Job Description

The Lead/APM, School Clubs, Catalyse will be part of a new initiative to drive school volunteering program empowering school students and student leaders in driving volunteering across causes in their school. The Lead/APM, in the initial phase, is responsible for piloting projects/initiatives in Chennai to understand the dynamics of school volunteering. Post the pilot phase, they will be expected to scale the program in the coming years. The Lead/APM will have strategic and operational responsibilities including schools engagement, schools onboarding, student leaders recruitment/management/retention, project scoping, project scaling and facilitating a robust support ecosystem for student leaders.

Primary Responsibilities include:

Lead a pilot project in Chennai to understand the dynamics of school volunteering to design the most optimal model for school volunteering
Design overall vision, goals and roadmap for the student leaders and their projects as part of the club
Lead and execute efforts to onboard schools to run the program including communication with school management and decision makers
Lead and execute efforts to identify, recruit and onboard student leaders from potential schools
Plan and execute robust support structures for student leaders and volunteers including mentoring, problem solving, partnerships and expert connections

Other Responsibilities:

Lead initiatives towards promoting a strong culture of volunteerism and civic responsibility among schools and school students
Support school management and student teams with operational aspects including but not limited to project management portal, marketing, communication and finance
Lead the overall data collection, analysis, reporting and management for the club teams
Lead and support in partnerships and collaborations towards scaling the number of schools, student leaders and accelerate impact of existing clubs

Preferred Education Qualification / Experience:

Prior volunteering experience is mandatory .
Minimum two year experience in project management is preferable
Minimum one of of experience in managing a team is preferable
Prior experience in the non-profit sector and volunteering with Bhumi would be advantages.
Any Graduate

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Passionate about spreading volunteering and mobilising more volunteer leaders
Ability to drive outcome oriented plans through the team’s collective effort
Good influencing skills , people engagement, networking and listening skills
Good written and verbal communication skills– English
Good computer knowledge and MS office skills
Highly resourceful team-player, who is self-driven
Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions

Other Information:

Reporting to: Manager, Catalyse

Designation: Lead to Asst. Prog. Manager, School Clubs, Catalyse, based on the candidate’s profile

Scope: Full time, Willing to work flexible hours

Remuneration: Rs. 400,000 to 600,000 – based on the candidate’s profile

Expected Joining Date: Immediate

Minimum commitment: Two Years

To apply for this job please visit bhumi.zohorecruit.in.