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Rural Innovation & Ecosystem Development Position Senior Program Manager – Rural Innovation & Ecosystem Development Location Bangalore, India (with travel across rural and semi-urban regions as required) Experience Required 8-10 years, ideally with social entrepreneurship support organizations, incubators, accelerators, impact investment, climate initiatives, social innovation platforms, ecosystem-building initiatives, or organizational development programs Engagement Type Full time with initial 6 months probationary
Role Overview
The Senior Program Manager will lead efforts to identify, engage, and strengthen mission-driven organizations and innovators working on sustainable livelihoods, decentralized energy access, climate resilience, and community-centered development solutions across underserved regions of India.

The role requires a unique combination of strategic thinking, ecosystem engagement, field immersion, partnership development,



and organizational assessment. The individual will work closely with entrepreneurs, community institutions, support organizations, and funding partners to strengthen locally relevant solutions and enable long-term sustainability.

This position is suited for someone who can navigate both grassroots realities and institutional environments, build meaningful partnerships, assess organizational readiness and growth potential, and contribute to the design of inclusive support mechanisms that help promising initiatives scale their impact.
Key Responsibilities
1. Innovation & Ecosystem Development
• Identify and engage with mission-driven organisations, innovators, and community-led initiatives.
• Build strategic relationships with incubators, accelerators, civil society organisations, academic institutions, networks, and ecosystem partners.
• Lead field engagements to understand local challenge

📌 Senior Program Manager Rural Innovation (Bengaluru)
🏢 SELCO Foundation
📍 Bengaluru