1. PERSONAL INFORMATION Rachel Stephen
(India)
enviro.rachelstephen@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-stephen-557a72b5
WORK EXPERIENCE
JOB APPLIED FOR Corporate Social Responsibility
01/08/2016–31/10/2016 Communication Specialist
Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), Delhi (India)
1.Research
Plan communication programs, Carry out research into the attitudes and perception of the target
audience.
Contact members of the target audience to discuss their views
Monitor forums, social media sites, product review sites and the press.
To conduct investigations for the campaigns wherever needed.
2.Press Releases
Prepare news releases and maintain media relations
Develop yearly and monthly media plans, support campaigns and PR strategies.
3.Publications
Plan content and write copy for publications such as leaflet brouchers and annual and monthly reports
for shareholders and newsletters.
Write content for website pages scripts for presentation and videos gather information, work closely
with the colleagues such as campaign managers.
01/09/2014–31/05/2016 Outreach Officer
Greenpeace India, Bangalore (India)
Develops annual Outreach plan in conjunction with Outreach Manager, with detail activities to follow
during the calendar year, which will help DD team on meeting or exceeding ODP numbers.
Maximize all opportunities of providing a platform for the awareness drives in all the sectors.
Coordinate with the respective Fund Raising Unit Heads, for pan India outreach work.
Recommend solutions to supporters and corporate on various Environmental issues with the help of
campaigners or external agencies.
Develops a database of qualified venues through various sources like internet, referrals, telephone,
F2F cold calling & networking.
Creates and conducts effective proposal presentations of Greenpeace which needs to be presented
to the potential venues.
Coordinate with Outreach counterparts to develop case studies for National permissions.
Responsible for sourcing and developing patron relationships and referrals. Created innovative
material and out of the box ideas to display and use in the activities for the better visibility and good
results.

2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PERSONAL SKILLS
01/03/2010–30/10/2010 Volunteer
S.V.C.T NGO, Delhi (India)
▪ Visited the inmate's family and provided them the basic amenities including the books and uniform
for the school goers
▪ Organized free health camps in the under-developed areas.
▪ Did door to door surveys to know more about the "Health and Environment" of the visiting site.
▪ Did awareness drives for the breast cancer among the women of the under privileged society.
01/07/2014–30/06/2016 M.Sc Environmental Science
Institute of Environmental Studies, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (India)
01/06/2012–30/06/2014 B.Sc Applied Life Science
Ramjas college, Delhi University, Delhi (India)
01/04/2008–28/03/2009 XII- Science
St. Froeble Sr. Sec. School, Delhi (India)
English, Physics, Chemistry. Biology, Physical Science
Mother tongue(s) Hindi
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
Punjabi C2 A1 C2 C2 A1
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
Levels:A1 andA2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills Good communication skills acquired while dealing with Media and other stack-holders during my
tenure with FIAPO.
Negotiation skills gained while hiring PR Agency and selling the stories to social media for FIAPO.
Public speaking- enhanced my public speaking kills by participating in Rostrum 2013 and Rostrum
2014( a public speaking event ).
Organisational / managerial skills Documentation- Learned the need and importance of documenting and the process of documentation
while working for Greenpeace India
Management skills- I led a team of 9 people to raise funds for the organisation and to perform various
CSR activities in corporate sector.
Leadership- Under my guidance, all my team members achieved their individual targets.
Represented Greenpeace India on various platforms such as corporate meetings and Global
congress on CSR.
Networking- build new relations between various corporate and Greenpeace India, renew old and
sore contacts and maintain strong relations with them.

3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Job-related skills Have advance knowledge of environmental issues and sustainability which will help in implementing
sustainable solution as a part of CSR projects.
Research- Did a 6 months research based project on green building learning the basic and advance
tools of research.
Problem solving and team player.
Interpersonal kill comes handy in situations which require negotiation.
Creative thinking- to conduct CSR and Employee engagement activities, creative ideas and designs
were conceived by me and implemented with the help of my team.
Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT
Information
processing
Communication
Content
creation
Safety
Problem
solving
Proficient user Proficient user Independent user Proficient user Independent user
Digital competences - Self-assessment grid
Good command on office suite ( word processor, spread sheets and presentation software.
Have blogging experience.
Honours and awards 1st position in All India Science Exhibition-Zone level
Participated in all India Science Exhibition - State level under the topic under the topic "Biotechnology-
Genetically Modified Organisms".
Participated in ROSTRUM (Public Speaking Competition) at the university level in 2013 and 2014,
topics such as the role of youth in women empowerment, Environment and sustainability, Khap
panchayat- pros and cons etc.
Project 1 "Study of Environmental Impact Assessment process in India" under the guidance of Mr. Sudhir
Kumar, Scientist and Special Director, I.C.F.R.E, Dehradun, India
Understanding and reviewing the pattern and process of Environmental Impact Assessment for the
river mining in KMVNL Mine Project, Uttarakhand, India
Conducting detailed feasibility and impact analysis of the baseline data.
Creating reports and documents, and conduct review sessions and impact analyses discussions with
all stakeholders.
Providing inputs and suggestion for process improvement.
Ensured the completion of laboratory work at Mantec Consultants, Noida,India
Certifications Certification - Global Congress on CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Certification- Participated in 8 medical camps conducted by SVCT NGO.

4. Project 2 "Dissertation on Green Buildings"-Case study of three Green Buildings in Haryana" was done under
Prof. Smita Chaudhry, Director, Institute of Environmental Science
Understanding the concept and various features of green buildings
Analyse the importance of LEED and BEE certified buildings
Creating reports stating the importance of green buildings in our society and its need to our
environment