Simran Sarwara

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Project Coordinator & Consultant | Non-profit | Centering values and people in strategic and operational processes @ Society for Children and Youth of BC
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Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada
About Simran Sarwara

Engaged community leader with 7+ years of experience in centering values and people in strategic and operational processes. Working with non-profits across Canada and the globe to create meaningful impact in and across communities.PROJECT COORDINATION:β—¦ liaising with multidisciplinary teams at NFPs, NGOs; managing funder relations and budgets, and delivering federal, provincial, and municipal-funded youth programming including outreach, budget management, facilitation, mentorship, and event planningPROGRAM & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:β—¦ Co-developing Strategic and Operational Plans across NFP orgs, developing programs for youth, racialized, intergenerational, and other marginalized communities, co-designing and delivering multiple conferences concerning topics such as leadership, networking, and advocacy

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Society for Children and Youth of BC

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Project Coordinator & Consultant | Non-profit | Centering values and people in strategic and operational processes
Simran Sarwara Work Experience Details
  • Society For Children And Youth Of Bc
    Child Capacity Research Project Coordinator
    Society For Children And Youth Of Bc Jan 2023 - Present
    Vancouver
    𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘:β—¦ Provided project support and oversight, including communication, scheduling, monitoring, and evaluationβ—¦ Maintained up-to-date project workplan with clear division of responsibilities amongst the staff teamβ—¦ Ensured smooth and efficient operation of research activities in accordance with project workplan and objectivesβ—¦ Monitored the progress of research activities by developing and maintaining recordsβ—¦ Acted as the primary administrative point of contact for projectπ—¦π—§π—”π—žπ—˜π—›π—’π—Ÿπ——π—˜π—₯𝗦 & π—–π—’π— π— π—¨π—‘π—œπ—§π—¬ π—˜π—‘π—šπ—”π—šπ—˜π— π—˜π—‘π—§:β—¦ Led outreach, planning, coordinating and facilitating of roundtables, technical advisor meetings, and youth engagement
  • International Institute For Child Rights And Development (Iicrd)
    Associate
    International Institute For Child Rights And Development (Iicrd) Apr 2021 - Present
    Served as Lead Coordinator for U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment’s North American Consultation𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘ & π—¦π—§π—”π—žπ—˜π—›π—’π—Ÿπ——π—˜π—₯ π—˜π—‘π—šπ—”π—šπ—˜π— π—˜π—‘π—§:β—¦ Coordinated scheduling and meetings of Steering Committee, dissemination of notes, and communicating with partner organizations and participantsβ—¦ Supported with budget tracking and administrative tasks β—¦ Coordinated development of information packages prior to the event including translation into 2 additional languages𝗣π—₯π—’π—šπ—₯𝗔𝗠 & 𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ π——π—˜π—©π—˜π—Ÿπ—’π—£π— π—˜π—‘π—§:β—¦ Learned and supported users on the Webex platform through trainings and the development of visual infographicsβ—¦ Developed youth engagement guidelines for adult participants and Elders attending the consultation to reflect values of equity and youth leadershipβ—¦ Supported the development of a safeguarding policy for the consultation through the application of anti-oppressive values in relation to youth engagementβ—¦ Supported the development of β€œThe Story of the Phoenix Consultation” report as part of an intergenerational authoring team
  • International Institute For Child Rights And Development
    Co-Executive Director (Operations)
    International Institute For Child Rights And Development May 2022 - Dec 2022
    𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘, 𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ π——π—˜π—©π—˜π—Ÿπ—’π—£π— π—˜π—‘π—§, & π—¦π—§π—”π—žπ—˜π—›π—’π—Ÿπ——π—˜π—₯ π—˜π—‘π—šπ—”π—šπ—˜π— π—˜π—‘π—§:β—¦ Provided project management support: budget development and management, contract coordination, managing funder relations, and conflict resolutionβ—¦ Developed new, streamlined operations and financial management practicesβ—¦ Developed and managed organizational budgetβ—¦ Conducted internal β€˜audit’ of existing practices with staff and board to develop a new communications action planβ—¦ Liaised with sectoral partner organizations at local, provincial, federal and international level for project collaborations and long-term agreements.
  • International Institute For Child Rights And Development
    Administrative Assistant
    International Institute For Child Rights And Development Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
    𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘: β—¦ Supported the management of day-to-day activities of the charity by working with a small and highly committed global teamβ—¦ Demonstrated strong organizational skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail, to multitask effectively, and to meet deadlinesβ—¦ Managed communications with legal teams, CRA and other elements related to charitable statusβ—¦ Provided financial administrative support to projects and the organization β—¦ Supported with communication projects including newsletter campaigns and maintaining organizational website β—¦ Supported development of funding proposals or applications
  • Peernetbc
    Operations Co-Lead & Organizational Strategist
    Peernetbc Apr 2017 - Present
    Downtown Vancouver
    𝗣π—₯π—’π—šπ—₯𝗔𝗠 π——π—˜π—©π—˜π—Ÿπ—’π—£π— π—˜π—‘π—§ & π—–π—’π— π— π—¨π—‘π—œπ—§π—¬ π—˜π—‘π—šπ—”π—šπ—˜π— π—˜π—‘π—§:β—¦ Co-designed and facilitated strategic transition with board and staff to shift organization to non- hierarchical structure including policy and legal researchβ—¦ Co-created and delivered a collaborative organizational budget development process with staff to align with new structureβ—¦ Co-led annual organizational budget development for over $400K in funding and grant application processes collaboratively with staffβ—¦ Delivered consultations to NFPs regarding strategic action planning and decision-making𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘:β—¦ Supported community projects and partnerships with administration and logisticsβ—¦ Managed workshop administration process including invoicing, receiving workshop payments, and tracking self-generated revenue
  • Simon Fraser University
    Research Assistant - Centre For Educational Excellence
    Simon Fraser University Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
    𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ π——π—˜π—©π—˜π—Ÿπ—’π—£π— π—˜π—‘π—§:β—¦ Researched and liaised with a digital publishing librarian to develop a new online journal using the PKP (Public Knowledge Project) platform for the Healing from Racism Journey program β—¦ Edited and formatted the journal’s online features in accordance with the needs and interests of the program teamβ—¦ Drafted templates for HRJ students to navigate the online journal to make submissions and for the program team to publish submissions using the system β—¦ Created a resource document regarding β€œungrading” as an alternative assessment method for SFU faculty β—¦ Drafted an annotated bibliography of case studies of racism in academia as a HRJ program resource
  • Mosaic
    Nuyu Popular Theatre Youth Program Lead Facilitator
    Mosaic Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
  • Immigrant Services Society Of Bc
    Youth Program / Workshop Facilitator
    Immigrant Services Society Of Bc 2014 - 2015

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