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Kolkata, Wb, In

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

To coordinate MEA clearances, restricted area permits, protected area permits, inner line permits for different states across east and northeast India along with logistics, security, photography and catering services. To manage and monitor all services related to events such as venue booking, travel, transport including flight and hotel bookings. Ensuring health and safety protocols while delivering events in terms of venue recce, following safety standards.Handle the desk of the Director East and Northeast India. Manage the Director's logistics, meetings with internal stakeholder and organise appointments externally with national and international partners to meet British Council’s strategic objective of enhancing the reputation of the organisation. Develop, negotiate and produce contracts with partners, consultants and vendors like hotels, catering services and event management companies across East India.Manage budgets and maintain financial accuracy ensuring effective, compliant processes in accordance to the procurement guidelines. Seek marketing opportunities for collaboration through the organization products and services, and across all relevant department, using a customer led approach to events and activities. Support on operation management ensuring projects and services are managed, implemented and delivered to meet outcomes, outputs and objectives stated within the organization plans.Co-ordinate with the other relevant departments and work streams to ensure the smooth business operation of their processes in accordance with established procedures and guidelines. Planned and executed different internal and external stakeholder visits and arrangements in East and Northeast states along with other parts of India. Lead and support negotiations and contracting with partners.Planning of logistics and travel for entire East and Northeast sates of India while delivering projects, visits, events, meetings, conferences and music festivals.

Kolkata

Involved in planning and execution of the projects, procurement, logistical support, finances, records management, score card tracking in terms of face to face and digital reach of the project, non-cash income, liaising with external stakeholders like government organization, partners and vendor across states by communicating effectively for projects. • Part of the execution team for projects in states such as Bihar, Assam. I was involved in business pursuit and need analysis for Jharkhand Meghalaya and Sikkim. • Worked cross department works for Schools, Higher Education, Society and Arts for different events and small projects.• Played an active role in leading on organising meetings, managing travel, organising events, closing the finances on time for the team. • Actively taken leadership roles on the storage management and asset lists; tracking changes adhering with the retention policy.• Worked on SAP finance system and ensuring the finances are closed timely and correctly closing Purchase Orders for various procurement of goods and services.• Executed data collection, collation and documentation generating reports which were used by the academic team while writing reports later submitted to the State government.

Bagdogra

• Handled customers and their queries and problem solving • Managed flight booking, check-in, and arrivals, departures and operations and document verification like passport, visa for international travelers. • Liaised with the government agencies like Air force, Customs, Immigrations, Airport Authority of India and other government organizations for the operations. • Led and handled operations pertaining to weather, fuel figure finalization with the pilot and communicating to the engineering and fuel providers after coordination with the operating captain. • Coordinated and movement monitoring of the flight alongwith the Bhutan central operations office along with it I have liaised for the documentation that needs to be submitted to the customs and immigration before the flight departure• Supported the Airport manager in generating reports, tracking the sales records of the travel agents and communicating for different offers given by the company and change in policies.

Guwahati

• Administered the roster for cockpit crew and action accordingly and action if any shortcomings• Jointly responsible with the captain for the safety and operational control of flights to day to day operations. • Involved in analysis and evaluation of meteorological information to determine potential hazards to safety of flight and to select the most desirable and economic route of Airbus, ATR, CRZ. Aircrafts. • Prepared flight plans containing information such as maximum allowable take-off and landing weights, weather reports, field conditions, NOTAMS and many other informational components required for the safe completion of flight. • Handled and coordinated with different government departments and other departments for the flight movements for East and Northeast from Guwahati for Air India and sister concern airline Alliance Air. • Responsible for briefing the captain for the significant changes to weather, flight plan and recommend flight plan alternates, such as changing course, altitude and alternate landings in the interest of safety.

Kolkata

• Responsible for briefing the pilot-in-command for their flights under the supervision of a Flight Dispatcher for Airbus, A-320/319/330, ATR-72-500 and 42-500 • Worked in coordination with the Air Traffic Control on aircraft communication for determining the position of the flight and communicating to other departments for necessary arrangements.• Liaised and communicated with Airforce, Airport Authorities and Meteorological department for information and operation.• Provided Logistical support for the cockpit crew, staffs for their flights during training and supervise the roster and ensuring they report before time.• Inspected on-board documents of the night halting aircrafts and update Jeppesen, CAR, AIC, AIP.• Collected weather reports for East and North East airports and keeping captains informed ensuring compliance with the airport operating minima and safety.• Responsible for sending reports for on time departures for East India airports to Mumbai and Central dispatcher team.

Kolkata

• Involved in flight reservations, handling passenger requiring special assistance like medical, wheelchair, visually imparted, unaccompanied minors • Led on new pilot projects like Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS) where the baggage handling was done using technical support and ensured and contributed during smooth transition.• Responsible for the handling for departing and arrival by communicating with different departments like operations, security, and engineering and with our own department giving necessary information for documents to be submitted to the captain before departure safely and an on-time performance• Handled VIPs, Ministers by coordinating and communicating with the different departments like security and government agencies like CISF, Intelligence Bureau (IB) from Police departments • Worked in arrivals as coordinator for lost luggage department solving issues and weekly reporting the airport manager and supervisors.• Handled flight disruptions and supported logistics like providing hotel, transport to the passenger during cancelled flights.

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science, Graduation

Activities and Societies: NCC,Singing,Playing musical instruments

High School, Science, Class 12

Activities and Societies: Volley ball, Athletics, Singing, Playing musical instruments.