Dr. Nandini Roy has over 20 years of experience in health research, project monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building related to maternal and child health, HIV, and education. She has strong skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, including developing research protocols, analyzing data, and preparing reports. She has worked with several international organizations, including UNICEF, UNFPA, CARE India, and Family Health International.

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Education, Work experience, Skills
Profile
Curriculum Vitae
Nandini Roy
Communication Address: A /7/8 Indralok Estate -1, A-4 Rani Debendrabala Road, Paikpara,
Kolkata – 700002. Mob: +91-9748912255. Email: roynandini23@gmail.com;
roynandini@yahoo.com; roynandini@hotmail.com
Dr. Nandini Roy has a varied working experience ranging from health research, project monitoring, and
evaluation to capacity building in the area of maternal and child health, HIV and education. Dr. Roy is
proficient in qualitative research and handling analysis of quantitative data, developing MIS database,
evaluating research projects, developing fact sheets and documentation. She has more than 20 years
working experience and associated with various development organizations such UNFPA, CARE India,
CARE India Trust, UNIFEM, Transport Corporation of India Foundation (TCIF) and Family Health
International (FHI) 360, India. Summary of her skills are:
 Designing and executing qualitative and quantitative research protocols.
 Compilation and data triangulation, analysis and diffusion for planners and policy makers.
 Provided technical feedback on M&E data to NGOs and partner agencies.
 Prepared annual Plans for HIV programmes and monitoring of the programme using log frame,
developing and monitoring quarterly targets including financial expenditure.
 Preparation of training materials, guidelines, utility mapping of survey questionnaires and
analysis of data.
 Capacity building and technical support on planning, monitoring and reporting by district level
programme coordinators.
 Good documentation as well as presentation skills that facilitate in report-writing, preparation
of research reports and presentations.
 Has ability to liaison with various stakeholders including State Governments, institutions, NGOs.
Education
 Ph.D. in Population Sciences, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai. Deemed
University, 1996
 M. Phil in Population Sciences, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, 1992.
 Masters in Population Sciences (MPS), International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai,
1991.
 MA (Geography), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1990.
Computing Skills:
Excellent command on Microsoft Office™ tools & Analytical tool SPSS.
Geographical Experience:

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Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat &
Madhya Pradesh
Languages known:
English, Hindi, Bengali. Working proficiency in Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Nagamese, & Assamese.
Experience
Period/Duration Organization Position
June 2015 – Dec 2015 UNICEF & Department of Child
development, Women Development and
Social Welfare (CDWD&SW), Govt. of
West Bengal
Consultant to Strengthen
Programme Monitoring of
Kanyashree Prakalapa Social
Protection Scheme for the
Girl Child
Nov 2013 – July 2014 Family Health International 360, New
Delhi India,
Regional Trainer for IBBS
May 2012 – Oct 2013 Economic Information Technology,
Kolkata
Senior Demographer
July 2008 – March 2012 Care India Trust, CARE India, Delhi Team Leader Strategic
Planning
June 2002 – 10 July 2008 National Institute of Medical Statistics
(ICMR), New Delhi
Research consultant &
Programme Coordinator
Oct 2000 – March 2002 Shirdi Sai Rural Institute, Rahata,
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Director
May 1999 – July 2000 UNFPA Gujarat Associate Programme Officer
April 1997- April 1999 Women Centred Health Project, BMC,
Mumbai
Senior Research Officer
June 1996 – March 1997 International Institute for Population
Sciences, Mumbai
Research Officer

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Professional Experience
Consultant - Strengthen Programme Monitoring of Kanyashree Prakalapa Social Protection Scheme for
the Girl Child, CDWD&SW
June 2015- Till Now
 Contributed for the preparation of Monitoring formats and M&E framework for Kanyashree.
 Compilation of indicators based on progress of Kanyashree Prakalpa and ICDS programme.
 Providing technical feedback to Districts and State on District Monitoring formats.
 Technical feedback to strengthen the quality of Rapid Assessment of Kanyashree Prakalpa
 Mapping of issues related to Conditional Cash Transfer Schemes’ (CCTS) for improving the Status of
girl child in India and CCTS in Latin America and Africa to improve education, health and poverty
situation
 Mapping of relevant literature on Child Protection in Canada and preliminary analysis of Canada Age
and Language Data.
 Developed Career Counselling booklet as a Graduation Strategy for Kanyashree Prakalpa
beneficiary.
 Liaison with Kanyashree District Project management Units (DPMUs) for organizing State and
District level programmes.
Consultant –Regional Trainer, FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL 360, New Delhi
Nov 2013 – July 2014.
 Contributed in the preparation of IBBS (Integrated Biological and Behaviour Surveillance) operational
guidelines, training manuals, training slides, data collection tools, guidelines for data collection and field
management guidelines for vulnerable groups such as female sex workers, men have sex with men,
injecting drug users and rural women.
 Contributed to the entire training planning and conduct training of staff of research agency and other
agencies involved in implementation of IBBS along with Regional Institutes and State AIDS Control
Societies.
 Master trainer and external expert for IBBS field level training on sampling frame development, data
collection tool, ethical considerations etc at Kolkata (West Bengal), Guwahati (Assam), Dimapur &
Kohima (Nagaland). This was done in close association with National Institute of Cholera and Enteric
Diseases (NICED), Kolkata and State AIDS Control Societies of the above mentioned States.
 Supportive supervision to the regional field agency in Himachal Pradesh in close association with the
PGIMER, Chandigarh the research institute and HP SACS.
 Contributed to the preparation of analysis plan.
Senior Demographer, ECONOMIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Kolkata.
May 2012 – Oct 2013
 Assisting in the field work of District level Health Survey, Phase IV in West Bengal.
 Prepared baseline survey report for (CEDPA) on life skill education programme namely ‘UDAAN’ for
State of Jharkhand.

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Team Leader Strategic Planning, Technical Support Unit (TSU) for West Bengal & Sikkim State AIDS
Control Societies, (SACS) CARE India Trust.
July 2008 – March 2012
 Assisted in organizing the Regional Consultative workshop for the formulation of National AIDS
Contral Programme phase IV programme at Kolkata.
 Analyzed and disseminated TI programme indicators with NGO partners on monthly basis.
 Facilitate in the preparation of Annual Action Plans for 2 states for submission to National AIDS
Control Society (NACO).
 Developed quarterly program plans and monitored the progress with SACS.
 Prepared the site validation and size estimation tool for high risk groups (HRG).
 Assisted in preparation of Profile of FSWs under NACO-SACS intervention.
 Provided technical support to SACS on following studies
a) Knowledge Attitude, Behaviour and Practice (KABP) studies;
b) Methodology for site and size validation
c) Prepared the validation methodology for Mapping and Size estimates of Single Male
Migrants in West Bengal and supervised the field work.
d) Prepared and executed validated study on quality of data collected by Child-in-need
Institute (CINI) on private practitioners selected for providing STI services to HRG groups.
e) Development of validation tool for ICTC counselors to identify and reduce reporting errors
and improve overall quality of data at facility level.
 Capacity building of District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) staff. Supervised the 6
DAPUs on preparation of monthly reports to NACO and WBSAP&CS.
 Prepared State profile from the vulnerable perspective of HIV infection and act sheets on selected
indicator for the assessment of programme input and outputs.
 Prepared epidemiological profile of selected districts of the West Bengal and supervised update of
the same by DAPCUs;
 Assisted and supervised nodal agency selected by NACO on epidemiological (HIV) profiling of 6
Districts of West Bengal.
 Assisted WBSAP&CS in profiling of HIV positives detected at ICTC.
 Prepared requisite background material for migrant IEC campaign.
 Analyzed programmatic data on Quarterly basis for all divisions.
 Supported in preparation of Annual Report of WBSAP&CS & prepared Technical Support Unit’s
Quarterly reports to SACS and NACO.
Research consultant and Programme Coordinator, Research Monitor & Evaluation, NATIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL STATISTICS, ICMR, New Delhi.
June 2002 – 10 July 2008
 Work involved identifying priority areas, developing proposals, negotiating with funders,
conducting studies, implementing projects and programmes, analyzing the findings and
disseminating through publishing reports in journals, newspapers and making presentations to
target groups.
 Organized 3 regional workshops to sensitize about the health sector reform database and
collaborated with the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh for
collecting required materials for documentation.
 Liaison, interaction & dialogue with government bodies at various levels, NGOs, national &
international organizations on research finding for advocating for policy change.
Continued……

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Selected Research Projects
 Integrated Behavioural & Biological Assessment among Truck drivers (National Highway): A
baseline study of Truckers plying on four major transportation routes in the country. The
responsibility included development of tools, monitoring the collection of behaviour and biological
data, preliminary analysis of the data and identifying the gaps in knowledge. Supervised training of
the research teams for conducting pre-survey assessment tools under Integrated Biological and
Behavioural survey (IBBS). Designed sampling frame development tool, survey questionnaire, pre-
testing of tools, and monitoring and supervised the data collection for main survey of IBBS.
Oversaw the quality assurance of data which included monitoring the double entry of data at NIMS
and matching the data’s entered by NIMS and research agency. Analyzed the data, preparation of
fact sheet and preliminary report prepared.
 Policy Reform Option Database: online database that provides information on reforms that were
underway in the states and districts of India encompassing areas ranging from health delivery care
and related areas including water, sanitation and women’s empowerment. Assessed water related
initiatives taken by agencies working in Rajasthan and many initiatives undertaken in States of India
such as Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa.
 Job satisfaction survey: A study was conducted among the technical staff of ICMR to understand
the level of satisfaction among the staff. My work included development of tools, data collection,
and analysis of data and preparation of report in consultation with ICMR staff.
 Analysis of HIV sentinels surveillance, 2003 & 2004. I have been associated with analysis of HIV
sentinel surveillance data being analyzed at the Institute. Besides this, I was also involved in report
writing for the community survey on STD prevalence in India undertaken by NACO. Involved in
preparing requisite presentation materials, technical notes etc. I was also involved in analyzing
qualitative data collected and writing the report on a project entitled, “Innovative project on
improving the awareness of STD/HIV/AIDS among Truckers in India”.
 End line evaluation of India Population Project-VIII The IPP-VIII project was for providing access to
health care services to the slum dwellers living in four metropolitan cities of India, namely
Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata by the respective State government. World Bank funded
the project. The job was to coordinate the end line evaluation on India Population Project-VIII,
compile the results of the studies done in four cities and assist in writing the final report; critically
reviewed the state specific report for enhancing the quality and assisted in writing concise
Implementation and Completion Report of the project for the government of India.
 Development of Demographic Database for Micro (District) Level Planning In India: Exploration of
Alternative Data Sources. Development of Demographic Database for Micro (District) Level
Planning in India. The project required compilation of existing secondary data sources on various
indicators related to gender, population growth, fertility and infant mortality. Assisted in compiling
the socio-economic and demographic data available at district level and writing the report.
Director, SHIRDI SAI RURAL INSTITUTE, Pravara Group, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Oct 2000 – March 2002
 Prepared project proposals, monitoring implementation of ongoing projects, coordination with
sister organizations.
 Setting up of Information Technology Kiosks at community level. For the execution of IT-Kiosk
project, coordinated with all the research institute and educational organization of the Pravara
Group to produce relevant online material on agriculture produce, prices, weather reports, seeds
etc. Now, the programme is replicated all over India by Ministry of Information Technology through
e-choupal, e-mitra etc.
 Promoted entrepreneurship among the rural youth. Organized 15-day residential training course
for youth of the region on two-wheeler repair and maintenance.
 Honorary position of teaching faculty in the institute of Management Studies of Pravara Group

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Associate Program Officer, Project Planning, monitoring, research and report writing. UNFPA, Gujarat
May 1999 – July 2000
 Monitored the implementation of India Population Development (IPD) in two of the five districts of
Gujarat.
 Designed a ready reference of Partner Agencies, involved in IPD implementation.
 Designed health facility survey, supervised survey and report writing. The results were used to
procure necessary equipments at facility level.
 Part of the team in Project planning and management related with gender and development.
 Coordination with district authorities and partner agencies.
 Field visits to monitor programs and projects funded by UNFPA.
 Reviewed project proposals to UNFPA for funding.
 Prepared background material on Gujarat Population Policy (Gujarat) and coordinated with
Government of Gujarat for taking the perspective of all stakeholders to draft the Population Policy.
Also coordinated with the media on the same.
Senior Research Officer, WOMEN CENTERED HEALTH PROJECT, BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, Mumbai.
April 1997- April 1999
Conceptualized, prepared research tools, supervised fieldwork, analyzed and report writing,
dissemination activities and supervised training.
Conducted various studies:
 Adolescent Girls Sexual Health Project“- A UNICEF funded project, prepared a survey questionnaire,
supervised fieldwork, analysis of the data and written the project report.
 Evaluation of Gender Workshop - A pre and post workshop evaluation of the Community Health
Volunteers (CHVs) was, designed and executed before a BMC organized Gender Workshop.
 Male involvements in women’s health - conceptualize and executed the study. This involved in-
depth interviews of the grass-root level workers, doctors and community men and women.
 Responsible for carrying out observation study on improving access of drugs / medicines to care
seekers in the Health Posts located in two municipal wards of Mumbai. This required studying the
activities of the pharmacist in dispensing of medicines, time taken by the patients in receiving
medical attention etc.
Research Officer, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES (IIPS), Mumbai
June 1996 – March 1997
Part of following projects:
 Quality of health care services in four states of India”. Responsible for supervision of data collection
in Birbhum district of West Bengal. This work in rural West Bengal gave me an opportunity to lead a
team of four field investigators. It also gave me insight into quality/status of government health
institutions and the opinion of people to government family welfare.
 Study on Why fertility was low in Tamil Nadu? The work involved supervising the analysis of the
data collected and writing a brief preliminary report.
 Study on Reproductive health of men. The work involved extensive library research, initiated
fieldwork for this pioneering research on male RH. This required me to interview practicing private
practitioners and men in the slums of Mumbai.

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Publications
Other Consultancy Assignments
 Transport Corporation of India Foundation, Gurgaon, December, 2004. Mapping of Sexual Partners
of truckers. The work entailed, writing a mapping report for a NGO working with TCIF in Pune. This
required me to visit the sites, review available documents, conduct observation and interview key
informants.
 Formative Research and Development Services (FRDS), New Delhi Dec, 2004 - Jan, 2005. Evaluation of
a Training programme for NGOs working in the area of HIV/AIDS and SAC officials The evaluation
was based on telephonic interview with the participants who attend a training programme arranged by
SHRC, New Delhi. The work involved providing inputs on tool to be used for discussed with the
participants, analyzed the qualitative data and wrote the report.
 UNIFEM, New Delhi, June –Dec, 2003 and Sept.–Oct. 2004 Baseline KABP Study on HIV/AIDS for the
Project – Equalizing and Gender relationships in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic The work
entailed developing the requisite tools, sample size, and training of the investigators, data analysis,
tabulation plan and report writing. Both the surveys were aimed to understand the level of knowledge
on HIV/AIDS, stigma towards HIV patients; opinions on gender related value systems. The community
survey also included information to understand the level of STD knowledge, transmission and cure;
opinion about inclusion of HIV/AIDS issues in school curriculum; decision making power at domestic
front and domestic violence. The study helped in identifying indicators that can be used for not only
finding the areas of focus but also monitoring these indicators.
 CARE India March - June 10, 2003. Preparing the instruments for Quantitative survey as a part of
Baseline of Chayan Rural Component of RACHN Program. Conducted the study for the Baseline
quantitative survey of CHAYAN project, launched by Care India in four states of India, namely
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and Jharkhand.
 HIV scenario in West Bengal in 2011 by Roy, N– a paper published in
https://independent.academia.edu/NandiniRoy1/Analytics#/overview
 Health Information System in India: Issues of Data Availability and Quality, Pandey A, Roy N,
Bhawsar, R D and Mishra R.M. Demography India, Vol. 39, No. 1 (2010), pp. 111-128.
 Risk Behavior, STI, HIV among long distance truck drivers: a cross-sectional survey along national
highways in India, Pandey A, Benara SK, Roy, N, Sahu D, Thomas M, Joshi D K, Sengupta U,
Paranjipe R, Prakash A, AIDS, 22 (Suppl. 5), 81-90, 2008.
 Integrated Behavioural and Biological Assessment - National Highways: Survey Methodology and
Implementation, Pandey A, Sahu D, Mishra R M, Joshi D K, Benara SK, Sengupta U, Roy N, Adhikary
R, PardeshiD Demography India, Vol. 37 (Supplement), pp.77-90, 2008
 Evaluation of India Population Project – VIII in four metropolitan cities of India, A Aggarwal,
Pandey A, Bhattacharya B.N, Roy N,. Sahu D & Mehra A.K Journal of Empirical Research in Social
Science, Vol. 2, No. 1-2, March, pp.28-39. (2007)
 Population research and millennium development goals in India, Pandey A , Mishra R.M, Roy N &.
Sathyanarayana K.M In Population, Gender and Health in India: Methods, Processes and Policies,
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, pp. 47-65, 2010
 Maternal health care services: Observations from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand & Uttranchal, Pandey
A, Roy N, Sahu D & Acharya R, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Vol. XXXIX No.7, February 14-
20, pp.719-720. (2004)
 Exposure to Cinema and Demographic Behaviour of Women in Andhra Pradesh, G.Rama Padma,
Roy N. and S. Sureender, published in Communication and empowerment of women: Strategies and
Policy insights from India, edited by Kiran Prasad , Vol. 2, 2004.

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Select Technical Presentations, Participation in Seminars, Workshop &
Conferences
Trainings & Courses Attended
 The trend of unmet need for family planning in Northeastern states of India, Roy N, Begum S,
Bhutia Y & Pandey A, In Dynamics of Population and Reproductive Health: Emerging Issue of
Northern Region of India, (Ed.) Dilip C. Nath, Capital Publication Company, Guwahati, pp 240-260,
2003
 Utilization of reproductive health services in Rural Maharashtra, Roy N, A.G.Khan & S. Sureender
Journal of Health and Family Welfare, Mumbai 2001.
 Adolescent Girls and Sexual Health, A report of the action research undertaken by BMC, Mumbai.
1997, WCHP - A Monograph.
 Attended National Workshop of NACO’s Integrated Biological & Behaviour Surveillance project at
Delhi in March 2014 and presented a session.
 Participated in Workshop on Special Health Care Needs of Elderly, held by Department of
Community Medicine, Subharati Medical College, Meerut, 18th
May 2008.
 Presented Experiences on IBBS among long distance Truck Drivers of India traveling on four
important routes in “Lessons learned Workshop on Integrated Behavioural & Biological
Sureveillance, Phase -1, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. March 14-15, 2008.
 National Seminar on Recent Statistical Techniques for Data Analysis and XXIX Annual Conference of
Indian Associaion for the Study of Population. Oct 26-28, 2007. Deptt. Of Statistics, BHU, Varanasi,
221005, India.
 Presented Status of Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) in the State of Jharkhand, seminar
organized by International Institute of Population Sciences, (IIPS), Ranchi, March 2-4, 2003
 Represented Women Centred Health Project (WCHP) and presented a paper on ‘Interventions for
improving the quality of health care services’ at the Quality Assurance workshop organized by Joint
World Health Organization Review Conference on Quality Improvement in Developing Countries in
Budapest, Hungary October 5-6th
1998.
 “Menopause” presented in a conference organized by IIPS, 1997.
 An inquiry into reasons of female Migration to Calcutta City.” Presented at NAGI conference at
Hyderabad, 1994,
 Reproductive Health Issues: Focus on Men.” Presented at XX Annual Conference of IASP at
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, February: 12-14, 1997.
 “Development and disparity in Madhya Pradesh” and “An examination of Gender inequalities
among Youths in Madhya Pradesh.” Presented in the conference on Development and disparity in
Madhya Pradesh, 1996.
 Female Migration to Calcutta Slums: Causes and Consequences” was accepted for presentation at
XIII World Congress of Sociology, 1994 Biefeld, Germany.
 Presented Women Centered Health Project (WCHP), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation at a
conference on Gender specific indicators held by CHETNA, Ahmedabad in 1997.
 Participated in Adolescent Health workshop at Bangalore arranged by ICRW. 1997
 Participated in Gender workshop organized by UNFPA for its IPD staff. 1999.
 Advanced Training on Data Management, Analysis & Bio-statistical Methods for State M&E
officers, organized by Biostatistics Methods & Training Centre, Christian Medical College,
Vellore, April 2009

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 Orientation training on the Link Worker Scheme conducted by SWASTHI Health Resource
Centre and NACO, Bangalore, 2008
 Participated in the Integrated Analysis of HIV responses in Asia and Pacific, East-West Center,
University of Hawaii, June 01-30, 2004.