Rural Development Consulting

Siddharth Chaturvedi | Consultant | World Bank

What is Rural Development Consulting?

There are many nuances of a Career in Rural Development Consulting. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Rural Development Consulting actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Rural Development Consulting. The most authoritative source of information on Rural Development Consulting is someone with real experience in it.

Consultant Siddharth Chaturvedi invested 7 years in Rural Development Consulting. Consultant Siddharth Chaturvedi describes Rural Development Consulting as:

Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. A Rural development consultant is a professional who provides expert advice in this area.

How Consultant Siddharth Chaturvedi got into Rural Development Consulting?

After doing a B Tech in Agricultural Engineering from College of Technology, Pantangar University, I joined Escorts Limited as Assistant Sales Manager. I then moved to Infosys as Software Engineer and worked there for 3 years. I did an MBA from Asian Institute of Management, Philippines and started working at National Rural Livelihood Missions as Senior Mission Executive. I have also worked at Standard Skills Development Pvt Ltd as General Manager and at Tata Cornell Institute as Senior Program Officer. I am now a consultant at The World Bank.

Consultant Siddharth Chaturvedi's Talk on Rural Development Consulting

Starts with what is:
1)	Rural Development Consulting

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Rural Development Consulting and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Rural Development Consulting. It explains Education needed in Rural Development Consulting with these items:
2)	Subject Knowledge
3)	Civics
4)	Stakeholders

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Rural Development Consulting needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. It explains Skills needed in Rural Development Consulting with these items:
5)	Data Analysis
6)	Reading & Synthesising Skills
7)	Planning Skills
8)	Monitoring
9)	Public Liaisoning & Teamwork
10)	Written Communication Skills
11)	Project Management
12)	Patience

There are great positives of Rural Development Consulting. These are the Positives of Rural Development Consulting:
13)	Ability to Work Independently
14)	Higher Order Networking
15)	Monetary Potential
16)	Travelling & Exposure
17)	Work-life Balance

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of Rural Development Consulting:
18)	Uncertainty of Strategies
19)	Undefined Career Path
20)	Limiting Leverage on Clients
21)	Unavailability of Quality Data

In the final section of the Talk, Siddharth Chaturvedi talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
22)	Rural Development Consulting

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Rural Development Consulting?

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Links for this Talk

Consultant Siddharth Chaturvedi's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/siddharthchaturvedi

LifePage Career Talk on Rural Development Consulting

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https://www.lifepage.in/careers/rural-development-consulting

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20190424-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv-4FQbexko

(Rural Development Consulting, Siddharth Chaturvedi, World Bank, Consultant, Social Sector, Rural, Development Sector, Government)

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