Placements

Students at ISDM have access to a range of unique and diverse career opportunities in the for-profit and not-for-profit space, with regional, national and international organisations, in thematic areas ranging from health and education to water, sanitation and gender, and in research and advocacy. ISDM's collaborations and partnerships with a wide range of such organisations ensure that students are placed to make a meaningful contribution to the development sector.

Placement Overview for 2019 and 2020:

The second and third season of placement at ISDM saw enormous interest from Social Purpose Organisations participating in the process. We had over 150+ reputed Social Purpose Organisations that shared 370 roles for 141 students of the two batches. With continuous engagement and feedback from our placement partners, students and other mentors, our placement process is refined to make recruitment simple for students and organisations and maximising respect of all.

Acceptance of our placement process and the participation of diverse organisations was proof of concept- that they recognise the value that ISDM offers. It also was validation for the fact that the demand for development managers and leaders exceeds supply. Diversity was another salient feature of the placement process- be it the age range of students to the kind of organisations that showed interest. Our students were placed in diverse organisations such as International and national NGOs, Corporate and social foundations, Social enterprises, CSR entities, Social Consulting organisations, funding agencies etc. The average salary for the two batches was 5.5 LPA and the maximum package offered was 16 lakhs. The package for freshers (0-1 years of work experience) in the batch was in the range of 3.5-6 lakhs.

Indicative Roles for PGP Students:

Students of the ISDM PGP-DM Program are prepared to take on various roles in development sector organisations, start their own for-impact organisations and in time, take on senior leadership, and management responsibilities in the sector. They come with a unique blend of understanding contextual realities and social change along with an understanding of how organisations work. ISDM students would be able to work in social sector organisations in a variety of different areas, especially in organisational roles. Some examples of roles they could take up are:

Program Operations and Management

• Understand the overall strategy of the organisation and translate it into program design
• Manage implementation, evaluation, monitoring and review of the program

Communications and Engagement

• Define and help build the overall organisational brand
• Design, implement and manage the overall communications strategy

Fund Raising (Retail, Corporate, Multilateral sources, HNI’s etc.)

Define and help build the overall organisational brand

• Build fundraising strategy and raise organisational and programmatic funds
• Engage with Donors/ Funders to ensure regular

Strategy & Data-based Decision Making

• Help chart out the overall strategy and positioning of the organisation
• Map all data flows; analyse and present data for effective decision making

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

• Work with the Board level CSR Committee to define the overall CSR strategy; find partners
• Design, implement and review the interventions; ensuring good governance and compliance

Government Relations and Advocacy

• Build collateral, submit proposals for specific areas of work with the government
• Build and manage relationships with relevant wings of the government

Strategic Partnerships and Alliances

• Identify potential partners based on the collaboration needs of the organisation
• Bring partners on board after due diligence and manage the relationship

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Translate the theory of change into an M&E framework; bring on board technical partners
• Ensure collection and analysis of relevant data sets to present overall impact of the work

EA to CEO

• Help CEO implement all the areas of work being done by the organisation
• Map all data flows; Analyse and present data for effective decision making

Co-Founders

• Collaborate with individuals who have started organisations in the development sector