Regional Manager

NIIT Foundation; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NIIT Foundation in India seeks an experienced CSR project leader to oversee a cyber security program across multiple states. You will drive end-to-end implementation, develop rollout plans, and ensure alignment with donor commitments and curriculum.

You will supervise partnership and delivery teams, conduct field reviews, and compile donor-ready reports and dashboards to demonstrate impact and compliance.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Commerce/Economics, Education, Management, or related field.
• 7+ years of overall experience in CSR / development project implementation.
• Minimum 3+ years of direct experience in implementing cyber security and related technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of the Cyber Security Program across all assigned states and locations.
• Develop and monitor detailed implementation plans, rollout strategies, timelines, and location-wise targets.
• Ensure alignment of on-ground execution with approved project design, curriculum, and donor commitments.
• Drive achievement of outreach, training, DigiLocker onboarding, scheme awareness, and impact targets.
• Supervise and guide Partnership Managers, delivery managers, Senior Trainers, Assistant Trainers, Resource Mobilizers, and Location Leaders across geographies.
• Conduct regular review meetings, field visits, and virtual check-ins to track progress and resolve challenges.
• Build team capacity through mentoring, training refreshers, and performance feedback.
• Ensure optimal deployment of human resources to meet monthly and cumulative targets.
• Oversee pre- and post-assessment frameworks to measure financial literacy outcomes and behavioral change.
• Ensure accurate collection, validation, and analysis of beneficiary data and impact indicators.
• Track performance against milestones and implement corrective actions where gaps are identified.
• Consolidate impact findings into donor-ready reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Oversee financial planning, budget utilization, and expense monitoring in line with approved budgets.
• Ensure compliance with CSR Act requirements, donor guidelines, and internal financial controls.
• Coordinate with finance teams for utilization certificates, audits, and financial reporting.
• Monitor cost efficiency while ensuring quality delivery at scale.
• Act as the single point of contact for the funder and key external stakeholders.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality reporting, including: Monthly/quarterly progress reports, MIS and beneficiary data, case studies, testimonials, and impact reports.
• Represent NIIT Foundation in review meetings, monitoring visits, audits, and presentations.
• Build and maintain relationships with local partners, government bodies, and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Identify implementation risks, operational challenges, and mitigation strategies proactively.
• Ensure smooth coordination between central, regional, and field teams.
• Strength of working with college and school ecosystem

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Job Description

A. Project Leadership & Implementation

• Lead and manageend-to-end executionof the Cyber Security Program across all assigned states and locations.
• Develop and monitordetailed implementation plans, rollout strategies, timelines, and location-wise targetsin coordination with the central team.
• Ensure alignment of on-ground execution with approved project design, curriculum, and donor commitments.
• Drive achievement of outreach, training, DigiLocker onboarding, scheme awareness, and impact targets.

B. Team Management & Coordination

• Supervise and guide Partnership Managers, delivery managers, Senior Trainers, Assistant Trainers, Resource Mobilizers, and Location Leadersacross geographies. et
• Conduct regular review meetings, field visits, and virtual check-ins to track progress and resolve challenges.
• Build team capacity through mentoring, training refreshers, and performance feedback.
• Ensure optimal deployment of human resources to meet monthly and cumulative targets.

C. Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact Analysis

• Overseepre- and post-assessment frameworksto measure financial literacy outcomes and behavioral change.
• Ensure accurate collection, validation, and analysis of beneficiary data and impact indicators.
• Track performance against milestones and implement corrective actions where gaps are identified.
• Consolidate impact findings into donor-ready reports, dashboards, and presentations.

D. Financial & CSR Compliance Management

• Overseefinancial planning, budget utilization, and expense monitoringin line with approved budgets.
• Ensure compliance withCSR Act requirements, donor guidelines, and internal financial controls.
• Coordinate with finance teams for utilization certificates, audits, and financial reporting.
• Monitor cost efficiency while ensuring quality delivery at scale.

E. Reporting & Donor Management

• Act as thesingle point of contactfor the funder and key external stakeholders.
• Ensuretimely, accurate, and high-quality reporting, including:
  • Monthly/quarterly progress reports
  • MIS and beneficiary data
  • Case studies, success stories, testimonials
  • Impact and assessment reports
• Represent NIIT Foundation in review meetings, monitoring visits, audits, and presentations.

F. Stakeholder Engagement & Risk Management

• Build and maintain relationships withlocal partners, institutions, government bodies, and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Identify implementation risks, operational challenges, and mitigation strategies proactively.
• Ensure smooth coordination between central, regional, and field teams.
• Strength of working with college and school ecosystem

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Commerce/Economics, Education, Management, or a related field (preferred).
• 7+ years of overall experiencein CSR / development project implementation.
• Minimum 3+ years of direct experiencein implementing cyber security and related technical projects
• Proven experience managinglarge-scale fast-paced, multi-location projectswith high outreach targets.