Senior-level placement/Consultancy OpeningsWhat type of job are you looking for? Project formulation,planning and management(Focus:Women's justice/child rights/care,poverty alleviation,networking/liaison-building/advocacy in South Asia-based/related NGO and public-private partnership work) What nationality are you? Indian What languages do you speak (and at what level)? English:Reading-Writing-Speaking(Excellent) Bengali:Reading-Writing-Speaking(Excellent) Hindi:Speaking & Understanding(Good Working Knowledge) Reading(Fair Working Knowledge) Writing(Rudimentary Knowledge) What country or area are you looking to work in and why? I want to work for Japanese NGOs/INGOs or government bodies/agencies operating or wishing to open up or expand in South Asia/India/Bangladesh/Nepal and the main reason for it relates to a conviction that Japanese organizations/agencies can play a much bigger role in the varied spheres of South Asian human service and social work sectors What countries have you worked in? India/concentrated on the east Indian province of West Bengal and its capital,Kolkata What countries do you have a visa to work in? I can arrange for visas to work in Bangladesh,Nepal and some other Third World countries of Africa and Latin America if specific assignments are offered What field do you currently work in? Legal Aid/Legal Literacy/Awareness/Advocacy Child Care/Child Protection/Child Rights Right to Information,Domestic Violence and Women's Property Onwership What fields have you worked in before? Academic and action research on histories of political mobilization/problems of marginality/poverty alleviation/unprotected and informal sector work(street and garment work) What qualifications do you hold? Bachelors in Economics Masters in Modern History Ph.D. in Modern Indian History Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Formal education helps in the development of an overall perspective on and critical/strategic thinking about the work one does Skills and practical exposures help one enriches and builds upon it Describe the benefits of working with others Sharing of knowledge and experiences Acquiring team spirit Creating and drawing upon a common pool of human resources Describe the benefits of working alone Summing up self-confidence and vision-oriented motivation Development of creative and critical thinking What was your worst working experience? Networking NGOS mistrustful of one another Motivating individual functionaries bent exclusively on making monetary gains [But these were also challenging encounters] What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? Trying utmost to bank upon the qualities of perseverence and self-actualization What unique skills do you have? Coordination among mutually-opposing individual and social forces/agencies What would you consider as your 'dream job'? A human service programme/project with opportunities of follow-up action and challenges of ensuring its sustainability in the long run Also a project with an opportunity to hear beneficiaries' voice What are the most interesting aspects of your field? Varied dimensions of human motivation and expectation What are the least interesting aspects of your field? None;Every bit of it interests me What ails most NGO-run human service work in South Asia? Lack of effective need and impact assessment,both of which are an outcome of inadequate documentation and unavailability of reliable/authentic data/information How can potential employers contact you? E-mail:satyadg085@gmail.com Mobile:91 33 9830265231 | 
