Vikash Prakash

Experience

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  National Service Scheme

  Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Volunteer

  I ran an education awareness program among marginalised community near BHU.

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  CGNet Swara

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2017

  Field Immersion

  As part of my academic discipline I went to Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh to understand how to involve ourslves with community. It gave me a prespective to think broadly after equipping ourselves with contextualise tool to tackle community problems

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  State Food Commission, Jharkhand

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Interned
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  CHARM

  Nov 2018 - Aug 2019

  Winter Project At Center For Health And Resource Management
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  Ekjut

  Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

  Management Information System Coordinator
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  Placement Cell, Azim Premji University

  Oct 2020 - now

  Mentor

  Extended Mentorship Program (EMP) is an initiative by the Placement Cell with the objective of creating a platform to help students in achieving a smooth transition from the university into the development sector through fostering relationships between alumni mentors and students. EMP achieves this by bringing together alumni mentors and student mentees through a mentorship program for one year after graduating from the university, thus helping the mentees to stick with the organization that they join through the Placement Cell for a prolonged period.The critical component of the Placement Cell at Azim Premji university is to mentor the student and transform them into eligible development sector practitioners. Mentoring Program is designed to help all the students by connecting them with the alumni community who wants to stay involved and give back. Alumni mentors serve as guides for student mentees to achieve both long and short-term goals. Simultaneously, alumni mentors contribute to the professional and personal development of the graduating students. Show less

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  Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur

  Apr 2021 - now

  Job Profile:Extensive coordination with incubatee firms and their stakeholdersLead/ Support product development, related technological challenges, operations, performance, economic and market trendsResearch and Analyze emerging technology and innovations in different streams of Science and Technology, and their industrial applicationsLead meeting planning, facilitation, presentation, minutes, and follow-upDevelop a knowledge of the incubatee firms and be able to strategize based on product lifecycleAbility to discuss planning and work with internal and external resources to meet goals of the incubateesHelp develop an execution policy statement with each incubatee based on their goals, objectives, product life-stage and market responseHelp Translate execution policy to individual objectives for the leadership of the incubatee firmsMonitor and manage performance versus benchmarks and develop insights regarding critical success factors and detractorsMonitor resource allocation on a quarterly basis relative to policy and goals; evaluate and escalate needs to recalibrateReview and monitor sectorial portfolio issues periodicallySeek to establish strong trust and confidence with the different teams to execute effectively Lead/ support in responding to RFPs, Fund Raising, and Project ExecutionTravel, as and when required, across the country for project execution and monitoring as well as for coordination with geographically distributed teamsLead and support other activities as assigned Show less

  • Assistant Manager (Defence Verticle)

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Young Professional Fellow (Portfolio)

    Apr 2021 - now
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  City & Guilds

  Jul 2022 - Jan 2024

  Mentor

  I have recently expanded my professional skills as a certified Mentor with Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust's (BYST). The course, recognized by City & Guilds, the UK's largest and most recognized vocational awarding body, has equipped me with the skills and knowledge to empower and foster young talent. My objective is to leverage my industry experience and mentoring skills to cultivate innovative solutions and nurture tomorrow's leaders.- Mentored and coached budding entrepreneurs, guiding them towards successful business growth.- Completed the Mentor Development Program accredited by City & Guilds, UK’s largest vocational awarding body.- Employed skills in leadership, communication, and problem-solving to nurture and foster young talent. Show less