Associate - Communications, Operations & Training in Multiple Cities | Teach For India

Teach For India

Teach For India is working towards an India free of poverty, by ending educational inequity in the country. Fifteen years in, it is a movement of over 5,000 alumni working across the education system, reaching 1 in 10 children in India. These alumni come from its two year Fellowship Programme, where Fellows teach in under-resourced classrooms. Over 16,000 Teach For India students have taken their 10th grade board exams so far, with a 95% pass rate across cities.

The Fellowship Selection Team is responsible for making sure each Fellowship cohort is made up of people likely to be excellent teachers and impactful leaders. The team designs and runs the selection model and the systems behind it across 8 cities in India, training and supporting over 200 staff, Fellows and alumni to act as interviewers and reviewers, and monitoring outcomes at each stage to keep the process fair, consistent and accurate.

Role

An Associate, Communications, Operations and Training who plans and runs the Assessment Centre stage of Teach For India's Fellowship Selection process, managing communications, logistics and training for selectors across 8 cities, and reporting to the Manager, Communications, Operations and Training.

Responsibilities

• Partner with your manager to set a bold, clear vision for how the Assessment Centre stage can be planned and run with quality
• Act as a thought partner to the Senior Manager and Manager on the Selection team's broader vision
• Run communication systems and logistics so selectors can handle around 3,500 applicants at the Assessment Centre accurately and efficiently
• Work with the Manager, Communications, Operations and Training to create engaging content and training modules for selectors
• Apply strong problem solving skills to keep operations and communication on track in a deadline driven environment
• Build relationships with internal and external selectors to make sure Assessment Centres run with fidelity
• Review applications and interview applicants, while supporting others to do the same accurately and efficiently within a cyclical, deadline driven timeline
• Keep learning the Selection model in depth and adapt to changes as the model and cycle evolve
• Contribute to team goals and priorities, beyond individual targets
• Act as an ambassador for the Teach For India brand and educational equity, both internally and externally, after spending time in classrooms to understand the work
• Support other organisational areas such as recruitment, selection, fundraising, volunteering and movement building

Requirements

• Graduate in any field, with 1 to 3 years of experience
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in English
• Self-driven and proactive, with strong collaboration skills across teams
• A quick learner with a growth mindset, comfortable picking up new systems, tools and processes
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, with a solution oriented approach
• Highly organised, able to set clear plans and adapt them to meet ambitious goals within set timeframes
• High attention to detail
• Basic experience designing content using tools like Canva, GSuite or Adobe
• Prior experience in teaching or education is an advantage, though not required

Benefits

• Opportunity to be part of one of India's most established education movements, working with changemakers across the country
• A flexible workplace that tracks each person's growth and leadership development
• A work environment that prioritises employee wellbeing
• Access to the global Teach For All network, spanning over 50 countries
• Competitive pay within the top quartile of Indian NGO pay scales, plus a benefits package including extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents

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