Sanjeev Rai has over 15 years of experience working in education in India and Qatar. He has held senior positions at Education Above All, Save the Children, UNICEF, Aga Khan Foundation, and CARE India. His experience includes developing education strategies, managing programs, building partnerships, conducting research, and publishing articles. He has a PhD in Education from the University of Delhi and specializes in issues related to education in conflict areas.

1. Curriculum Vitae: Sanjeev Rai
Contacts
 Email: sanj.2402@gmail.com
 Skype: sanjeev.rai9
 Mobile: +974 70361025
 Nationality: Indian
Professional Experience
 Senior Programme Manager: Education Above All (Qatar/ October 2015 onwards)
 National Manager Education: Save the Children (New Delhi/2009 to 2015)
 Programme Officer Education: Aga Khan Foundation (New Delhi/2008-2009)
 State Consultant Education: UNICEF (Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh/2004-
2008)
 Programme Officer Education: CARE (Gujarat/2002 to 2004)
 Guest Lecturer Education: University of Delhi (New Delhi/2000-2002)
 Correspondent and Presenter: TV Live and Doordarshan (New Delhi/1998-2000)
Education
 PhD in Education: University of Delhi (2013)
 Certificate Course in Conflict Analysis: United States Institute of Peace (2007)
 M. Phil. in Education: University of Delhi (2001)
 M.A. in Political Science: University of Allahabad(1995)

2. Professional Experience
Strategic development
 Leadership capability to contribute in developing strategies and related initiatives in
organisational contexts
 Contributed in the development of organizational strategy of EAA from 2016 to 2020
and prepared a road map to work with journalists on protecting education from attack.
 As member of Programme Leadership Team of Save the Children (India) and
Steering Group Member of the Educational Global Initiative of Save the Children,
(International) actively participated in strategic forums at national and international
levels
 In Save the Children, provided leadership to establish Center for Early Childhood
Development and Research as a credible academic center in partnership with Jamia
Millia Islamia, Delhi
 In Save the Children, initiated process of setting up national steering committee on
Right to Education and ‘children affected with civil strife’ along with UNICEF, NUEPA,
NCPCR
 In UNICEF-MP, initiated orientation of 300 teachers on result based management for
improved learning level of the children
 While working with UNICEF, played a critical role in developing strategy and
execution plan with government agencies to transform 500 government schools as a
center of excellence in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Programme management
 Experience of implementation, supervision, review, collaboration and giving direction
and guidance to a variety of interventions in different parts of the country
 In Save the Children, managed implementation of 22 education projects in 10 states
 In CARE, ensured re-enrollment of 15000 children in schools along with managing 50
non-formal education centers to equip 1500 newly-enrolled girls with numeracy,
literacy, and life skills

3.  In UNICEF, ensured innovative approach in setting up 22 mobile schools during the
seasonal migration period for the tribal migrant children
 In Aga Khan Foundation, led a multi-disciplinary team on an integrated project for
minority community on livelihood, women’s empowerment, pre-school, school and
vocational skills
 In CARE, conceptualised and provided guidance to organise a two months residential
camp for 125 orphan children of Kutch to re- enroll them in school after earthquake of
2001
 In Save the Children, ensured training of 7000 School Management Committee
members and 500 teachers. on Right to Education Act, 2009.
Networking, alliance building, and advocacy
 Competence in developing networks with government agencies, civil society
organisations, academic institutions etc. and equipped with sound understanding of
the policy and implementation level issues and ability to influence the government
delivery system through advocacy efforts
 In Save the Children, initiated formation of Right to Education Forum (RtE Forum) in
2010 at national level, which represents 8,000 grassroots NGOs, agencies, and
networks
 Played a significant role in establishing partnership of Research4 Development(R4D)
and Education Above All Foundation(EAA) to conduct a series of research work,2016
 In Aga Khan Foundation, facilitated a research partnership between department of
education, University of Delhi and Aga Khan Foundation,2009
 Played significant role in setting up national steering group on ‘children affected with
conflict’ and organizing a national consultation on this issue to ensure right to
education for the marginalized children, 2012

4. Research and media
 Experience of teaching, organising academic events, qualitative studies, reviews,
analysis, identifying new areas of research, developing position papers, fact sheets
and designing advocacy messages for the relevant groups
 In Education Above All, working on a global data hub on conflict and tracking
developments in Syria and Afghanistan from education perspective
 Doctoral research work was on exploring dual relationship of armed conflict and
education from 1996-2006 in Nepal, with both theoretical and firsthand experience for
designing relevant interventions and raising critical issues with policy makers
 In Save the Children, anchored a documentary film and a narrative report (Caught in
Crossfire) to highlight the situation of children affected with civil strife in the three
states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Orissa; these and the follow-up articles on
this issue have been appreciated widely
 In Save the Children, conceptualised and provided technical guidance to a research
study on ‘Social identity in classrooms of Bihar’ to identify and address issues of
discrimination in the classroom processes.
 Developed several training modules on ‘Inclusive School’, ‘School Management
Committee’ and ‘Inclusive Learn Friendly Environment’ to facilitate training of 800
teachers while working with Save the Children.
 Experience of monitoring systems in programmes in education in post-earthquake
response programme of CARE- India , Bhuj, Gujarat.
 Produced TV reports and short films on social issues for Government of India;
frequently written articles in English and Hindi, research papers, and have been
participating in national and international conferences (cited later in this document)
Donor relationship and organisational visibility
 As a technical person, experience of working with institutional and individual donors,
and engaging media for organisational visibility while working with CARE and Save
the Children.

5. Publications
Select articles and papers
 Book, Education, Conflict and Peoples’ War of Nepal (in process with Routledge)
 Co- author of annual report of Right to Education Forum since 2011
 ‘Don’t let bullets destroy their blackboards’, Hindustan Times, 31st March, 2014
 ‘Learning the Write Way’, Hindustan Times, 2nd April, 2013
 ‘School Teachers-Do They Have a Magic Wand?’, Aaj Ki Khabar, 5th September,
2013
 ‘Uddan Ka Intizar ,’ Outlook (Hindi) ,May,2013
 ‘Right to Education: A dream unfulfilled’, Sahara Time, 4th May,2013
 ‘More Child Soldiers Than Ever Before’, www.pratirodh.com, 6th November, 2012
 ‘Children of Nepal: We are also in queue’, Central Chronicle, 20th April, 2008
Select conferences and delegations
 Paper presented (jointly): “In-service Teachers Learn Better from their Students
and Colleagues: Sharing Experiences of Working in the Districts of Gaya and
Patna of Bihar, India” at 17th UNESCO International APEID Conference at
Bangkok in October 2014
 Paper presented: “Early Childhood Education in Conflict Zones: Challenges” in
Second International Conference on Early Childhood Development by Jamia Milia
Islamia University in New Delhi in April 2014
 Paper presented: “Caught in Crossfire - Younger Children and Civil Strife” in
conference organised by Comparative Education Society of India in Kolkata in
December 2013

6.  Paper presented: “Between Power and Poverty - Story of Children in Brick Kilns’ in
South Asian Regional Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education
organised by AUD and World Bank in New Delhi in August 2012
 Paper presented: “Schools as Battleground: Teachers and Students in Conflict
Zones” in conference organised by CARE and University of Stockholm in New
Delhi in July 2012
 Paper presented: ‘Educating Child Domestic Workers’ in South Asian Regional
Conference organised by Plan and UNESCO in New Delhi in March 2011
 Paper presented: ‘Schools Marginalise Children in Multiple Ways: Language
Policy, Right to Education Act and Classroom Practice in India’ in conference
organised by UNESCO and Mahidol University in Bangkok in November 2010
 As a member of peace delegation of South Asian Free Media Association(SAFMA)
visited Lahore, Pakistan to strengthen Indo-Pakistan relationship, in August, 2010