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Aneesh Soman

78-701 Hommer Watson Kitchner, Toroto,Ontario

Summary

Responsible social worker with rich work experience in India’s leading emergency outreach service for child protection, CHILDLINE 1098. Eminent in ethically executing social entrepreneurship models. Excellent at coordinating and managing community development projects and completing them in the stipulated time with accountability and transparency. Experienced in community engagement initiatives and community development practices.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Engagement Initiatives Officer

Greenom Green Products and Services LLP
12.2020 - 07.2023


  • Operations and Community Engagement Programs
  • Coordinate community engagement programs and follow eco-friendly practices throughout the production, processing, and shipping cycles.
  • Identifying socially committed and women-centred entrepreneurs who follow ethical business practices
  • And managing relationships or agreements with external partners or vendors.

Social Development Consultant

Women And Child Development Department
05.2017 - 06.2020


  • Liaises with the officials of UNICEF, Ministry of Social Justice Department, and International Consultants for the better execution of Single Registry Project
  • Defining Single Registry domains from different MIS’s and monitoring, analyzing, and reverting on different MISs in the Single Registry System
  • Conducting state-level workshops and seminars, meetings with the top-level officials in the state government, Grama Panchayat-level orientation and Project explanations and ward-level validation meetings
  • Orientation on the Single Registry initiative to the public with the help of IEC materials

District Nodal Coordinator

CHILDLINE, Kochi
03.2014 - 05.2017
  • Overall coordination of CHILDLINE activities at the district level
  • Networking with Government Departments and NGOs
  • Crisis intervention and proper management of cases through adequate counseling service to individuals as well as families
  • Organizing community events with Government Departments
  • Counseling services, free legal aid and awareness classes in the community and school
  • Advocacy initiatives, Preparing Project Proposals and Grant applications, maintaining rapport with the public and the media, Organizing training programs for different government-allied systems.

Research Assistant cum Training Coordinator

The Research Institute of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
08.2013 - 03.2014
  • Preparing research proposals to government departments and other institutions, Literature review, study tool preparation, supervising field coordinators during data collection, and report preparation.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate - Management, Community Services

Conestoga College, Kitchner Doon
Toronto
09.2023

Master of Social Work - Community Development Specialization

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Affiliated To Mahatma Gandhi University
Kochi, Kerala India
08.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

KNM Government Arts And Science College, Kerala University
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
06.2011

Diploma - Fire and Safety Engineering

FAISE Trivandrum, National Safety Council
Trivandrum, Kerala India
06.2008

Skills

  • I am very well experienced in coordinating programs and events at the district level, having already organized 28 training programs, 2 mass campaigns, 16 events, and 100 awareness classes in the field
  • Proficient in project management and project administration and has notable skills in networking and advocacy with government departments and other allied systems
  • I've had eight months of experience in a pioneering research institute as a research assistant, where I’ve gained skills in making research-based project proposals and systematic documentation
  • Contingency management is a key skill, and it has been achieved through the process of critical thinking, wise decision-making, and assertive response

Additional Information

Fr. (Dr.) MK. Joseph CMI, Associate Professor, Dean, Department of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery, Kochi, Kerala, India Email: emkay@rajagiri.edu, emkay2001@gmail.com

Thomas Shajan
Founder & Director - Preeminent Foundation for Community Engagements
Vancouver, B.C +1 236-862-0307 Email: info@piceell.ca

Accomplishments

  • Have played vital role in collaborating different MIS’s to make an organized Single Registry platform in 2 Panchayat’s (Local self-governments)
  • Organized state-level Workshops and Meetings on the Single Registry system, delegated with international consultants on the Single Registry System, representatives of UNICEF (India) and representatives from different government departments, Kerala
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Paper Presentation in the International Conference on the theme “Global Public Health and Social Work”, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, on the topic “Health Problems of People Living Near the Waste Management Plants: A Case Study of Vilappilsala” on January 2013

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Limited Working
Tamil
Professional Working
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual

Availability

PART TIME (Available for Night Shifts)

Monday, Tuesday,Thursday, and Friday: 7am to 2pm

Wednesday : 4 pm to 11 pm

Saturday and Sunday: Available Full day


Timeline

Community Engagement Initiatives Officer

Greenom Green Products and Services LLP
12.2020 - 07.2023

Social Development Consultant

Women And Child Development Department
05.2017 - 06.2020

District Nodal Coordinator

CHILDLINE, Kochi
03.2014 - 05.2017

Research Assistant cum Training Coordinator

The Research Institute of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
08.2013 - 03.2014

Post Graduate Certificate - Management, Community Services

Conestoga College, Kitchner Doon

Master of Social Work - Community Development Specialization

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Affiliated To Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

KNM Government Arts And Science College, Kerala University

Diploma - Fire and Safety Engineering

FAISE Trivandrum, National Safety Council
Aneesh Soman