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Akanksha is on a mission to build one of the largest and most innovative networks of schools in India, serving children from low-income communities, to maximize their potential. Our aspirational vision for students integrates academic excellence with life skills (including socio emotional development), that will enable each child to live an empowered life. We believe an empowered citizen must possess a sense of mastery to pursue excellence, a sense of agency to make informed choices and a sense of purpose to serve their communities. Position Summary: In order to deliver quality impact, Akanksha believes in recruiting excellent talent, creating opportunities for development; and engaging and retaining its people. We want each of our members to be immersed in Akanksha’s culture of warmth, care and commitment towards our mission. As the Manager-HR, you will be the HR lead for School Support & Central Support teams at Akanksha. You will also assist the Head of HR in formulating and executing the People practices at Akanksha. You will co-create and shape Talent acquisition, Development, Engagement and Retention such that people at Akanksha give their personal best, working together as a team towards the Akanksha Vision, Mission and reinforcing its values. This position reports to Head of Human Resources at The Akanksha Foundation Overview of the Team: The HR team at Akanksha partners both with school teams and with Central support functions, to provide high-quality HR support in achieving the organization’s mission and objectives. The HR team is responsible for effective recruitment, performance management and development, and employee engagement at Akanksha, and ensures that organizational policies are adhered to at all levels. Specific responsibilities will include: Talent Acquisition ● Lead Talent Acquisition efforts for key roles across Central Functions, at Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur, with a specific focus on Leadership Hiring & Capacity building, by evaluating both internal & external talent pools. ● Manage the talent acquisition process, which includes recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings. HR Operations, Data & Compliance ● Lead HR operations for all School support and Central support teams. ● Participate or initiate continuous improvement on HR policies and processes ● Lead the automation and digitization of key HR processes ● Ensuring HR compliances under statutory laws as applicable to charitable organizations like ESCI, PF, POSH, Shops & Establishments. Support HR audit requirements, as needed ● Monitor and review Off Roll Staff contracts, payouts, & trackers ● Review & maintain HR Data and MIS Team Management ● Lead and manage a team of 3-4 Central HR team members and oversee the achievement of collective goals and annual plans ● Contribute to the HR team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities Talent Management ● Partner with HR Leads in improving Employee Engagement & Retention, across Akanksha Schools & Central Support teams, by conceptualizing and implementing employee development and engagement initiatives. ● Partner with Central / School Leadership / HR Leads for execution of various HR interventions including Performance Management, Career Development Conversations, Competency Mapping, Succession Planning & other L&D Programs. What you need for this Position ● Deep belief and commitment towards Akanksha’s vision and mission ● Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience out of which at least 2 years should be in managing a team ● Willingness to travel across of 3 locations viz., Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur ● Previous experience of working with & managing HR requirements in large people organizations ● Demonstrable experience with human resources metrics ● Strong track record in leading Talent Acquisition. ● Knowledge of HR compliances, preferable ● People oriented and results driven ● Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills ● Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company ● MBA in Human Resources or equivalent Master’s degree in relevant field What Can The Akanksha Foundation Offer You 1. An opportunity to be a part of one of the most reputed organizations in the education sector in India, that focuses on transformative impact on children by getting them out of poverty. 2. An environment that is challenging, offers a significant degree of autonomy and is focused on holistic well-being of its people, so they can be the best version of themselves in life. 3. Access to learning and career growth opportunities in a steadily growing organization 4. Remuneration that is competitive in top one-third of Indian NGO scales and benefits that include medical insurance (covering spouse + 2 children), provident fund benefit, paid leaves. Show more Show less
