Kishan Ramesh
Corporate Social Responsibility - Lead
Bengaluru
Summary
Corporate Social Responsibility professional with over 10 years of experience in Corporate and Not for profit Sector, specialising in strategic project development, project management, communication and employee engagement. Resourceful in formulating strategic action plans to accomplish the vision and aligning each function with corporate objectives. A strategist with proficiency in spearheading business to accomplish Corporate Social Responsibility plans and goals successfully.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Lead Corporate Social Responsibility
Lam Research India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current
- Responsible to implement CSR activities of the company complying with norms of Companies act
- 1. Identification of the CSR implementation agencies
- 2. Coordination for proposals
- 3. Review of proposals
- 4. Due diligence of the implementation agencies
- 5. Finalization & implementation of the Annual CSR plan and update the policy in line with applicable law
- 6. Periodic reviews
- 7. Employee Engagement on CSR planning, coordination & execution
- 8. Reporting to the CSR committee & Board of Directors
- 9. Working closely with marketing team for brand visibility through CSR projects.
Senior Associate- CSR
Quess Corp Limited
08.2016 - 08.2021
- Senior Associate (Corporate Social Responsibility) at Quess Corp Limited, India's leading business service provider. My responsibility was to work on the CSR activities for the company, Build networks, and employee engagement, successfully plan and implement CSR activities in-line with company's CSR policy.
- Attended meeting with various corporates, NGO's, Government officials PAN India within context to CSR and partnerships.
- Represented Quess Corp in all the major CSR Summit, Awards and Seminar's PAN India 2016- 2020.
- Have advised company on taking up CSR projects and worked with NGO's to collaborate under CSR.
- Worked on advocacy and partnerships with Head CSR, board members, other organizations and NGO's.
- Have worked for developing and designing program with program team and advised the team to implement planned programs and events effectively on ground level.
- Have managed stake holders of the company with on-time CSR reports and updates.
- Have set a standard for Employee Volunteerism by conducting 20+ volunteering events in a year engaging all the employees of Quess Corp Limited, Oracle, Cognizant and SAP etc PAN India.
- Helped employees of Quess Corp Limited to clock 10000 quality hours on ground with coordination with various partnered schools.
- Monitored the implementation of CSR projects on ground with respect to Life Skills, Education, Health care and Sports initiatives.
- Built reporting mechanism and drafted all the project implementation reports, Fund utilization report, interim reports, quarterly reports, yearly reports and board reports for the company.
- Worked closely with finance team to monitor the CSR expenditure, budget allocation etc.
- Conducted various annual events for company like Joy of Giving, Kerala flood relief, Covid-19 relief drive etc.
Executive Corporate Relations and Resource Mobilization
Dream A Dream
08.2013 - 08.2016
- I Was responsible to handle corporate clients with effective relationship building and for long term commitments.
- Served as a key member of Marketing/ program team, helping to drive overall social media marketing of the campaign.
- Meeting with Corporate clients for presentation on the organization profile, proposals for project implementation and partnerships.
- Developing list of potential donors and converting them as active and recurring donors.
- Undertake regular and effective donor management.
Education
B.COM - Finance
Bangalore University
Bengaluru 07.2009 - 5 2013
Skills
Project Management
Effective Communication & Coordination
Proficient in MS office tools
Engaging cross functional teams
Team Management
Reporting
Budget and utilisation & planning
Time Management
Effective Skill Based Volunteer Engagement
Certification
CSC Leadership certificate awarded from Common Purpose (International Organization)- 2013
Training
- Attended the 'India CSR- conferences across India' | Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati| '20+
- Successfully networked with over 1000+ like minded people across various NGO's and Corporates.
Timeline
Lead Corporate Social Responsibility
Lam Research India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current
Senior Associate- CSR
Quess Corp Limited
08.2016 - 08.2021
Executive Corporate Relations and Resource Mobilization
Dream A Dream
08.2013 - 08.2016
B.COM - Finance
Bangalore University
07.2009 - 5 2013