Be! Fund Delhi : Project Director

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Position : Project Director
Location : Delhi
Sector : Nonprofit
Type : Full time

Be! Fund is India’s first, not-for-profit seed fund that will invest in young entrepreneurs, age 18-29, from low-income groups, to define and pioneer businesses that solve the social, economic and environmental problems they face in their lives and their communities.

From water to waste, energy to sanitation, Be! Fund believes that young people who have grown up experiencing poverty have solutions to practical problems they face; they have simply never been asked before.

So, Be! Media asks young people to submit their business ideas to the Be! Fund.
Be! Media, 13 epic movies, 15 radio episodes and 50 books specifically targets young people age 18-29 from low-income groups with inspiring stories of entrepreneurs and enterprises that solve social and economic problems.

Each Be! story asks young people to submit their business ideas for social and economic change, to the Fund. In this way, Be! Media creates a pipeline of entrepreneurs for the Be! Fund.

Be! Fund’s mission : Prove the viability – both social and financial –of investing in young entrepreneurs from low income groups to pioneer enterprises that create solutions for bottom-of-the-pyramid communities, their own communities.

Be! Fund will be rolled out in experimental phases in Delhi and Bangalore alongside the Be! Media. 2011-12 Be! Media will be broadcast nationwide reaching 100 million young people. The fund incorporates learning from the pilot and scales across the country.

Roles & Responsibilities of Project Director includes –
1. Lead the team that will launch the Be! Fund pilot in Delhi
2. Set up process and monitoring systems to establish the Be! Fund in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai – and then nationwide
3. Coordinate activities of Be! Fund in Bangalore and Chennai as well.
4. Determine social and financial impact matrix. Establish water-tight documentation processes – interviews with entrepreneurs, systems for monitoring, create format for investment proposals for Be! Fund Board to review.
5. Review process/criteria for selecting entrepreneurs for investment
6. Meet partners and establish long term rules for engagement : mentors, skills development agencies, pro bono accounting firms
7. Manage relationship with partners; manage, coordinate and create excitement/ commitment among partners as appropriate including :
a. Mentor panel and sector experts
b. Investment committee
c. Micro-finance and other on-ground partners
d. Media channel partners
e. Skills developing and training partners
8. At the end of the pilots, develop firm processes and create an implementation manual for partners to implement fund across India
9. Locate new partners for nationwide expansion
10. Representation, communication : represent fund to partners, investment funds to raise additional investment

Skills and qualifications required :
** 3-10 years of work experience
** Masters in Development or Social Work
** Proficient in spoken and written Hindi
** Effective English communication skills and exceptional computer literacy to keep regular correspondence with partners and supporters

Salary commensurate with experience

Please submit a one page cover letter explaining why you are the right one to manage the Be! Fund in Delhi and your CV plus two references to befund@goingtoschool.com by January 31, 2011

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John Thattil
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flynn_thattil AT yahoo.co.in
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National Director Resource Developmnt/Fund raising,Communications and Programme implementation
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SUMMARY
International and Local Experience as a Profit Center Head in the corporate sector and as Regional Operational Head and National fund raising Head in the Not-for-Profit sector.
Forte in the not-for-profit sector encompass the following areas :
- Strategic planning, Fund raising, Project design and implementation for not-for- profit organizations
- Policy formulation for implementation at the National /State level
- Brand Building
- Meeting organisations Vision and Goals through team work and good management practices
- Have travelled and willing to travel as per the requirement of the job. In past assignments have travelled extensively within India, including rural India and internationally.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked as the National Director - Resource Development for the premiere international not-for-profit organization, Habitat for Humanity India from September 2008 to April 2011, Mumbai, India
The responsibilities of the job entailed the development of the National Strategy for Resource Development which included, Fund raising from both Local and International sources along with managing the volunteering and communications team of the organization.
In the past 2 years, new donors have been successfully engaged both from the corporate sector and High Net worth Individuals, through a structured approach to meeting the strategic plan. The following have been the achievements of note;
FUND RAISING :
- The local fund raising efforts have seen a growth of over 60%
- A 108% increase in the engagement of local volunteer teams
- Developed the 5 year National Strategic Fund raising plan for the organization
- Developing and streamlining the Project Based Granting process to dove tail into the Asia Pacific regional strategic plan
- Evolved new Fund raising mechanisms for sustained growth of the organization in the next 5 years
COMMUNICATIONS :
- Developed the 5 year communication strategy with a focus on Brand building, donor servicing and donor recognition.
- Developed the quarterly News letters, Annual reports and other marketing collaterals for the organization
- Re-designed the website to meet the needs of the new generation of prospective and current supporters of the organization
- Planned and directed the organizations foray into advocacy through strategic partnerships and conduct of events specifically targeted at advocacy
The position reported to the CEO of the organization with dotted line reporting to the Board of Trustees
Worked as the REGIONAL DIRECTOR (W) for the largest, not for profit organisation', in age-care, Help Age India,Mumbai,India, from Nov 2000-to end August 2008, based in India with an annual spend of around 300 million Rupees
The job entailed overseeing the day to day functioning of the organisations' interest in the Western region, including Fund raising and Programmes, in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.
The position had a staff strength of 108 professionals (including 29 Doctors) reporting directly or indirectly to me.
Areas of responsibilities :
- Being a member of the 'Committee of Directors', I was responsible for the framing and implementation of policies related to Personnel, Transfers, Purchase &Financial, including the framing of the schedule of authority
- Budgeting- Responsible for the preparation of the annual income, expenditure and programme budgets for the region and presenting it to the 'Committee of Directors', before being put up for approval to the governing body
- Strategising-At the National Level : Was part of the team developing the 5 year strategic plan for the organization
- Regional Level- Evolving, designing and implementing strategies, with the teams, to achieve the approved targets/ budgets, both of Fund Raising and Programmes. Planning details of a mid-year review, and taking steps for course correction where necessary.
- Accreditation of New Partners- Scrutiny of new partner agencies that have been identified and recommended for support, by Programme Managers, before accreditation
- Generation, verification and submission of MIS, based on reporting timelines, came under the purview of responsibility. The MIS consisted of :
- Performance reports for Collections - actual against budgeted under various heads
- Expenditure - actual against budgeted, under various heads
- Bank reconciliation and management of accrued expenses and TDS
- Programme status- new projects, monitoring visits, new sanctions & completion reports
- Vendor Development-Each financial year vendors were identified and quotations procured for the supply of various items. This was the responsibility of the purchase committee, which was chaired by me
- Recruitment, training and management of personnel including Fund raisers and Capacity building of partner agencies through workshops and project visits, was an integral part of the responsibilities of the job
- Advocating the cause of the aged through various forums, seminars, schools, media etc was part of my management goals
Achievements :
FUND RAISING :
- Grew the Fund Raising activity in the region at an average growth rate of 22%, year on year
- Launched the face to face fund rising initiative in collaboration with Cobra.
COMMUNCATIONS :
- Prepared pre- and post event Press releases and circulated to the press for release
- Developed and implemented donor reporting methodology
- Prepared a quarterly regional activity report and case studies for publishing the organizations news letters
GENERAL :
- Reduced the cost of operations in the region by 30% in year one and thereafter at an average of 5 -7% year on year
- Health security being a very large component of the organisations intervention interest, I was directly responsible for the operation of the Mobile Medicare Programme in the region, which had a reach of over 300,000 treatments annually
- Restoration of vision programme through which around 30,000 free cataract surgeries with IOL implants are conducted annually. Of this number 20% of these surgeries were conducted in the western region, through financial resources raised locally, through various fund raising avenues
- Another area of concern addressed was the physical security and the increased levels of abuse of elders in society. Towards mitigating this issue, I was a part of the drafting team for drafting the “Prevention of Elder Abuse and Parents Maintenance” bill which was enacted into law on 30th December, 2007. Post the enactment ensured its implementation in the States of Goa and Maharashtra. In addition to this, I also was part of the drafting team for drafting of the State Policy for the Older Person and submission of the same to the Law Ministry for scrutiny
The above positions reported to the Chief Executive of the Organization.
NON- DEVELOPMENT SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Joined the Multinational Group “TASS INFLIGHT SYSTEMS” initially as the ‘General Manager’ of their manufacturing unit in the Philippines and later promoted to ‘Group General Manager’, based in Dubai from 1994 – 1999
The Company was a 100% EXPORT ORIENTED Co. dealing with the manufacture and supply of disposable and rotables to the Airline Industry, having operations in various countries around the world including Singapore, Hongkong, UAE, UK, and US , with a turnover of around 160 million US dollars.
The Operation was ‘Multi-process’ in nature, consisting of plastic injection molding, printing, tufting, sewing, pillow packing, foil stamping and packaging.
PHILIPPINES :
The job encompassed the operating of the Plant as a profit center; hence all aspects of Manufacturing,Costings, Purchase, Sales, Deliveries, Logistics and Customer Service fell within the scope of responsibilities.
Achievements :
- Reduced prices of Raw Material Purchase – especially that of ‘A’ class inventory by 25% to 30%
- Increased customer base through implementation of effective Sales and Marketing strategies
- Through the process of re-Engineering, increased productivity, streamlined process flow, reduced inventory levels and increased efficiency levels, resulting in substantial increase in Profitability and drastic reduction in the cost of operations
- Managed, directed and channeled the Unionized Work Force into an efficient and highly productive team
- Coordinated and oversaw the set-up of the plant in JEBEL ALI, (Dubai) and was directly involved in the commissioning of the said plant
- Projecting the cash out flows and preparing an investment and liquidity plan accordingly liaise with the banks and supervising the account activities
DUBAI :
The scope of work now involved the overall monitoring, coordination and directing the operations and purchase functions of all the Group Companies which also included the day to day functioning of the manufacturing operations in Jebel Ali-Dubai. The total no. of employees reporting to me both directly and indirectly were 630 people.
Achievements :
- In a short period of time was able to develop vendors for the high value items locally in the UAE, not just to meet the manufacturing requirements here but also for the Philippines Operations, resulting in big savings, by way of reduced costs of raw materials and quicker deliveries to customers because of shortened lead-times in their procurement
- In addition to this the costing department was streamlined to function independently hence generating figures giving actual which helped management decision on the pricing structure of the wide range of products
- Increased Profitability of the Dubai Operation by 11%
The above positions reported to the Vice President of the Group.
1990 – 1994 : CORPORATE MARKETING MANAGER (All India): ALCON RESORTS & CONDOMINUMS (GOA).
Responsible for the Sales and Marketing Functions of the ALCON Group which included the Sales for the Four Resorts of the Group and Real Estate Division
The Sales and Marketing Functions for the Resorts encompassed the following :
- The launch of their Premier Resort “DONA SYLVIA”
- Promotion of the Four Resorts to International Charter Operators for forth coming seasons
- Negotiation of Rates with Charter Operators and finalization of block room bookings
- Ensuring timely collection of dues and credit recovery
- Planning and promotion of the Resorts during the “OFF-SEASONS” through introduction of various packages for the Domestic Market which included the Sales to Corporate Houses as a venue for their conferences, seminars and incentive programs
- Planned the Marketing Strategy for the Alcon Golf Course, which encompassed the raising of capital to meet Pre-operational requirements and formulation of schemes for members
1989- 1990 : REGIONAL SALES MANAGER – HOTEL FIDALGO, GOA.
- Headed the Sales and Marketing functions of the resort, in the Western and Southern India Regions.
1987- 1989 : PARTNER – HOTEL SONIYA INN.
- Started my own Restaurant and ran the same for two years, but had to go into liquidations due to financial reasons.
1982 – 1987 : ASST.MANAGER (F&B) – HOTEL AMBASSADOR, BOMBAY..
- Joined as Management Trainee and rose through the ranks as Asst. Manager (F&B) in-charge of the F&B outlets including the specialty ‘Revolving’ restaurant, with staff strength of 155 persons.
EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CRM, PAYROLL AND MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS
1996 – 1998 : Headed the team responsible for the in-house Development and Implementation of the Payroll and Manufacturing programmes.
- The Payroll programme went Live by the end of 1996, encompassing the entire process, from the recording of the employee’s attendance through the e- swipe ID cards, to the recording of all statutory deductions, overtime compensation, annual changes to the basic salaries, printing of pay slips etc.
- The Manufacturing programme went Live by the beginning of 1998.This programme took care of the entire manufacturing process right from the placing of the purchase order for raw materials to the final invoicing at shipment , of finished goods, including the generation of various MIS required by Senior management of the company and the various Financial institutions.
2010-2011 : Headed the team responsible for the testing and implementation of the Blackbaud Enterprise software (BBEC) for database management at Habitat for Humanity India.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Commerce from Bombay University in 1979
- Hotel Administration & Food Technology from Sophia Polytechnic,Mumbai, in 1982
- Business Administration from Krish Pennathur & Associates,Mumbai, in 1983
- Java Programming & e-Commerce applications from NIIT-Mumbai in Jan 2000( 3 month course)
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