Openings – Kotak Education Foundation (KEF)

Kotak Education Foundation (KEF) was founded by Uday Kotak. He is the Founder Trustee of KEF, Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. He has led the group in a broad range of financial services for over 30 years. Uday believes that the true measure of performance is value creation. The group’s vision for equitable prosperity extends beyond financial services.

Kotak Education Foundation’s (KEF) mission is to support children and youth from underprivileged families through different education based interventions to rise above the poverty line and lead a life of dignity through sustainable processes. KEF works with some of India’s most economically underprivileged communities, attempting to alleviate poverty through education and livelihood programs

URL: https://kotakeducation.org

1. HR Assistant Manager 

INTERVENTION: HR & Admin

POSITION : HRBP

LEVEL: Coordinator

REPORTING TO: Project Head – Human Resources

ROLE DESCRIPTION : This role is meant to take care of entire recruitment cycle. Along with compliance, employee compensation and benefits and HR operational work as per requirement.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Recruitment

• Handling end to end entire recruitment for the employees for the prescribed interventions and to ensure smooth employee journey in all these procedures and arranging things in specified timelines
• Ensuring participation in the roll out of HR initiatives like annual appraisals, probation – confirmation, extensions, training nominations and requests.
• Letter printing, getting them signed and handling over to employees well in time, getting the same acknowledged by them.
• To conduct periodic visits to school/centers or could be on call basis
• Manage all employee related queries/grievances and needs through coordination and inputs from seniors and peers.
• To coordinate and schedule on the exit interviews
• Coordinating timely for the induction of new employees
• Manage all employee related queries and needs through coordination and inputs from seniors and peers.
• Plan and follow up probation confirmation- extension.
• Relationship (Internal & External)

Ability to effectively communicate to all stakeholders [KEF volunteers, employees, Project heads, candidates etc]
Very effective internal coordination and communication and ability to work as a member of large teams

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : Grad/PG or MBA

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE : 3-4 years in recruitment

AGE : 25-40 years

WORK SKILLS

• Experienced in generalist role of HR as well as recruitment, with good communication and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of standards and effective HR practices.
• Critical thinking capacity and ability to think-out-of the box
• Self-starter, proactive in finding solutions
• Proven ability to cultivate and steward relationships with stakeholders.

OTHER SKILLS

• Learning Orientation: accepts mistakes and continuously seeks new knowledge and skill
• Excellent presentation, public speaking, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills, with familiarity in using applications.
• Organized, team player, self-starter and results-oriented individual.

ATTRIBUTES : Organized, team player, relationship builder, assertive, approachable, self motivated, problem solving

JOB SPECIFICATIONS :

NATURE OF JOB : Permanent on payroll/Contract

LOCATION : HO

HOURS OF WORK : 8 hours 6 days a week

WORKING CONDITIONS : The job can involve working conditions that include 8 hour shifts between 8 am to 7 pm, working in challenging community areas with infrastructural and other disadvantages.

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2. Content Coordinator

INTERVENTION: UMANG
POSITION: Coordinator/Supervisor
LEVEL: Officer/Sr. Officer
REPORTING TO: AM/Manager

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Supervising teachers from Communicative English Program

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Content Management

• Write, edit, proofread and review conventional/multimedia content for all in-class Activities of Communicative English Program
• Support, edit, and proofread conventional/multimedia content for all other peripheral activities
• Upgrade/Suggest and review changes in conventional/multimedia curriculum for higher, lower, and remedial levels
• Write, edit, proofread and review conventional/multimedia content for internal and external communication
• Create/Suggest Edits and review weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly and need-based templates for and reports to be submitted by self and team
• Conceptualize, design, and create process notes, annexures, new activity proposals and need-based documents, reports and addendums

Technology Integration

• Create and upgrade conventional/multimedia testing mechanisms for students
• Create conventional/multimedia language assessment mechanism for teachers
• Ensure a fair use of technology tools throughout all Communicative English Program activities
• Suggest improvements and ways to adapt the technology for improvement in student learning outcomes.

Team Management

• Train and mentor teachers of the assigned schools/content teachers
• Be responsible for scheduling and handling escalated issues
• Check records and reports of team members
• Observe the class and facilitation and develop training for team

Documentation & Reporting

• Follow all reporting systems daily / weekly / monthly
• Maintain and record all data as per internal processes

Training & Development

• Contribute with ideas to improve teaching methodologies
• Constant Research on learning and teaching methods.
• Participate in the regular training program organized for the team.

Development

• Support Asst. Manager in research
• Support program evaluation and give inputs
• Innovate on creative teaching methods
• Ideate and introduce in-house development workshops

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS:

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
MA/BA in English, M.Ed/B. Ed + Exp in Digital Content Creation is an added advantage

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years

WORK SKILLS: Content creation-related experience is a must, preferably secondary school, willing to travel to slum area schools.
ATTRIBUTES: Creative, good communicator, patient, disciplined.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
NATURE OF JOB: Permanent on payroll/Contract
LOCATION: HO (Deonar, Mumbai)/ On-Field
HOURS OF WORK: 8 hours and 6 days a week with two week-offs.

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