Fateen Ahmad

Experience

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  Ministry of Rural Development

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

  Intern

  Participant Observer of the rollout of the IPPE (a subset of the MGNREGA welfare scheme) in Bareilly District. Observation report and suggestions for improvements submitted to the MoRD.

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  Lok Sabha Secretariat

  Apr 2016 - Apr 2016

  Trainee

  A training program in parliamentary processes and practices.

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  Foundation for Democratic Reforms

  May 2016 - Jun 2016

  Intern

  Drafted 6+ policy and legislative briefs highlighting the needs of community-oriented groups, effectively drawing policymakers' attention. Developed a comprehensive report on the legislative changes introduced by the Telangana Government to the Companies & Societies Registration Acts.

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  IDeCK - Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Ltd.

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

  Public Policy Intern

  Collaborated with industry experts, senior bureaucrats, and public representatives to draft legislation focused on promoting tourism, regulating water sports, and enhancing logistic efficiency in Karnataka.

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  I-PAC (Indian Political Action Committee)

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

  Policy Consultant

  Part of the 2021 West Bengal elections, where I designed and implemented transformative initiatives such as the 'Didi ke Bolo' hotline and 'Duare Sarkar' project, connecting millions to essential services and driving youth mobilization.

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  Women for Politics

  Jan 2020 - now

  Researcher

  - Designed and delivered a 4-week workshop on policy research to policy and research fellows.- Drove the end-to-end execution of the ‘Beyond Victims’ project aimed at providing platforms to Women in South Asia who are leaders and change-makers in the political space.- Published the ‘Beyond Victims’ series in South Asian languages.

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  Reify Consulting Solutions Pvt Ltd

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Political Consultant

  Coordinated the election campaign of the Indian National Congress (INC), across 2 districts for 30+ prospective candidates including bespoke campaign strategy development, stakeholder management, and grassroots mobilization.

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  Meta

  Sept 2022 - Aug 2023

  Risk Management and Investigations Specialist

  - Led insights projects and presented analysis on content policy, ads policy, commerce policy, safety policy, product policy, threat investigations, and public policy.- Key subject matter expert (SME) in Ads and Commerce Integrity.- Led the people initiatives for a team of 40+ enabling, collaboration, coordination, upskilling, and boosting team resiliency.

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  Freelance (Self employed)

  Oct 2023 - now

  Political Consultant

  • Developed and executed end-to-end election strategy for Legislative elections in multiple strategic zones with over 30 million voters.• Implemented data-driven decision-making processes to optimize campaign effectiveness.