Associate- Fellowship

Dani Sports Foundation is a not-for-profit initiative committed to accelerating the development of sports in India. We are a Physical Literacy and Sports Excellence promotion organization with a vision of creating and disseminating world-class sports knowledge among all Indians. We aim to act as a critical change agent to ensure healthy and happy children, empowered coaches/PE teachers, aware parents and performance-oriented administrators and knowledgeable stakeholders.

Job Title: Associate – Fellowship Program

Dani Sports Foundation is seeking candidates for the position of Associate: Fellowship Program to join the dynamic team of the flagship Sports for Transformation Fellowship program based in Kapadwanj, Gujarat. The Innovation Hub at Kapadvanj, is being run in a joint collaboration between Kapadvanj Khelavani Mandal and Dani Sports Foundation.

Supporting in everyday fellows calendar activities, week debriefs, and providing support in the successful administration of the fellowship. Lead the fellowship operations end to end. The person will be reporting to the Manager - Sports for Development Innovation Hub.

Job Profile: Full Time

Positions Open: 1

Location: Kapadvanj, Gujarat, India (With a requirement to travel to other locations if and when required)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Fellowship Implementation:

● Coordinating with fellows to follow their daily calendar, daily and weekly debriefs, following up on targets, etc.

● Communicate and coordinate with the fellowship design and on-field teams to align the best practices.

● Handle fellowship implementation operations end to end.

● Handle fellowship program administrative and logistical support.

● Documentation of learning and challenges of fellowship implementation.

● Engage with local communities to implement and support physical activity-focused initiatives.

Preferred qualifications, skills, and experience:

● Graduate with a minimum of 2 years of experience in managing young professionals.

● Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, preferably social sciences.

● Female candidates with proficiency in spoken and written Gujarati will be given preference.

● Experience in program implementation with limited resources.

● Experience playing team sports at a competitive level or sports coaching would be preferred.

● Alumni of fellowship programs such as Teach for India, Gandhi Fellowship, etc. will be preferred.

● Demonstrated experience in engaging and working closely with youth.

● Documentation, stakeholder management, socio-emotional understanding, and solution-oriented approach.

Proposed compensation range:

• INR 40,000 – 42,000 per month depending on the experience and expertise of the candidate.