Consultant, India (Mar 2005 - Present)
- Feasibility study on microcredit as a component of Red Cross Red Crescent Programming in Africa
- Finalise CGAP study ‘Financial Analysis of SHGs in India: Value for money?’
- IFAD Formulation Mission member for Rural Women’s Empowerment Project in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Business Plans for Resource Center, MFIs/SMFIs
- SHG Rating Methodology and Technical-cum-user manual
- Advisory Services in Institutional Building aspects
- Operational Manual for microfinance programs
- Advisory Services for MFI MIS - manual and computerised
Team Leader, M-CRIL/EDA Rural Systems Pvt Ltd, India (August 2005 - June 2007)
- Piloting
a) Social Rating of MFIs in Asia and Africa
b) Methodology for desk-based Social Rating
b) SPM Audit within ASHI, Philippines
c) PPI Tool in India
- Market Research for MFI
- Business Plans of four MFI partners of MISFA, Afghanistan
- Partner MIS for MISFA, Afghanistan
- Feasibility Assessment: Scaleup Strategy of CARE-Afghanistan's microfinance project
- CGAP trainings in Bangladesh and Afghanistan
- Manage "MFI" and develop local capacities of UNDP-UNOPS microfinance project in Myanmar
Vice President, Mahila Abhivruddhi Society Andhra Pradesh (APMAS), India (May 2002 - Feb 2005)
- Functioned as COO and led the Risk Assessment (credit rating) initiatives
- Developed Risk Assessment methodologies and led rating team in conduct of 200+ risk assessments
- Coordinated CGAP study: “Financial Analysis of SHGs in India: Value for money?”
- Co-author analysis paper on Risk Assessments
- Lead role in developing rating system to assess NGOs for implementing projects of the Government of AP
- Design accounting and MIS formats for monitoring SHGs
- 30+ trainings on Financial Management, Accounting
Program Support Head, CARE India, India (Nov 1998 - Jul 2001)
- Managed Finance, Administration, HR and IS
- Played key role in operationalising CARE India’s microfinance program CASHE (in AP) and tribal empowerment project STEP
- Financial review and organisational assessment of partner NGOs
- Involved in developing NGO Partnership Manual and revising Accounting Manual
- Managed relief procurements during Gujarat Earthquake and Orissa Super Cyclone.
- Managed the monetization (convert donated soyabean oil into money, through sale)
- Member of the ANR group
- Advisory Services in setting-up of APMAS
Senior Manager (last position held), Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), India (May 1990 - Oct 1998)
- Performed responsibilities of COO.
- Other responsibilities included:
- promotion of Commodity Cooperatives (processing & marketing) - paddy and cotton
- systems and product development for thrift cooperatives
- systems and processes (including MIS) in farmers’ cooperatives and CDF
- manage a Revolving Loan Fund of Rs40 million and negotiate with Donors in increasing fund to Rs100 million
- managing Organisational Finance, Administration, HR and IS
- pilot (direct) marketing of packaged rice by paddy cooperatives in Hyderabad city
