Job Description

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Hyderabad, Bengaluru

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Working at Teach For India

Teach For India is on a journey to reach an India free of poverty and filled with love by ending educational inequity in our country. Fifteen years into our journey we are a movement of ~5000+ Alumni working at all levels of the education system, who are reaching 1 in 10 children across the country. These Alumni have graduated from our two-year Fellowship Program where they taught in under-resourced classrooms to put ~33,500 low-income children on a different life path. Today, we have ~1000 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India. Over 16,000 Teach For India students have appeared for the 10th grade board examinations till date, with an impressive 95% pass rate across cities as of November 2024.


In 2022, we embarked on

Phase 4

, our fourth strategic phase. We have a bold and ambitious ten-year journey ahead of us that aims to

grow 50,000 leaders

, who will

work collectively

, and

with love

, to

transform the lives of 1 in 10 low-income children in our regions

, through an

education that unleashes the potential of self, others and India

. In this decade, five key priorities will lead us to this vision.

Strengthen

our core Fellowship to build strong teacher leaders who provide an excellent and equitable education to our children and continue to do so beyond the Fellowship

Scale

our impact by strategically introducing additional Fellowships as alternative pathways for leadership development

Match

the Alumni of our programs at an intersection of their interests and the needs of the system and our children

Advocate

for key issues that impact educational equity, and engage 3.5% of the population in the movement for educational equity

Act

collectively with our Alumni to learn about and address key issues in our regions.

Our work will only be completed when we have built a movement of leaders that is large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.


We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of individuals. We're committed to learning and excellence in our roles, and to being deeply rooted in our core values.


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What Teach For India Can Offer You

The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach across the nation and working with changemakers across the country. A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employee's Staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development. A work environment in which employees' holistic well-being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves. Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organizations spanning 50+ countries across 6 continents. Remuneration that is competitive within the top quartile of the Indian NGO pay scales, and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents.
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Position Summary

(1 Open Role can be based out of Hyderabad or Bangalore)

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Reporting to:

Regional Lead, Candidate Success & Admissions

Candidate Success

lies at the heart of the Recruitment work. This Recruitment Manager (RM) is responsible for inspiring the brightest of minds across a region/segment to apply to the Fellowship Program. The RM will create an inspiring and high-quality candidate experience that influences brightest and right fit talent to apply to our program.

Note:

This role will be an on-ground role that will involve travel, including in-person time with relevant stakeholders, meetings with high potential candidates, and conducting events at different venue


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Team Overview

The Recruitment team advocates to get the greatest leaders into our classrooms to ensure Teach For India's multiplied impact on the Indian education system. The team has the responsibility to influence the future lifepaths of tens of thousands of young people to make the bold choice of doing something for the India that they always dreamed of. As an external-facing team, we build the brand, visibility and aspiration of Teach For India through engagement with the top institutions of the country, media partnerships, branding and promotion campaigns. The team creates strong champions for the movement by identifying, investing and leveraging influencers, and nurturing partnerships with college and corporate stakeholders. The team provides avenues for prospective applicants to meet with Fellows, Alumni, Staff and Students. Internally, the team works alongside several teams to ensure that the organisation acts as one team in its mission to find our movement of leaders who will eliminate educational inequity and ensure that all children attain an excellent vision.


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Responsibilities

As a Manager, Candidate Success

, you will be working on:

Strategy planning and execution

+ Create a compelling vision and strategy to identify the brightest candidates; and to inform/inspire them to apply to the Fellowship
+ Design and execute recruitment relevant engagements and events (e.g. classroom and community immersions, meetups with Fellows/Alumni/Students) across the region for candidates to build the essential knowledge, mindsets and beliefs required to join Teach For India's movement
+ Plan and execute a strong plan of action during the four (or more) application deadline-weeks that builds regional momentum and leverages manpower resources

People management

+ Co-create a strategy for hiring a strong team of Fellow Recruiters from across the regions, who will serve as the voice of our work
+ Manage the team of Fellow Recruiters and interns, and coach them towards outcomes
+ Maintain team culture, discipline and rigour; that also invests Fellow Recruiters to be strong advocates of the work and brand of the Recruitment team

External Communication

+ Create relevant communications material that are candidate centric and aligned with the guidelines of the brand and marketing campaigns
+ Work with various verticals of the organization to identify projects, stories, and messages that are engaging, motivating, and high quality, and which communicate impact and showcase the work of the organization
+ Create strong networks (Alumni, Fellows and Staff) in the region that will ensure sustainable channels for investing candidates in the Fellowship Program (Alumni, Fellows and staff)

Operational backbone

+ Set and manage strong systems and processes for maintaining consistent operations
+ Ensure monitoring & evaluation mechanisms to keep track of progress
+ Conduct quarterly reports to understand progress made and course corrections.
+ Use salesforce effectively for documentation as per team guidelines

Team builder

+ Take ownership of team members' learning and growth by providing and seeking timely insights and feedback
+ Support other sub-verticals within the team with their efforts on an ongoing and need basis
+ Dedicate time towards being a Selector to internalize Teach For India's model philosophy

As a Manager at Teach For India

Contributing to

the team goals and priorities

beyond individual goals and priorities Serving as an

ambassador of the Teach For India brand

and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after commiting time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply Supporting with key organizational areas such as

Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, Movement Building

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Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

2-3 years of professional experience A Bachelor's or a Master's Degree in any field A deep belief in Teach For India's vision, mission, and core values In-depth knowledge of the Teach for India Fellowship Program ?Goal orientation and ability to meet targets/deadlines Strategic planning and execution skills Strong presentation and persuasion skills People management orientation to support a team Strong communication, including the ability to deeply listen, speak & write compellingly, build relationships and invest people from diverse backgrounds in our work Operational excellence to set up and manage tight systems and processes for complex projects Data orientation, decision making and judgement * Agility and quick to course correct