India Leaders for Social Sector
India Leaders for Social Sector (ILSS) is a non-profit that aims to be India’s preeminent leadership development organisation for the social sector. We aim to increase the effectiveness of the top 1000 nonprofits in the sector to create catalytic impact at scale.
Overview
To achieve the mission, ILSS has a three-pronged approach:
● Bringing corporate talent into leadership and board positions in the social sector
● Running well-researched capacity building programs in critical domains for the social sector
● Building the social sector ecosystem to instil a strong focus on high-quality talent / talent development
ILSS operates through five core areas—Governance, Talent, Digital Transformation, Fundraising, and Leadership Development—via its four Centres of Excellence and the People Practices Program:
● Centre of Excellence for Leadership: Develops future leaders through programs like the Leadership Program, Emerging Women Leaders Program, and Young Leaders Program, along with mentorship and thought leadership forums.
● Centre of Excellence for Board Governance: Enhances governance practices with training modules, advisory services, and programs such as the Board Leadership Program and Board Governance Program.
● Centre of Excellence for Fundraising: Supports fundraising professionals with resources, training, and networking through the ILSS Fundraising Program
● Centre of Excellence for Digital Transformation: Empowers SPOs to drive catalytic impact at scale by crafting their own digital transformation journey, through a holistic understanding of the art of the possible with digital transformation (DT), industry best practices and expert mentorship.
● Other Programs and Events: The ILSS People Practices Program enables organisation leaders in the sector to prioritise wholesome people practices, building the organisations’ capabilities, growth prospects, and sustainability in the long run.
ILSS also hosts sector-wide conferences, including the India Fundraising Conference, to foster dialogue and collaboration.
Since 2017, ILSS has built a community of more 850 mid - senior leaders and have worked across more than 350 social purpose organisations.
Position Summary
ILSS is looking for a Manager who will be a part of the Founder-CEO’s Office and as a strategist, consultant and implementer, the candidate will ensure streamlined activities within the organisation based on the priorities of the CEO’s Office. The individual will play a critical role in driving strategic initiatives, fundraising efforts and supporting the CEO's office across our programs working closely with the Chief of Staff. The right candidate for the job will contribute to the long-term success of the company.
Objectives of the Role:
● Assist and communicate with the CEO & Leadership Team in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation.
● Develop Donor reporting materials and proposals for cultivating lead management and maintaining donor relationships
● Support special projects for development of new programs or initiatives through research and analysis
Responsibilities:
● Supporting CEO’s Office
○ Design and develop high quality presentation decks, reports and other collaterals for CEO’s Office
○ Manage the logistics for the CEO while working on various day-to-day tasks, on-behalf, of the CEO. These include creating presentations, documents, notes, follow-up with various stakeholders, scheduling meetings,follow-ups, etc.
○ Prioritising and regularly tracking all the major projects across divisions and keeping the CEO updated regarding the progress and bottlenecks.
○ Assisting the Chief Of Staff in terms of planning, implementing and managing various projects and the proposed recommendations and projects.
○ Researching, analysing and drawing valuable conclusions/ insights from the vast amount of data related to market, industry, current processes & trends and also reporting the same to the management in regular intervals.
● Special Projects
○ Support and define new operational strategies by working with Chief of Staff and other executives on special projects
● Fundraising and Donor Management
○ Create compelling fundraising materials to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and Donors
○ Conduct research and analysis to identify potential donors and funding opportunities
○ Collaborate with CEO’s Office and program heads to provide regular funder updates and reporting
Required Skills and Qualifications:
● Three or more years of experience in a business management or executive role
● Experience in organising and directing multiple teams and departments
● Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Excellent Data Visualization & Presentation Skills.
● Strong Research & Reporting Skills.
● Excellent Critical Thinking & Problem Solving SKills.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in business administration or similar field
- Consulting experience, with a focus on operations management
- Proven success in a project coordination role
- Nimble business mind, focused on developing creative solutions.
Reporting to
Chief Of Staff, ILSS
Compensation
Depending on the candidate’s experience, ILSS offers compensation on par with Indian philanthropy pay scales.
