Role Purpose:
Build and manage a strong ecosystem of mentors, service providers, and consulting firms to support SMEs by matching the right advisors to business needs and driving active engagement through the Wadhwani platform.
Key Responsibilities:
* Onboard mentors (industry & functional experts) across assigned cities
* Build city-wise networks of service providers (legal, audit, IT, marketing, etc.)
* Engage 4–5 SME-focused consulting firms per city
* Source CXO-level advisors pan-Brazil and conduct due diligence
* Match advisors to SME problem statements and drive active utilization
* Ensure advisor participation on the community platform and in knowledge sharing
KRAs:
* 30 qualified advisors sourced and onboarded
* 80% utilization of first 10 curated advisors/firms
* Advisor NPS ≥ 60
Experience:
3–7 years in ecosystem development, partner/vendor management, consulting coordination, or SME support roles. Strong stakeholder management and networking skills required.
About Wadhwani Foundation:
Wadhwani Foundation is a high growth, not-for-profit tech organization dedicated to social good. Over two decades since its inception in 2001, the foundation with worldwide presence has focused on a simple, powerful mission: accelerating job growth and enabling millions to earn a family-sustaining wage and lead a dignified life. The foundation is positively impacting the lives of millions of individuals across multiple countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America through its four core initiatives:
The Wadhwani Foundation works in partnership with governments, foundations, corporations, and educational institutes through the below Initiatives:
* Wadhwani Skills Network: Enables jobseekers with new-age employability skills to acquire family-wage jobs
* Wadhwani Entrepreneur Network: Enables aspiring and practicing entrepreneurs to start, survive and thrive through customized interventions.
* Wadhwani Global Digital Transformation: Upskills governments with emerging technologies to accelerate population-scale projects and define new-age policies
* Innovation & Research: Accelerate academic innovation in ground-breaking tech domains of AI, biotech, and advanced computing, pushing the envelope from pioneering research to commercialization.