Jagat Patnaik
- January 15, 2022
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About
I obtained my doctoral research from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, since then have been working in the development sector – nearly two and half decades of working experience at the grassroots, national and international levels. While progressing from grassroots to holding a position at the International office of ActionAid, I have gained wider experiences of working on issues of poverty, development, and human rights. Having begun my journey in India with UNDCP and then Oxfam, my assignments with ActionAid helped me gain in-depth knowledge, and skill in leading and managing as well as interacting with several constituencies – across many cultures and socio-political diversities.
Currently, working as Asia Regional Head for ActionAid International, I manage and support ActionAid country programme operations in the Asia region. Prior to this role, I led/managed ActionAid’s global strategy review process, coordinating with 45 countries. As part of my various roles and responsibilities, I engage in leading, facilitating and reviewing various country strategy review and development processes. Also, led, managed large-scale programmes, including humanitarian response programmes. I significantly contributed to programme conceptualizing/designing, evidence-based analysis, policy research/advocacy/campaigning, monitoring & evaluation, organisation health assessment and risk management. I worked with platforms/social movements/academia. Also, led/managed fundraising sections; mobilised huge grants from institutions/corporates/major donors. I have had the experiences of organisation nationalisation processes, like local registration, Board and General Assembly formations.
I have extensive management experience of human resources, performance management in a large, complex and decentralised organisation – led large and diverse teams and facilitated smooth transition/change management processes. Played a key role being part of several internal committees and have been on the advisory board of various institutions.
Total Duration: 7 yrs 8 mos
Asia Regional Head
Full-time
Dates Employed: Jul 2017 – Present
Employment Duration: 4 yrs 7 mos
Asia Regional Director (Interim)
Dates Employed: Feb 2017 – Jun 2017
Employment Duration5 mos
Location-Based in New Delhi, India
Asia Regional Coordinator
Dates Employed: Apr 2015 – Jan 2017
Employment Duration1 yr 10 mos
Location-Based in New Delhi
a. To enhance organisational performance through the provision of leadership, strategic coordination and management to deepen the impact of ActionAid’s work at the country, regional and international level.
b. To facilitate organisational development processes that strengthen countries’ capacities and enables them to effectively plan and deliver their country strategies and contribute significantly to ActionAid’s programmes and organisational priorities.
c. External engagement with key stakeholders in the Asia region – providing strategic coordination leadership to enable countries in the region to work together in monitoring and analysing global and regional trends, challenges and to develop joint alliances, policies and strategies externally. Thereby, building and strengthening of relationships with civil society partners and social movements at the regional level.
d. Coordination, planning and delivery of regional policy and advocacy plans and activities targeted at regional institutions in line with the priorities defined and agreed by countries in the region.
e. The role involves managing and contributing to the implementation of ActionAid Federation building agenda through country Membership Development Process and delivery of the Affiliation/Association Plans in the region.
f. Coordinate and support identification of external and internal trends and challenges related to risk management in countries and at the regional level and in defining and implementing appropriate risk mitigation strategies and plans.
g. Monitors alignment and cohesion between countries and international strategies and compliance with federation policies, frameworks, standards and systems.
h. The role is to support and co-ordinate organisational processes that require strong levels of interaction between countries and with the International Secretariat in the ActionAid Federation.
Manager, ActionAid Global Strategy Review
Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Jul 2016
Employment Duration: 7 mos
Location: New Delhi, India
Managed and coordinated ActionAid International’s Global Strategy Review process and thereby contributed to the organisation’s new strategy development process. Coordinated with various constituencies within – international secretariat, 45 countries where ActionAid has its presence, and Board and General Assembly members – and externals like independent reviewers, peer organisations, various institutions, academia and civil society groups as part of this process.
Head (Interim), Country Coordination, Asia Member Cluster.
Dates Employed: Jun 2014 – Mar 2015
Employment Duration: 10 mos
ActionAid International
Company NameActionAid International
Total Duration: 3 yrs
TitleHead (Interim), Human Rights-based Approach Capacity Building, Programme Support Unit
Dates Employed2013
Employment Durationless than a year
Asia Regional Programme Coordinator/Accountability and Management Support Coordinator
Dates Employed:Nov 2010 – 2013
Employment Duration: 3 yrs
ActionAid India
Director, Programmes
Company NameActionAid India Full-time
Dates EmployedApr 2006 – Nov 2010
Employment Duration: 4 yrs 8 mos
Location: New Delhi Area, India
• Providing leadership to the programmatic and policy work of ActionAid India
• Leading, conceptualizing and developing programme priorities and setting strategic direction for ActionAid India.
• Core team member of the Policy and campaign planning strategy formulation at ActionAid International in 2010-11.
• Led work on Governance Thematic work in ActionAid India.
• Providing leadership in emergencies through assessment and strategic planning post disaster followed by inclusion of risk reduction principles and practices for recovery initiatives.
• Planning and developing Country Strategic Plans in line with the organisation’s Global Strategic goals
• Led ActionAid India’s Annual Plans and Budget process.
• Partnership Development and Fund Raising
• Identifying effective alliances and opportunities for joint programming and policy/advocacy and campaign work.
• Team management of senior professionals and technical staff in a large, decentralized organization in multi-cultural environment and Finance Management
• Facilitated the Change Management process.
• Member of various task forces at ActionAid international level including Monitoring and Evaluation, MIS, Programme quality and programme designing.
• Trainer on strategy development, programme designing and programme-led funding planning.
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