Associate Director ISR

Chandigarh University; Kharar; Presencial; INR 600 000 - 1 200 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Chandigarh University is seeking a senior CSR professional to lead strategy development and implementation of community programmes in Punjab. The role involves aligning ISR policy with institutional priorities and coordinating with village representatives, frontline workers and partners.

The ideal candidate holds a postgraduate qualification in social-related fields and has 12–15 years of experience in CSR, NGO management or university social responsibility initiatives, including budgeting,

Qualificações

• Postgraduate qualification in Social Work, Rural Development, Development Studies, Public Administration, Sociology, Environmental/Sustainability Studies, Management or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in CSR, community development, NGO management, or university social responsibility programs.
• Proven ability to design, implement and monitor multi-stakeholder projects.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and update the ISR strategy, policy, annual action plan, programme calendar and implementation.
• Translate community needs and institutional commitments into prioritised programmes with target groups, annual milestones, budgets, owners and measurable outcomes.
• Build a balanced portfolio across health, education, environment, livelihoods and skills, inclusion, sanitation, and relief.
• Prioritise geographies and communities using transparent criteria such as vulnerability, need, feasibility and impact.
• Lead baseline studies, household surveys, focus groups and consultations with village representatives and institutions.

Conhecimentos

Stakeholder management

Proposal/report writing

Coordination

Problem solving

Communication

Formação académica

Postgraduate qualification in Social Work / Rural Development / Development Studies / Public Administration

Ferramentas

Excel/Sheets

Dashboards

MIS reporting

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Role & responsibilities

Strategy, Policy and Annual Planning

• Develop and update the ISR strategy, policy, annual action plan, programme calendar and implementation

roadmap aligned with institutional priorities and relevant community-development frameworks.

• Translate community needs and institutional commitments into prioritised programmes with target groups, annual

milestones, budgets, owners and measurable outcomes.

• Build a balanced portfolio across health, education, environment, livelihoods and skills, inclusion, sanitation, civic

responsibility and relief, based on evidence of local need.

• Prioritise geographies and communities using transparent criteria such as vulnerability, need, feasibility, continuity,

partner capacity and potential for measurable impact.

B. Community Needs Assessment and Programme Design

• Lead baseline studies, household/community surveys, focus groups and consultations with village representatives,

schools, frontline workers and local institutions.

• Prepare community profiles identifying priority problems, existing services, beneficiary groups, barriers, local assets

and potential delivery partners.

• Design projects with a theory of change, baseline, outputs, outcomes, indicators, target population, risk

assessment, implementation plan and sustainability/exit strategy.

• Ensure interventions respond to locally validated needs and avoid one-off activities where sustained engagement or

specialist referral would create greater value.

Preferred candidate profile

Postgraduate qualification in Social Work, Rural Development, Development Studies, Public Administration,

Sociology, Environmental/Sustainability Studies, Management or a related discipline.

• Typically, 12-15 years of relevant experience in CSR, community development, NGO/programme management,

sustainability, social impact, public health/education outreach or institutional social responsibility, including

project/team leadership. HR may calibrate this to the University grade structure.

• Demonstrated experience managing multi-stakeholder projects, community engagement, budgets, partnerships,

reporting and field implementation.

• Strong written and verbal communication, proposal/report writing, presentation, coordination and problem-solving

skills.

• Proficiency in Excel/Sheets, dashboards, presentations and structured MIS/reporting; ability to interpret quantitative

and qualitative evidence.

Desirable

Experience in a corporate CSR department, CSR foundation, large NGO, university social-responsibility office or

government/community-development programme.

Working knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013 CSR framework and CSR Rules where corporate CSR

funding/partnerships are involved; familiarity with SDGs, theory of change, logical frameworks and impact

measurement.

Experience in baseline/endline studies, survey design, outcome evaluation, community mapping, grant

management or third-party evaluations.

Experience working with rural or peri-urban communities and local institutions.