Atitthya Saikia
Social Advisory (ESG) Consultant
Mumbai
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
ESG Consultant (Social Impact Advisory)
Grant Thornton Bharat
2022.11 - Current
- Led and worked in multiple assessment projects including Impact assessment, Baseline, Midline and Endline of key clients such as Apple, NTPC, John Deere, NSE Foundation, Jubilant FoodWorks, IDFC First Bank. Diageo, Katalyst NGO (funded by JPMC).
- Led social audit and programmatic review engagements of key clients such as Godrej (multiple entities), Crompton.
- Currently leading concurrent monitoring engagement of CSR projects in Maharashtra of JSW Foundation
- Researched RFPs and independently worked on multiple proposals across several thematic areas.
Consultant - CSR Projects
CSRBOX
2021.11 - 2022.08
- Conducted Independent Impact Assessment studies on Livelihood, Healthcare, Social Awareness, Education CSR Projects of clients such as SKF, ICICI Bank, ICICI Lombard, Aarti Industries.
- Engagement in IMPAct4Nutrition (I4N), a collaborative platform incubated by UNICEF India, where my role as a Regional Consultant in Maharashtra, is outreaching and onboarding of corporates and associations in the platform, designing concept notes and CSR programs
- Built Impact Assessment technical proposals and Concept notes
Program Manager
Vilasini Housing
2021.06 - 2021.11
- Worked with the team in building an affordable township for the tannery workers in Vellore.
- Communicated with potential donors (exploring a CSR funding potential for different aspects in the project)
- Independently worked on an American Eco - friendly Detergent Product Launch in India (Market/Trend, Competitor Analysis)
Assistant Manager - Operations
Wockhardt Foundation
2018.04 - 2020.08
- Was a part of the flagship programme of the foundation - Mobile Health Vans which provided primary healthcare services to millions of Indians in Rural India.
- Worked as a Project lead managing 12 Mobile Medical Healthcare units across the country, Monitoring daily Operations of the Projects, managed Donor relationships. Supervised teams of 48 Field level employees as a Project Lead..
- Prepared precise Monthly, Quarterly, Annually Project Progress reports and Presentations in alignment with client needs. Worked on Data related research (secondary), prepared Project proposals of Potential donors for the Marketing team.
Education
M.A in Social Work (Public Health) -
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai, MH 2016.06 - 2018.03
B.A. Honours (Sociology) -
Miranda House, University of Delhi
New Delhi, India 2013.07 - 2016.05
Skills
Client Management
Social Impact Strategy Development (designing and implementing assessment studies)
Stakeholder Engagement
Impact Measurement & Evaluation (IRECS, APICS, LFA, OECD DAC, TOC frameworks)
Data Analysis & Reporting
Project Management (Overseeing and executing)
Certification
Monitoring & Evaluation- A mini course in basic concepts of M&E for development and governance programmes, policies and services by Thomas Winderl, Udemy
Custom
English, Hindi and Assamese
Timeline
ESG Consultant (Social Impact Advisory)
Grant Thornton Bharat
2022.11 - Current
Consultant - CSR Projects
CSRBOX
2021.11 - 2022.08
Program Manager
Vilasini Housing
2021.06 - 2021.11
Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization By University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education
2020-11
Monitoring & Evaluation- A mini course in basic concepts of M&E for development and governance programmes, policies and services by Thomas Winderl, Udemy
2020-09
Assistant Manager - Operations
Wockhardt Foundation
2018.04 - 2020.08
M.A in Social Work (Public Health) -
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
2016.06 - 2018.03
B.A. Honours (Sociology) -
Miranda House, University of Delhi
2013.07 - 2016.05