AddressAbout Udhyam:
Udhyam Learning Foundation (Udhyam) is on a mission towards Making Bharat Entrepreneurial. We believe that entrepreneurship is a powerful way to channelize an individual’s potential. Entrepreneurship enables agency and allows an individual to work on their strengths while creating value for the world.
Our programs:
- Udhyam Shiksha works on developing entrepreneurial mindsets among the youth and enabling them to achieve their potential, having impacted ~24,00,000 learners across 12 Indian states.
- Udhyam Vyapaar focuses on nano businesses in India, and solving large problems faced by them, at scale; The goal for Udhyam is to build a thriving and supportive ecosystem, where every individual feels empowered to define their own path.
Istri project:
The Istri project enables the transition from a coal-fuelled iron box to an LPG-based iron box for roadside vendors. This transition also frees up significant additional productive time, thus boosting business incomes for these beneficiaries. Udhyam Vyapaar works across the supply chain from manufacturer to retailer to the Istriwala to move them away from the coal-based iron box. Istri project is one of the successful projects in Vyapaar enabling 5300+ vyapaaris to shift from Coal based ironing boxes to LPG-based iron boxes in Bangalore and Chennai.
Key Responsibilities-
- Lead efforts to acquire more roadside ironing entrepreneurs into our program and onboard them
- Interact with our Istri Vyapaaris on-field and develop creative strategies to help them scale and grow
- The majority of your time would be on field interactions/mentoring Istri Vyapaaris, providing a demo of our Product and enabling them to scale
- Assist in coordinating the distribution of products in the field
- Organize events for mobilizing beneficiaries
- Data collection from the field
Competencies and Skills:
- Passionate for social impact
- High energy to work on the ground and meet many Vyapaaris daily and conduct research/surveys and provide the required details
- Basic digital skills to use apps and filling forms.
- Good negotiation skills
Requirements:
- A two-wheeler with a valid driving license.
- Bachelor's Degree from any stream (MSW will be preferred, though not mandatory)
- Proficiency in local language skills - Written and Verbal
- At least 1 year of experience in field working directly with beneficiaries
