Pavan S
Bengaluru
Summary
Volunteer Management Coordinator with 3.5 years of experience (October 2022–Present) at Youth For Seva, supporting flagship education projects—Chiguru and NMMS—through volunteer onboarding, training, coordination, and data reporting.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer Management Coordinator
Youth For Seva
10.2022 - Current
- Volunteer Management Coordinator at Youth For Seva, with hands-on experience in volunteer onboarding, coordination, tracking, and development across education and community initiatives.
- Actively organized and managed multiple one-time volunteer engagement events, including identifying suitable volunteers, grooming them as activity leads, and assigning clear roles and responsibilities at the cluster level.
- Handled the Indiranagar Cluster, Bengaluru Chapter, taking end-to-end responsibility for volunteer engagement, tracking, development, and retention within the cluster.
- Led cluster-level initiatives such as:
>Residential volunteer camps
>Reflection and engagement sessions
>Regular cluster meetings to gather collective feedback and improve volunteer experience.
- Worked extensively on flagship projects of Youth For Seva, including Chiguru, NMMS, and Spoken English, ensuring smooth volunteer-school coordination and effective program execution.
- Chiguru Project (Flagship Annual Education Initiative):
Engaged volunteers to train and mentor government school children
Brought schools and volunteers onto a single platform for large-scale participation
Annually impacted:
>100 government schools
>3,000 students
>20+ competitions
>1,000 volunteers engaged across the project.
- Ensured that all volunteers undergo mandatory training and orientation before being connected to government schools for NMMS and Spoken English teaching, to maintain quality, consistency, and effective classroom engagement.
- Coordinated the NMMS (National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship) Project, a Government of India initiative supporting meritorious students from economically weaker sections, by connecting around 20 schools and 25 volunteers annually in the Indiranagar cluster and managing volunteer allocation, scheduling, and tracking during the June–July onboarding period.
- Coordinated the Spoken English Project for government schools to improve students’ communication skills and confidence by connecting 20+ schools and multiple volunteers within the Indiranagar cluster, while ensuring consistent volunteer engagement, attendance tracking, and reporting.
- Maintained accurate volunteer records and reports, supported program reviews, and strengthened volunteer participation through effective communication and structured coordination
Education
B.com (pursuing) -
Jain University (online)
Bengaluru01-2027
2nd Puc - 2015 -
SV PU College
Bengaluru 06-2015
Skills
- Data, Reporting & Tools
- People Management
- Event Management
- Creative & Communication Skills
- Reporting Skills
- Technical Skills
Languages
Kannada
Telugu
English
Hindi
Timeline
Volunteer Management Coordinator
Youth For Seva
10.2022 - Current
B.com (pursuing) -
Jain University (online)
2nd Puc - 2015 -
SV PU College