Ernest Matta

I’m a social entrepreneur with 10+ years of work experience in corporate social responsibility and NGOs. During this time, I gained firsthand experience in program management, compliance, team administration, stakeholder management, planning/monitoring, and educational. I have passion is to develop sustainable opportunities for social workers in rural parts of India.

• 10/2021, Present, CSR Program Lead, Practo Technologies Pvt Ltd, Build and implement the operational roadmap in alignment with Practo Foundation's CSR long-term plan, Develop an annual CSR operational plan, engaging key internal and external stakeholders, Evaluate and design the expansion into new regions, explore new partnerships as per the foundation's strategy, Drive operational initiatives, including coordination and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, to ensure timely and accurate completion and delivery of outcomes, Provide senior leadership and other stakeholders with regular reports that identify & track the status of programs, projects, milestones, and deliverables, Ensure accountability of delivery of programs and a focus on improving quality of outcomes, Establish good working relationships and collaborative arrangements with community groups, funders, NGO Partners, government agencies, and other organizations to help achieve the goals of the organization, Grant management for the organization, Board Member / CSR Committee Management
• 04/2020, 09/2021, CSR Consultant, iVolunteer, Handling operations in South Region with offices in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai, Leading Village adoption programs and rural development projects
• 06/2015, 03/31/2020, Senior Relationship Manager, iVolunteer, Handling operations in South Region with offices in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai, Designing CSR, Employees Volunteering & Corporate Citizenship Program for corporate partners, End to end planning and execution of planned activities, Coordinating with employees and NGOs for short to long term volunteering, Planning and proposing volunteering activities with our corporate clients each month and organizing them, Meeting the local leaders, NGOs, vendors, government officials, Business development for the organization
• 2012, 2015, Operations Manager, Kingdom Foundations / Elijah times, Directing various departments to ensure the smooth running of the organization, Training and leading a large and small outreach team, teaching and counseling, Developing beauty for ashes business. (BFA), Involved in the recruitment and mentoring of new staff and interns, Responsible for achieving all performance-related targets for Elijah Times, Developing and supporting a cross-functional culture of continuous improvement, Maintaining honorable relationships with other organizations and sponsors
• 2008, 2011, Outbound Resolution Expert, Dell International Services, Extending technical support for desktops, portables, and wireless configurations via chat, call, e-mails
• 2006, 2008, Technical Support Executive, Sitel India Pvt Ltd, Extending Technical Support for Dialup & Broadband Internet Connections through inbound calls

• Date of Birth: 03/04/84
• Marital Status: Married

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