HEAD- CSR, SKILL Development & Employment Initiatives

Abacus Consultants; Jaipur; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

ABACUS Consultants is seeking an entrepreneurial professional to head a new Employment through Skill Development & Skill Enhancement initiative in Jaipur. The role involves acquiring CSR-funded and institutional projects, building critical partnerships, and delivering end-to-end programme execution from design to placement.

The candidate will coordinate proposal development, budgets, and stakeholder management, with travel to partner organisations, and must demonstrate strong BD, leadership and

Qualifications

• Experience in CSR, Skill Development, Employability, Livelihood or related social impact fields.
• Strong proposal writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to build relationships with corporates, CSR foundations and training partners.

Responsibilities

• Acquire CSR-funded, corporate-sponsored and institutional skill-development projects.
• Build relationships with Corporates, CSR Foundations, Industry Associations, MSMEs, Universities, Training Partners and Government-linked organisations.
• Develop proposals, budgets and programme models for CSR and employability projects.
• Coordinate across recruitment, training, certification, placement and tracking.

Skills

Business Development

Proposal Writing

Stakeholder Management

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Leadership

Education

MBA / MSW / Postgraduate in HR/Management/Social Work/Development Studies

Job description

Role & Responsibilities

ABACUS Consultants / GRD Getting Recruitment Done is building a new Employment through Skill Development & Skill Enhancement initiative. We are looking for an entrepreneurial professional to head and build this vertical.

• Acquire CSR-funded, corporate-sponsored and institutional skill-development / employability projects.
• Build relationships with Corporates, CSR Foundations, Industry Associations, MSMEs, Universities, Colleges, Training Partners and Government-linked organisations.
• Develop proposals, concept notes, budgets and programme models for CSR and employability projects.
• Understand employer manpower requirements and identify candidate skill gaps.
• Design and execute employment-linked skill-development programmes.
• Acquire employers and genuine job opportunities for trained candidates.
• Coordinate assessment, counselling, training, certification, interview preparation, placement and post-placement tracking.
• Organise job fairs, placement drives, employer interactions and employment-linked workshops.
• Manage training partners and other programme stakeholders.
• Track measurable outcomes including Candidates Assessed, Trained, Interviewed, Selected, Joined and Retained.
• Build and manage the team required to scale this initiative.
• Take end-to-end ownership of business acquisition + programme execution + employment outcomes.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 712 years of relevant experience in CSR, Skill Development, Employability, Livelihood, Recruitment, Training, Education or Social Impact.
• Strong preference for candidates who have "Strong preference for candidates who have personally acquired / converted CSR-funded or institutional projects, in addition to having programme-execution experience." .
• Existing relationships with Corporates, CSR Foundations, Industry Bodies, Training Organisations or Educational Institutions will be valuable.
• Experience in employment-linked skill development, placement programmes, government skill projects, NSDC/Sector Skill Councils or livelihood projects preferred.
• Strong Business Development, Proposal Writing, Presentation, Negotiation and Stakeholder Management skills.
• Should be entrepreneurial and comfortable building a new initiative from the ground up.
• MBA / MSW / Postgraduate qualification in HR, Management, Social Work, Development Studies, Education or related field preferred.
• HR / Recruitment / Talent Acquisition background will be an added advantage.
• Women candidates with relevant experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Location: Jaipur; travel will be required