Prachi Shah

Experience

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  Kanga & Company, Advocates and Solicitors, Mumbai, India

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2010

  Associate

  ➢ Drafted and reviewed public offering documents duly complying with securities laws. ➢ Conducted legal due diligence of corporate clients and prepared corresponding reports.➢ Advised, drafted and reviewed documents for the incorporation of a company – including Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association.➢ Assisted in establishment of Family Office, including drafting Client Agreements, Disclosure Agreements, Power of Attorney, Portfolio Manager Agreements. ➢ Drafted and reviewed loan documentation for commercial and real estate transactions. Show less

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  Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies - Mumbai

  Jun 2009 - May 2010

  Visiting Professor

  ➢ Taught Business Laws, Company Law, Banking and Insurance Law.

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  Little & Company, Advocates and Solicitors, Mumbai, India

  Nov 2010 - Mar 2012

  Associate

  ➢ Drafted and reviewed Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, Confidentiality, Licence Agreements etc.➢ Conducted legal due diligence of corporate clients and drafted detailed reports.➢ Conducted multi-lingual client-advisory conferences on a regular basis. ➢ Drafted memoranda on commercial litigation, corporate law, foreign investment, intellectual property law, real estate law and banking laws. ➢ Appeared before judicial and quasi-judicial authorities on corporate and property matters. ➢ Researched, drafted and reviewed submissions, petitions, applications for the Supreme Court and High Courts on issues including protection of human rights, right to work, right to life.➢ Provided legal advice and discussing litigation strategies, at times on a pro bono basis. Show less

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  ESOL Strasbourg

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

  Trainee Teacher

  ➢ Taught English to elementary and intermediate level students (majorly Francophone). ➢ Commended for consistent planning in logical stages, orienting students well to language practice tasks and systematically clarifying and correcting errors.

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  InterSoccer

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Marketing and Business Administrator

  Marketing ➢ Conceptualizing & supervising promotional events such as a “Freestyler Tour” which involved corresponding with schools & different venues, finalizing activities for the event. ➢ Developing promotional material for marketing purposes such as preparing and editing content for flyers and posters. ➢ Carrying out online marketing campaigns for e.g. “email blast” for promoting summer camps and courses at various locations.➢ Promotions on social media – creating content and broadcasting for eg. writing and editing content for facebook boosts , for Meet-Up groups and for Yahoo! groups.➢ Website management – writing content, updating, uploading pictures and banners.Business Administration➢ Conducting financial reviews of projects for e.g. fees for camps, courses etc.➢ Corresponding with participants, organizers and service providers ➢ Preparing schedules for various events conducted at schools, exhibitions and fairs.➢ Corresponding with individual and corporate clients, conducting client outreach activities. ➢ Corresponding with participants, organizers and service providers.➢ Preparing schedules for training courses and corresponding schedules for coaches. ➢ Creating databases and updating them regularly.➢ Corresponding with universities for intern recruitment. ➢ Perusing applications, short-listing candidates & scheduling interviews. Show less

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  SB Technique

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  Marketing and Business Developer

  ➢ Prospecting for potential clients to network and identify future tie-ups.➢ Planning and drafting pitches and proposals, unique to each prospect. ➢ Consolidating and organizing content, preparing corporate presentations.➢ Researching new avenues of market penetration and opportunities

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  Ipsos

  May 2015 - Nov 2015

  Trainee Research Executive

  ➢ Working with Client Service Director & Client Service Manager on multi- country projects – FMCG & other industries.➢ Assisting with all areas of the research process, from inception to delivery.➢ Liaising with local operations teams internationally.➢ Developing the content for and preparing online questionnaires.➢ Testing and approving online surveys.➢ Analyzing data, preparing charts and graphs for business oriented reports.➢ Producing engaging/ visually impactful presentations. Show less

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  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  Consultant

  ➢ Organizing evidence in relation to ongoing investigation in India.➢ Assisting in finalizing the findings on other ongoing investigations.➢ Summarizing interviews conducted in English and local Indian languages.➢ Through recruitment agency.

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  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

  Jan 2016 - now

   Case management: overseeing, advising & providing guidance on employee relation cases; analysing issues; recommending approach; managing the Appeals Review Committee (ARC) process; supporting HR & Legal teams on all cases; overseeing investigations; acting as the focal point between investigator(s) & Gavi; reviewing a case on conclusion for determining potential future improvements.  Drafting legal documents: independently drafting preliminary assessment memos and ARC recommendation report(s); preparing minutes of ARC meetings; preparing case reports; drafting all case related correspondence.  Supporting HR Business Partners (HRBPs): advising HRBPs on Gavi policies and HR Manual provisions on conflict management, respectful workplace, and re-organisation; advising and partnering with HRBPs on issues including performance, probation, mutual separation, redundancies, disciplinary processes; reviewing documents prepared by HRBPs (performance improvement plans, mutual separation documents, contract extension letters etc).  Revision of Disciplinary & Appeals Procedures: advising HR team on changes to the conflict management procedures; managing and co-ordinating stakeholder feedback; regularly revising the drafts and engaging in discussions across teams and with the Staff Council on the proposed revisions; preparing implementation plan for revised procedures; drafting communications for all staff; preparing presentation(s) for staff information sessions; preparing document(s) for launching ARC Chair search process; reviewing applications and shortlisting; preparing questions for interview(s).  Streamlining processes: establishing a process for incorporating case developments; structuring investigation process by conceptualising documents like points of reference for investigators & FAQs for investigations. Re-organisation: assessing vacancies to find reassignment opportunities; advising on Gavi policies in context of redundancy and re-organisation. Show less ➢ Gavi HR Manual and HR Policies revision: liaising with stakeholders to identify areas for revision, drafting sections of the manual and of the policies in compliance with internal policies and practices and applicable legal requirements, facilitating kick-off and Working Groups’ meetings, planning the revision process, providing status updates to senior management.➢ Procurement: drafting and reviewing contracts for goods and services, liaising with local and international vendors, processing invoices, educating and advising the team on procurement processes.➢ Communications: drafting and vetting communications targeted to all staff members on subjects including internal policies, benefits, performance management, trainings and information sessions.➢ Training: focal point for Gavi training, facilitating over 40 training sessions on performance management processes and on Gavi HR information system. Preparing training material, drafting communications for launching sessions, promoting trainings, periodically revising and updating content.➢ Staff queries: focal point for answering queries on trainings, on HR information system, performance management processes and other ad-hoc queries. ➢ HRIS: maintaining and updating the data in the system. ➢ HR campaigns: sharing of information authorisation campaigns, executing these campaigns from initiation to conclusion and reporting on them. ➢ Creating templates: standardizing communications (emails, internal system messages) on repeat topics, harmonizing different styles to improve comprehension and ensure efficiency.➢ Research: conducting legal research and writing preparing papers and policy notes on various topics including pension funds, ombudsman and others.➢ HR benchmarking study across 26 international organizations: singularly managing the project including devising strategy, drafting communications, updating senior management, periodically reporting on conclusions. Show less

  • Senior Manager, Human Resources Policy & Legal

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Manager, Human Resources (Legal & Policy)

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

  • Senior Assistant, Governance

    May 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Assistant, Human Resources

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2019