Alok Patnaik

About Alok Patnaik

Thirty years of Planning, design and implementation Management in Sustainable development projects in CSR, UN, NGOs, World Bank with extensive field implementation and of the policy level work across sectors. 1992-97 (Building Officer with British Council Division, DFID support) Health sector reform project - Construction and strengthening of PRIMARY HEALTH CENTERs in rural areas in 30 districts of Odisha. Accelerated and completed health centers (sub-centers, Primary health centers, community health centers) in remote rural areas of Odisha. Prepared the Detailed Project Report for the \"Secondary Health Infrastructure Gaps\" for the Health Department of Odisha which was later supported by the World Bank (1998 onwards) prior to the National Health Rural Mission. 1997-99 (Utkal Alumina International Limited) CSR in several villages in Rayagada. Rural housing (for Tribal communities), Water and sanitation, Watershed management, Residential school of students in about several villages in Six districts (Project Manager with CARE India/Indian Red Cross KfW support) Cyclone Relief and Reconstruction in Odisha Coast. Managed social housing, community-based disaster preparedness projects, EWS, last mile connectivity in seven coastal districts of Odisha to reach to more than 3,00, beneficiaries. 20••••09 (UNDP) Tsunami Reconstruction Post-tsunami reconstruction in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh 20••••11 Skill development with suitable placement for underprivileged youth (Rural and urban youth), for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), young women - victims of human trafficking, self-employment programme. 20••••16 (DRM Specialist with World Bank) Disaster Risk Management and Operations in several Reconstruction projects in Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery, National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Projects covering the entire Indian coastline. Odisha Phailin Cyclone Recovery Project Watershed Management, Tribal Development Project 2016-18 (Government advisory, performance improvement @EY) Program development, operations, Business development Rural Development in several states of India Panchayat Raj Institution strengthening Studies and Assessments on Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, social protection Business development in Social Sector - Advisory Evaluation of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and School Safety Program in Bihar - 2016-17 by UNICEF (As Team Leader with IPE Global) Study to identify Livelihood and Entrepreneurship potential in 11 Earthquake affected districts in NEPAL, EY (WORLD BANK )2017

Experience

1. Government Advisory

   Palladium: Make It Possible

   Apr 2025 — Present

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Master’s Degree, Disaster Management

  2001 — 2003

• Veer Surendra Sai University Of Technology ( Formerly UCE ), Burla

  Engineer’s Degree, Civil Engineering

  1988 — 1992

• ICFAI

  Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Climate Change Mitigation
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Community Development
• Project Management
• Team Management
• International Development
• Program Management
• Sustainable Development
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Strategic Planning
• Capacity Building
• Proposal Writing
• Ngos
• Program Evaluation
• Emergency Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Vocational Skill Development
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Operations Management
• Non-Profits
• Organizational Development
• Policy Analysis
• Project Planning
• Rural Development
• Management