Senior Program Manager- Impact Orbit

Position: Senior Program Manager

Reporting: AVP, Impact Orbit

Who we

are

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.

About Impact Orbit

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

Key

responsibilities:

• 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.