Komal (she/her)

Experience

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  Self-employed

  May 2015 - Dec 2021

  Teacher

  To continue my passion in teaching students, I had been providing home tuitions to the students of class 6th to 10th (CBSE) involving the following duties and responsibilities but not limited to: 1. Facilitated interactive and innovative learning for 15+ students at a time using visual presentations;2. Created educational support materials for various subjects for 30+ secondary students, based on national textbooks;3. Achieved 95% success rate in assessing and monitoring students progress;4. Mentored 30+ students in developing independent problem-solving skills using innovative and sustainable strategies. Show less

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  YAH India Knowledge Foundation (Youth Action Hub - India)

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  Research and Content Intern

  As a Research and Content Intern in Youth Action Hub (YAH), a small initiative by UNCTAD, I had been contributing my skills and efforts in research-based work with the following responsibilities but not limited to: 1. Conducted extensive secondary research on the impact of social startups on sustainable development goals (SDGs), analyzing data from credible sources;2. Assessed India's performance the Global Multidimensional Poverty index over the past five years, identifying innovative solutions for improvement;3. Produced well-written, formatted research articles independently, ensuring high quality through proofreading and editing;4. Ideated and actively worked on creative social media content. Show less

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  UNDP in India

  Mar 2022 - Sept 2022

  Data Analyst Intern

  As a Data Analyst Intern at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India, I had been delivering my direct efforts in following duties and responsibilities but not limited to: 1. Coordinated with state government officials across eight North-East Indian states to collect data for the India Northeastern Region District SDG Index 2.0, a publication by NITI Aayog (Planning Commission of India) and UNDP (link for NER SDG Index 1.0);2. Contributed to data analysis and interpretation of 84 indicators to identify anomalies and prepare write ups with guidance from UNDP Policy Specialist and NITI Aayog’s SDGs Advisor;3. Engaged with senior officials of Indian state governments as part of a NITI Aayog-UNDP delegation to enhance SDG monitoring and localization activities in Nagaland and Manipur, states of India;4. Led secondary research, data extraction using Power BI, data cleaning, data plugin using MsExcel and data validation of state data for 120 districts of NER from relevant central sources of given data period;5. Prepared project progress briefs and minutes of meetings, in addition to assisting in capacity building exercises. Show less

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  UNICEF India

  Sept 2022 - Aug 2023

  Learning and Skills Officer, Generation Unlimited

  As a Learning and Skills Officer, I was responsible for below-mentioned duties, but not limited to - 1. Collaborated with government and private stakeholders, partners and young people to plan, implement and monitor the 21st century skilling opportunities and career guidance initiatives for Generation Unlimited Pillar 2 activities;2. Contributed to identifying and finalizing innovative and scalable solutions, applying new approaches to enhance career guidance and promote 21 century skills for sustainable results at scale;3. Conducted secondary research audiences: international practices, especially on non-digital solutions to reach more marginalized audiences;4. Prepared public advocacy material, programme and project activities tracker and contributed to the planning and review of the Genu annual work plans and other strategic documents;5. Extended support in drafting briefing notes, talking points of senior management, funding proposals, presentations and donor reports;6. Provided end-to-end support to organize the workshops/meetings and roundtables, ensuring the effective delivery of the outcomes. Show less

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  PwC India

  Aug 2023 - now

  Associate Consultant

  1. Provided full range of support to Project Preparation Technical Assistance (PPTA) team for $80 million project titled 'Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya Phase II' with Government of Meghalaya (GoM), funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB);2. Conduct primary and secondary research to stay updated on emerging trends in skilling and livelihood ecosystem at national and international level;3. Provided support in conducting comprehensive field visits with industry partners, training providers, entrepreneurs and educational institutions in Meghalaya to assess skill gaps insights, contributing to the strategic design of Meghalaya Skills and Innovation Hub which aims to transform the skilling and innovation landscape in Meghalaya to enhance the youth's employability; 4. Conducted qualitative surveys with sectoral experts to gather insights and perspectives the emerging jobs roles and skills requirements aligned with national and international standards;5. Provide support to teams in the development of business proposals and project documents, including inception reports, concept notes, approach and methodology etc.;6. Conducted comprehensive data analysis for the Management Information System (MIS) Training Data, instrumental in designing SHCDM-II;7. Provided support for the project marketing activities for project titled 'Revamping Professional Driver Training Center into Modern Driver Training and Education Center' with Government of Mauritius;8. Co-ordinated with approx. ten subject matter experts involved in the project for facilitating regular communication on relevant project activities, ensuring timely and good quality deliverables;9. Prepared weekly and monthly project progress reports, and minutes of meetings, in addition to effectively managing the internal compliances. Show less