Frontline Leadership for Social Impact Certificate Program

Frontline professionals play a vital role in India’s social sector. As the primary interface between organisations and communities, they bring deep contextual understanding, trusted relationships, and on-ground experience that are essential to effective program delivery.

However, despite their contributions, many face barriers to advancing into managerial or leadership roles due to limited access to structured training in leadership and development management. This not only restricts their growth but also limits the sector’s ability to build leadership from within.

The Frontline Leadership for Social Impact Certificate Program addresses this challenge by equipping frontline professionals with core leadership and development management skills. In doing so, it strengthens the sector’s leadership pipeline from within—creating aill out the respective surveys at the organisation level cadre of grounded, capable leaders who can drive greater impact, improve program outcomes, and build more resilient social purpose organisations.

The program is designed to empower frontline workers in the development sector to move into managerial roles by strengthening their leadership skills, development management capabilities, and organisational effectiveness. It aims to enable them to effectively apply their grassroots expertise to lead projects impactfully, contribute to decision-making, and grow in confidence and agency as leaders, which in turn contributes to the sustainability of the Social Purpose Organisation.