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 instill 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
We are looking for an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial Sr./Program Associate to support program development and execution for ILSS programs. The Sr./Program Associate will be mapped to different programs at different times, thereby enabling an accelerated learning journey across programs and audiences.
The Sr./Program Associate 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 the ILSS team.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Sr./Program Associate will work closely with the program
lead on program design and implementation activities. Key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Program Implementation
● Coordination and communication with Program Faculty, Mentors and Participants
● Designing and Managing program 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
Content Development for Program Materials
● Creating communication material to be shared with program participants, including preparation material for the participants
● Creating and executing reports after the end of each program cycle
Other Responsibilities
● The candidate will also be required to support the team with other tasks towards program outreach, candidate selection and communications, where required.
● The candidate would be required to develop the voice of the program by writing knowledge pieces.
● The candidate would be expected to support in the conducting of the annual Fundraising Conference.
Required qualifications, skills and abilities
● 1-4 years of overall experience
● Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint Presentation)
● Excellent written and oral communication skills
● Strong people management skills
● Strong planning and organizational skills
● Openness to learning
Compensation
Depending on the candidate’s experience, ILSS offers compensation on par with Indian philanthropy pay scales.
How to apply
the subject line ‘Application for Program Associate’, your CV and a cover letter.
