Job Opportunity for Manager, Candidate Success at Teach for India in Chennai/Bengaluru

Position Summary

(1 open roles: Can be based out of Chennai or Bangalore)

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 venues.

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. 

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

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