Mani Mahadeva

Experience

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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

  Mar 2001 - Aug 2002

  Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator
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  CARE

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2005

  As the project team leader, I was responsible to develop project annual operation plan and coordinate project implementation. Developing micro-finance models, documenting best practices, supervising & guiding project team, facilitating training programs related micro finance management were other key responsibilities i carried out in this portfolio.

  • Project Team Leader

    Jul 2005 - Aug 2005

  • Project Coordinator - Training

    Sept 2002 - Jul 2005
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  UNDP

  Sept 2005 - Mar 2009

   Coordinated small grant fund delivery to over 400 civil society organizations for sustainable income generation activities and training of over 440 office bearers on organizational management.  Promoted team work, participatory decision making, transparency and accountability among the partner organizations and client organizations. Developed user-friendly management & evaluation tools to assess the impact on the community Facilitated organizational capacity development activities and monitored the progress Established and strengthened networking among civil society organizations, government institutions, private sector and other stakeholders. Facilitated establishment of national and regional advisory committees representing civil society organizations and resident groups Show less

  • National Project Coordinator

    Sept 2007 - Mar 2009

  • Deputy Project Coordinator

    Sept 2005 - Aug 2007
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  United Way Greater Toronto

  Jul 2009 - Nov 2009

  Research Field work Coordinator

   Coordinated the poverty by postal code survey project in Scarborough, East York and North York Recruited, trained, and supervised a group of 25 field interviewers and coordinated over 1300 in-depth household surveys  Enhanced the survey and evaluation tools to increase higher quality of the field survey

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  Agincourt Community Services Association

  Dec 2009 - Apr 2023

   Conduct annual community consultation and newcomer research to assess newcomer needs and trends and make recommendations to improve settlement services.  Conduct annual evaluation surveys to assess the project delivery, develop solutions and make recommendations for improvement.  Compiled and developed resource guides and tools to enhance organizational capacity building and newcomer access to settlement services Project Manager of Local Immigration Partnership Project of NW Scarborough, Toronto. Provided leadership and direction to the North West Scarborough LIP project including implementation of the strategic plan.  Facilitated agency collaborations and partnerships with community organizations and stakeholders to enhance access to newcomer settlement services

  • LIP Project Officer

    Apr 2012 - Apr 2023

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2009 - Apr 2012
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  University of Toronto

  Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  Field Coordinator
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  Catholic Crosscultural Services

  May 2023 - now

  Program Manager

  Responsibilities include planning and managing all aspects of the Settlement Resources Networking Hub programs, Develop and maintain service delivery partnerships, Develop and implement the program’s outreach strategy and ensure effective delivery of services.