Internship
URL:www.villgro.org/
About the Organization:
Villgro is India’s oldest and one of the world’s largest social enterprise incubators. We support
innovative enterprises that solve critical issues faced by the poor. We fund, mentor, provide networks
and resources to innovative social enterprises in sectors such as education, health, agriculture, energy,
among others in India. Since our inception in 2001, we have incubated over 125 social enterprises with seed funding of INR 8 Crore, many of which have gone to generate around 4,000 jobs, secure INR 1270 Crore in follow-on funding, and impact over 15 million underprivileged lives. We foster an open culture where each member can express their views and opinions based on merits and objectivity. At Villgro, we work together as a team with a shared vision of social impact which is
essential to our continued success.
AGRIBUSINESS INTERN
Villgro seeks a highly motivated individual to assist in running operations of two social
enterprise accelerators. The role will give exposure to a mix of portfolio management, program
management, handling large corporate, key clients and investors.
You should apply, if you wish to
● closely work with early stage startups and entrepreneurs building products and services
that impact millions of lives
● have a first hand experience of the startup ecosystem and understand the working of
accelerators and incubators
● engage with large corporates and government to support startups
Responsibilities:
You will be actively involved in the day-to-day running of the accelerator program. This will
include, but not limited to,
Program and Portfolio Management :
● Coordination with multiple stakeholders to help run the cohort
● Coordination with partner institutions to administer the program
● Actively support the portfolio manager in managing the agritech cohort
● Follow-up with the companies on their progress and create a status report
● Facilitate startup-mentor and startup-customer meetings and engagements
● Help in designing and running the workshops
Requirements:
● Entrepreneurial mind-set, always looking for new opportunities - at the same time being
highly
focussed, organised, driven, and results oriented
● High emotional quotient - ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and
coordinate with multiple stakeholders
● Absolutely punctual, disciplined and adhering to mutually created deadlines
● Strong command of commonly-used tools such as Microsoft PPT, Excel and Word.
● Ability to present data in a crisp and effective manner and comfortable in deriving
relevant insights with limited data.
● Demonstrated commitment to market-based social impact.
Work days - Monday to Friday/Flexible
Location – Bangalore
Duration – 3 months, Can extend upto 6 months
Stipend- Rs 15000 per month
Reporting Manager - Program Leader- INVENT
How to apply- Interested candidates should send a CV to tanvi@villgro.org,
copy to: sayantani@villgro.org and with the subject line “Agribusiness Intern”
Last date: October 20, 2018
APP Developer Internship
Requirements and responsibilities:
Villgro has an internal MIS system that we use for most of our work processes. We are looking
for a mobile app developer who can create a mobile app for a particular module from the
online. The module is the expense reimbursement module which involves an approval
workflow. An android mobile app is needed initially and then depending on the usage we can
look at extending it to iOS as well.
We currently have an outdated android mobile app for the same module. The intern can take a
look at the existing app and enhance it or look at building from scratch. This decision can be
taken up after the initial study is completed.
Responsibilities are as below
● Evaluate existing mobile app - contribute to decision of build or enhance it.
● Study the existing database structure and workflow to come up with an ideal design of
the app
● Development of the expenses module in an Android mobile app that would be an
extension of the existing MIS system
● Test the app and ensure absolute stability and performance
● Plan and support the roll out of the app to the organisation
● Provide adequate documentation of code & design so that handover can be done
seamlessly
● Some understanding of AWS is needed since our production systems are hosted in AWS
● Ability to interact with multiple team members - you will need to coordinate with a few
employees from Villgro and also with the external development teams to study existing
systems and get access to the code & databases
● Able to quickly understand and grasp workflows and/ or processes built in an existing
system, and come up with designs that would provide an upgraded user experience
● Very, very curious - asks a lot of questions!
● Absolutely punctual, disciplined and adhering to mutually created deadlines
Work days - Monday to Friday
Location – Chennai, (Preferable)/ Work from home
Duration – 2 months
Stipend- Rs 10000 per month
Reporting Manager- Senior Manager- IT
Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter to tanvi@villgro.org and a copy to
heera@villgro.org with the subject line “IT Intern - app dev”
Last date: October 20, 2018
INVESTEE SUCCESS INTERN
Requirements and responsibilities:
Project 1- Intern- Case Studies
Objective: Produce in-depth case research report on a Villgro incubatee(s), who could be from any one
of our sectors (Health/Agri/Education/Energy)
Role requirements:
● Carry out secondary research on the respective sector
● Conduct qualitative interviews of the various stakeholders involved with the Incubatee
including the Villgro Team
● Clean, prepare, transcribe survey data for analysis
● Gather relevant quantitative impact metric data
● Create the final report using tables, graphs, and other methods to showcase the results
Necessary skills:
● Ability to write with conciseness, clarity, and a research-bent of mind
● Excellent attention to detail and a strong work ethic
● Strong analytical and organizational skills
● Proficiency with MS Excel and Word
Work days - Monday to Friday
Location – Bangalore/ Chennai
Duration – 1 month
Stipend- Rs 10,000
Reporting Manager- Associate, Impact
Interested candidates should send a CV and relevant writing samples (300 words minimum) with your
application to tanvi@villgro.org and a copy to tanuja@villgro.org with the subject line “Investee Success-
Intern- Case Studies”
Project 2- Mentoring & Technical Assistance Mapping- Intern
Objective : Identify high-quality industry experts and service providers to add to Villgro’s Mentoring and
Technical Services provider pool
Role requirements:
● Identify top service providers in India in areas needed to run an enterprise eg. Legal
assistance providers, design firms, HR consultancies, etc.
● Conduct initial intro calls with providers to understand their services
● Source industry experts who could be Mentors to Villgro companies
Necessary skills:
•Excellent attention to detail and a strong work ethic
•Networking initiative (using Google, LinkedIn proactively)
•Proficiency with MS Excel and MS Word
Work days - Monday to Friday
Location – Chennai
Duration – 1 month
Stipend- Rs 10,000
Reporting Manager- Associate, Impact
Interested candidates should send a CV with your application to tanvi@villgro.org and a copy to
tanuja@villgro.org with the subject line “Investee Success- Technical Assistance Intern”
Last date: October 20, 2018