Program Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Interface with prospective clients, showcasing our depth of expertise and building proposals highlighting our work in the life skills development and employability.
• Design, Implement and Manage the CSR projects as per the mandates of the clients. Exposure of setting career development centers and running of operations of centers.
• Coordinate project planning, execution, budget management and resource allocation across CSR programs.
• Monitoring and ensuring sustained efforts towards achievement of targets as per client mandate such through effective mobilization, training and placements numbers, which are driven by the cluster heads and achieved.
• Formulation of Metrics and data driven reports for management and clients.
• Ensuring sustained awareness campaigns and growth of the initiatives across locations, thereby ensuring scalability of the programs.
• Lead a team of enthusiastic and vibrant members and work with cross functional teams and work towards employee engagement and drive high performance teams.
• Implement process improvements and provide suggestions for operational efficiency.
• Ensure smooth and successful conduct of internal and client mandated audits
• Represent the organization in Industry forums and consolidate the brand of the organization.
• Additional experience in government-run schemes and projects would be an add on.
• Handle various projects and centers of South region and establish new centers as we expand.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Postgraduate qualification MBA (Business Administration) or MSW (Social Work) is mandatory.
• 12-18 years of experience in

  CSR project management, employability programs, or skilling sector initiatives

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• Proven expertise in handling multi-location projects and large teams.
• Strong background in client relationship management and CSR implementation.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage budgets, timelines, and project deliverables effectively.
• Experience in proposal development, data reporting, and process improvement.
• Exposure to government-run skill development or livelihood programs will be an added advantage.
• High sense of ownership, accountability, and alignment with organizational mission and goals.