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Senior Program Manager - Human Resources

About The Convergence Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is a leading Indian philanthropist, who in his earlier avatar founded and ran ChrysCapital, one of the first private equity funds in India. In the last decade, he has played a pivotal role in building successful institutions, such as Ashoka University, and strategic foundations, such as the Central Square Foundation, which works on ensuring quality school education for all children in India. He set up The Convergence Foundation (TCF) in 2021 to tackle the most important challenges facing India by building pioneering institutions and supporting bold leaders.

The Convergence Foundation seeks to identify the Archimedean levers for Indias growth & development high-leverage opportunities that can catalyze pivotal outcomes. We currently support fourteen organisations through their seed stage across two pillars (direct engines of growth & human capital development). The organisations work on diverse areas, such as labour-intensive manufacturing, science & technology, effective governance and acceleration of Indian philanthropy.

In the next phase of our journey, we aim to exercise our strengths as a philanthropic foundation to drive economic growth in India. While we will continue building institutions, we also aim to drive strategic projects around economic growth and development.

Organisations We Support:

Central Square Foundation (est. 2012)

Air Pollution Action Group (est. 2019)

India Leaders for Social Sector (est. 2017)

Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (est. 2019)

ACT EdTech Ambition Fund (est. 2020)

Accelerate Indian Philanthropy (est. 2021)

Foundation for Advancing Science and Technology (est. 2021)

The Udaiti Foundation (est. 2022)

Foundation for Economic Development (est. 2022)

ChangeINKK (est. 2022)

Sports and Society Accelerator (est. 2022)

The Infravision Foundation (est. 2022)

Centre for Research In Schemes and Policies (est. 2022)

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Position Summary:

The Senior Program Manager level will work as a strategic partner offering expert guidance through an HR consulting lens, focusing on organizational design, culture enhancement, capacity building across organizations, learning and development initiatives, compensation and benefits optimization.

The role will involve collaborating closely with grantee organizations to understand their unique needs, crafting tailored solutions, and implementing strategies that drive organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. With your HR experience and expertise, you will serve as a trusted partner to Org Leadership, facilitating the alignment of HR initiatives with the organization's imperatives, ultimately fostering sustainable growth and success.

This is a great opportunity for those who enjoy working in a start-up environment, enjoy building and scaling organisations, and care deeply about building great places to work. Whether it involves supporting hiring for key roles, strategic planning that will enable organisations to unlock scale, or supporting performance management for all employees, the People and Processes team will work on some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the social impact space.

Responsibilities

The key roles and responsibilities will be:

1. Organizational Design and Development:

• Partner with grantee organization leadership to assess current organizational structures and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and agility.
• Collaborate with Leadership and Org HR SPOCs to design and implement organizational changes aligned with strategic objectives.
• Guide Leaders and HR SPOCs on change management processes to ensure smooth transitions.
• Strategically support in designing and implementing competency frameworks to support talent management processes, including recruitment, performance management, and succession planning.
• Provide training and support to HR teams and managers in utilizing competency frameworks effectively to drive performance and development.

2. Culture Enhancement:

• Ensure culture assessments/pulse checks are implemented by org teams to identify strengths and areas of focus
• Partner with organizations to guide them and share best practices as they build their org culture and implement strategies to nurture a positive organizational culture that supports organizations values and drives employee engagement.
• Provide guidance on initiatives such as diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to foster a welcoming and inclusive work environment across organizations.

3. Leadership Training and Development:

• Design and deliver leadership development programs tailored to address specific skill gaps and leadership competencies.
• Coach and support senior leaders to enhance their leadership skills and getting the best out of their teams.
• Design and drive the Leadership Academy for Leaders across grantee organisations

4. Learning and Development:

• Design and implement comprehensive L&D programs, including curriculum development, delivery methods, and evaluation metrics based on organizations training needs analysis.
• Leverage technology and innovative learning approaches to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of training initiatives.

5. Compensation and Benefits Optimization:

• Conduct compensation benchmarking surveys to drive compensation positioning and competitive compensation and benefits tailored to orgnizations needs
• Partner with HR SPOCs in the grantee organizations to develop and design strategies to optimize C&B programs, including salary structuring, benefits, employee value proposition.

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

Ideal candidates should have the following qualifications and skills:

Masters degree in Human Resources or related field from a top-tier institution.

• 9-11 years of relevant experience, with expertise in people management, operational efficiency, and problem-solving.
• Strong ability to build trusted relationships, assess organization needs, develop tailored solutions and build credibility with Leadership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to think strategically and align HR initiatives with organizational objectives to drive effectiveness.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, change management, and culture transformation.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or as an HR Business Partner (HRBP) is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data to inform decision-making and measure HR initiative impact

Personal Characteristics and Desired Qualities

• Strong relationship-building skills, with a focus on networking and nurturing talent.
• Ability to thrive in a multi-faceted ever-changing environment, adapting quickly to new challenges and priorities.
• Independent, proactive, and goal-oriented with a strong sense of ownership over HR strategies.
• Creative thinker who is open to new ideas and approaches, with a willingness to challenge the status quo and drive innovation in HR practices.
• Collaborative mindset, with excellent leadership and influencing skills and the ability to support and develop HR resources in grantee organizations.

Compensation

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidates experience.

Location

New Delhi, India

Job Description

India Leaders for Social Sector (ILSS) is a nonprofit that aims to be India's preeminent leadership development organization for the social sector. We aim to strengthen the social sector through talent infusion and upskilling programs, in order to create catalytic impact at scale.



Overview:

In order to achieve the mission, ILSS has a 2 pronged approach:

- Bringing talent from across sectors into leadership and board positions in the social sector

- Running research-backed skill building programs in key domains for the social sector leaders

- Since 2017, ILSS has run successful programs like:



17 hybrid (in-person and online) Leadership Programs, designed to enable senior leaders from various sectors to make informed transitions into the social sector. The program currently has 350+ Alumni out of which 100+ have already transitioned to the social sector.

• The Fundraising Program with over 200+ Alumni, and growing
• The Board Program for CXOs in the corporate sector to serve as board members for social impact organizations
• The Emerging Women Leaders Program that focuses on catalyzing the impact of women leaders in mid-to-senior level social sector positions.
• Social purpose organization(SPO) Governance program focused on empowering SPO leaders to help them build or strengthen effective boards.



ILSS is aiming to launch 12 new programs in the next 6 years.

Position Summary:

ILSS is looking to hire a Director to lead the Sales & Outreach vertical. The role would be responsible for building relationships within corporates as well as leading social sector organizations and achieving target intake of high quality candidates for various programs.

• Develop and execute strategic plan to achieve targets for trained numbers across programs and expand our customer base
• Sensitize senior corporate leaders about social sector awareness. Position Own and hit/exceed annual targets for all training programs
• Partner with customers (Corporates and Social Sector Organizations) to understand their business needs and objectives
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with target organizations
• Effectively communicate the value proposition of ILSS programs through proposals and presentations to the leadership of target organizations (Top CSRs, top 1000 NGOs) and position as their partner of choice for capacity building

We are looking for a committed and collaborative individual, who will work in a highly dynamic environment with a closely-knit, highly motivated and entrepreneurial team. Hence, it is an amazing opportunity for individuals who are passionate about working in the social impact space.

Job Location - Delhi-NCR



Required qualifications, skills and experience

- 15+ years of experience in sales and outreach in a B2B environment, preferably in higher education

- Previous experience as a sales director or in a similar role

- Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level

- Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close

- Proven ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and services

- Proven ability to position products against competitors

- Demonstrable experience as head of sales, developing client-focused, differentiated solutions

- Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable successes.

- Experience in building/leading a small team

- MBA in sales or related field



Compensation

Depending on the candidate's experience, ILSS offers compensation that is at par with Indian philanthropy pay scales.

Impact Guru Foundation was founded in 2014, to provide affordable and accessible healthcare to all. Through our interventions, we have defined our vision, mission and values to help inform our programs going forward. Deriving on the principles of healing, health, harmony and happiness, we have pivoted our approach to reflect high standards of delivery of healthcare services to all to realize our dream of a #HealthyBharatHappyBharat

Inception: 2014

Website: https://www.impactgurufoundation.org

Location: Delhi & Bangalore

The Manager / Senior Manager, Corporate Fundraising will support Impact Guru Foundation (IGF) to mobilize financial and nonmonetary resources. He or she will lead IGF’s associations with multiple existing and new stakeholders among corporates. He / She will constantly focus on strengthening existing relationships within these partners as well as cultivating new champions among these stakeholders. This role works closely with the internal functions of IGF such as Program team, Finance team and Impact team to develop win-win opportunities to maximize our impact within and beyond.

1. Build financial sustainability  

1. Building and sourcing work-streams such as corporate, foundation, multi-laterals, Alumni, government etc. Good to be Subject matter Expert in work-streams such as multi-laterals / foundations.  
2. Design and execute deep engagement strategy with key relationships to ensure renewals, upgrades and meaningful partnerships  
3. Partner with the Director in leveraging the rich ecosystem towards building a pipeline of funders.  
4. Manage systems and processes that support development objectives and comply with regulatory laws and MoU commitments  
5. Lead and manage strategic partnerships with various organizations to organize fundraising campaigns and events.  
6. Handle external and internal communications and facilitate legal agreements with partners as needed  
7. Events: Organize events/conferences/seminars/concerts/charity fundraising events etc. to promote fundraising for partners  

2. Due Diligence:  

1. Conduct thorough due diligence on partners to make sure they are compliant with existing laws and have strong track record.  
2. Conduct thorough due diligence on individuals creating personal cause campaigns to verify need and use of funds  

3. Fundraising:  

1. Help partners identify influential campaign creators or to create campaigns themselves  
2. Work closely with the digital marketing and content team to make sure each fundraising campaign is a big success!  
3. Feedback Reports: Ensuring that all donors are sent feedback reports on timely basis and that partners provide high quality feedback reports Campaigns: Develop pipeline of campaigns that have large scale impact and work with partners to execute those

Qualifications / Requirements

• Graduate/Post graduate in any field with 4+ years of work experience preferably in a healthcare NGO.  
• Ability to evaluate partnerships and collaboration opportunities in the city / region from a development and a larger organizational lens.  
• Basic understanding of the IGF’s model with potential for systemic impact  
• Proficient user of the MS Office toolkit such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word  
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills  
• Strong project management skills including assessing progress to goals and making the necessary course corrections or reinforcements  
• Ability to use data to drive decisions  
• An inclination or the ability to see connections between seemingly disparate opportunities (internal or external to the team or the organization) and leverage the same to achieve shared goals  
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment and develop strategy independently – with the newer work-streams, the Senior Manager will operate in a relatively unstructured environment where they will have to collect, process and synthesize information. They should also have the ability to critically review this to enable strategic decision making.  
• Knowledge / Awareness of managerial techniques to build a strong culture of collaboration and collective problem solving among the city and national team members  
• Should have a proven track record of CSR Partnership, HNI Contacts, fundraising to promote charitable causes.  
• Strong network of existing relationships with hospitals, universities, marathon

What do we offer?

● Attractive salary & performance-linked bonuses

● An opportunity to be in a leadership position of a high-growth organization

● Fun, casual & flexible work environment

● Entrepreneurial, forward-looking, growth-driven & open work culture

 About the role:  

• We are looking for an energetic partnership and alliances manager to help us expand our clientèle.

• The goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting partnerships and forging strong relationships with clients.

• New Business Development: Prospecting potential E-commerce clients for successful and profitable alliance for various lines of product.

• Researching organizations and individuals on-line (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets.

• Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing.

• Understand products and services offered by us and be able to articulate its functions and benefits to external audiences.

• On boarding the New partner, scoping out the business, and ensuring a smooth transition of the channel.

• Great interpersonal skills promote interest, which can ultimately lead to purchases. Other essential factors include:

• Salesmanship – understanding the needs of others and presenting your company as capable of meeting their desires leads to buying

•  Thick skin – potential customers do not always wish to be contacted and sales efforts fail quite routinely, so the ability to move on from negative situations is imperative 

• Multitasking skills – juggling multiple projects and clients is commonplace and requires good time management, attention to detail, and prioritization

• Industry background – experience in the area in which one is selling can be required or at least helpful, such as healthcare knowledge when promoting medical insurance

• Analytical skills. Person must evaluate the characteristics of each client to determine the appropriate insurance policy.

• Communication skills. Person must be able to communicate effectively with customers by listening to their requests and suggesting suitable policies.

• Initiative. Person need to actively seek out new customers to maintain a flow of commissions.

• Self-confidence. Person should be confident when making “cold” calls (calls to prospective customers who have not been contacted before). They must speak clearly and persuasively and maintain their composure if rejected.

 Responsibilities:  

• Your primary focus is to identify, pitch, negotiate and on-board new clients on the field. You will work on game-changing ideas, use deep business insight and market knowledge to play a critical role in bringing prospects through the full sales cycle.

• Work with the management team to identify and evaluate new markets, new target clients.

• Develop and implement strategic sales plan. Identify and evaluate specific new profitable business opportunities. Initiate and complete proposals and presentations for new business opportunities

• To maintain an excellent client relationship with existing and potential clients

• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs

• Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives. Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines

• Meeting the untapped segments and markets.Build the brand, Responsible for Growth and Partnership

• Designed innovative products for the customers as per the needs.

• Established relations with major corporates to be a partner in their financial supports for employees and for the wealth advisory.

• Ensure business target achievement: Pipeline building, Client conversion, Onboarding and Revenues

• Manage customer expectations through cross-functional interactions & ensuring that deliverables are completed. Develop excellent relationships with key clients, provide support during implementation, onboarding and troubleshooting any product issues or concerns.

 Requirements: 

• Being pleasantly persistent. Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ruthless time management and timely delivery of tasks allocated.

• Strong Business Development & consultative selling skills.

• Passionate people who want to hustle and can handle ambiguity

• History of consistently exceeding KPIs, revenue targets and company goals

• Ability to resolve problems, adapt, and grow quickly as we create the Client Success organization