CURRICULUM VITAE

RABINDRA NATH SABAT

PERSONAL DATA:

Name: (Last, First. Middle): Sabat, Rabindra, Nath

Address: 7616 Darcel Ave, Mississauga,

ON L4T 2Y1, CANADA

Telephone: (905) 956-0487 (Home)

Cell Phone: (416) 567-1127

Email: sabatrn@yahoo.com

Date of Birth: October 10, 1953

Citizenship: Indian

Sex: Male

Marital Status: Married

Visa Status: Permanent Resident Status in Canada

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND/OR EXPERTISE:

• Over 20 years of experience in planning designing, managing and evaluating

community, rural, agricultural, women development, micro-finance, cooperative
development projects for a wide variety of clients

• Demonstrated experience in strategic, financial, administrative and program

management

• Proven track record of planning, program monitoring and reporting to UNICEF,

HIVOS, NORAD, CIDA, CARE, EZE, HelpAge International and several
international organizations

• Exceptional experience in Result Based Change Management, Participatory

Appraisal, People Centred and Sustainable approach to women development,
micro-enterprise, skills training and human resource development programs.

• Excellent organization, change management, coordination, inter-cultural

management and written and oral communication skills

• Outstanding leadership, strategic vision, partnership building skills, interpersonal and

diplomatic skills with sensitivity to gender equity and social inclusion

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• Professional attitude, creative, excellent time management, prioritization,

outstanding adaptability and compatibility skills

• Proficiency in organizing training & orientations and facilitating training process on

thematic subjects such as Participatory Planning; Planning, Monitoring & Evaluating
System(PMES); Logical Framework Approach; Rapid Appraisal,; Participation
Analysis; Team Building; and Leadership Training Camps

• Computer savvy and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, email
and strong ability to conduct research.

SUMMARY OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

Position: Program Director 2006- Present

Employer: South Asian Family Support Services (SAFSS), Toronto

• Raised $1.7 million additional funds through grant proposals from Citizenship and
Immigration Canada (CIC), Provincial Government, City of Toronto, Private
Foundations and other grant making institutions

• Managed budgets and finances judiciously for the programs responsible in a

transparent and accountable manner

• Planned, implemented and monitored various developmental programs and services

effectively for a diverse group of clients

• Successfully supervised and led a multi-functional program team, ensured ongoing

effectiveness and continuous improvement of community development programs
and services

• Developed a transparent performance management system with indicators for the

various departments of the organization

• Liaised with external agencies including provincial and federal funders, built
partnerships and strengthened networks

• Presented four workshop on “Participation and Community Empowerment” in Citizenship

and Immigration Canada Conference in Niagara Falls in 2008 and two workshops in OCASI
2009 Professional Conference

• Accomplished deliverables of the Strategic Plan such as program evaluation, staff

satisfaction survey, fundraising plan, marketing plan for improving the visibility of the
organization.

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Position: Coop Program for Foreign Trained Professionals 2006-2006
Institution: Dufferin-Peel Coop Centre, Mississauaga

• Completed Coop Program for Foreign Trained Professionals

• Served Circle of Care, Toronto as a Coop Placement Foreign Trained Professional

• Developed a comprehensive fundraising plan for Circle of Care

Position: Program Director 2003-2006

Employer: Agency for Women and Child Development (AWCD), New York

• Raised funds through grant proposals, planned, implemented and evaluated several
development programs, particularly for children, youth and immigrant population

• Supervised staff, volunteers, administration functions, budgets and liaised with

different stakeholders

• Documented the reports of the events and meetings and produced comprehensive
marketing materials

• Campaigned against hate-crimes, racial discrimination, and lobbied against racial

discrimination after September 11 tragedy

Position: Training Director 2002 – 2003

Employer: Hetta International Development Center (HIDC), New York

• Coordinated, conducted and facilitated four international training programs on

“Current Issues, New Ideas and Best Practices in Development Management”
attended by senior bureaucrats, corporate senior managers and NGO leaders
across Asia, Europe and Africa

• Arranged logistics for training programs, managed staff and volunteers and sent
invitation packages to international delegates

• Conducted research on potential international audiences, marketed the courses,

established the start up institution as one of the premier training institutions

Position: Project Director (CEO) 1990-2002

Employer: Friends’ Association for Rural Reconstruction (FARR), India

•Increased fund raising from 1.5 million Indian Rupees to 57 million Indian Rupees
and raised funds from many reputed international organizations such as UNICEF,
HOVOS- Netherlands, NORAD- Norway, Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Swiss
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 International Development Agency (SIDA) EZE- Germany, OXFAM-England, CARE-
India, HelpAge International-England, Action Aid-England, Indo German Social
Service Society (IGSSS- Counter part of MISEREOR) etc and met deadlines on
compliance of narrative reports and audited financial statements

• Supervised and led a team of 97 Professional Development Managers, Department

Heads and Social Workers spread over 9 Regional Offices

• Planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated programs on Sustainable

Livelihood Approach with a particular emphasis on women empowerment, micro-
enterprise, Income Generation Program (IGP), plantation, social forestry, micro
watershed management , capacity development programs for rural poor

• Expanded networks; lobbied, advocated and led a campaign on pro-poor policy,

which was documented as one of the Best Sustainable Development Success
Stories by the Department of Policy Coordination & Sustainable Development,
United Nations in the year 1997

• Established the organization as one of the leading NGOs at the National level

• Instituted sustainable development policies and gender component in every aspect

of the program and developed systems of office administration, upward & downward
linkages, written communication, reporting & documentation and financial
management systems.

Position: Project Coordinator 1987-1990

Employer: Center for Youth & Social Development (CYSD)/Plan International Project,
India

• Developed innovative models for urban slum development program in close

collaboration with the state government and Plan International, USA

• Managed a caseload of 3500 sponsored families for Plan International, USA

• Rehabilitated and Resettled 3500 families of Bharatpur and Dumduma Colony of

Bhubaneswar city of Orissa

• Supervised and led a multi-disciplinary team of 35 staff members

• Monitored urban slum development program in coordination with several state

government departments

• Administered best practices in fund management, budget control and program

management

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Position: Research Officer 1984-1987
Employer: Asian Workers Development Institute (AWDI), India

• Conducted a study on “Migration of labour and its impact on Urban Slums” in

collaboration with Rourkela Steel Plant

• Supervised the research team and completed the study successfully

Position: Research Consultant 1984-1984

Employer: OXFAM (India) Trust, India

• Studied on different approaches, strategies, systems and structures, activities and

movements of 65 NGOs of Bihar & West Bengal States of India and their impact on
the people as well as on the other stake holding agencies

• Rehabilitated 3000 Bonded labor families through conciliation, mediation and

judiciary arbitration in Palamue district of Bihar, India

Position: Project Officer 1979-1984

Employer: OXFAM West Orissa Program

• Visited Community Based Organizations(CBOs), reviewed proposals, managed

contracts/agreements, monitored the programs and budgets of partner agencies

• Developed and facilitated new projects for the partner agencies in a participatory
way

• Facilitated capacity building for the CBOs and produced reports and liaised with
different stakeholders for the optimum benefit of rural poor

• Facilitated issue based peoples movement on minimum wage and bonded laborers
in the state of Orissa

Position: Personnel Officer 1976-1979

Employer: Mamta Drinks and Industries Ltd.

• Managed the Personnel Department and Human Resource Management of the

Industry

• Recruited, inducted and oriented new employees and managed performance, leave
and vacation record of employees

• Administered labour laws in relation to management of labour forces of the industry

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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND COURSES:

•Graduated Certificate Course on Fund Raising from Neighborhood Labour Institute

(NLI), New York

• Completed Training of Trainers on Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty

Eradication by Prof. Malcolm Harper, Crane field School of Management, London

• Field-tested four State Level Training of Trainers on Micro Enterprise Development

training for the leaders of NGOs to help develop a manual on Micro-Enterprise (Indian
edition)

• Graduated Certification on Appropriate Management of Self Help Organizations

organized by DSE/ZEL (Ministry of Food and Agriculture), Germany

• Completed Training of Trainers on Logical Framework Approach (LFA) conducted by

NORAD

• Organized and facilitated three state level Training of Trainers on LFA for the
leaders of NGOs in Orissa

• Completed a certification course on Participatory Appraisal and Rapid Rural

Appraisal organized by HIVOS, Netherlands

• Completed a certificate course on Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) organized

by Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad

• Completed a course on Curriculum Development organized by RUSHA, Bangalore

• Completed Training of Trainers (TOT) on Lobby & Advocacy skill by National Center
for Advocacy Skills (NCAS), Pune

• Organized and facilitated a numerous professional seminars, workshops and

meetings

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS:

• Participated in the Istanbul + 5 Habitat meeting at the UN in 2001

• Presented a paper on “Social Responsibility-Levels of Participation” in the

Fourth Global Conference on Aging organized by the International Federation
of Aging at Montreal, Canada in 1999

• Participated in the 36th Special Session of Commission of Social Development

organized by United Nations at New York in the month of Feb’98

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 • Served as an International consultant/ trainer to DSE/ZEL (Ministry of Food
and Agriculture) Germany on “participatory planning” for Asian Delegates in
1995

• Advocated on debt waive for the third world countries in the World Summit
for Social Development at Copenhagen in 1995 and was accredited by United
Nations to participate in the official summit

• Organized two international workshops on “Sustainable Development-

Survival Rights of Tribal People” and “Displacement” at the 4th World Women
Conference at Beijing in Sept '95

AWARDS

Awarded best speaker award in the Inter-college debate competition in 1975 organized
by Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, India

Received many awards in essay and debate competitions in School and College

EDUCATION:

Degree: Post Graduate Diploma in Social Services with specialization in Personnel

Management 1974-1976
Name of the Institution & location: Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranch, India

Major area of study: Social Work and Social Services, Communication, Economics,
Psychology, Sociology, and Human Resource Development with specialization in
Personnel Management

Degree: Bachelor of Arts 1971-1974

Name of the Institution & location: Rourkela Science College, (Sambalpur
University), India

Major area of study: English, Economics, Political Sciences,

Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination 1969-1971

Name of the Institution & location: Ispat Higher Secondary School (Board of Higher
Secondary Education, Orissa) India

Major area of study: English, Mathematics, General Science, Social Studies & History
etc.

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