Chief Operating Officer – Anahata UNITED EFFORTS Foundation

Anahata UNITED EFFORTS Foundation is an NGO in India headquartered in Bengaluru. Started in 2018, Anahata United Efforts Foundation is a Section 8 non-profit organization. Our Organisation strives to empower Government High School children to make informed work and career decisions. Our Systematic Career Planning Curriculum is built on “I Build Me” theory of change.

Most of our young students lack exposure to the world of work. They are unable to understand the link between education and profession. “Why should I be good in Math to take up a job in IT industry?”, “How can my creativity help me get a job in the media industry?”, “ How do I know if I will fit into the armed forces?”…questions like this trouble them and demotivate them. Answering these questions is our first step. The answers broaden their work and give them industry exposure.

They can then see the link between their education and profession.

Our role does not end there. We acknowledge that they could face many hurdles on their quest. We work to building agency in our students to face their problems successfully and achieve their goal. Our partnership with the Karnataka State Government, along with the persistent support from corporates, individual donors, and well-wishers have helped us achieving our vision.

Let’s Unite Efforts and work towards an Equitable Future!

Position Chief Operating Officer Location Bangalore Head Office
Reports to Chief Executive Officer Category Full Time
Direct Reports Program Heads (Action Lab, Lakshya, NVNA, Powering STARRS, Finance) Grade /Level M4
Our Vision High School Students from Economically Weaker Sections are taking Informed Action for their Future and Powering an Equitable India.
Our Mission By 2030, empower 2 crore high school students from economically weaker sections with 21st century skills enabled STEAM Career planning curriculum.

THE POSITION:
The Chief Operating Officer will be part of the leadership team and head all programs. She/He would be responsible for streamlining strategic initiatives and ensuring effective impact, implementation and operational excellence, along with collaborating to realize, as well as communicating the organizational objectives to various departments.

The COO will be an integral part of the leadership team responsible for providing leadership to the operations of the organization. She/He would look at implementing the strategic plans into actionable steps for growth and would work on improving existing processes and procedures across all activities in India, to make the organization more effective and forward looking. Would engage with the Board along with the CEO and represent the organization to important stakeholders as well as deputize on behalf of the CEO as and when required.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy/Leadership:

• Oversee and drive impact organizational vision, strategic initiatives from development through successful execution in collaboration and consultation with the CEO, senior leadership and departmental heads.
• Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operating plans.
• Improve current processes and coordinate organizational policies, systems and procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity across all activities in India.
• Review, design, and execute on improvements to org structure, find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them.
• Effectively communicate with donors and partners, including govt departments and other non profits on impact and financial utilization.
• Oversee the operations division which includes finance, compliance and legal, admin and IT systems, HR, risk management, fundraising, donor engagement and marketing.
• Advise mitigation measures on any organizational risks whether financial, regulatory or compliance, programmatic or implementation or donors related risks.
• Along with the CEO drive new program initiatives as and when required.
• Play an active role along with the CEO, on any new initiatives/programs being developed, by contributing to the strategic planning, design and implementation.

EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

MUST HAVES:

• Passion towards the cause of career planning in students’ lives
• PG Diploma in Development, Masters/MBA from an accredited institution of higher education with 12- 15 years of related experience of which at least 5 years have been in a leadership role managing operations and administration with mid to large-scale, commercial, or non-profit organizations in education sector
• Demonstrated leadership experience in leading operations and bringing in process and performance improvements, efficiency and quality adherence by working with the senior leadership of the
  organization and translating vision into on ground implementation, through various team members or groups.
• Solid business and financial acumen along with problem solving, strategic-thinking and analytical skills with the ability to achieve desired results.
• Proven track record of facilitating progressive organizational change and development within a growing setup.
• Ability to hire, mentor, retain and lead very senior, high-performance teams.
• Ability to inspire and influence senior leaders across functions and specializations to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Good financial management skills along with good understanding of the compliance and regulatory requirements for the organization.
• Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact, influence and collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Collaboration
• Problem solving skills
• Work independently and deliver under pressure.
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• A positive energy capable of uniting diverse stakeholders to deliver common goals and a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
• Someone with the ability to be both strategic yet hands on as required.
• Ability to inspire people and have confidence in them.

TRAVEL:

• Ability to travel within India to the different branches and the station offices.
• Ability to travel to the field whenever required.
• Compensation- Up to Rs 1,50,000/month

To apply for the role-Please write to dipti@unitedefforts.org.in