Hemantt Kumaarr

Experience

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  PIRAMAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  Gandhi Fellow

  Gandhi Fellowship is an experiential 2-year residential fellowship course in transformation leadership. The program is designed to bring out one’s entrepreneurial thinking and leadership skills in order to create lasting changes in society.Have worked with 6 schools in supporting the process of developing the leadership of Headmasters and thereby contributing to the process of making a significant impact towards effective change in the public education system.

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  Kaivalya Education Foundation

  Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Program Leader

  The organization works on inculcating the right mindset & leadership skills in Government School Headmasters, to positively impact the quality of education in public schools.As a Program Leader, I was responsible for coaching fellows around Leadership competencies and guiding them in implementing Principle Leadership Development Program (PLDP). As part of the PLDP program training government school headmasters and teachers was my responsibility. Have supported fellows in their leadership journeys by designing community-based interventions and projects. Designed sports-based community intervention projects for fellows. Have experimented around inculcating sports education into the public school system. Show less

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  Project Play2Lead

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  Founder

  A non-profit startup working with CSRs in their factory areas to drive community-based reform on education, youth leadership, and volunteerism. Main Responsibilities: - Established and managed initiative ‘Play2Lead' (12 communities, 4000+ children & adults)- Team Recruitment and development - Advised organizational strategies on programs, partnerships and team development. - Fundraising and partnership development

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  Art of Play Foundation

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2020

  Co-Founder & Director

  The company merged with ELMS Sports foundation by the end of 2020. 93.7% of young adults in India do not have access to organised sports. WHO identified India as the "Most depressing country," as 1 in every seven people born between 1990-2017 suffers from mental health concerns. At, Art of Play we were working to change this. Main responsibilities:*Drive narrative of 'right to play' across civil societies, CSRs, Philanthropic foundations and government *Program Implementation (multiple locations & clients) *Lead, mentor and develop people team*Partnership management (10+ funding organizations)*Impact assessment & evaluation (qualitative & quantitative analytical methods)*Co-lead strategy around operations, funding partnerships and organizational development Show less

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  ELMS Sports Foundation

  Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

  Vice President- Government Strategy & Operations

  ELMS is a consulting firm on systemic reform in the domain of life-skill education, leadership development (public system) and policy formulation. ELMS engage with government officials, CSRs, Foundations and civil-society organizations through driving data-oriented process insights to incorporate changes in the public system. Workstream: Engagement with Government, Foundations and Civil-Societies *Partnerships development with state administrators, corporate foundations and local NGOs*Leading operational strategy, team deployment, mentoring the program managers *Facilitate & lead 5-year organizational strategy to scale the program to 15 states Workstream: Board management and reporting *Formulation and presentation of strategies around programs, scaling, and partnerships*Co-lead and present quarter organizational review *Strategize and organize board member's engagement at different national & international forums Show less

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  ILSS - India Leaders for Social Sector

  Jan 2023 - Mar 2024

  Associate Director
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  TSH Talent Foundation

  Oct 2024 - now

  Manager Programme and Impact