SUMAN CHAKRABORTY

• Development Economist 29 years of successful experience with proven competency on Technical Vocational Education, Livelihood, Framework Development, Social Research, Monitoring and Impact Assessment.
• Worked in the remotest areas on skill projects from scratch and revamped/incubated the systems with interventions.
• Possess understanding and exposure with Skills Service Providers of different countries for the best practices on TVET sector.
• Managed skills development and livelihood projects for diversified range of client. Possess networking with industries and the nonprofit social sector, worked with range of stakeholders in the PPP space. 
• Designed managed and implemented Rural Entrepreneurship and skill Enhancement project in West Bengal.
• Entrepreneurial in nature, Strong passion and desire of bringing change and revamp the skills sector through innovative inventions.
• Worked in Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar, Gurgaon (Autonomous body of Ministry of Corporate Affairs) exclusively for MSME sector (Think Tank Organization).
• Working for Ministry of MSME as Consultant looking after both SME and International Communication Division (SME &  IC).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant : April,2021 to till date:  R.S. ENTERPRISES

        Duties: 

• Marketing of consultancy services to corporates pertains to financial needs. 

Consultant (SME & International Communication  Division): April,2018 to April,2021, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India

           Duties:

• Development  work focuses on Micro, small and medium enterprise development, industrial clusters,entrepreneurship and private sector development, social capital,local economic development,and responsible business consultative and advisory roles with the State governments, bilateral and multilateral organizations and international consulting companies.
• Implementing policies as well as assess their impact to help the Ministry of MSME and other stakeholders.
• Any other work in the area of expertise and in the interest of the Ministry of MSME as advised by the Ministry of MSME from time-to-time.
• Research work relating to country paper(bilateral).
• Preparation of issue notes, concept notes on varied subjects.
• Preparation of policy briefs, inputs for use of Indian team participating in bilateral meetings, Examination of proposals.
• Internal coordination with various agencies.
• Private Sector Development from Micro to Small, Small to Medium & from Medium to Large by adopting Schemes National SC/ST Hub NSSH, SMAS, IC Scheme etc.
• Attending bilateral meetings, preparing reports, and outcome documents.
• Dealt with administrative matters.
• Development of in-house modules/course content in the areas of MSME which shall be used  for short term capacity building courses targeting SMEs. 
• Ensuring the integration and coordination of the training and capacity building efforts.
• Accessing the demand for training the demand for training in the areas of MSMEs with a view to develop new products/training activities/ train the trainers program activities. 
• Assist in development of concept paper and theme paper for seminars/conferences. 
• Assist in marketing the portfolio of Centre for MSMEs with stakeholders & partners institutions.  
• Oversee and monitor the budgetary aspects of all the activities undertaken by Centre for MSME and assist in achievement of the training/workshop programmes financial targets. 
• Undertake such other duties such as project management, Intellectual Propert Rights workshops ,MDPs, short time courses etc.as may be required by the Centre for MSME.  
• Responsible for designing and delivering training to ensure quality delivery of training tutoroials. Responsible for contributing to the training & capacity building programmes communication work, including writing blogs, assisting on press releases in conjunction with the HOC-MSME.ETC.
• Marketing/Collaboration of events/Programmes such as Management Development Programme/Workshops/Conferences/Certificate courses(Online & Offline)/Short-term courses/Train The trainer Programmes (TOT) etc. 

Senior Consultant (MSME): April,2015 to April2018, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs(Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs)

           Duties:

• Conceptualizing.designing curriculum contents,training material, training modules, teaching aids etc. for training facilitators and participants and promoting specific training activities(IPR,Financial Management,Contract Labour, Labour Laws, etc.) and projects. 

Programme manager: Feb. 2008- April,2015, Chakravorty Foundation (N.G.O)à Economic /Social sector   

             Duties:

• Looking after overall operation of various social activities like women issues, primary education, health etc.
• Management of CSR Programme (Skill Development,Vocational Trainings for youths, Social Reforms at Slums etc.)
• Streamlining existing initiatives and incubating CSR as dedicated SBU of the organization and Recruiting of Team.
• Contributions and providing Advisory support to the Board Members, putting CSR into creation domain of the organization.
• Head of Operation,Strategy, Innovation and Efficiency in two of the five key programs divisions of the organization viz., Health and Education.
• Additional Support to Expansion, Operations, Knowledge Transfer, Fund Raising, Credit appraisal/monitoring and Monitoring of SHG And Microfinance based Livelihoods Projects Nadia and Purulia in West Bengal.
• Mandated to restructure and create a sustainable business model for the Micro-Enterprises Division, One of the key units that works under the SHG program.
• Responsible for analysis of current operational model, make strategic and management changes in the unit according to need and alignment with organizational vision, put in place a new team and oversee smooth integration with operations.
• Additional role of mentoring Monitoring and Evaluation unit.
• Undertaken Capacity Building Programme.

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Author (Economics): Jan. 2008 – Present, Himalaya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. (Publishing House, Academic sectoràM.B.A. RANK Text Books ) (Royalty Basis)

           Duties:

Writing and editing text books of Economics for Post-Graduate (M.B.A. Rank)/Under-Graduate students of different universities across India (Royalty Basis).

Dy.Economist: Sept 2002-Jan.2008, Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd.

Duties:

• Create opportunities for CMIE to involve industry, civil sector and other key players in policy dialogue and pilot programs for skills delivery and program design.
• Fostering partnerships and leading research on global interventions on best practices and knowledge transfer through international collaboration between India and other countries.
• Incubating Sector  Skills Councils – developing proposals, engaging industry stakeholders, mobilizing their participation, discussions with industry members and other stakeholders and aggregating their efforts on building employer led skills development programs.
• Working with diversified stakeholders  (Champions of the sub sectors of TVET sector) and managing various task forces for the review of present government schemes, PPP on Skills, Community Colleges,CSR on Skills and women on skills.
• Working out the recommendations, analyze the programmes, proposing new interventions, vetting the outcomes with industry experts and preparing working papers and reports reflecting thought leadership on Skills Development.
• Managing programs on the capacity building of private service providers and adaptation of it by CMIE members.ETC.

Executive (Monitoring Team): Jan 1993 - Sept 2002, PRADAN (N.G.O.-Microfinance)

Duties:

• Conducted Empirical Research On Natural Resource Issues And Formulate Pragmatic Policy.
• Reviewed Economic And Other Analytical Work Programs In Close Collaborations With City Managers And Task Teams Responsible For Local And Regional Programs To Ensure Consistency With Strategic Objectives And Prepare Policy Reports And Articles.
• Conducted High Quality Research On Economic Aspects Of Environmental Policy Issues.
• Performed Economic Analysis Of Various Aspects Of Regional Integration,Including Trade, Infrastructure And Management Of Shared Resources.
• Undertaken Urban Poverty Alleviation Programme,National Rural Support Programme By Microfinance Policies.
• Financial Planning ,Tracking Overdues,Credit Appraisal, Profitability, Sustainability.
• Policy Advocacy, Monitoring Budget And It’s Allocation.
• Managing Various Entrepreneurship Training, Rural Livelihood And Business Development Programs.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Annamalai University   2001-2003
M.A. (Economics) with 55% marks.

Delhi University          1989 - 1992
B.COM(Pass) with 50% marks.

Computer Proficiency
Passed 18th months diploma in computers from Informatics Computer System, New Delhi 

in 1990 with 65% marks. 

Possess primary knowledge of  statistical software.