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This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity About The Affiliated Organization Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 Ashoka Fellows in 93+ countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across countries and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can develop the skills and find our power to contribute meaningful change for the good of all. Job Description An Ashoka Fellow from Rajasthan India is creating networks of women federations that can self-replicate across rural India and will be champions within their communities for economic and social development. At the base of his three level system, is a local group of 10 to 15 women. In the middle, a village organization comprising of 10 to 15 local groups, with 300 to 400 women. At the top, is a federation comprising of 20 to 30 village organizations, between 3000 to 4000 women in each federation. By the formation of these federations that are women-owned and led at every level, it enables greater leadership potential and market access for women with provision for credit that can finance small industries (around $5m to $7m). The idea behind this collectivized network is to build a platform for women to grow in their leadership as they become members at each level, pool resources together to form large market linkages in trades like animal husbandry, dairy, textile, etc., and finally, to build a movement of women that can challenge the status quo in their villages and address the social issues of these areas. We are looking for a research associate who can work with this Fellow to determine the contributing and constraining factors that lead to the success and failure of rural women institutions in Rajasthan, and how can empirical analysis can inform inclusive and effective policies. They have seen, for example, how traditional approaches of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) as a mechanism for rural development has its limitations, including the over-dependence of villages on external development professionals, the lack of access to markets, and the inability of SHGs to integrate back into their communities as change agents. If you have interest and knowledge of these cultural and development issues at work in India, and have experience with empirical analysis we'd love to hear from you! Volunteer Logistics Estimated hours required per week: 1 to 3 hours The estimated duration of the project is: 1-3 months This position is Virtual (Remote) Language Requirements English Desired Skills And Experience Expertise in rural development and women's empowerment issues. Research expertise Mixed method analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) Experience with literature reviews Secondary Analysis (as in searching for existing data to use for your own needs). Show more Show less

This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity About The Affiliated Organization Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 Ashoka Fellows in 93+ countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across countries and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can develop the skills and find our power to contribute meaningful change for the good of all. Job Description An Ashoka Fellow from Rajasthan India is creating networks of women federations that can self-replicate across rural India and will be champions within their communities for economic and social development. At the base of his three level system, is a local group of 10 to 15 women. In the middle, a village organization comprising of 10 to 15 local groups, with 300 to 400 women. At the top, is a federation comprising of 20 to 30 village organizations, between 3000 to 4000 women in each federation. By the formation of these federations that are women-owned and led at every level, it enables greater leadership potential and market access for women with provision for credit that can finance small industries (around $5m to $7m). The idea behind this collectivized network is to build a platform for women to grow in their leadership as they become members at each level, pool resources together to form large market linkages in trades like animal husbandry, dairy, textile, etc., and finally, to build a movement of women that can challenge the status quo in their villages and address the social issues of these areas. We are looking for a research associate who can work with this Fellow to determine the contributing and constraining factors that lead to the success and failure of rural women institutions in Rajasthan, and how can empirical analysis can inform inclusive and effective policies. They have seen, for example, how traditional approaches of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) as a mechanism for rural development has its limitations, including the over-dependence of villages on external development professionals, the lack of access to markets, and the inability of SHGs to integrate back into their communities as change agents. If you have interest and knowledge of these cultural and development issues at work in India, and have experience with empirical analysis we'd love to hear from you! Volunteer Logistics Estimated hours required per week: 1 to 3 hours The estimated duration of the project is: 1-3 months This position is Virtual (Remote) Language Requirements English Desired Skills And Experience Expertise in rural development and women's empowerment issues. Research expertise Mixed method analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) Experience with literature reviews Secondary Analysis (as in searching for existing data to use for your own needs). Show more Show less

This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity About The Affiliated Organization Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 Ashoka Fellows in 93+ countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across countries and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can develop the skills and find our power to contribute meaningful change for the good of all. Job Description An Ashoka Fellow from Rajasthan India is creating networks of women federations that can self-replicate across rural India and will be champions within their communities for economic and social development. At the base of his three level system, is a local group of 10 to 15 women. In the middle, a village organization comprising of 10 to 15 local groups, with 300 to 400 women. At the top, is a federation comprising of 20 to 30 village organizations, between 3000 to 4000 women in each federation. By the formation of these federations that are women-owned and led at every level, it enables greater leadership potential and market access for women with provision for credit that can finance small industries (around $5m to $7m). The idea behind this collectivized network is to build a platform for women to grow in their leadership as they become members at each level, pool resources together to form large market linkages in trades like animal husbandry, dairy, textile, etc., and finally, to build a movement of women that can challenge the status quo in their villages and address the social issues of these areas. We are looking for a research associate who can work with this Fellow to determine the contributing and constraining factors that lead to the success and failure of rural women institutions in Rajasthan, and how can empirical analysis can inform inclusive and effective policies. They have seen, for example, how traditional approaches of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) as a mechanism for rural development has its limitations, including the over-dependence of villages on external development professionals, the lack of access to markets, and the inability of SHGs to integrate back into their communities as change agents. If you have interest and knowledge of these cultural and development issues at work in India, and have experience with empirical analysis we'd love to hear from you! Volunteer Logistics Estimated hours required per week: 1 to 3 hours The estimated duration of the project is: 1-3 months This position is Virtual (Remote) Language Requirements English Desired Skills And Experience Expertise in rural development and women's empowerment issues. Research expertise Mixed method analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) Experience with literature reviews Secondary Analysis (as in searching for existing data to use for your own needs). Show more Show less

This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity About The Affiliated Organization Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 (and growing!) Ashoka Fellows in 95 countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across nations and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can find and develop our power to contribute to meaningful change for the good of all, For more information, please visit ashoka org Job Description Ashoka is fortunate to be one of ten global volunteer recruitment partners with LinkedIn for Good As their partner, we are able to access LinkedIn's algorithms to target our volunteer needs to professionals in their vast network who say they would like to share their skills Since the launch of our partnership in 2014, over 15,000 professionals have offered their assistance in response to the ads we placed on LinkedIn, and more are showing up each day! We Are Looking For a Volunteer Who Could Work With Ashoka's Volunteer Coordinator To Help Manage This Influx Of Talent This Will Involve Reviewing applications as they come in, highlighting the most qualified candidates, Grouping these candidates by expertise for future reference, Networking with Fellows and staff who are also receiving the applications, Managing responses to applicants not chosen for the roles advertised, offering them an alternative way to engage through our One Community offerings, Your work will help create a human resource talent pool that can work with our Fellows and staff from around the world as their needs arise It will also allow us to keep these professionals engaged in our network which will enliven and expand the Everyone a Changemaker world we are working to build Not only will your work be crucial for Ashoka but you will be welcomed into a global community of changemakers from around the world with ability to access the exciting organizational work that sustains them! Please let us know today if you can help! Volunteer Logistics Estimated hours required per week: 5 to 8, ideally an hour each day or every other day The estimated duration of the project is: Ongoing with a minimum commitment of 6 months This position is Virtual (Remote) Language Requirements English Desired Skills And Experience Human Resources experience to be able to identify the applicants most valuable to our work Experience with volunteers, showing appreciation of their value and respect for their generosity and commitment Excellent English communication skills, both writing and verbal Comfortable with learning and executing functions on Salesforce

This is a unique leadership opportunity to work at a globally recognized, social impact organization that is changing the world for good of all. As the Controller at Ashoka, reporting to the chief financial officer (CFO), you will have oversight responsibility, in partnership with the CFO, over all finance, accounting, and reporting activities in the Organization. You will supervise the Finance team at Global, the Regional Finance Managers, and the Oremus Finance/Accounting support team. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will assist the CFO in the preparation of presentations to the board finance and audit committee. Your key responsibilities will include overseeing all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements, as well as implementing internal controls and mechanisms for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets. You will coordinate all audit activity and consistently analyze financial data to present financial reports timely and accurately while keeping senior leadership informed of Ashoka's financial status. Furthermore, you will oversee all financial, project/program, and grants accounting to ensure alignment with grant and program budgets. It will be your responsibility to maintain relationships with external stakeholders, establish and monitor finance policies and procedures, and evaluate and lead the team to improve the application of the accounting ERP system (NetSuite). As a leader, you will leverage the strengths of the current finance team members, clarify roles and responsibilities, and develop training programs to maximize individual and organizational goals. Providing leadership in internal communications and creating a positive work environment will be essential. Moreover, you will coach other staff and collaborate with them to define and find solutions to issues. In terms of supervision, you will report to the CFO and oversee Accountants, analysts, Regional Finance Managers/Directors, and the Oremus Finance/Accounting Support Team. The ideal candidate for this position will have a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification, 2-5 years of experience in a Controller or equivalent position, experience in not-for-profit organization accounting, and strong knowledge of ERP platforms, preferably NetSuite. Public accounting experience and the ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a desire to make a meaningful change in the world will be beneficial.,

Ashoka is seeking an entrepreneurial and creative Regional Communications Leader with experience in generating widespread change in an area of focus. The Regional Communications Team, together with the Global Communications Leader, will transform how Ashoka South Asia engages with the world. The right candidate will create a strategic communications architecture for South Asia, establish strong media relationships, identify opportunities to partner with aligned actors, and raise the level of awareness of Ashoka and the Everyone a Changemaker vision. Additionally, the candidate will build a regional communications team and nurture communications staff talent. In this role, you will be responsible for developing a regional/global storytelling movement that encourages the sharing of stories of exemplary new game behavior. This includes breaking down walls between sectors to form problem-solving partnerships, transforming passive victims and onlookers into active changemakers, and adopting a systems approach to solution development. You will also focus on messaging, ensuring Ashoka's narrative leads with the vision and empowers the community of partners. Leading movement marketing efforts and collaborating with global teams to ensure effectiveness and consistency will be key responsibilities. Launching, nurturing, and guiding media partnership strategies aligned with Ashoka's vision and cultivating key influencers, media, and publishers will also be part of your role. Moreover, you will oversee Ashokas web and social media properties to align with strategic messaging and innovate ways to further develop the organization's digital presence and brand. Raising resources to support and build the storytelling movement with partners is another essential aspect of the role. The ideal candidate will have 15-20 years of relevant experience and a proven track record of creating innovative solutions with system- or sector-wide impact, establishing partnerships to advance innovation and social impact, and elevating the profile of an organization, cause, or mission. Furthermore, experience with social media platforms, campaigns, storytelling, and speaking events is required. The ability to adapt and thrive in an entrepreneurial, fluid environment and balance creative strategy design with day-to-day execution is essential. Strong leadership skills, the capacity to cultivate creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, and a deep understanding of changemaking are also crucial for this role. Ashoka is the world's largest community of leading social entrepreneurs, supporting a network of more than 4,000 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries. The organization pioneers social entrepreneurship and aims to create a new framework for living in the world as a changemaker. The current focus is on the "Everyone a Changemaker" movement, emphasizing that everyone has the potential and responsibility to make positive change in an ever-changing world.,

Ashoka is unleashing demand for empathy as a 21st century skill. Our Global Empathy Initiative has mobilized a powerful group of social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows), schools (Ashoka Changemaker Schools), media thought leaders, and other partners to drive a fundamental shift in children’s education and coming of age. We are looking for an extraordinary entrepreneur to lead the Empathy initiative for South Asia. This is a powerful opportunity for an imaginative, collaborative entrepreneur. If you are an accomplished leader (from any field) who has built or grown an organization from early stages to large size, has built teams, believes in the power of networks, and are looking for the next big challenge, come join us. What You'll Do Lead, grow, and collaborate with Ashoka’s teams to build the Empathy initiative in South Asia as part of a collaborative entrepreneurship global movement. Work with Ashoka’s CEO and Southeast Asia regional leader, and other senior stakeholders to build the region as an integrated, fluid team of teams by weaving together Ashoka Fellows, carefully selected movement partners - teacher’s organizations and ed schools, publishers/media, government agencies, youth and parent organizations Raise resources, pioneer new revenue models, and garner strategic support to help make “Every child must master Empathy” the new normal. Design and lead systems to unleash compelling insightsfrom Ashoka Fellow innovations What You Bring The Empathy Leader should have an extensive track record of creating new ideas that have resulted in a systemic change in his/her field. He/she should believe deeply in the power of social entrepreneurship and understand Ashoka’s Everyone a Changemaker™ vision. Profound empathy and cultural sensitivity. Experience working with and/or managing programs centered around furthering empathy, able to tap into the power of a network and see trends. A track record of innovating solutions and successfully bringing them to fruition. Clear career experience in significantly scaling the social impact of organizations. Proven ability to lead through influence, ideas, and exceptional communication skills. Demonstrated ability in major client/partner relationship management, fundraising, resource mobilization, and balanced budget management. Core Criteria Entrepreneurial Quality: Compelled to take creative initiative and ownership (e.g. founding an organization or company, starting a movement, or re-shaping the work of an existing organization). Demonstrates relentless and realistic how-to-thinking and passion for seeing their ideas come to life. Understanding and Belief in the Everyone a Changemaker: Understands and believes the Everyone a Changemaker vision at a gut level. To be able to innately ‘get’ this, candidates should have a broad and inquisitive intellectual and a thinking pattern that connects the dots between historical trends and current social context. Emotional and Social Intelligence: Ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams, putting organizational/team goal first (personal glory second). Ethical Fiber: Exceptionally strong ethical behavior. Is self-reflective and has strong empathy skills. Trustworthy. Self-Definition: The person expects that changing the world in big ways and on a continental scale is what he/she will do in life. About Ashoka Ashoka is the world’s largest community of leading social entrepreneurs, having pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship over 40 years ago. We support a robust network of more than 4,000 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries who have successfully implemented systems-changing solutions to human and environmental problems globally. By learning from and collaborating with our Fellows and other social entrepreneurs, Ashoka identifies patterns and key levers to help society gain a new framework for living in the world as a changemaker. Our current work is centered around the "Everyone a Changemaker" (EACH) movement, which stems from our belief that everyone has the potential and responsibility to make positive change in an ever-changing world. We continue to grow a global movement of social entrepreneurship, recognizing that the rate of change is accelerating and our problems are growing faster than our solutions.

Ashoka’s vision is of an Everyone a Changemaker society, where every person — and young people in particular — have the confidence, ability, and support to be changemakers for the good of all. In a world defined by rapid change, interconnectedness and uncertainty, and where our social problems are deep and urgent, changemaking must become the new literacy. Such a shift is significant and will require a movement that fundamentally re-examines how young people grow up and learn — in and out of school — and how we see and support them today as change agents. It will require more than any specific curriculum or skill set, but rather a new mindset and new priorities. The role of “Youth Years Leader” is focused on making sure that every young person self-actualizes as a changemaker. Ashoka is unleashing demand for these important 21st century skills of empathy, teamwork, new leadership, and changemaking in households and schools across the nation. To do this we have mobilized Ashoka Fellows across South Asia, and strategic partners across many sectors. The directive of this network is to create a fundamental shift where becoming a changemaker is as valuable as learning to read and write. How? Our Theory of Change: Ashoka is not setting out to teach every child changemaking skills. Instead Ashoka is committed to act as a catalyst focused on creating a movement with partners such that demand for changemaking skills will grow rapidly. Much like what we did with the field of social entrepreneurship, we are seeking to drive this mindset shift in society by helping people see differently. We intend to work with co-creators (Ashoka Fellows and other leaders) to influence key actors including, parents, schools, governments, media, and companies to see why changemaking skills are key for their children to succeed and contribute effectively in society. It will open opportunities to change how we parent, what we teach our children, what stories media puts out into the world, how we hire, organize, or report success. Metrics include – Do other key influencers now say changemaking skills are key? Are more parents prioritizing changemaking skills for their children? Are schools or governments now using pedagogy and curriculum to instill changemaking skills in teachers/children? Are companies looking to hire changemakers? Are big media platforms writing about changemaking? What You Bring A proven track record of significantly scaling social impact A history of creating new ideas, bringing them to fruition, and creating systemic change in a given field Experience working with and/or managing programs centered around furthering changemaking demonstrated effectiveness in forming and growing major partnerships Experience in mobilizing networks that cut across sectors Significant funding experience A minimum of 10 years’ experience Core Criteria Entrepreneurial Quality: Compelled to take creative initiative and ownership (e.g. founding an organization or company, starting a movement, or re-shaping the work of an existing organization). Demonstrates relentless and realistic how-to-thinking and passion for seeing their ideas come to life. Understanding and Belief in the Everyone a Changemaker: Understands and believes the Everyone a Changemaker vision at a gut level. To be able to innately ‘get’ this, candidates should have a broad and inquisitive intellectual and a thinking pattern that connects the dots between historical trends and current social context. Emotional and Social Intelligence: Ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams, putting organizational/team goal first (personal glory second). Ethical Fiber: Exceptionally strong ethical behavior. Is self-reflective and has strong empathy skills. Trustworthy. Self-Definition: The person expects that changing the world in big ways and on a continental scale is what he/she will do in life. About Ashoka Ashoka is the world’s largest community of leading social entrepreneurs, having pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship over 40 years ago. We support a robust network of more than 4,000 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries who have successfully implemented systems-changing solutions to human and environmental problems globally. By learning from and collaborating with our Fellows and other social entrepreneurs, Ashoka identifies patterns and key levers to help society gain a new framework for living in the world as a changemaker. Our current work is centered around the "Everyone a Changemaker" (EACH) movement, which stems from our belief that everyone has the potential and responsibility to make positive change in an ever-changing world. We continue to grow a global movement of social entrepreneurship, recognizing that the rate of change is accelerating and our problems are growing faster than our solutions.