Aravind Ganapathi

Experience

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  Srivari Investments - India

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Strategic Planning Intern

  Srivari Investments is a financial planning and investment advisory company• Straightened database of over 1000 clients by setting up an online database management system• Administered mutual funds and investments analyses of the market and applied it to a sandbox environment.

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  Amity University

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  President, Placement Cell

  • Handled placements for Bachelors and Masters in Economics students for my department along with conducting sessions and industry visits.• Organised resume building sessions and cover letter preparation sessions for the entire batch. • Prepared a database of innovative startups where students could find internships.• Prepared sponsorship proposals for events and conferences of the incubator.

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  Quality Council of India(QCI)

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Management Trainee Intern

  -Conducted quality surveys for over 200 Urban Local Bodies under the Clean India flagship “Swachh Bharat- Open Defecation Free (ODF)’ programme for the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.-Certified over 10000 retail outlets (ROs) across 50 cities in India under the Swachh RO project.-Analysed and compiled ODF data for over 10 Indian states and acted as a liaison between the state governments and the organisation.

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  World Youth Council

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  Project Associate

  -Facilitated the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit among young children and students through Design Thinking-Led the Teach Your Talent (TYT) program to develop technical, life, socio-emotional, and academic skills for 3000 children from low-income households.-Headed the fundraising and communications campaign to raise over INR 1,00,000 for the WYC National I&E Summit 2019.

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  Extinction Rebellion

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2020

  Student Consultant- C4SI' 20

  • Developed an innovative and sustainable solution called ‘Climate Clock 2021 Strategy’ for the organisation ‘Extension Rebellion (XR)’ to increase inclusivity and engagement through a change in perception, community building, political mobilisation, and strategic tools.• Social media content upgradation to call for action, increase engagement. • Using Art for social change by partnering with organisations like Art Hub Live.

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  International Telecommunication Union

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  Student Researcher (Capstone)

  -Conducted extensive primary and secondary research and analysis on ‘Information Communication Technology services (ICTs) for Climate Change Action’.-Reported on the use of the Internet of Things (IoTs) for Mitigation and Adaptation in Ethiopia, Mauritius, Angola, and Madagascar.-Prepared a report on IoT adoption and the main challenges for IoT permeation in agricultural activity in 4 African countries.

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  Graduate Institute Student Association

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  President, Professional Development Committee

  • Successfully lead a diverse team of 12 individuals to conduct sessions and workshops for the professional development of over 500 students at IHEID • Emphasised on collaboration across 20+ initiatives and organisations in and around Geneva to set up career fairs, alumni roundtables, diversity and inclusion workshops among many other sessions

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  Global Survivors Fund

  Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Intern in Programmes

  -Designed the cost matrix of reparations to advocate for justice for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence survivors.-Coded survivors’ data using NVivo and performed safe file transfer on FileZilla to manage data from Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan.-Conducted semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with survivors to produce Country Study Reports.

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  IOM - UN Migration

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Project Support Officer (P1)

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Intern- Results-Based Management Unit

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023