Position: Senior Program Manager
Reporting: AVP, Impact Orbit
NSRCEL is the start-up incubator
of IIM Bangalore. Over 585+ ventures have gone through the Incubation Programme
and another 1300+ ventures have taken our Launchpad Program. NSRCEL is deeply
committed to mobilizing the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country to foster
innovation and economic growth.
Impact Orbit is the specialized social
entrepreneurship vertical of NSRCEL, the prominent business incubation center
housed at IIM Bangalore. Launched in 2017, it has scaled to become India's
largest social incubator by venture volume, offering structured lifecycle
support to both for-profit and non-profit social enterprises.
Core Mission and Offerings:
The initiative acts as a bridge connecting
social entrepreneurs, academia, and industry players. It targets early-stage
and growth-stage startups addressing severe environmental and socio-economic
challenges. Over an 8 to 9-month incubation period, participating ventures
receive:
- Financial
Grants: Non-equity grants ranging up to ₹12.5–15 Lakhs for selected
startups.
- Business
Development: Personalized 1-on-1 mentoring, value proposition clarity, and
legal compliance support.
- Funding
& Impact Readiness: Training in alternative funding avenues, investor
pitches, and rigorous impact measurement frameworks
What you
will be doing:
As a pivotal
member of NSRCEL’s Impact Orbit Team you will play a critical role in
influencing strategic decisions for the flagship programs like Impact Orbit and
the Impact Centre of Excellence
- Drive the impact Orbit program end to end –
Own the entire program, design, collaborations, outcomes, M&E, team,
internal stakeholders, utilization and communications with donors
- Manage and oversee the impact team, drive
operations, provide guidance on milestones, travel to meet ventures
- Maintain,
document all program related data, plan and forecast, execute and deliver
timelines with team
- Ensure
programmatic spend through stringent financial and compliance utilization
- Interface
with CSR donors as a POC through timely updates, reports and ensure
deliverables are achieved on time.
- Contribute to creating the Impact Centre of
Excellence with ideas and research
- Coach the team to help them achieve
professional progress and success
- Research aspirational sectors for programs
- Maintain touch points with ventures and
alumni of Impact orbit programs in the past for tracking the journey and
creating new models of engagement.
Requirements
What you
will need to bring to the table
- An MBA, or post-graduate in Social
Entrepreneurship / Social Work
- Overall experience of 10-12 years (relevant
experience in non-profit incubation, & program management)
- Have started a business or a non-profit or
led an important org function, preferably in a social startup
- Evidence of partnership building, organizational,
interpersonal and communications skills.
- Prior experience in handling important
stakeholders and large budgets
- Understanding of the entrepreneurial
ecosystem along with relevant networks in India & beyond
- Drive a high-speed, action-packed incubation
CSR project, creating deliverables and ensuring the project achieves them
- Appetite to travel, network with ventures,
collaborate with eco-system organizations and create new value to the project
and NSRCEL continuously.
Skills Required
- MBA or postgraduate degree in Social Entrepreneurship or Social Work
- 10–12 years of overall experience
- Relevant experience in nonprofit incubation and program management
- Experience starting a business or nonprofit, or leading an important organizational function
- Experience in a social startup
- Partnership-building, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Experience handling important stakeholders and large budgets
- Understanding of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and relevant networks in India and internationally
- Ability to manage a high-speed incubation CSR project and deliver project outcomes
- Willingness to travel, network with ventures, and collaborate with ecosystem organizations
What We Do
NSRCEL, the startup incubator of IIM Bangalore, supports entrepreneurs and early- and growth-stage ventures through hands-on mentorship, access to funding, expert networks, accelerator and incubation programs, and industry partnerships. Established with the support of Infosys co-founder N. S. Raghavan, it aims to nurture technology innovation, help founders validate and scale ideas, and create lasting economic and social impact across India.
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