About Us
HR Business Services, With a Big Heart!
Job Booster Social India (JBSI) is a premier Human Resources & Talent Solutions firm, specialising in building high-performance talent ecosystems for corporates, MSMEs, and growth-stage organisations across India.
Job Booster Social India, was established in 2020, with our Indian Head Office in Chennai, T.N. As an SDG-8 focused Social Enterprise, our focus to create a positive impact, for young people, their families, partner organizations and the society at large.
Job Booster India, is a subsidiary of Job Booster Nederland BV which was founded in 2019 by Stichting Woord en Daad, Netherlands. The 'Social-Impact' vision of the organisation is to sustainably bring together labour supply and demand in middle- and low-income communities, furthering socio-economic development of these communities.
With years of combined team expertise spanning Executive Search, Permanent Staffing, Training & Upskilling, HR Advisory, and Corporate Consulting, JBSI serves as a one-stop strategic partner for all human capital needs. We operate at the intersection of business strategy and workforce intelligence — translating organisational goals into targeted talent outcomes.
From identifying C-suite leadership to developing entry-level talent pipelines, JBSI brings the rigor of global HR best practices to the nuances of the Indian market — enabling organisations to scale confidently and competitively.
Explore JBSI SolutionsMission, Vision & Core Values
JBSI Mission
To redefine the Indian labor market by engineering high-performance talent pipelines aligned with global industry standards. By bridging the gap between industry demand and emerging human capital through data-driven coaching & corporate HR advisory, we serve as a strategic catalyst for business scalability, driving operational excellence and dignified professional advancement for our partners.
JBSI's 'Social Impact' Vision
We work to achieve our mission by focusing, in low- and middle-income communities, on:
- Bringing together supply and demand for dignified and inclusive work
- Promoting entrepreneurship and strengthening young entrepreneurs
- Improving cooperation between participants to promote an inclusive labour market
Core Values
As a social enterprise, we focus on impact. We aim for long-term impact because we believe that every human being, regardless of origin, has the right to dignified work, in which gifts and talents flourish, even if this takes a long time.
We feel responsible for our clients, the talent we support and the societies in which we operate, and we expect the same from our clients. We feel and ask for this responsibility because we are convinced that, as 'stewards', organizations and young people can make a meaningful contribution to society.
We stand for quality and we ask for quality because we want people and organizations to flourish so that they are able to use their responsibility, gifts and talents in a meaningful way for society.
We are committed to inclusion because we believe that every person is created with unique gifts and talents. We strive for equal opportunities in the labour market and are therefore happy to go the extra mile for disadvantaged and underprivileged groups.
Leadership Team
Victor van der Linden
Managing Director, Job Booster Enterprises B.V.
Victor is the Managing Director of Job Booster Enterprises, based in The Netherlands, where he leads the organisation's multi-national operations across Africa & Asia, and its work on private-sector-driven development. A graduate of the University of Maastricht (MSc, International Business) and the University of Amsterdam (MSc, International Development Studies, cum laude), he combines a business and a development perspective. He has more than 15 years of experience in value chain development, Market Systems Development and youth employment, including a decade of field-based work in Mali and Ethiopia. He has designed, delivered and evaluated programmes across West and East Africa, built partnerships that connect smallholder farmers to national and international markets, and advised consultancies and impact investors on business development in emerging economies. Fluent in Dutch, English and French, he brings a track record in turning development ambition into commercially viable, employment-generating systems.
Charles Emanuel
Director I Founding CEO, Job Booster India
Charles is the Director and Co-founder of Job Booster Social India Pvt. Ltd & Job Booster Agri India Foundation, where he has led the organization's build-out from inception with full P&L accountability. A Certified ESG Practitioner with a PG Diploma in Human Resource Management from IIM Shillong and SHRM, he brings over 19 years of experience across human resources, business operations and social impact. He advises and delivers workforce development, ESG and CSR programmes for corporates, institutional funders and private-public-sector partnerships. He has established more than 100 institutional partnerships across APAC and EMEA, reports to an international Board of Directors, and has represented the organisation in engagements with government and diplomatic stakeholders. His work centres on a single outcome: workforce programmes that translate into sustained employment and measurable impact.
L. Devasagayam
Programme Head & Founding Team Member
Devasagayam leads JBSI's programme's work with training institutions, NGOs, government bodies, TVET providers and corporate CSR partners, to connect marginalized job aspirants to sustainable careers. Trained in social work (MSW, Sacred Heart College), with a PGDM in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations from the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, and postgraduate training in Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation for Sustainable Development from the University of Antwerp, he brings more than 35 years of experience in the social development sector. His career spans grassroots NGOs, people's movements, international NGOs and advisory work for government, with deep expertise in project management, resource mobilisation, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder coordination. Over the last decade, he has also shaped CSR policy and project design and trained CSR implementation teams. He has worked across southern India with women, children, tribal communities, farmers, rural artisans, informal workers and migrants, and he applies that depth of community understanding to ensure every blue-collar job aspirant has the support to find and sustain employment.
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