Meghana Oza
Rochester,MI
Summary
I have been associated with various development organisations since 2005. I have a Masters in Social Work, with specialization in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. My professional experience has mainly been in the area(s) of health and education, wherein I was involved in aspects of programme planning, designing, monitoring, evolving partnerships with the Government and other non-governmental organisations and programme execution. I have also been involved in conceptualizing and co-ordinating health and life-skills related curricula for children.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
Bengaluru International Airport Limited
06.2010 - 01.2013
- Streamlined the CSR initiatives of the airport to align them with the company's vision and mission.
- Partnered with various Non Governmental Organizations in order to fulfill the CSR objectives of the company.
- Conducted extensive fire drills and educated school children on Fire Safety in schools within the airport vicinity.
- Actively led and managed a group of volunteers to execute social initiatives of the airport.
- Published original and engaging content highlighting social initiatives of the airport for annual reports as well as for award applications.
- Worked on various cross-functional projects to raise awareness regarding environmental issues in the neighboring communities.
Associate Manager, Dream Creative Arts Programme
Dream A Dream
05.2010 - 06.2011
- Responsible for designing, planning, budgeting and successful implementation of the Dream Creative Arts Programme
- Designing, organizing and conducting training and orientation programs for all facilitators and partners on life skills
- Internal Communication: Responsible for generating and creating regular reports indicative of the program's progress which included the term reports, partner reports and Annual reports
- Responsible for contributing information about the programme for the monthly newsletter, including stories of children exhibiting exceptional change
- External Communication: Accountable for all communication to the partners from the programme
- Responsible for contributing in the strategic planning, annual planning and budgeting process for the programme
Consultant- Impact Assessment
Dream A Dream
01.2009 - 04.2009
- Create an organizational Impact Report based on analysis of Dream A Dream's impact on various stakeholders - Child, NGO partners, service partners, volunteers, employees, etc
- Collate, document, analyze and make reports on the Life Skills Assessment data for the year 2009-10
- Monitor, measure the impact and effectiveness of programs on volunteers and volunteering on programs
- Build a Training module to orient team and partners on Impact assessment processes and tools
- Study and recommend best practices around impact assessment from other organization
Project Fellow
Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, M.S. University
08.2008 - 12.2008
- Co-teaching a First Year Masters of Science paper titled 'Feminism & Gender Issues'
- Formulating and editing course outline and content for a paper on 'Family Dynamics' for IGNOU
- Organizing the 'Nehru Chair', under which distinguished scholars from the Human Development or related fields are invited to interact with students
Asst. Programme Officer / Programme Officer
Aga Khan Health Services, India
04.2006 - 03.2008
- Design and develop a comprehensive health education curriculum for students of Std I to X, aimed at addressing the most pertinent health related issues concerning them
- Conduct intensive training of teachers to familiarize them with the aspect of health education, and deliver it in a child-friendly and participatory way
- Fund-raising for schools
- Regular monitoring of the programme, which involved developing the tools and methods for evaluation of the programme
- Develop a core team of Trainer of Trainers (TOTs) who conducted trainings and also assisted in regular monitoring of the programme
Associate Fellow
National Innovation Foundation
06.2005 - 03.2006
- Documentation of various innovations and traditional knowledge practices
- Drafting of Prior Informed Consent Forms in order to protect the Intellectual Property Rights of the innovators
- Networking with various NGOs for diffusion of technologies and traditional knowledge practices
- Launching 'Pratyancha', a national level competition for college students for making plans for social diffusion of technologies
- Coordinating and networking with various media channels such as the Discovery Channel and Doordarshan to promote grassroots technologies
Education
Professional Certificate - Google Digital Marketing And E-Commerce
Coursera
Online11.2024
Master of Arts - Medical And Psychiatric Social Work
Tata Institute Of Social Sciences
Mumbai, India06.2005
B.A - Economics Honours
The Maharaja Sayajirao University
01.2003
Higher Secondary Certificate Examination -
Navarachana School
01.2000
Skills
- Communication Skills
- SEO
- E-commerce
- Social Media Content
- Email Marketing
- Google Analytics
References
- Dr. Malik Merchant, Director, Aga Khan Health Services, India
- Dr. Shagufa Kapadia, Head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, M.S. University, Baroda
- Sneha Madiath, Head - Programmes, Dream A Dream, Bangalore
Personal Information
- Available: Available immediately
- Date of Birth: 01/04/83
- Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Assistant Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
Bengaluru International Airport Limited
06.2010 - 01.2013
Associate Manager, Dream Creative Arts Programme
Dream A Dream
05.2010 - 06.2011
Consultant- Impact Assessment
Dream A Dream
01.2009 - 04.2009
Project Fellow
Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, M.S. University
08.2008 - 12.2008
Asst. Programme Officer / Programme Officer
Aga Khan Health Services, India
04.2006 - 03.2008
Associate Fellow
National Innovation Foundation
06.2005 - 03.2006
B.A - Economics Honours
The Maharaja Sayajirao University
Higher Secondary Certificate Examination -
Navarachana School
Professional Certificate - Google Digital Marketing And E-Commerce
Coursera
Master of Arts - Medical And Psychiatric Social Work
Tata Institute Of Social Sciences
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