Akshera Rai, Grants & Compliance Officer

Akshera Rai

Grants & Compliance Officer

Georgetown University Qatar

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Global Business (specialization in Contemporary Marketing Management)
Experience
6 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 6 Months

Grants & Compliance Officer at Georgetown University Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2015 to February 2019

Providing assistance to faculty and students in the grant application process; providing advice regarding eligibility, funding rules and sponsor guidelines.
Serving as a liaison between the principal investigator, project staff and the sponsor.
Executing award disbursements, primarily for Faculty Research Grants (FRG) and QNRF’s NPRP, UREP and CWSP grants.
Reviewing, negotiating and executing collaborative agreements on research grants.
Reviewing and tracking expenditures for all research projects to ensure compliance with agency-specific requirements through periodic reconciliations.

Outreach & Business Development Coordinator at Georgetown University Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • November 2014 to March 2015

Played an active part in launching the Community Education initiative at Georgetown University - Qatar; liaised with faculty, communications, facilities and finance to ensure the seamless functioning of the Community Education program.
Supported members of the OBD team on project-based work and organized various OBD events, e.g., alumni events & meetings, Executive Majlis and corporate presentations.

Marketing Intern at Bayt.com
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2014 to August 2014

Developed online content (articles/blogs) for the website to promote Bayt.com’s products and services.
Created relevant and hashtag rich tweets for the Twitter page of Bayt.com Research.
Increased the no. of Twitter followers by 15%.
Implemented methods to promote and share the Bayt.com content and blog through Social Media.

Account Executive at HCL Infosystems Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2011 to January 2013

Worked with enterprise clients from the Banking and Financial Services Industry to provide end- to-end IT solutions to enhance their business operations.

Intern - Software Engineer at TCG Software Services
  • India - Mumbai
  • May 2009 to July 2009

Education

Master's degree, Global Business (specialization in Contemporary Marketing Management)
  • at S P Jain School of Global Management
  • September 2014

Was part of the winning team at the Mock United Nations Conference on Carbon Pricing held at S P Jain School of Global Management, Sydney

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
  • at Indian Institute of Information Technology
  • January 2011
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at DPS-Modern Indian School
  • January 2007

Specialties & Skills

Compliance
Grant Management
Grants Administration
Research
Marketing
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DIGITAL MARKETING
MARKETING
Content Writing
Marketing Communications
Research Funding
Grant Administration

Languages

Hindi
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

USHMA - IIIT-Allahabad Dance Club
  • President
  • January 2009