Key Elements

           
• Introduction to Social Sector – Perspectives from social sector leaders who made a career transition into the social sector, sharing their journey and experiences.
• Introduction to development – A data-oriented approach to development - Where are we? What is the reality on the ground? An overview of India’s Development Story and interpreting the numbers
• Understanding work and motivations of social sector leaders – Interactive sessions where participants get perspectives from various social sector leaders working with different kind of organizations – social activists, academicians, leaders working in different sectors, domestic, international, working with the government or as part of the government to help get a holistic picture of the social sector and its workings.
• Alumni connect – A space to connect with ILSS Alumni to understand their journey into the social sector as well as the work they are doing now.
• Leadership & Self-awareness – Understanding leadership and personal values, strongly rooted in the self and the personal journey, as we strongly believe that transformation of the self plays a very important role in bringing about any change, collectively or individually, in any role that we perform in our lives.
• Systems Thinking – Session on systems thinking with experts, understanding frameworks and models of systems thinking that can be applied to problems in the social sector and understanding its complexities.
• Immersion Experience – A curated on-ground experience, to get a real taste of the complexities of the social problems and the work happening on ground.

           
• Candidates with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience, experience in a mid-senior level role is necessary
• Candidates working in the corporate sector, or who have already undergone a career transition into the social sector not more than 3 years ago.
• Social sector candidates can also be nominated by their organizations, by writing to us. They however still will need to go through the full application process.
• Candidates currently engaged in the CSR or Diversity & Inclusion initiatives within corporates.
• Senior executives who wish to explore careers in social impact or simply wish to build their knowledge of the social development space.
• Candidates who have taken a break from their full-time roles may apply as long as they meet the criteria of the minimum work experience.