Block Lead - Entrepreneurship Operations & Partnerships

About The / Nudge :

The / Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners.

Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more.

Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists , 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including Gates, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and L'Oreal, we are contributing towards a 'poverty-free India, within our lifetime'.

About the Program

The InSight Program of The / Nudge is committed to building a Presbyopia-free India by enabling local entrepreneurs to deliver affordable reading glasses and basic vision screening services in underserved communities. Over 300 million Indians live with uncorrected near-vision impairment, leading to significant productivity losses.

The program's approach combines livelihood creation with public health impact , training and supporting entrepreneurs to provide vision screening and sell reading glasses in rural and semi-urban markets.

Location : Any of the following clusters in Tamil Nadu – Tiruvallur district, Kannivadi (Dindigul district), or Thiruchuli (Virudhunagar district)

Reporting To : State Lead, Insight Program

Duration : 12 Months (3 Months Probation)

Position : Block Lead (Entrepreneurship Operations & Partnerships), Insight Program

Role Overview

The Block Lead is responsible for managing and driving field operations across an entire block, supervising 10-15 Team Leads and ensuring the activation of 150-200 entrepreneurs network. The Block Lead ensures performance delivery, operational compliance, and community partnerships to achieve both impact and financial sustainability .

This is a field-intensive leadership role requiring strong people management, data-driven decision-making, and community engagement skills.

Key Responsibilities

1. Team & Entrepreneur Management

• Supervise 10-15 Team Leads and ensure each team builds and manages a network of 10-20 entrepreneurs.
• Ensure 150-200 active entrepreneurs per month , conducting the required near vision screening targets in the assigned block.
• Conduct weekly performance reviews with Team Leads, identify bottlenecks, and provide guidance.
• Ensure smooth flow of supplies, training materials, and incentives.

2. Operational Execution

3. Data Management & Reporting

4. Training & Quality Control

5. Stakeholder & Partner Coordination

Qualifications and Skills

This role is ideal for a motivated field leader who can build teams, drive performance, and ensure quality execution at scale.

What's in it for you

Own your growth : An impact-led learning environment encourages Nudgesters to invest in their learning and capacity-building needs through initiatives and policies, including an L&D wallet, individual development plans, and internal role change opportunities.

Find your tribe : Our hiring philosophy emphasises intent, attitude, smarts and skills, in that order, to build a cohesive environment for Nudgesters. The organisation is committed to curating people-centric policies, enhancing how employees experience life at The / Nudge.

Take big bets : Organisational initiatives are intended to facilitate Nudgesters with a view to the big picture, illustrated by our impact across 50000+ households, 15+ governments, 200+ social enterprises and Charcha : India's largest social sector convening forum.

Make it happen : A product-based approach in an action-biased environment empowers Nudgesters to implement audacious plans. Driven to fail fast, we endeavour to optimise resources in favour of programs that align with our scale ambition.

You can learn more about what we do and how we do it through this deck.

We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals, irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.

Skills Required

Field Operations, Team Management, google sheets , Excel