strategy• Coordinated & monitored all Institutes of Livelihood Education and Development (iLEAD Centres)in Jharkhand and Rajasthan• Worked on the Link Worker Scheme (a Joint Program of UNDP and NACO) in Rajasthan• Monitored & ensured implementation of different educational programs by Partner Organizations• Astutely undertook necessary actions like liaison with Government Agencies to help NGO Partners/DIPs to achieve the goals of sustainability• Took short & long term consultancies on behalf of Aide et Action like conducting EmployabilityPotential Assessment Studies and Individual Development Profiling (IDP) for different Indian and Multinational corporate houses. • Managed Documentation, Annual Reports, Newsletter, Documentary films and recruitments procedures at State Level. • Got appreciation by management and transferred to Jharkhand as Program Officer• Undertook Employability Potential Assessment in different in-house departments and ancillary units of Maithon Power Limited (MPL)• Astutely handled Individual Development Profiling for 1500 Project Affected People (PAP) of MPL• Significantly set up first iLEAD Centre in West Bengal in collaboration with SGSY (Ministry ofRural Development) Government of India• Established & coordinated New Computer Application Study Programs in different iLEAD Centres of Jharkhand in collaboration with Microsoft Inc Ltd. Show less

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  ETA Group of Companies

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2014

  Executive- Employee Welfare

  Offered counseling to employees on their professional & personal problems especially, aggressiveness, home sickness, occupational health related issues, site related complaints, etc.• Conducted Behavior Skill and other soft skill Training for Technician and workmen at Engineering Vertical Level in all overseas divisions. • Designed various welfare activities entailing organization of different events & sports activities to boost up the morale of workers• Constituted welfare & cultural committees, etc. to initiate and monitor the welfare activities• Initiated Employee’s Grievance Cell for registering grievances of employees and suggesting different appropriate authorities to provide solutions for it• Bridged the gap between employees & management for conciliation of employees’ needs and management’s policies• Commenced in- house newsletter for enhancing knowledge and information of employees on current affairs• Set up & monitored different recreation and leadership building clubs like toastmasters club, NISAand NAJM clubs, etc.• Involved in the designing of events for children and spouses of employees• Undertook various research studies for management on absenteeism, occupational hazards, resignation and termination cases• Handled training and capacity building of employees having poor performances, etc.• Conducted basic orientation program on Health, Safety and Basic UAE Laws for new migrant employees and served as a member of ETA Ascon Star Toastmasters Club• Bagged Competent Communicator & Leader Title in ETA Ascon Star Community ToastmastersClub in 2012 Show less

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  Arabtec Construction LLC

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2019

  • Managing all Labour relations and welfare activities for workmen staying at Dubai and Abu Dhabi especially for special projects like Dubai EXPO 2020 . •Supervising welfare team in implementation of activities with proper support and guidance. •Offered counseling to employees belonging from Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh on their professional & personal problems especially, aggressiveness, home sickness, occupational health related issues, site related complaints, etc. •Organized Promotional recreational activities like movie screening for employees in association with Trans fast International at various camps in Dubai. •Prepared welfare Business plan with projecting the financial implication and submitted to Senior Management of Arabtec Construction.•Preparation of large camps mobilization and demobilization plans with assisting camp operation team to implement the same ensuring welfare standards are not compromised.• Designing comprehensive camp manual policy with its operation and service structures. • Introduced welfare policy concept for set up of formal welfare functions of company and to attract different clients and convincing different certification agencies. •Coordinated with different stakeholders for bringing up new welfare initiatives for workmen in further course of action. Show less  Managing development of welfare management plan, welfare policies and sub-contractor’s policies for minimum assurance of welfare standards following Federal Legal compliances and standards of Dubai Expo 2020. Ensuring workers welfare standards and legal requirement (Cabinet resolution 13 of 2009) and Assurance Minimum Standard for worker welfare guidelines (rev- 3) of Dubai EXPO 2020 are followed in Labors Accommodation Proactive in undertaking worker welfare compliance audits for Arabtec camps and its subsidiaries at regular interval and updating close out action to management/ clients through their preferred ERP software (like Aconex)  Demonstrated excellence in handling welfare initiatives for workmen including post landing orientation, counselling, addressing grievances and disputes, ensuring statutory welfare facilities, managing long absenteeism, Labour welfare committee meetings, training and capacity building of employees having poor performance, welfare events like annual sports, cultural events, employee recognition events etc.  Providing welfare support for repatriation including disable/ deceased employees and follow up for indemnity amount.  Assisting and Advising management in issues of medical insurance, compensation to disabled employees on work related or non-work-related events as per UAE Federal Law.  Played pivotal role in promoting Workmen Mental Health and Occupational Stress Management through conducting workshops with Labour community. Instrumental to achieve Taqdeer Award 2016 (5-star rating) and Taqdeer Award- 2018 (4 Star Rating) from Government of Dubai for best labour welfare practices in Organization.  Managing Workers satisfaction survey, Monthly/ Annual Progress Reports and all presentations related to Workers welfare. Show less

  • Senior Welfare Officer

    Aug 2014 - Jun 2019

  • Senior Worker Welfare Officer

    Aug 2014 - May 2019
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  Innovo Group

  Jun 2019 - now

  Assistant Manager -Worker Welfare

   Managing all Worker welfare initiatives in ASGC Major Projects with Aldar PJSC, Masdar City Abu Dhabi other ASGC Projects with various clients per approved worker welfare policies and plans of ASGC within UAE and specific to client’s requirement. Assisting Project leaders to approach and achieve qualitive worker welfare practices at projects in compliance with guidelines of National and International client.  Supporting in development of strategic Worker welfare Plan and procedure for ASGC Management with reference to current worker welfare trends including sub-contractor management, Employment practices as well as Accommodations and transportation standards.  Managed compliance Audits, and inspection of Sub contractors and subsidiaries ensuring that they maintain the standards for Procurement Management, Employment practices, Accommodation and workers transportation as laid down in WW Assurance Standard- rev- 4 guidelines of EXPO 2020, Dubai.  Supporting smooth implementation of workers welfare training, and worker welfare surveys to ensure workers are free to access their rights at organizational Level.  Instrumental in carrying out worker welfare events at site and workers accommodation not limited to monitoring Worker wellness Wearable Programs of EXPO 2020 Dubai, Worker welfare forums, Committee Meetings, EXPO Sports events \ Awards ceremonies and workers exposure visits etc. Tracking the progress and Compliances level by follow up meeting and Worker Welfare Issue log trackers and Risk Assessment registers. Show less