Swapna Handique

Experience

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  Salutary India

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2010

  Researcher

  • Assessed need and feasibility of education project in slums of Delhi Canttby surveying the households• Raised funds for the education project from individuals, corporates and donor agencies • Played a key role in initiating a non-formal education center that supported education of 100 students

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  Rasta

  Oct 2009 - Aug 2010

  Project Coordinator

  • Handled three projects on Education for minority communities in Khora Colony,Ghaziabad- Designed, developed and delivered the curriculum, conducted teachers training, collaborated with relevant stakeholders (State/district SSA officials) and external specialists (faculty from NCERT).• Strategized and organized education and vocational training to girls of Minority Communities• Planned and implemented an English training under YUVA program to improve English communication skills:500+ students were trained under this program;80% + trained students were placed• Organized initiatives for enhancing employability of students entering job market: counselling sessions; workshops; interview-feedback session; parent meetings sessions • Facilitated periodic health camps in the area in collaboration with local administration with a focus on early detection of ailments• Created a cadre of health workers with particular focus on maternal and child health Show less

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  Agrasar

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Designing and ensuring effective implementation of skill development programs for underprivileged youth• Run three key centers in Gurgaon; Lead the team of 25 people managing the programs• Ensure excellent Monitoring & Evaluation; including periodic reflection and analysis of program• Engage with more than 200 companies in Delhi and Gurgaon for placement of the students• Trained more than 1500 trainees per annum under the program; Achieved 80% placement record• Played a key role in establishing skill development center inBaddi: established processes; designed curriculum and assessment criteria; provided monitoring and support for initial period• Played a key role in establishing two informal schools in the city of Gurgaon; Enrolled 150+ students during the year 2015 (who either were school drop outs or have never been to school) Show less • Managed the skill development center for retail and IT/ITES sector- Strategized and planned the processes; Managed mobilization, counselling, baseline assessment, training, end term assessment, placement and post placement follow up• Conducted skills gap analysis and competency mappingingarment manufacturing, retail and IT/ITES sector in Gurgaon • Surveyed top office bearers in various industries in the NCR area to understand government’s initiatives regarding vocational education and employment• Initiated engagement with 150prospective employers across different industry for placements• Coordinated the mobilization process of the organization; mobilized 1500+ trainees Show less

  • Program Manager

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Centre Manager

    Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
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  Head- Held- High Foundation

  Aug 2016 - Mar 2023

  Quality Head & Lead- Evaluation & Certification

  • Devised a quality framework for the MIC program in close conjunction with Board of Trustees: Set Quality parameters and standard norms; established Audit processes and reporting framework • Strict audits, disciplined reporting and meaningful recommendations have set a ‘Quality First’ culture • Achieved major improvements in quality; Moved from 0 to 98 partners with basic infra • Established Evaluation and Certification (E&C) framework: defined assessment criteria, test parameters, conducted baseline, midline and end line evaluation of trainees, trainers and fellows • Designed assessment tools based on the relevance and field requirements, from time to time • Introduced Moodle Technology to automate Evaluation; reducing execution time and costs • Conducted assessment of 3 batches of fellows, 21 batches of trainers and more than 100 batches of trainees • Impacted more than 3000 trainees: 25% of the cases are recommended for case studies • Created the framework and manual for Train the Trainer (T3) Program; 21 batches have graduated using this manual so far Show less

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  Head Held High Foundation

  Apr 2023 - now

  General Manager

  Monitoring and Evaluation• Designing Theory of Change, Logical Framework Approach for programs detailing processes, output, and outcome indicators.• Setting up of dashboards and data management structures for project-level progress monitoring.• Capacity building for monitoring and knowledge management amongst HHHF staff and on-ground Implementation Agencies. • Validation, recommendations and finalization of data management templates and processes of project level progress monitoring.• Ensure quality of the data collection tools, field work, data analysis and reporting during scoping studies and evaluations Learning, Reporting and Documentation. • Preparing reports on progress and impact of programs for documentation (reviewed by Board of Trustee and Management)• Identifying and documenting lessons learned, and best practices, to feed into the ongoing as well as future programming.• Working with the board of Trustees and Management to inform strategy to maximize impact through data-driven decision making.Donor Management• Managing end to end livelihood projects and Future Ready Guidance projects funded by HDFC, VM Ware, UNDP and HUL. Show less