PARFI - Lead - HR Operations

PanIIT Alumni Reach for India Foundation (PARFI), a not-for-profit section 25 social enterprise, is committed to execute and scale self-sustainable business models that enhance incomes of the underprivileged sections. PARFI is managed by PanIITian professionals and domain experts and is overseen by a advisory board of PanIITians and invitees from various walks of life including corporate, Academics.

Mr. HariPadmanabhan, Chairman, PanIIT Alumni India and Mr. Ashank Desai, Immediate Past Chairman, PanIIT Alumni India are non-executive directors and Mr. Kris Gopal krishnan, CEO & MD, Infosys is executive sponsor.

The Organization is run by full time professionals consisting of IITians, non-IITian domain experts. The Organization is funded by PanIIT Alumni Network, NABARD, social investors andGovernment agencies. It has recently secured a Multi-crore landmark deal with National Skill Development Corporation Opportunity to apply business principles in the challenging social space by managing technical training gurukuls and working with social investors,Government agencies & clients:-

PanIIT Alumni Reach for India provides a unique platform to work through,connect and collaborate with passionate individuals and mission driven organizations keen to strive for enhancing incomes of under-privileged. We have forged strong relationships with organizations like Confederation of Indian industry, NABARD and PanIITians (CXOs, IIT- IAS officials, NGO founders and others) of the network who contribute their might to ensure a scalable, sustainable social enterprise focused on economically deprived. We also seek the support social investors and ensure that they get maximum social return on their investment. As an implementation focused enterprise, delivery of on-the-ground results in a challenging environment with multi-lateral constraints is of utmost importance. Lack of dependable delivery is the biggest gap in Government agencies providing services to its citizens.

The role entails constant and consistent engagement with these key stakeholders to ensure the current potential to scale is realized in to social, Operational and financial performance.

The role - Sevak, Operations, ideally based at Ranchi:-

We are looking for motivated individuals who have in them a spirit to give back to their country.To such self-motivated individuals the job can offer the following benefits:-

- The satisfaction of reaching for India and for underprivileged Indians.

- Managing a Pan-Eastern Region chain of technical training institutions.

- Tremendous project experience in rural India - The future market place of the world especially the under-privileged Eastern region.

- Be part of the journey in making of one of the most unique developmental models at an ambitious scale that country like India demands.

- Interaction with some of the most distinguished corporate/non-corporate leaders, IAS officers. Unique experiential learning by applying corporate principles to social

Job content: Sevak, Operations is fundamentally responsible for ensuring Technical training, quality and operational aspects of Rural skill gurukuls. The following are indicative deliverable:-

- Overall Recruitment, Technical training, quality and HR/IR aspects of Gurukuls and trainees

- Be resourceful to the gurukul functions by providing them with solutions for any operational Escalations.

- Ensuring schedule and standards of work ethics, processes are measured,reviewed and adhered

- Ensure employee, beneficiary satisfaction by periodically measuring them and doing the needful to continuously improve them.

Selection Criteria-

- IIT B.tech/B.E -MBA with work experience in Industrial Relations (Manufacturing/ Construction) /Operations /Technical Training/Industrial Relations/ construction HR with a rare combination of Strategic understanding capacity along with P & L Operations management background. Needs to have a keen eye for- hands-on- attitude for ensuring- on-the-ground- performance.

- Willingness to travel including in rural areas is necessary and ideally be based in Ranchi.

- Understanding of processes adherence, Business/qualitative metrics including profitability and review mechanisms important.

- Demonstrated track record in operations management including strategic and tactical issues management, cost targets achievement.

- Passion for social section with an entrepreneurial streak is a pre-requisite.

Compensation will not be a constraint for the right candidate. But it will be based on principles of Social enterprise and Performance.