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Aastha Gupta

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Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation | International Development | Program Management | Business Development | Grants and Awards
New Delhi, Delhi, India

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  • Save the Children Australia
    Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation Senior Manager
    Save the Children Australia
    Apr 2024 - Current (2 years 7 months)
    As Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Senior Manager at Save the Children Australia, I specialize in donor engagement, humanitarian proposal development, and resource mobilization across the Pacific region and globally. I combine strategic leadership with technical expertise to secure impactful funding, manage high-value donor accounts, and drive localization and sustainability in program delivery. Key Achievements: - Secured ~$6M in funding over 9 months, successfully leading proposals for DFAT, MFAT, and other global donors. - Won competitive bids for disaster response and recovery initiatives, including AHP Vanuatu Earthquake Response, AHP PNG Enga Earthquake Response, and Canada CHAF Vanuatu Earthquake Response. - Oversaw a portfoli
  • Save the Children US
    Lead Associate, Proposal Pricing
    Save the Children US
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 (1 year)
    -Drafted program budgets and translated workplans into cost items for 10 grants and contracts worth $60 million total - Ensured compliance with USAID requirements and led partner management for 7 proposals and diligence for 20+ partners - Led budgeting process for 6 proposals and successfully won 3, including USAID AQBE worth $20 million in September 2023 - Updated and maintained internal knowledge management library with 60+ tools and templates - Awarded an Extraordinary Performance Award for designing budget and cost documentation for winning sub USAID AQBE project worth $20 million Show less
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    Communications Assistant, Women, Peace and Security
    Shuraako Capital
    Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 (4 months)
  • Georgetown University
    Teaching Assistant
    Georgetown University
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 (5 months)
    Teaching Assistant for 2 graduate courses in the MA in Conflict Resolution program: Africa-Conflict Management Challenges and Transitional Justice -Streamlined publication of 50+ course materials via knowledge management platforms -Served as primary point-of-contact to 30 students for troubleshooting and compilation of assignments -Prepared book reviews and weekly overviews of teaching content to design submission guidelines for students
  • Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
    Gender Technical Writer
    Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 (5 months)
    -Designed proposal response to U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) FY21 IRF Promoting Interfaith Respect and Social Inclusion in Bulgaria and Romania. -Wrote proposal narrative and designed theory of change, log frame, monitoring and evaluation plan, gender and inclusion analysis, and risk analysis matrix to be responsive to solicitation requirements as well as to best practices in gender-transformative programming
  • Search for Common Ground
    Asia Grants Management Intern
    Search for Common Ground
    Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 (6 months)
    -Supported preparation and submission of 20 donor reports on 6 active grants in Sri Lanka and Myanmar -Utilized great management tools to contribute to monitoring program expenditures for Search projects in Asia -Produced 15+ concept notes for WPS projects funded by USSGIW, ABA-ROLI and the EU -Facilitated 10 pause and reflect meetings and reviewed 3 country offices’ donor submission materials
  • United States Institute of Peace
    Gender Policy and Strategy Visiting Scholar
    United States Institute of Peace
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 (4 months)
    -Organized 20+ events through managing invitations, logistics to deepen 15+ USG partnerships -Drafted 35+ policy briefs, concept notes, 150+ invite emails and 10+ blogs to improve programs outreach -Profiled analysis of 70 extremist leaders in Afghanistan and characterized tendencies towards human rights stances through data visualization -Recorded and structured outputs of 4+ consultations between the USIP, US State Department and Afghan women peace builders to assist in negotiations with the Taliban -Designed 10+ multimedia materials on USIP’s gender programming efforts presentation at the 2022 ASEAN summit Show less
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    Director Of Communications
    Gradpride
    Oct 2021 - Aug 2022 (11 months)
    -Drafted 10+ social media campaigns and newsletters on LGBT issues, planned weekly events and increased outreach by 75% -Responsible for coordinating with 60 other groups to ensure representation of over 200 LGBTQ members on campus
  • HasNa
    Graduate Consultant, Gender Integration
    HasNa
    Oct 2021 - May 2022 (8 months)
    - Generated a report on pandemic-responsive gender programming among Syrian immigrants in Turkey - Organized and conducted primary research with the Danish Refuge Council, UNOCHA and Support to Life - Analyzed and produced data on best practices for gender programming for refugees in Turkey
  • Graduate Career Center at Georgetown University
    Programming and Knowledge Management Strategist
    Graduate Career Center at Georgetown University
    Sep 2021 - May 2022 (9 months)
    -Drafted and disseminated 5 career development platform user guides to 10,000 students -Enriched user experience through creation of 5 databases for outreach expansion -Evaluated professional needs of 300 Ph.D students and synthesized quantitative survey data -Featured in alumni spotlight series and led center operations and communications
  • Oxfam India
    Gender Policy and Research Advocacy Intern
    Oxfam India
    Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 (7 months)
    - Conducted research on the environmental and gendered impacts of 12 projects funded by IFIs like the World Bank and the NDB and prepared policy briefs - Single-handedly formulated an analysis and report on the implementation and outcomes of the Right to Education Initiative of the government of Rajasthan in India
  • Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
    Gender Programming Project Coordinator, Food Security
    Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
    Aug 2020 - Oct 2020 (3 months)
    -Drafted grant proposals for 6 rural women’s maternal health and nutrition projects in Bangladesh -Translated materials into English on social media to increase outreach by 65% and funding by 60% -Edited and proofread 20+ reports for final submission to 5+ donors
  • Centre for Civil Society
    Project Coordinator
    Centre for Civil Society
    Aug 2020 - Oct 2020 (3 months)
    - Carried out research on various prominent Indian Liberal figures for the website and prepared weekly blog posts revolving around political and economic issues in the country - Refurbished the Indian Liberals website and increased traction by 60% - Designed social media posts to increase outreach for the Centre of Civil Society’s social media pages
  • Election Commission of India
    Content Writer
    Election Commission of India
    Feb 2019 - Apr 2019 (3 months)
    Systematic Voters’ Electoral Education Programme Intern -Performed research on the electoral mechanisms of the New Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections -Strategized voter awareness campaigns for university students -Complied and analysed data on the electorate of the New Delhi district to identify voting trends and patterns
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  • Georgetown University
    Graduate Certificate, Gender, Peace and Security
    Georgetown University
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
    Summer School, Foreign Policy, A
    The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
  • Delhi University
    bachelor, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government, First Division
    Delhi University
  • Georgetown University
    master, Master of Arts - MA, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Summa Cum Laude
    Georgetown University
    Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)
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