Working at The Akanksha Foundation

Akanksha is on a mission to build one of the largest and most innovative networks of schools in India, serving children from low-income communities, to maximize their potential. Our aspirational vision for students integrates academic excellence with life skills (including socio emotional development), that will enable each child to live an empowered life. We believe an empowered citizen must possess a sense of mastery to pursue excellence, a sense of agency to make informed choices and a sense of purpose to serve their communities.

Over the last 30 years, Akanksha has been at the forefront of proving what’s possible for children from low-income communities in Mumbai & Pune. Our 4,500 alumni are on the path to living an empowered life. Today Akanksha runs 26 schools in partnership with governments of Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur serving ~13,000 children in grades Jr Kg – Gr 10.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Position: Associate, Alumni Support and Engagement

Function/Team: Alumni Support and Engagement

Location: Pune

Compensation: Approx INR 33k to 38k gross

Reports to: City Leads, Alumni Support and Engagement

What your role will entail

Central POC (Point of Contact) The associate will be incharge of 2-3 larger central goals (Financial Aid, Vocations, University admissions, Alumni Engagement etc.) which will need coordination and collaboration with both city teams. The key responsibilities are as follows:

• Strategizing and creating support system for School POCs and designing new initiatives

• Calendaring and scheduling activities based on goals in coordination with Schools and central teams

• Research and creation of resources for the respective knowledge domain

• Orienting and training the team

• Working as POC for Partnerships pertaining to the goal being handled

• Keeping track of activities as defined in the Quarterly calendar and collation of Data metrics for the year

• Handling exception and difficult cases with the School POC

• Strategizing and creating support system for School POCs and designing new initiatives

School POC (Point of Contact) The associate will be incharge of one school (with 4 or more batches graduated) or two schools (with 1 or 2 batches graduated) and will be responsible for:

• Providing all-round support to Schools from 9th Grade onwards w.r.t careers, meetings, academic hubs, college admissions, financial aid and other alumni initiatives with the support of School Leader and Alumni Ambassador

• Coordinating with the school alumni for school specific events and other platforms with a purpose to build a sense of community

• Working closely with the Central POC to ensure participation of the school alumni for all opportunities presented to them.

• Coordinating with the Central POC for data tracking, documentation and follow up with the alumni.

• Supporting data requirements and analysis within the team and the organisation

• Creating a check-in and data tracking system for the alumni of the designated school with the help of interns and ambassadors.

• Developing and executing a customised support plan for alumni who are at risk of dropping out of education.

• Developing and executing a customised support plan for alumni identified as High performers and alumni with high Potential.

• Creating a bank of inspiring and motivational alumni stories from the designated school for social media handles.

What you need for this Position

Experience

● 1-3 years of experience in the development space preferably working with adolescents in the aspect of career readiness

Knowledge/Skills

● Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

● Organisational and time management skills

● Highly motivated, persevering, achievement-oriented attitude

● Strong interpersonal skills and flexibility in planning and working with teams and across functions

● Strong Research and Data Management skills

Education

● Minimum Qualification Required – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: ₹33,000.00 – ₹38,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• non-profit / development sector: 1 year (Preferred)