NEW CONCEPT INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Key Persons


S. RAGHAVAN

With over 30 years work experience and as one of the founding directors of New Concept Information Systems, Raghavan is proficient in areas as diverse as policy and advocacy documentation, operations research, data management and analysis, systems analysis, design and implementation of computerised systems and costing and financial management. With over 30 years work experience and as one of the founding directors of New Concept Information Systems, Raghavan is proficient in areas as diverse as policy and advocacy documentation, operations research, data management and analysis, systems analysis, design and implementation of computerised systems and costing and financial management. He has managed several of New Concept's significant projects over the years, including large scale surveys (across 8 states in Education), policy documentation in Health and Child Rights, setting up of large MIS, web-based repositories and databases (on TB, Maternal Mortality), Advocacy publications in print and on web for TB, HIV/AIDS, etc. His knowledge and experienced leadership has given New Concept an edge in Social and Behaviour Change Communication and he continues to lead monitoring and evaluation of behavior change communication issues, besides being a skilled writer on policy issues. Raghavan is an engineering graduate and post-graduate in management from McMaster University (Canada), and has more than 30 years of experience in the IT and social development domain.

SUDHA NAIR

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director Capacity Building
Sudha holds a postgraduate diploma in communications from Xavier's Institute of Communication (Mumbai) and has wide experience of 15 years in the development sector in Andhra Pradesh, as well as most of the northern states, Odisha and now Assam. One of our Lead Trainers in SBCC, she has planned, organised and conducted series of training programmes in our partnership with UNICEF. Armed with additional experience and learning from the UNICEF - Ohio-Hyderabad University C4D Course, Hyderabad, her zeal and enthusiasm for training is contagious. She has been instrumental in leading projects on a wide range of subjects that include fortified wheat, iodised salt, child labour, child rights, and gender issues, among others. Sudha has successfully built lasting relations with many clients and wide contacts with funders and implementing agencies, resulting in positive growth of our endeavours. She has substantial experience in print and audio-visual documentation, development of BCC/IEC strategies and conceptualisation of advocacy material, as well as process and policy documentation.

SURKHRAJ VIMAL KAUR

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager for Projects
With 10 years of experience in communication and IT services and project management, Surkhraj has worked as a project manager for projects in the WASH sector, MCHN, routine immunisation, and panchayati raj institutions.

VIDYA RAGHAVAN - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
With over 25 years of experience in the social development sector, Vidya Raghavan excels in executing and leading large communication projects, which range from developing BCC/IEC strategy for health issues ranging from Malaria, TB to Routine Immunisation and other social issues such as Child Labour. recently Vidya lead a large BCC implementation assignment for a DFID-supported KalaCORE