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Ei Shiksha

Location

Bangalore

Role and Responsibilities

The role is to take an existing implementation that is touching 40,000 children in 200 government schools in 6 states and evangelize it to grow 100x to 4 million children in 15 States in 1-2 countries over the next 3-5 years.

You would do this by:

1. Raising philanthropic funding from corporate CSR heads –more than Rs. 20,000+ Crore is spent annually by Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and education is the largest chunk of that

2. Raising funding from international foundations and multi-lateral aid agencies (E.g. USAID, UKAid, UNICEF, World Bank, etc) that are interested in funding social development projects

3. Winning government tenders for learning software

Skillset

• 5+ years of experience in sales (including cold-calling, seeking appointments and doing meetings, proposal writing, finalizing contracts and winning repeat business)

• 2.Fluent verbal and written communications in English

Preferred:

• Experience in B2B/Institutional Sales

• Experience in managing government relations or doing government sales

• Proficiency in communicating in Hindi (for negotiating with govt. officials)

Education

Graduated (in any stream/discipline) from top tier colleges in India and abroad

Experience

For the roles, ideal candidates are those who

• Are passionate about education reform and want their actions to have an impact on-ground.

• Are driven to learn and solve some of the most pressing problems in our education system

• Graduated (in any stream/discipline) from top tier colleges in India and abroad

• Have worked in similar roles

• Are comfortable working a small-organization setting, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued

• Are driven to excel in their work, showcasing a high level of innovation and perseverance

• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude

• Value a T-shaped approach to work, with both breadth collaboration and innovation across disciplines and depth in specific areas of expertise.

To apply for this job please visit www.ei.study.