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EDWARD SAM JULIUS PAUL
9260956408/ 9473525597
Legal Practice/NGO/ Cooperative Banking/Accounts/Banking Specialized experience in Admin.
Significant Management and Leadership experience of more than 30+ YEARS in Legal practice, NGO sector, IT, Banking, reputed industries, creating innovative solutions, administering branch operations, documentation, providing dynamic leadership, managing general administration tasks and diligently working towards service excellence to exceed client expectations.
HIGHLIGHTS OF MY CAREER
Have more than 30+years of cross functional experience in NGO, IT, Banking and in the entire domain of general administrative operations.
- Possess keen business acumen in analyzing and understanding business requirements, organizing programmes, customer-value maximization and developing new business processes and revenue streams.
- Fermented with the best in the industry with proven loyalty and commitment to further organizational objectives; adept at Client Servicing, Coordination / Liaison and operations.
- Excellent Relationship Management skills, articulate, combine strong business acumen with the ability to conceive profitable and efficient solutions utilizing technology. Industrious, thrives on a challenge while working effectively with all levels of management and the people therein.
- Well developed communication skills with the reputation of unwavering accuracy, credibility and integrity. Superlative leadership qualities with proven ability to lead and train a team coupled with excellent time management skills and analytical faculties.
- Visionary leadership in assessing client needs, and strategically positioning company’s programs to achieve specific objectives.
- Innovative professional, adept at creating and formulating strategies for accelerated growth; focused and hard working with unsurpassed communication, organized presentation and interpersonal skills.
Core skills set
NGO management Co-operative Bank Management Operations Management Branch Management
Client Relations Management Accounts/Finance NGO Operations
Organisation Details
Legal Practice in Lucknow Courts - May 2017 - till date
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Consultant for NGOs and other organizations Aug – 2015 – April 2017
Manager (Strategic Relationships) GCPL & Devi Foundation
– July 2014 – Aug 2015
Providing documentation services, drafting of MOUs, Agreements, Franchise deeds, etc., Proposal and grant writing, content writing for various literacy initiatives specially with focus on financial literacy, organized various programmes, meetings, liaison with Embassies, Banks and other Multi National Components for sourcing funds for the Literacy campaign in Lucknow called “Global Dream – Leave No one Behind” for making U.P. 100 % literate. Organizing walkathon and other meets related to collaborative working of Govt. Sector, NGOs and other stake holders, of the society to promote Literacy campaign in U.P.. Meeting Senior Functionaries in the Government and other International agencies like UNICEF, CRS etc., to form a committee for smooth operation of the project. Monitoring the progress and organizing various summit meetings. Giving presentations before various organizations such as Department of Pensions, Rotary, CRS, Japanese Embassy, USAID and Irish Embassy etc., Monitor progress at the pilot campaigns in Ambedkar Nagar slum and Vinayakpuram slum etc., Organize CSR meetings to sources funds from Corporate under the CSR budget. Interacted with TIMES Foundation for joint collaboration. Finalizing MOU with Rotary India for their Teach India campaign.
Consultant for NGOs and other organizations March 2013 – June 2014
Providing proposal writing services, handling visiting foreign team on behalf of NGOs to provide specialized services like organizing field trips. Documentation services, legal drafting like MOUs etc., source funding for ongoing projects from foreign and national agencies. Provide innovation for their activities. Liasoning with banks for funds for operations like Micro-finance etc., Training / counseling on supply chain management – cool chain technology, choice of latest advocacy programs such as gender sensitization, reproductive health of women and adolescent girls. Child Protection Policy and child abuse through the formation of Self Help Groups. Skill training of rural artisans and other rural youth by arranging market based and demand driven skill development training. Advocacy of better and scientific farm practices through Systematic Rice cultivation and Systematic wheat cultivation. benefits of organic farming and use of latest natural farm inputs to farmers. Provide awareness on cool chain and pack house concepts to farmers to facilitate better and profitable yield on crops. Formation of farmers co-operatives later to be converted to Farmer Producer Companies under companies act. Disseminate the benefits of producer companies. Use of sprinkler cultivation and guide farmers to reduce costs in irrigation specially in mentha cultivation.
Regional Manager – North India
SEESHA / Jesus calls – an International NGO at DELHI –
April 2010 – Feb 2013
Management of various Centers at Delhi and North India, organizing various campaigns / programmes.
Facilitating sponsor meet. Mobilizing volunteers and volunteer management in large meetings and crusades.
Training of staff in various aspects of NGO service and management. Develop a model for each client group after interaction and prepare viable models for smooth implementation of various programs based on Organizational objects. Monitoring and evaluating progress on an ongoing way and concurrently. Distribution of various relief materials and other sponsorship items to various communities based on survey and need based assessment. Facility management and staff management. Documentation of various initiatives. Correspond and meet with existing donors and apprise them of the end use of funds based on their aspirations. Organize regular Donor meeting.
Executive Assistant / Secretary to Chairman & Managing Director
IAP and TEAM India Cos. Gurgaon Dec 2009 – Mar 2010
Maintain diary for Daily meetings / appointments schedule for Chairman and Managing Director. Maintain proper filing and upkeep of various confidential files. Organize business meetings for foreign delegates and other high level business officials with Chairman and M.D., such as Deloitte, Mitsubishi and Adani group etc., Handle all business correspondence on behalf of Chairman and M.D. Draft MOUs / agreements for business tie-ups. Monitor and supervise facilities. Management of Admin staff. Recording of minutes and issue appropriate instructions after getting it approved from Chairman and M.D. Draft and circulate internal circulars on behalf of Chairman and Managing Director. Overall Supervision of staff, through ongoing daily review of attendance and Progress reports. Facilities Management etc.,
General Manager & Chief Executive Officer,
M/S Jamia Co-Operative Bank, Delhi - Mar’ 09- Dec 2009
Industry Banking Sector
Location Delhi
Company Profile
A leading co-operative bank having a business of more than INR100 Crores and registering a profit of INR4.30 Crores. Having 6 Urban branches.
Key deliverables:
- Investment & devise policies for Business development and General administration, Banking Operations, NPA management, Inspection & Audit, General Supervision of Facilities, Customer profiling, Bank marketing and monitoring of recovery. Introducing Core Banking Solutions after deliberations and watching the demonstrations of various I.T. solution providers, including HCL etc., Develop strategies for smooth recovery of NPAs. Liaison with Dy. General Manager UCB, RBI for getting fresh licenses for opening of new branches. Monitor and conduct external audit, and obtain reports etc., Putting up loan proposals before Directors for sanction after getting pre-sanction survey done by the Branch staff and appraisal
Major Achievements
- Introduction of Core Banking Solutions and ATMs.
- Recovery of more than 1 cr. Loan amount relating to NPA’s during July – Aug 2009.
- Smooth conduction of External Audit.
- Organizing Annual General Body Meeting for confirmation of
Board’s decisions.
- Stream lining Bank Security Management.
Sr. Mgr. Accounts and Finance M/s NIIT Technologies Ltd Jul’06-Mar’09
Managing accounts payable of Jet2.com a low cost airliner in U.K. and a Hi value client of NIIT Technologies. Includes overseas client management. Handling Irate calls from Clients. Designed scripts for handling calls from the overseas clients for the customer service executives. Transitioned an accounts payable process from U.K. Made business presentations in U.K. for Jet2.com and Flybus. Procured business from Jet2.com and Flybus from U.S. Supervision of CSEs and payment of Purchase Orders. Making Standard Operations Procedures for the process for quality check. Handling of airlines accounts process including payment of of High value invoices amounting to $1 million.
Dec’84-Oct’05 M/s State Bank of India
Last Designation Branch Manager (MMGS – II)
Last Industry Banking Sector
Notable Remarks : Efficiently handled various responsibilities under different portfolios during my tenure with the bank
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
2014 LLB from Lucknow University
1991 CAIIB FROM INDIAN INSTITUTE OF BANKERS FROM MUMBAI
1990 PGDCA
1982 M.A. (PHILOSOPHY) DELHI
1980 B.Sc (BOT, CHEM & PHY) DELHI
TRAINING / PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
TRAININGS DETAILS: MANAGEMENT DEVELOPEMENT
Duration: One Month
Topic: Banking Leadership skills
Objectives: To manage branch level and region level staff
Key Achievements
- Raised sponsors for SEESHA which experienced an exponential growth during my tenure. Averaging 11 lakhs per month from 3 lakhs per month.
- Visited U.K. in Feb – Mar 2009 for making business presentations and successfully transitioned an accounts payable process
- Reduction of NPA by almost 1crore in the month of Jul-Aug 2009
- Introduction of CBS in the Bank
- Transitioning of accounts payable process from U.K. after making business presentation
- Successful development of programme for promotions and welfare of employees
- turning around a loss making branch to profit making branch.
KEY RESULT AREA
Retail banking / Audits / Accounts & Finance
Handling front-end operations of Banking, extending priority banking services. Interfacing with other banks for lending/ borrowing and ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements laid down under different Acts governing banking regulations. Devising and implementing policies/procedures for the all round development of the bank as well as reducing overall costs to the bank through various means. Very good exposures in handling complete accounts function.
Profit Centre / Branch Management
key focus on bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of available resources. Formulating operating budgets to ensure optimum utilisation of available funds towards the accomplishment of overall corporate goals.
Branch Operations in the initial stages , Divisional Office experience (including pay bill, administration etc.)
Credit Administration / Recovery
Appraising credit proposals & scrutinizing relevant documents before sanctioning / disbursing the credit ensuring compliance with organizational credit policies. Performing the functions of assessing creditworthiness of clients and taking adequate steps to ensure receipt of payments and recovery of bad debts. Conceptualizing & implementing recovery strategies in case of payment defaults. Handling defaulters / insolvent clients and initiating appropriate legal actions against them.
Marketing/ Business Development
Managing marketing operations for various bank/ insurance products thereby achieving increased sales/maximizing profit. Building brand focus reviewing and interpreting market response to facilitate product growth Identifying prospective clients generating business from new accounts and developing them to achieve consistent profitability.
Customer Relationship Management
Managing customer centric banking operations & ensuring customer satisfaction by achieving delivery & service quality norms. Attending to investors/ clients (individuals/corporate clients) concerns & complaints and undertaking steps for effectively resolving them. Interacting with the customers to gather their feedback regarding the products’ utilities. Maintaining cordial relations with customers to sustain the profitability of the business.
Team Management
Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment to foster development opportunities and motivates high performance amongst Team members.
11, Subhash Marg, Cantonment Lucknow
Date of Birth : 29th July, 1960
Educational Qualifications : B.Sc., M.A., M.Phil., P.G.D.C.A., CAIIB., LLB
Domicile : Chennai
Mother Tongue : Tamil.
Proficiency : English, Hindi and Tamil.