Amir Jurangpathy

AMIR JURANGPATHY HIGH SCHOOL SPECIALS AND GROUPS MANAGER Projects Abroad PROFILE I am a hardworking individual who has had great exposure to working with multiple backgrounds and cultures over the course of having to work at Projects Abroad. I feel as though that I can take up any challenge and role as the work and experience that I have gathered has made me go far in terms of personal growth also allowing me to adapt to situations that can be challenging. Overall I am creative and intuitive when it comes to working under pressure and I also do consider myself a team player. Date of Birth: 1997 June 28th Nationality: Sri Lankan Ethnicity: Sri Lankan Malay CONTACT PHONE: +94 - EMAIL:- HOBBIES Reading Travelling Backpacking Mindfulness Meditation Royal College. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2003 – 2016 O/L General Certificate Advanced Level in Business and Commerce WORK EXPERIENCE Projects Abroad - Field Coordinator 2016 June – 2016 August Following a set itinerary that involved controlling foreigners from various countries to make an educational impact in underprivileged areas of Sri Lanka Controlled budgets that were allocated for spending on group expenses. Managed a team of local staff to ensure the work of the organization was met according to goals set forward by the UN and Projects Abroad respectively. Provided emotional and professional support to the volunteers who were working in the specific projects that were part of a planned program during the summer. Projects Abroad – Volunteer Coordinator 2016 August – 2019 Organized and presented care and teaching related workshops to volunteers who took part in the specific project. Controlled and supervised the logistical, financial and managerial part of having more than 10+ groups that were mainly from Europe. Developed and sustained social media platforms for Projects Abroad i.e Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. Created Budgets and itineraries for groups that were to come and take part in Projects in Sri Lanka. Worked accordingly to sustain the implementation and planning of Projects that coincided with the UNSDG’s to help create a bigger impact to local communities within Sri Lanka. Marketed Projects Abroad achievements that were made as an organization via live video feeds that were done though Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. Planned and budgeted the donations of materials and programmes conducted in underdeveloped areas. Planned social and outreach programmes that incorporated man power to give back to society such as, hygiene awareness programmes, renovation, beach clean ups, awareness programmes that led to the betterment of rural communities. Networked with hotels, drivers, host families, various schools to make sure the initiative of Projects Abroad Sri Lanka was carried out in meaningful and worthwhile ways respectively. Projects Abroad - HSS & Groups Manager 2019 – 2020 April Created Itineraries that were streamlined to specific projects within Sri Lanka, Mexico, Fiji, Nepal, Tanzania and Thailand for Specific Groups. Managed staff in various areas to make sure the implementation of the High School Specials project was carried out successfully. Created budgets and oversaw the expenses of these budgets by fellow staff members on groups that came to Sri Lanka. Created specific goal related tasks that were meant to be executed over a period of time. Worked and updated CMS related systems to update Projects Abroad’s main websites. Trained volunteers though workshops to implement the impact of Early Childhood development related tasks in placements. Spoke at a United Nations event on behalf of Projects Abroad, streamlining the impact of the organization in the local community. Referees: Available on request.