About Dasra:

Dasra’s bold aspiration is a transformed India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. Established in 1999, Dasra is India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation, working with philanthropists and high impact social entrepreneurs to bring together knowledge, funding and talent as a catalyst for social change. Dasra nurtures strategic philanthropy for India and focuses on impactful programs such as empowering adolescent girls, urban sanitation, inclusive economies and child protection and care. With 21 years of experience in the sector, a depth of knowledge gained from working with over 1,000 non-profits and having brought $100 million in funding to organizations – Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change in India.

About the 10to19: Dasra Adolescents Collaborative

10to19: Dasra Adolescents Collaborative is a high-impact, outcome-driven, multi-stakeholder platform that seeks to move the needle on the field of adolescent health and well-being in India. The Collaborative works to address the scale and breadth of issues facing adolescents by bringing together civil society organizations, experts, funders, and the government to ensure that adolescents are safe, healthy, educated, and empowered to make positive life choices as they transition into adulthood.

About the Role: Associates at Dasra are responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the design and execution of various project on a variety of issues. With over 3-5 years of experience and strong management skills, the communications associate is responsible for spearheading strategic and business communication for various stakeholders. They will also drive impactful decision-making and nurture talent within the organization.

Duration: Full time Role

Key Responsibilities:

Assist in defining key metrics across Dasra-wide stakeholders and external stakeholders.
Drive excellence in delivery
Under immediate supervision, performs standard tasks using established methods, principles, concepts and procedures related to the communications field.
Works on parts of a project/ assignment – could be for a single project or multiple projects.
Contributions will usually involve detailed analysis/ presentation of data/information/research as well as proposing and implementing improvements to current working methods.
Work with team members and partners within 10to19, Dasra, and externally, to advance 10to19’s goals, organize activities and strategic engagements
Document and identify projects, stories and messages that are engaging, motivating and high quality, and which communicate impact and showcase the work
Ensure that all communication materials synergize with the 10to19: Dasra Adolescent Collaborative’ s communications strategies and branding.
Ensure all communication material is targeted at agreed audiences, and delivers key messages effectively
Create and support with social and digital communication and strategy
Provide campaign support with respect to specialized campaign areas, with relevant issues within the adolescent space in India and globally
Work with teammates to implement and execute effective communication plans and strategies to draw attention to 10to19: Dasra Adolescent Collaborative’ s goals
In a supervisory role, the individual usually handles work assignments, responsible for quality, motivation, training and problem solving.

Expected knowledge and skills:

Graduate & Postgraduates with Minimum 3 years of work experience;
Written & Communication skills: Brings strong structure and organization to written and verbal content and effectively leverages existing material from various sources
Project Management: Consistently meets deadlines, effectively manages own time across several complex projects and identifies/resolves conflicts or roadblocks independently. Strong project management skills, including the ability to define project scopes, plan with some support and guidance, manage the project team and ensure work efficiency and quality while managing program plans, budgets, and adhering to deadlines
Relationship Management: Engages external and internal stakeholders with trust and confidence and is able to manage relationships towards several goals/ projects/ deliverables
Marketing Skills: Familiarity with on-ground activation for brands (either from Advertising Agency or Brand Management background)
Familiarity with rural/last mile marketing and advertising
Social Media and Strategy Skills: Strong mainstream and social media and digital channel management abilities
Research and Writing Skills: Strong strategic, research and analytical abilities, with attention to detail and excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skill
Monitoring Skills: Able to maintain and track measurement framework for social, digital and traditional media campaigns
Collaborative Mind-set: Ability to build relationships with and work with a diverse range of partners (including NGOs, Funders and young people involved in 10to19’s programs)
Willing to travel, especially to monitor and build relationships and execution (dependent on COVID-19)
Practices attentive and active listening and can accurately restate the opinions of others even when they disagree.
Passion for the development sector and the communities we serve is a must.
Sector Understanding: Knowledge should extend beyond the organizations they work with, with a good grounding of the broader sector

Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Apply to the role anyway. We’d love the opportunity to determine whether you could be a great fit.

To apply for this job please visit dasra.darwinbox.in.