Tanya Singh

Experience

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  Babajob.com

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Social Media Intern

  • Controlled the social media for the startup Babajob (Winner of the 2011 India Development Marketplace awards) by creating awareness through Facebook and Twitter, with the aim of encouraging jobseekers to register on the website and thus increase customer base• Started public outreach programs by writing content for the website, blog and SMS advertisements• Recorded and analysed site viewing patterns via Google Analytics in order to assess optimum methods for creating viral posts

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  IFMR Rural Channel

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Research Intern

  Project: Rural Payment Solutions & Cash Management Services• Conducted quantitative interviews via Interview and Questionnaire methods to map the supply chains of the 'unorganized sector' in rural Uttarakhand, India with a focus on retailers and farmers• Analyzed transaction costs, overheads and general financial status of the rural sample population• Built models for a new transaction system incorporating IFMR’s rural channel Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services into the supply chain to reduce overhead costs borne by the sample Show less

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  WWF

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

  Internship

  Intern with Sustainable Livelihoods Division• Data collection through secondary research on Protected area notifications, record or rights, Working plans, Forest Right Act implementation etc.• Documentation and report writing on: Kadars, indigenous communities in Kerala; Renewable Energy related schemes proposed and implemented by the State Planning Commissions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar• Assisted in the development of modules for capacity building of villagers etc.• Analysed and documented the clearances from National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) Show less

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  Apnalaya

  Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

  Internship

  • Assisted in counseling of women who approached the Gender and Livelihoods department of Apnalaya regarding domestic issues. Also assisted in conducting workshops on women leadership in slum communities• Did quantitative and qualitative data analysis of questionnaires administrated at sessions and meetings of women from the communities of Shivajinagar around the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai• Observed through my engagement and interaction with members of Bachat Gats (SHGs) the ground-level effect of policies such as the Dattak Vasti Yojna or Slum adoption Scheme Show less

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  Nirantar

  May 2015 - May 2015

  Internship

  • Documented Nirantar’s ten day “Gender Training and Sensitisation” workshop• Did Monitoring and Evaluation of the documentation to record changes over the span of the workshop

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  National Institute of Advanced Studies

  Sept 2016 - May 2018

  Research Associate

  Fieldwork and interviews: Designed and conducted in-depth qualitative interviews of women professionals in science, technology and mathematics in academics and private industries in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.Research, writing and presentation: Organised a consultation meeting of women scientists and technocrats in NIAS in January 2017; Presented a paper titled “Gender and Social Barriers for women in STEM careers” at the National Seminar on Women in STEM at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli in February 2017; Published a News commentary on Women in STEM in ‘Current Science’, May 2017__________________________________________________________________________________ Show less

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  Fieldscope

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2022

  Transcriptionist
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  Nagrika

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  Research Associate

  Research and writing: Conceptualised, researched, and co-authored the Nagrikal governance series explaining urban areas, city governments, municipal acts as common knowledge ;Designed and conducted interviews of a hundred councillors across India. Disseminated findings as a research paper.Infographics, Newsletters, Wikipedia editing: Facilitated, organised, sourced content for and coordinated edit-athons for editing city pages on Wikipedia; Drafted and designed the monthly newsletter; designed infographics for the organisation Show less

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  Aasraa Trust

  May 2021 - Jun 2022

  Communications Consultant

  Handled official communication with funders. Wrote concept notes and grant proposals for funding. Coordinated withdepartments to write reports for funders, as well as newsletters and annual reports for the organisation.

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  PATH

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

  Research and Documentation Consultant

  Worked on the M-RITE (Momentum Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity) project through John Snow India.Analyzed and co-authored papers on Covid-19 vaccination coverage in tribal and migrant populations in India.