Rahul Rai

Mission-driven Senior CSR Program Manager with 12+ years of end-to-end program design and operations across Skill Development, Youth Employability, Women Empowerment, and Community Development in the IT, Banking (BFSI), and Service industries. Proven track record managing ₹12 Cr+ CSR portfolios with full Schedule VII compliance, delivering 70% placement rate across 10,000+ youth per year through employer-linked skilling programs. Experienced across the full CSR funding spectrum — bank-funded CSR (Barclays), government skilling schemes (PMKVY, DDU-GKY, SANKALP), and private/corporate CSR — with deep expertise in IT-sector talent pipelines, BFSI campus engagement, NGO capacity building, PPP model design, and MIS-driven impact reporting.

Fluent in Schedule VII, Companies Act 2013 compliance frameworks and corporate CSR reporting standards.

Regional Head – CSR Programs & Operations (West) at Kedman Skilling (2025-10 – Present)

Leading end-to-end CSR program operations across 5 Western states with a ₹5 Cr CSR portfolio; managing placement-linked skilling programs aligned to IT, BFSI, and service sector employer demand.

• Designing district-level delivery models integrating vocational training, community mobilisation, and post-placement retention; ensuring programs reach tribal, rural, and urban-poor youth cohorts targeting IT-enabled services and banking entry-level roles.
• Building 50+ employer and NGO MoU networks across IT parks, banking institutions, and service sector companies to anchor demand-driven placement; institutionalising KPI dashboards tracking placement ratio, income improvement, and retention.
• Ensuring full Schedule VII compliance and preparing Fund Utilisation Reports for corporate CSR committees in IT, banking, and manufacturing; coordinating with third-party auditors.
• Partnering with NSDC, Sector Skill Councils, and government bodies to align training with PMKVY/DDU-GKY frameworks; co-implementing programs with corporate CSR partners in tech and financial services.

Sr. Manager – CSR Programs & Youth Employability at GTT Foundation (Barclays CSR Project) (2020-03 – 2025-09)

Directed national delivery of the Barclays Youth Employability Program across 25 states.

• Directed national delivery of the Barclays Youth Employability Program — training 50,000+ youth across 25 states under a ₹12 Cr bank-funded CSR portfolio, achieving zero compliance deficiencies across all audit cycles.
• Delivered a consistent 70% placement rate (10,000 trainees/year) into IT, BPO/KPO, BFSI, retail, and hospitality sectors through NSQF-aligned curriculum, employer MoU networks, and structured job-readiness modules.
• Managed all CSR compliance operations — third-party impact assessments, quarterly audits, Fund Utilisation Reports — ensuring full Schedule VII compliance under Companies Act 2013; directly reported to Barclays CSR committee.
• Operationalised multi-sector programs spanning financial inclusion, women empowerment, healthcare outreach, and community development — forging partnerships with IT companies, banks, and service industry employers.
• Spearheaded 500+ university and college partnerships for large-scale candidate mobilisation and campus placement drives; built structured career pathways into banking, IT, and services for first-generation job seekers.
• Built and mentored cross-functional field teams across 25 states; standardised SoPs for training, mobilisation, placement, and post-placement tracking across IT and BFSI sector programs.

Territory Manager – CSR & Employer Engagement at Vee Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (2019-03 – 2020-03)

• Built IT and service sector employer networks; facilitated campus placement drives connecting youth with industry; supported apprenticeship and internship programs aligned to tech and services.
• Drove CSR-linked livelihood initiatives and industry interface for employer engagement, contributing to community skill-building in IT-enabled services.

Business Development Manager at Jetking Infotrain (2017-11 – 2019-02)

• Managed marketing, community outreach, and student enrolment for IT skilling programs across Pune; met budgeted enrolments through institutional partnerships, seminars, and college fairs.

Business Consultant at Toppr.com (2016-08 – 2017-10)

Sr. Marketing Executive at Amity University (2013-06 – 2016-08)

MBA in Business Strategy & Management – Amity Business School

BCA in Computer Applications – Integral University