Vrinda Kapur

Experience

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  Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

  Rural Living and Learning Experience

  • Need Assessment Study for Skill Development• Assessment of the Ethnic Practices of the Target Communities for livelihood generation• Assessment of the Available Local Resources• Assessment of the Market Potential and future growth of the Ethnic Skills of the Community• Assessment of the selected trades available in the Market feasible with the community

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  New Concept Information Systems Pvt. Ltd.

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Summer Intern

  • Mapping of Marketing Practices and Newer Opportunities Exploration for NCIS Interventions.• Preparing Technical and Financial Proposals for pitching of projects.• Preparing Social Development Profiles for Ethiopia and Kenya and map the opportunities for NCIS in these countries.• Reviewing of the RFPs and REOIs.• Preparing marketing presentations for new clients.• Preparing a report on UNDP’s work in India and look into the projects where NCIS can contribute.• Conducting research on PC&PNDT Act with visits to 3rd National Save Girl Child Summit, GRC and nursing and diagnostic centers. Show less

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  Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2018

  -Led customized and open-enrolment training engagements to strengthen monitoring and evaluation capacities of senior-level bureaucrats, state and district level government officials, and civil society organizations of international repute.-Led the content creation and delivered them at multiple courses along with providing teaching assistance in around multiple trainings for officials from Indian Administrative Services, Indian Economic Services, Royal Government of Bhutan, UNICEF, BMGF, World Bank and others Show less Project Management-Managed four large-scale policy-focused randomized evaluations in the education and gender sector which includes providing support to researchers on research design, questionnaire design, strategizing and executing data collection for evaluation and intervention monitoring, ensuring adherence to research protocols, timeline, guidelines on research compliance, data security and preliminary data analysis-Mentored partner organizations including government officials and non-governmental organizations on program monitoring and provided them with program management support-Supported project researchers in writing grant proposals for fundraising -Led grant management (~US $1.2M in total) and ensured the overall financial health of the project-Managed and mentored 8 Research Associates, over 200 field staff and several consultants and interns Policy Engagement-Led the partnerships for evaluations with strategic stakeholders like Department of Education, Government of Haryana and Delhi and Department of Health, Government of Punjab at the state and district levels to ensure smooth program implementation and evaluation by managing conversations, negotiating timelines and expectations, providing regular updates, advocating about the project’s overall goals, seeking permissions for pilots, overall implementation and data collection exercises-Managed relationship with multiple international donors by generating high-quality reports, policy briefs and presentations on projects’ progress and results-Led pilots to operationalize programs and prepare them for scale-ups after successful evaluations Show less As a Senior Research Associate for the project "Every child counts -Towards a scalable curriculum: Evaluation of a game based math curriculum in Pratham Balwadis to improve learning outcomes in New Delhi, India", I led the designing and piloting of survey instruments and math games curriculum. I also managed the recruitment, training and supervision of field-based and data operations team while leading three large scale data collection exercises. I led the training of teachers on game implementation. I also led the project's grant management, budgeting and partner management Show less As a part of the team of "Evaluation of school-based gender attitude change program by Breakthrough in Haryana, India", I supported the researchers in designing survey instruments and running pilot exercises. I led recruitment, training, and supervision of field-based and data operations teams for five large scale data collection exercises. I helped build capacity of the partner organization to monitor the implementation of the program. I engaged with policy makers and civil society organizations to collaborate with them on the project and seek their support for its efficient execution. I assisted in preparation of reports, protocol documents, proposals and presentations for donors and government officials Show less

  • Capacity Building Manager

    Oct 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Research Manager

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  • Senior Research Associate

    Mar 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Research Associate

    Jun 2013 - Feb 2015
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  Central Square Foundation

  Nov 2019 - Aug 2020

  Team Lead - Advocacy Policy
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  Porticus

  Sept 2020 - now

  • Programme Manager - Asia

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Grants Manager

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2023