HEAD- CSR, SKILL Development & Employment Initiatives

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.

The person will be responsible for:

• 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