Antarang Foundation
Since 2013, Antarang Foundation has been one of the leading voices in bringing
employability and career development into the mainstream education narrative. We believe that education which does not lead to social and economic progress is incomplete – and hence employability and aspirational careers need to be accessible to all young adults across the socioeconomic spectrum.
Antarang Foundation builds key employability skills in disadvantaged youth in urban low-income settlements. Through two structured programs, Antarang guides students on career choice, trains them in core employability skills, and connects them to employment opportunities of their choice.
About the Role
Managers at Antarang go beyond just operations - they are responsible for shaping the vision, culture and values of the vertical. Managers at Antarang move beyond their verticals/scope of operations and start thinking of how the vertical aligns to larger organizational goals.
The Manager - Sustainability and State Partnerships is responsible for shaping and delivering the vision of young adults productively engaged in careers of choice. They do so by influencing different stakeholders responsible to lead to this vision especially the Government systems, NGOs and Educational Institutes who work with young people, the industry, the education systems and the youth themselves.
As a Manager, the biggest shift is from looking at work and completion of goals from one's own lens to also being responsible for goal achievement as a vertical overall and the work of team members who report to the Manager and identify systems to support team members along the way.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Establish & Manage Key Relationships
- Is the face of Antarang to external and internal stakeholders - advocates for
youth career development and builds strong partnerships to enable the same. - Forging and leading key government partnerships to ensure that career
awareness and readiness is adopted by the mainstream education system and
has a clear plan on govt engagement. - Co-leading state level NGO and Educational institute partnerships to further
scale career awareness and readiness across the states/country. - Communicates powerfully (oral, written). Listens with intent and authenticity.
- Taps into leaders from industry/Govt/NGOs and engages them proactively as
champions of the organization. - Align strategy with government policy and initiatives through research and is
always grounded in data. - Create, review all the required resources to forge the above partnerships- pitch
decks, MoUs, proposals, reports, among others. - Building the capacity of on-ground resources on stakeholder engagement.
Planning & Driving Results
- Creating clear, time-bound plans that have a clear line of sight with the vision,
strategy and impact. - Takes data driven decisions and encourages the team to do the same.
- Anticipates changes in the ecosystem and inspires confidence to be on top of it.
through clarity and inspiring agility. - Articulate the values, philosophy and intent behind the strategy.
- Build a support infrastructure for tracking achievement against goals,
identifying and clearing roadblocks on time.
Team Management
- Motivating and empowering people through inclusive decision making.
- Ensure growth and retention of team members.
- Holds self and team accountable while championing and reinforcing Antarang.
values at all times. - Ensures own physical, mental, emotional wellness.
- Embraces differing opinions seeing them as opportunities for process.
improvements. - Acknowledges systems breakdowns, models accountability, learning and
improvement.
Profile Requisites
- Graduate/postgraduate with minimum 6 years experience of working with
multiple stakeholders (governments, corporates, NGOs), and having team
management experience for about 50% of that time. - Excellent communication: Fluency in English and Hindi is mandatory. Fluency in Marathi and Konkani will be an advantage.
- Complete ease in using the Microsoft office suite.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Passionate about working in and working for the youth from lower economic
backgrounds & in communities. - Good analytical and conflict resolution skills and a collaborative nature.
- Flexibility to work odd hours – partners confirm meetings one evening earlier!
- Willingness to travel within the state/across states as and when required.
What's in it for you?
- A young, vibrant work environment where Care forms the bedrock of our culture.
- Working with a Manager who will help you learn and develop and give autonomy wherever possible.
- Roles and responsibilities that will help you hone transferable skills relevant to
the social impact space and beyond.
Last but not the least...the chance to form some strong bonds and connections!
If you are excited about the potential of youth in our country and want to be able to
contribute to the careers of less privileged youth apply for this role.
If you have any queries write in to rapti@antarangfoundation.org
CTC: 8.4 LPA -12 LPA
Deadline: 14 Sept 2024