Roma Sahoo

City Mission Manager , Government Agency

Rourkela, Odisha


Good Organizational, Managerial and Inter-Personal Skill as a Team Player; Ability to Adapt and try to Excel in any challenging situations.Key team member in preparation of Business Development Project bid documents, RFP’s, bid analysis, Infrastructure development operation & monitoring plans, contract agreement.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
Professional Experience:


DAY NULM/NUPAM Projects :
Dedicated and experienced professional with 4 years of expertise in urban poverty alleviation, livelihood promotion, and social development. Seeking the position of City Mission Manager under NUPAM/DAY-NULM to lead self-employment, skill development, and financial inclusion initiatives, ensuring sustainable economic growth for urban poor communities.
• Lead and manage urban livelihood programs, ensuring alignment with DAY- NULM objectives.
• Facilitate the formation and strengthening of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), area- level federations, and producer groups.

• Monitor and evaluate skill training programs under the Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor (scheme.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, including urban local bodies (ULBs), NGOs, and government agencies, for effective program execution.
• Conduct capacity-building workshops for community-based organizations (CBOs) and field functionaries
• Implement and monitor urban livelihood programs in alignment with NUPAM/DAY-NULM guidelines.
• Facilitate the formation and capacity-building of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Area Level Federations (ALFs), and Producer Groups (PGs).
• Oversee skill development programs and coordinate with training providers and employers for placement opportunities.
• Establish linkages between urban poor and financial

Education:

Post Graduate Diploma In Management

Affiliations and Achievements:

Professional Summary:
The followings are self-statement with regard to some of my key skills-
• Good Organizational, Managerial and Inter-Personal Skill as a Team Player; Ability to Adapt and try to Excel in any challenging situations.
• Key team member in preparation of Business Development Project bid documents, RFP’s, bid analysis, Infrastructure development operation & monitoring plans, contract agreements, reviews, evaluations & Feasibility analysis for procurement of various goods & services
• Experience in pursuing a Team of National & International experts/subject matter specialists in achieving both physical & financial project targeted achievements.
• Involved in developing of community self-monitoring systems, baseline and impact surveys, participatory & rapid target community appraisals, social audits, project financial management and organizing capacity development training programs.
• Organized many feasibility and best use option studies for various target groups within Guwahati Metropolitan city & Rourkela Municipal corporation limits along with project management and monitoring, promoting and hand holding of several Public Private Partnership ventures, NGOs & CBOs interventions; mostly in the field of social development, community mobilization, slum development, water supply, participatory sanitation system management, urban livelihood generation & management and such allied urban management sector.
• As I am having passion to work in challenging environments, I have successfully coordinated a rescue, relief & rehabilitation team during a few natural calamities and extreme emergency crisis situations in a prompt and calm manner in motivating the target community in the recent past during 1st & 2nd wave of Covid-19 pandemic.





Awards & Other Achievements:

• Instrumental in winning the “Bloomberg Global Mayor’s Challenge” for Rourkela Municipal Corporation.
• Instrumental in winning “Nurturing Neighborhood Challenge” for Rourkela Smart City.
• Instrumental in winning the prestigious SKOCH – Merit of Excellence Award for 2018 and the 5th Smart Cities India Award 2019 for the “Read to Lead – Ignited Minds” campaign of Rourkela Smart City Limited and Rourkela Municipal Corporation.
• Successfully organized mega farmers and SHG convention - 2019 in Rourkela; where more than 1 lakh farmers and women SHG members participated.
• Successfully organized 1st ever “Brahmani River Festival - 2019” in Rourkela. This festival was aimed to make the citizens more connected with art, culture and tribal ethos in order to make the city livelier. Successfully organized the International Exhibition Hockey Match in Rourkela between New South Wales (Australia) and Odisha before Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 held at Bhubaneswar.
• Successfully organized Various Hockey Match at Rourkela.
• Successfully organized various citizen engagement programs for Rourkela Municipal Corporation Project.

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

10-15 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Hindi,Odia

Nationality:

Indian

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