Sayantani Mukherjee

Experience

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  Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd

  May 2013 - Jun 2013

  Intern

  Studied and identified the future needs of fishermen communities in West Bengal against a newly developed microfinance loan product for Bandhan Financial Services

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  BAIF Development Research Foundation

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2013

  Intern

  -Conducted a study in the area of skill building for tribal livelihoods and prepared a comprehensive report based on the field assessment I undertook of ongoing efforts and initiatives within BAIF Development Research Foundation’s operational areas in Maharashtra and Gujarat-Prepared a comprehensive report on the ‘National Strategy Building Consultation on Skill Development for Tribal Communities’ organized by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ) Show less

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  Adani Foundation

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Project Officer

  I was a part of the Communications team at Adani Foundation, where I was responsible for developing various communication material and carried out detailed documentation of the initiatives implemented by the foundation. I have also supported in designing innovative community mobilization tools and techniques as part of my job along with organizing several in-house and corporate events for the foundation.

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  ACCESS Development Services

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  Senior Program Coordinator

  -Support and manage the Poorest States Inclusive Growth (PSIG) Programme (supported by DFID, Government of UK). Manage the ongoing policy advocacy initiatives under the broad agenda of financial inclusion in four states (Bihar, MP, UP, Odisha) and Delhi.-Develop and carry out research projects on financial inclusion at the state as well as national level for the organization. Develop high quality communication and knowledge products in Financial Inclusion-Support in organizing the Inclusive Finance India Summit, a flagship initiative of ACCESS ASSIST and various other consultations/policy meets on financial inclusion at the state level-Support in proposal writing and other business development activities on behalf of ASSIST for various government, non-profit and private industry solicitations Show less

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  UNDP

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  NUNV Research Associate

  As part of the Energy and Environment unit of UNDP India, I am currently working as a Research Associate under the SECURE Himalaya Project. With the primary aim of conserving snow leopards and the larger biodiversity in the high Himalayan region of J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, the project seeks to promote alternate and resilient livelihood options for the communities.

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  Villgro

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2019

  Manager- INVENT

  The Technology Development Board (TDB), Government of India in partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID), UK have initiated the ‘Innovative Ventures and Technologies for Development (INVENT)’ programme. Villgro has been selected to act as the lead incubator to provide incubation support aimed at creating a viable social enterprise (for-profit) pipeline for impact investments in the 8 low-income states of India (UP, MP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Orissa and West Bengal). Villgro is supporting 4 incubators viz. IIM-Calcutta Innovations Park, SIDBI Innovation & Incubation Center at IIT-K, KIIT-TBI & CIIE-Startup Oasis in LIS to handhold Innovative businesses at seed or early stages of enterprise development that benefit the poor in the LIS of India while being commercially successful Show less

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  UNDP

  Apr 2019 - Feb 2023

  Women's Entrepreneurship & Financial Inclusion Associate

  Working as part of the Innovative Finance Unit at the UNDP India country office, I am managing key women's entrepreneurship promotion projects. As part of the role I have had the opportunity to manage programmes around women's entrepreneurship and gender-lens investing along with Government partnership, private sector organizations as well as design and implement projects with other UN Agencies, including the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. I have also led the establishment of the first Impact Venture Accelerator programme for the India country office, adding to UNDP's global efforts to align and oriented ventures to the SDG Framework. As part of the role I have worked with 100+ women entrepreneurs from across sectors/ geographies and have had the opportunity to work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including impact investment funds, PE/ VC funds, incubator networks, startup promotion organisations. Show less

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  TAS_Impact

  Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

  Manager, Impact Measurement

  Working as part of the Impact Strategy & Measurement team, I supported the development of TAS's impact measurement system and strengthen corporate governance practices around social procurement, stakeholder engagement and industry reporting & disclosures. A large part of my role involved researching industry best practices around ESG integration and identifying relevant metric sets and indicators for impact measurement, specifically focussing on real estate sector. I have considerable experience in applying different impact management frameworks such as the Impact Frontiers, IRIS+, ImpactAim, UN Global Compact as well as corporate disclosure such as UN PRI, B-Corp and TCFD. Show less