Rakesh Kumar Bhatt

Background

About Rakesh Kumar Bhatt

As a senior social development professional, writer, subject matter expert and speaker with over 17 years experience of working with Government, INGO’s, NGO’s/ CBO’s and Private Sector in leadership roles with expertise in Strategy development, Operations, Planning, Project Management & Implementation, Contract Management, Fund Raising, Sustainable Development, Project Evaluation, Feasibility Studies, Stakeholder Engagement, Government Relations, Social Impact Assessment etc. I am Post Graduate (M.A.) in Sociology & MSW, and have action based management & implementation experience in Community Development Projects, with specialized skills in project management, design & implementation, review and technical support in programs such as Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), Waste Management and Treatment, Air Quality Pollution Mitigation and Air Quality Index (AQI) improvement, Drinking Water Supply Programme (NRDWP), Water & Sanitation (WASH), Disaster Risk Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, Skill Development, Community Empowerment etc. I am currently associated with “Centre for Social Responsibility Trust, Lucknow”, as a “Managing and Founder Trustee”, and an assignment signed with Arkitechno Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd, as a “Consultant- Community Development & IEC”, for “Uttrakhand Drinking Water Supply Programme“, its aims to provide safe drinking water and reduce drinking water related issues & risks in urban/ peri urban areas, by enhancing institutional capacities to integrate Pipe Water Supply Mechanisms and Water & Sanitation (WASH) related facility development. A part of this my roles and responsibilities is also related to establish linkage/coordination/convergence mechanism etc. with other concern development programs (Government and Non-Government) as well as to facilitate various activities on community requirement analysis, and enhance community capacities to manage WASH related issues in urban/ Peri Urban areas of Uttrakhand. Prior to this, I was associated with KPMG, UNDP, Government of Uttar Prdaesh, to managing various projects focused on Urban Development, Swachh Bharat Mission, Disaster Management, Decentralization, Good Governance, Water and Sanitation, Rural Development, Waste Management and Pollution Control with various stakeholders capacity building and technical assistance, for project planning and implementation.