Lead, Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) Program

VisionSpring Foundation; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Generous vacation

Job summary

VisionSpring Foundation seeks a dynamic leader to manage the RGIL program across India, focusing on expanding eyeglass access for low-income communities.

You will nurture partner relationships, assist marketing efforts, and document program progress with regular reporting. The role requires travel within India and a strong track record in program management and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA in marketing, partnerships development, management or related field.
• Minimum 12 years of professional experience in program delivery or partnership management.
• Excellent communication in English and Hindi; strong negotiation and proposal writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage the RGIL Program across India to increase eyeglass access for low-income consumers.
• Maintain close relationships with partners to support program implementation.
• Assist marketing by creating collateral and driving awareness among potential partners.
• Conduct surveys and prepare reports summarising achievements, learnings, and improvement recommendations.
• Collaborate with partners to increase access via training, marketing, and customer outreach.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Partnership development

Program management

Marketing support

Data analysis

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree

MBA

Job description

Are you a change maker who wants to play a pivotal role in restoring vision for millions of people in low-income settings across India? Would you like to work for an organisation that is a pioneer in social impact practices?

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, and self-driven candidate who would like to have a challenging and meaningful career path in the social sector. The Reading Glasses for Improved Livelihoods (RGIL) Program is the key focus area at our organisation and requires a proactive and dynamic approach. The candidate should be dedicated and sincere towards her/his work and should always be open to learning new things. The candidate should have in-depth subject matter knowledge, expertise, and experience. Timely and high-quality delivery of goals would be essential and will be a key performance measurement criterion. S/he coordinates and collaborates closely with identified partner organisations which include but are not limited to nonprofits, government, and private sector organisations to help health workers and project assistants to grow access to eyeglasses by delivering effective training, providing marketing support, and monitoring stock levels and demand forecasts. Secondarily, the lead supports new program launches with organisations that have community-based field operations in order to increase the depth and breadth of eyeglass distribution channels and drive partner demand for eyeglasses in low-income communities The Lead serves as a key team member of the programs team and will be based at Delhi NCR (Noida). This is a 1-year fixed-term contract with potential for extension.

About You

• You want to build a socially oriented organisation. You are self-motivated and accustomed to being a top performer in a high-growth environment. Nothing feels better than achieving your goals.
• You are a social person and are energised by meeting people and finding areas of shared interest through which to build connection and rapport.
• You love to travel to even the most remote areas and think of sharing public transportation with your colleagues as an adventure.
• You are strategic in your approach to deepening market penetration, nurturing key relationships.
• You’re always on the lookout for new, scalable routes to market to reach your partners.
• You're a data-driven person who tracks progress closely. When numbers are off, you dig in to understand why and make smart tweaks to get back on track.
• You see the potential in others and your goal is to help them grow. You enjoy mentoring and coaching your peers so that teams can succeed.
• You have the experience, maturity, confidence, and communication skills to interact with people in senior positions. You can get others excited about what they are going to do.

About Us

• We are creating access to eyeglasses for low-income people. Clear vision creates opportunities for increased learning, work, safety, civic participation, and quality of life.
• As a social organisation, social change motivates us first. Our focus is on advancing our mission objectives - to increase functioning, productivity, and income earning potential for our low-income people by correcting impaired vision with eyeglasses.
• We are working to transform the systemic dysfunction which has failed to deliver eyeglasses - a 700-year-old technology - to approximately 55 Crore people in India in need of vision correction.
• We serve low-income people who are more than beneficiaries for us. Our beneficiaries expect high-quality eye screening and eyeglasses.
• To efficiently scale, we must deliver each new unit at less cost.
• We run our operations on metrics and social impact measures. We leverage a range of processes and practices to get the work done.
• We believe in scaling our impact, not our organisation. We are a lean team of doers.

What You’ll Do

Implement and Manage the Program

• Manage the RGIL Program in India to increase access to eyeglasses for low-income consumers.
• Maintain close working relationships with partners to support the implementation of the program across India.
• Assist the marketing team in creating marketing collateral and driving awareness about the power of clear vision among potential partners, including the development and introduction of simple leaflets or other cost-effective promotional activities.
• Conduct regular surveys and assessments of the program. Assist in preparing written reports summarising the program achievements against goals; areas of success, failure, and learning; and recommendations for continuous performance improvement.

Performance Enhancement Support

• Collaborate with the team members and the partner organisations to increase access to eyeglasses.
• Develop plans with identified partners to increase access to eyeglasses by including refresher training, marketing, and targeted customer outreach campaigns.
• Develop and implement reward and recognition programs for high performers
• Faithfully and accurately enter all program activity in the data system.
• Prepare monthly key indicators report (performance management report) to assure program goals are met.

Supply Chain Oversight

• Collaborate with vendor partners to ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality delivery mechanisms are maintained across the supply chain.
• Oversee monthly reviews of inventory systems and proactively identify bottlenecks or risks to ensure uninterrupted flow of inventories to partners.
• Support partner organisations in strengthening demand forecasting processes and placing advance requisitions to optimise supply planning and distribution efficiency.

Partnership Development

• Maintain and deepen close working relationships with partners.
• Use your creativity to find new paths and expand existing ones to bring reading glasses to our target population.
• Represent us at stakeholder meetings, government forums, and in peer groups. Attend educational and market development events such as partner workshops, seminars, conferences, training, etc.

What’s Required

• Master’s degree/MBA in marketing, partnerships development, management, and/or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience.
• Experience in some combination of project implementation and management, partnership development and management, and/or training and capacity building.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi, including strong presentation, proposal writing, and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional partner and team management skills.
• Must meet the highest standards of ethics and personal integrity.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, within India.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary based on experience and education.
• Competitive benefits, including health insurance and generous vacation time.