ILSS - India Leaders for Social Sector
India Leaders for Social Sector (ILSS) is a nonprofit 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 ILSS People Practices Program:
● Centre of Excellence for Leadership: Develops future leaders through programs like The ILSS Leadership Program, The ILSS Emerging Women’s Leadership Program, and The ILSS 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 ILSS Board Leadership Program and The ILSS 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 than 850 mid and senior leaders and has worked across more than 350 social purpose organisations.
Position Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial Program Manager to support program development and execution of the ILSS programs. The Program Manager will be mapped to different programs at different times, thereby enabling an accelerated learning journey across programs and audiences.
The Program Manager will work in a highly dynamic environment with a closely-knit, highly motivated, entrepreneurial team. If you enjoy working hard, learning every day, and setting high standards for yourself, join team ILSS.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Program Manager will work closely with the program lead on program design and implementation activities. Key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Program Implementation:
● Planning and managing operations for delivering a high-quality learning program
● Creating communication material to be shared with program participants, including preparation material for the participants
● Coordination and communication with program faculty, mentors, and participants
● Managing logistics, including managing activity calendar; coordinating with the program faculty and managing assignments, notes and/or session material on the Learning Management Platform
● Attending all Program Sessions and ensuring appropriate documentation for learning
● Tracking and recording the submission of feedback by the program participants
● Creating and executing reports after the end of each program cycle
● Creating case studies to showcase success stories for measuring impact
Alumni Support:
● Support with Alumni Learning and also placements where relevant
● Support with organising spaces for Alumni learning and networking
● Support with placements in programs such as The ILSS Board Leadership Program
● Support in alumni engagement beyond programs, where relevant
Research Support:
● Support with secondary research for articles and blogs
● Support in identifying trending topics and themes to create blogs and articles on
Other Responsibilities
● The candidate will also be required to support the team with other tasks towards program outreach, candidate selection and communications, where required
Required qualifications, skills and abilities:
● 5-8 years of overall experience, with at least 2-3 years in program management
● Proficiency in adult learning settings, ideally across in-person and virtual mediums
● Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint Presentation)
● Proficiency in online tools for enhanced engagement in learning programs (Mentimeter, Slido, Zoom polls, Padlet, Calendly, etc.)
● Excellent written and oral communication skills
● Strong planning and organisational skills
● Openness to learning and feedback
● Ability to manage projects independently
● Master’s degree preferred
● Prior experience in the impact space/social sector strongly preferred
Location:
Okhla, Delhi NCR Region
Compensation
Depending on the candidate’s experience, ILSS offers compensation on par with Indian philanthropy pay scales.
