Punit Kumar Singh

Phone: +91-8010655661 ~ E-Mail: punitsingh17@gmail.com

17 years of experience as Development professional in

implementing Community Development initiatives, Industry
partnerships and Blue-Collar workforce sourcing

Key expertise in Skill Development and Industry partnerships, Capacity Building & Training, Microfinance, Sanitation,
Education, Health, Women Empowerment, Child Labor, Government Businesses, Government programs and schemes

Direct experience of working with various State/Central government ministries, Community Engagement, Community
Mobilization, Trainings, Project planning, implementation & coordination, Research studies, Responding to
RFP/EoI/Technical proposals, Managing large scale training mandates, Networking with NGOs/MFIs PAN India. Always
interested in the Capacity building assignments, Project management & Implementation

Seasoned professional, having experience across diverse areas of interest in the field of Rural Development. Gifted to
plan and implement assigned projects on a tight deadline. Detail-oriented, capable to track multiple projects without
sacrificing quality. Deft at conceptualizing and developing program implementation strategies, along with team
management

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
 Certified Expert in Microfinance from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany in the year
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 MBA- Rural Development from G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad University in the year 2006.
 DCPA (Diploma in Computer Programming and Application) from ECIT Bhopal in the year 1999.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Purvanchal University Session (1999-2002).
 Intermediate (Science) from U.P.Board Session (1997-1999)
 High School (Science) from U.P.Board Session (1995-1997).

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INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
 Attended the “Microfinance Network Summit & Microfinance Council of Philippines (MCPI) Annual Conference”
organized by Banking with Poor Network (BWTP) at Manila, Philippines in July 2011.

TOTAL WORK EXPERIENCE (17 years+)

Assistant Vice President & Business Head- Employment Services Since Feb 2023

Learnet Skills Limited

Designated as Associate Lead with GoodWorker Technologies Pvt Ltd Dec 2020- Jan 2023

(A Temasek supported initiative by Lemmatree Group in partnership with Schoolnet India, formerly known as IL&FS
Education and Technologies Services)

Nature of work: Blue-collar workforce sourcing and joinings, Field operations, Partner Channel Development,
Govt/Pvt Networking and Liasioning, Employer and Worker acquisition, End to end fulfillment

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Key client’s working with:
Leading logistics companies like Zomato, Swiggy, Rapido, Uber, Dunzo, Shadofex
Leading Fintech companies like Paytm
Leading retail companies like Reliance retail
Reputed ITES/BPOs like Teleperformance, Connect, 1Point1

Key responsibilities-
 Leading field operations responsible for end-to-end fulfillment
 Market research for employer acquisition
 Developing channel partner network for sourcing/hiring/mobilization
 Relationship management with employers and partners
 Managing team of 40+ field resources across 20 states

Head- Industry Partnerships & Community Engagement Aug 2012 to Nov 2020

Learnet Skills Limited

(Formerly known as IL&FS Skills Development Corporation Ltd) Noida

Nature of work: Community Mobilization, Placements, Tracking, Capacity Building & Training, Project Planning and
Budgeting, Project Management & Implementation, Networking, Documentation & Reporting etc

Key projects:
PMKVY, DDUGKY, NAPS, NEEM, State Skills Mission mandates

Key client’s working with:

Central/State government schemes- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, National Skills
Development Corporation, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Human Resource
Development

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives- Oil India, Gail India, NTPC, RECL, Swadesh Foundation,
Colgate, Indian Oil, McKinsey Social Initiative, HPCL, Vedanta, Reliance, Tata Trust, Netcore, Petrofac, Blue Star,
CIDCO

Key responsibilities-
 Heading a dedicated vertical known as CEPT- Community Engagement, Placements and Tracking
 Industry partnership established with 100+ key clients across sectors
 Supported in establishing employer led models for key employers like Swiggy, Amazon, Pizza Hut
 Responsible for developing strategies/guidelines towards streamlining community mobilization, placement and
tracking across 300+ Skill Development centers and 400+ partner centers
 Managing key components of skills value chain across 72 placement linked mandates/projects in 24 states, 271
districts
 Capacity Building and Training of team members across country
 Establishing effective networking and linkages with NGOs/MFIs PAN India
 Identifying, conceptualizing, developing and executing large scale mandates with the help of State teams across
the country
 Responsible for Business development activities, Tracking and responding to Bids/EoIs/RFPs, Developing project
proposals & Concept notes, Project Planning and Budgeting
 Liaising and coordinating with Government departments/ministries and other funding agencies both at Central
and State level to explore possible business opportunities
 Conducting Capacity building & Trainings, ToTs for Government functionaries and its staff, Police personnel, BPL
youths, SHG members, PRIs, Master Trainers on various schemes and Soft Skills
 Conducting need based Research studies, Surveys, Training Need Assessment
 Developing contents, resource materials for various Capacity building & Training programs
 Documentation and Report writing for internal as well as to donors
 Monitoring project progress and coordinating with state teams to ensure proper implementation of the projects in
the respective regions

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Sr. Program Executive Mar 2008 to Aug 2012

Sa-Dhan (The Association of Community Development Finance Institutions in India), New Delhi

Nature of work: Managing member relations, Monitoring MFIs performance & Code of Conduct among member
organizations, Capacity Building, Networking, Advocacy, Training, Content Development, Reporting, Event
management

Key client’s worked with: Bandhan, SKS Microfinance, Ujjivan, Janalakshmi, BASIX, Sewa Bank

Key responsibilities-
 Member relationship management with leading NBFCs/MFIs across country
 Facilitating information dissemination & knowledge exchange amid stakeholders in microfinance sector in India.
 Liaising & coordinating with government officials viz. Rural Development department, Banks, RBI, State
Government Departments etc.
 Identifying issues, challenges and concerns on a regular basis, and integrate communication strategy with the
programmatic strategy of the organization, for effectiveness.
 Coordinating the board meetings & subcommittees meetings in terms of developing the agenda, developing
background notes, important notes, presentations and taking minutes.
 Managing the processing of new application for membership, membership renewal, promotion (Sa-Dhan has 251
member organizations across 20 states in India)
 Analysis of membership data sought on various aspects from time to time to feed into the policy advocacy work
 Promoting information sharing, adherence to Code of conduct, promoting transparency among the members
through the national membership
 Facilitating platform for engagement of members with local stakeholders like government, RBI, SIDBI, NABARD,
banks and Ministry of rural development on specific state level issues pertaining to microfinance sector
 Establishing effective grievances redressal mechanism in order to handle the complaints received from clients and
other stakeholders
 Developing reports for internal consumption as well as donor reporting
 Training Need assessment of the member organizations
 Planning & organizing trainings, workshops, seminars, ToTs etc,
 Developing resource materials, proposals, concept notes
 Developing Training calendar, Resource Directory etc

Project Management Officer Oct 2007 to March 2008

Project Management Unit (PMU), Department of Rural Development, Secretariat, Government of Uttarakhand

Nature of Work: Project management, Coordination and Implementation

Key responsibilities –
 Overall management of eight projects at state level
 Undertaking field monitoring and supervision of each project in to different districts of Uttarakhand
 Ensuring proper implementation & monitoring of the projects
 Collection of Monthly progress reports, MPRs from implementing agencies
 Submission of progress report (Physical and financial) of each project to Central Government (GOI)/State
Government
 Review of Project Proposals submitted by the organizations and forwarded it for further proceedings to GOI.
 Coordination and interaction with government officials/Institutions like CDOs, PDs, DRDAs, Directorate,
implementing agencies etc
 Reporting of each project/progress to Secretary, Rural Development, Government of Uttarakhand
 Work under the direct supervision of the Secretary, Rural Development, Government of Uttarakhand and
responsible for any other task assigned by the Secretary from time to time.

Asst Program Officer June 2006 to Sep 2007

Association for Stimulating Know How, ASK, Gurgaon

Nature of Work: Designated into Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded Gender Sensitive Sanitation pilot project as
Project Coordinator in Surguja, Chhattisgarh.

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Key responsibilities –
 Project management and monitoring of the project
 Grass root level implementation of the project
 Group formation, group strengthening, capacity building of the groups
 Organizing & delivering trainings for self help groups on leadership, record keeping, self help concept etc
 Organizing exposure visits of community members to other successful interventions
 Developing training materials for capacity building of the groups
 Community mobilization & Coordination with various stake holders
 Networking, Lobbying, Media advocacy

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 Undergone two month summer training in poorest districts of Western Orissa (Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bargarh,
Bolengir). The opportunity for the training was jointly provided by Peoples Science Institute, PSI Dehradoon
and Sahabhagi Vikas Abhiyan, Orissa

 Dissertation titled “Promoting partnership among PRIs and mFIs” was completed in the Buldhelkhand region
of Uttar Pradesh with Akhil Bharitya Samaj Sewa Sansthan, ABSSS

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Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Communication: Hindi & English

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 Date of Birth: 17th Jan 1982
 Permanent Address: c/o Mr. J. N. Singh, Punit Bhawan, Banda road, Bisanda- Banda, Uttar Pradesh-210203
 Current address: Flat no. B6- 1204, Eros Sampoornam, GH-01, Sector 02, Greater Noida (W), Noida Extension,
Uttar Pradesh- 201008

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