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1 Curriculum Vitae Shantamay Chatterjee Home Address: A-38 C.R. Park, First Floor, New Delhi , India. Mobile: / Linked in/ Skype id: shantamay.chatterjee Current Residence: C/O Mr. Ashok Lyngdoh, Rock Cliff Guest House, Dhankheti, Shillong, Meghalaya, India. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Career Summary: Programme Design, Management, Development Effectiveness and Advocacy expert- an impact oriented and results driven professional with 16 years experience; proficient in leading multi-country teams; designed and managed global, regional and national level programmes with expertise in working with government, community and donors (UN, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, bi-lateral cooperation agencies like DFID & USAID, GFATM, CSR initiatives and NGOs); successful in designing policies and sustainable socio-economic development models around poverty, livelihood, food security, gender, child protection and health in Asia and Africa; with strong niche in facilitating institutional capacity building, working within multicultural stakeholder environment towards addressing issues and rights of women, children and migrant communities. Career Objectives: 1) Foster partnerships for change and secure livelihood, health, child protection and social security aligned to economic growth, inclusive development and climate change resilience. 2) Facilitate organizational and development effectiveness by strengthening the Theory of Change and promote Quality, Accountability, Performance Management and Efficiency in innovative systems/ models. 3) Preserve human rights based approach to influence public policies, support 'social inclusion' and ensure gender mainstreaming. 4) Showcase results driven programmes and integrate development models maintaining highest and internationally acclaimed standards in programme quality. Competence Areas: Leadership and Team Building Monitoring and Impact Assessment Institutional learning and control systems Budgeting and grant management Programme Design and Management Partnership management Research and Social Policy Advocacy and Networking Career Highlight: 1. Supporting UNODC South Asia and FXB India Suraksha to develop Regional Vulnerability Analysis and Regional Policy on Referral Mechanism for the Governments of Bangladesh, India and Nepal as Technical Adviser on Prevention, Rescue and Repatriation of Victims of Cross Border Human Trafficking. 2. Participated as Technical Expert on policy strengthening and developing results framework on Migration for advocacy on access to Universal Human Rights, Dignity, Security and Social Protection for Migrant community, particularly children and women, as development agenda under post 2015 MDG in the Global Forum on Migration & Development (GFMD) Summit Meeting 2012, held at Mauritius in November, Resource Person for UNDP- ADB & Country Governments for technical facilitation of Consultative Workshops towards developing Joint Action Plan including multi- sectoral Monitoring & Evaluation and Programme Designs addressing Reduction of Poverty, Health, Human Rights and Food Security Vulnerabilities among Cross Border Migrants in 6 countries under JUNIMA- Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Consultations held in Bangkok in June- July 2012.

2 4. Have supported Governments in India and SAARC as technical expert to review, strengthen and draft various Public Policies, Acts, Bills and Programme Frameworks like - SAARC Regional Framework on HIV/ AIDS Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill 2010, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill 2010, Draft HIV/AIDS Bill 2005 between Revision of The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act between AAY & Mid-Day Meal Scheme Review with Bidhan Sabha Committee in West Bengal between Study and Policy Recommendations on West Bengal Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Gender Budget and Mainstreaming Framework for India s National AIDS Control Programme, Monitoring Indicators and Interception Plan under ICDS for MoWCD in with UNICEF Panchayat level planning for addressing Livelihood and Food Security through various schemes for marginalized social groups in the state of West Bengal 5. Facilitated the SAARC Regional Consultative Meeting on Universal Access to Health, Nutrition, Livelihood and Social Protection for Women & Girls Living with HIV in the SAARC Region for Member Countries as Chair Person held at Kathmandu, Nepal on May Represented as National Resource Person from India on Policy Reforms and Monitoring Framework for Governments addressing Trafficking in Women & Children in the Global Consultation organized by Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW), in Bangkok, Thailand in and rapporteur for UNGASS 2006 on Human Trafficking. 7. Worked to strengthen South Asia Food Security Campaign- 'Hunger Free Campaign' in India, Nepal and Bangladesh involving research studies for evidence generation and advocacy for Action Aid South Asia from Worked as Resource Person and Member of Asian Reflections, the 8 member REFLECT resource group from 8 Action Aid country programmes for promotion and development of REFLECT methodology from to address rights of indigenous people towards poverty, livelihood, resource scarcity and food security. 9. Coordinated the first Regional Policy Makers Meet on Developing Intra-country Strategy to Address Safe Migration and Prevention of Women & Child Trafficking with representation from Parliament, Security Forces, Government Officials and CSOs from Nepal, Bangladesh and India held in Kolkata in Career Map Asian Development Bank As Development Effectiveness Specialist, working as Deputy Team Leader with British Council (the contracting firm) 1st July, 2014 onwards Responsible for Development Effectiveness, Performance Management assessment and uptake of Knowledge showcasing Efficiency and Impact in building capacity and partnership building with government, various line ministries and key stakeholders including private sector towards strengthening Human Capital investments on Quality Education, Livelihood Skills and Youth Employability in Meghalaya, under a 5 year USD 125 million loan assisted project from ADB to the Government in India. FXB International, Geneva 1 st June th April 2014 As Global Head- Responsible for designing integrated Programme Planning and Learning Monitoring & Evaluation Approach (PPLA) based on Theory of Change, performance management systems and results framework, including M & E systems and policy advocacy strategy to address sustainable socio-economic development models across 10 countries in Asia, Africa and South America for FXB International (FXBI). Institutionalized convergence of impact oriented data on the global dash board to build successful models implemented by the organization and facilitating policy research, partnership development with government and private sector like CSRs addressing diverse social vulnerabilities like poverty, food security, resource scarcity and health guided by FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University, U.S.A. and noted experts like Prof. Amartya Sen, Dr. Jacqlene Bhabha. Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), DFID 01 st January - 30 th April, 2013

3 As Policy and Advocacy Manager CARE U.K. stationed at Regional Secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal As Regional Manager- EMPHASIS Project UNDP, India As Sector Specialist (Government) UNICEF, West Bengal, India As Technical Specialist- Programme and Monitoring Responsible for providing Programme, Advocacy and Performance Management Design for the Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), a pilot initiative for strategizing DFID's new engagement with Low Income Countries (LICs), shifting from traditional financial assistance based framework to leveraging on technical knowledge based support. The KPP project design successfully completed with identification of 4 major thematic areas- Climate Change- Resource Scarcity- Food Security, Health & Diseases, Women & Girls and Trade & Investments with aim to create policy oriented knowledge products following the Theory of Change, for support to 25 selected Low Income Countries (LICs) in Asia and Africa. The KPP team constitute a global consortium of partner agencies like IPE Global Pvt. Ltd., Action Aid and GRM International. 01 st September st December 2012 Responsible for leading programme planning and advocacy portfolio for a multi-country initiative in South Asia addressing HIV & other vulnerabilities among cross border migrants and sought to influence national, regional and global policy initiatives around food security, resource scarcity, livelihood and safe migration at source, transit and destination countries in India, Nepal and Bangladesh under the EMPHASIS (Mobile Population Access to HIV/AIDS Services, Information & Support) Project. Provided leadership in network building, policy research, institutional capacity building, advocacy, fund raising and managing partnerships with community, government and other key stakeholder e.g. SAARC, GFMD, GMG, CSRs, etc to successfully strengthen focus on migrants issues across the region and at global level. 04 th January th August 2011 Responsible for national level designing of mainstreaming policies, monitoring framework and overall programme management for mainstreaming policy under NACP III and designing phase of NACP IV. Supported in designing of key government schemes/ frameworks like the GIPA Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation Framework on PLHIV Social Protection Schemes including food security, nutrition, livelihood, NRHM- NACP convergence, ASHA & ANM Training Manual on HIV & AIDS and Gender Operational Framework document titled Mainstreaming HIV & AIDS for Women s Empowerment under Government of India. Designed and supervised the first programme evaluation, monitoring and impact studies for key outreach programmes- addressing social support to PLHIV (DIC Effectiveness Study), Impact of IEC strategy on addressing Stigma & Discrimination, etc Technical support to donor partners like UNAIDS, GFATM, UNICEF & UNDP in planning convergence and strengthening of monitoring systems and reporting to the Government as part of National HIV response. 01 st May st December 2009 Technical support to UNICEF State Office for West Bengal and West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society on improvement in programme quality through improved policy planning, programme monitoring and community based evaluation systems for children, adolescents and women.

4 Action Aid India, Kolkata Regional Office, India As Programme Coordinator (Regional Focal Person for REFLECT) 15 th April th April 2007 Responsible for overall programme management with responsibility for improving Programme Quality using Rights Based Approach for strengthening community processes, campaigns, programme monitoring involving community & stakeholders and impact assessments around multicountry programmes addressing food security, resource scarcity, livelihood rights, human trafficking, climate change, poverty and gender across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Health Department, Govt. April March 2004 of Madhya Pradesh, India As Joint Director Led Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society in successful launching of NACP II and strengthened planning, management, budgeting, grant disbursement, audit, community needs assessment (CNA), project appraisals, monitoring, impact assessment and reviews around Targeted Intervention (TI) programmes. NCAER, New Delhi, India May March 2002 As Research Consultant Technical support to NCAER & Planning Commission, Government of India for technical reviews, impact assessment and policy related research studies towards development of national health plan around Primary Health Care for 10 th Five Year Plan. IIHMR, Jaipur, India April April 2001 As Research Officer Responsible for research design addressing management, training and monitoring systems development under Primary Health Care and State Health Systems operational research projects and specific disease/ health issues like Malaria, TB and HIV for the state of Madhya Pradesh. PRADAN, Madhya August March 2000 Pradesh, India As Project Officer Project management including supervision, monitoring, training, donor reporting and impact assessment of projects on food security and livelihood through SHG formation, micro-credit and entrepreneurship development on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) under World Food Programme among Gonds Tribals. Publications 12 national & international level policy, research and technical contributions including guidelines, manuals, etc around HIV, migration, child trafficking, child rights, SRHR, BCC and food security. Some key contributions in recent years: 'Advocacy Brief on Labour and Livelihood Rights for Migrants'- WomenPowerConnect and CARE U.K 'Advocacy Brief on Remittances and Financial Inclusion for Migrants'- WomenPowerConnect and CARE U.K 'Stories of harassment, violence and discrimination: Migrants experiences in India, Nepal and Bangladesh' published by Overseas Development Institute, London, U.K., 2012 ACADEMIC & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/ TRAININGS Education Master of Arts in Social Work (M.S.W.)- Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology- Presidency College, Calcutta University, West Bengal

5 Computer Microsoft Office Applications- Word, PowerPoint & Excel Internet Tools- Outlook, Explorer, Exchange Statistical Software- SPSS, Dev Info, Fox Pro, Epi Linguistic Fluent in English, Hindi & Bengali Ability to partially speak, read & comprehend other languages/ dialects- Nepali, Orriya, Assamese, etc Skill Training 1. Political Advocacy & Democratic 'Good' Governance in Action Aid India 2. Rights of Migrants towards Safety & Dignity in Action Aid India 3. Poverty and Food Security in Action Aid India 4. Targeted Intervention Project Planning, Management, Monitoring & Impact Assessment in NACO 5. Health and Social Systems Research and Impact Based Monitoring under CDC Atlanta and WHO 6. BCC and Community Advocacy Tools- REFLECT, STAR, Stepping Stones in Action Aid Bangladesh 7. Advanced Security Training for Conflict Zone under United Nations in UNICEF PERSONAL INFORMATION Nationality: Indian Date of Birth: 14 th of July, 1974 Gender: Male Current CTC- 22,00,000 (INR) / annum References: On Request I hereby declare that everything mentioned in this resume is true to my knowledge and belief. Shantamay Chatterjee Date: Place: Shillong, India