Diversity Hiring, Opportunity available only for female candidates.
About Udhyam:
Udhyam Learning Foundation (Udhyam) is on a mission towards Making Bharat Entrepreneurial. We believe that entrepreneurship is a powerful way to channelize an individual’s potential. Entrepreneurship enables agency and allows an individual to work on their strengths while creating value for the world.
Our programs:
• Udhyam Shiksha works on developing entrepreneurial mindsets among the youth and enabling them to achieve their potential, having impacted ~24,00,000 learners across 12 Indian states.
• Udhyam Vyapaar focuses on nano businesses in India, and solving large problems faced by them, at scale; having already enabled up to a 27% income uplift for 5000+ entrepreneurs.
The goal for Udhyam is to build a thriving and supportive ecosystem, where every individual feels empowered to define their own path.
About the Program:
Saamuhika Shakti, a 4-year urban Bengaluru project, uplifts waste-pickers' lives by offering training and organizing over 200 waste-pickers. To ensure sustained growth, the program aims to mentor entrepreneurs, focusing on key business skills. This initiative aligns with the common agenda's outcome of enabling waste-pickers, especially women and youth, to shift to alternative professions, promoting economic stability for their families. The project aims to enhance livelihoods and reduce financial vulnerabilities for waste-picker families.
Roles and responsibilities:
Lead the identification and seamless onboarding of potential beneficiaries into the program and map the comprehensive understanding of their needs and aspirations.
Engage with Vyapaaris on-field building strong connections, understanding problems , creating innovative strategies to empower Vyapaaris and continuously monitor progress..
Co-ordinate closely with the Core Solutioning team to identify and understand potential solutions in detail.
Dedicate a significant portion of the time to on-field interactions and hands-on mentoring of Vyapaaris through conducting targeted training sessions to enhance their business management skills.
Independently address challenges promptly, ensuring the ongoing success of their businesses.
Conduct thorough data collection for baseline and end-line assessments.
Skills and Experience:
1 year of experience in the development sector or a related field is preferable.
Proficient in Kannada language (verbal), Tamil and Telugu will be a bonus.
Empathetic communication and interpersonal skills, especially in engaging with beneficiaries
Comfortable working in both field and office environments.
Possession of a two-wheeler and willing to relocate and work from Bengaluru.
Comfortable with MS Office