Job Title: Lead (HR Unit)
No. of position/s: 1
Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Type: Full-Time / On-site
About Eklavya Foundation
Eklavya Foundation is a registered non-profit NGO and has been active in the field of education and publishing since 1982. One of its thrust areas is on-field, collaborative engagement with government structures, teachers and communities, for an inclusive, participatory, meaningful and culturally responsive education grounded in critical, inquiry-based, experiential learning. Currently, Eklavya has a strong on-ground presence in select districts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bihar, and an outreach to organizations and locations across India through the professional support initiative and publications.
Role and Responsibilities
Oversee team-health and functioning of the HR unit
- Identify support areas, challenges and resolve them in consultation with the team as well as external support where required.
- Support the team in designing and implementing work-plans, strategies and create priority check lists for the team.
- Ensure regular internal team meetings and ensure a regular, active contact between the HR team and field teams in and outside Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh.
- Ensure and oversee overall work-efficiency and wellbeing of the HR unit.
Hiring and team growth
- Plan, monitor, and oversee the performance review processes in coordination with the concerned project and programme leads.
- Design, plan, and oversee hiring and team growth processes.
- Oversee the onboarding and induction processes.
- Anchor, design, and oversee the campus recruitment segment each year.
- Plan and design outreach strategies during hiring processes in consultation with concerned teams.
- Oversee and extend support in functioning and strengthening of the internship segment.
- Extend support and together with the internship coordinator, develop and strengthen an alumni network of Eklavya interns.
Individual and organizational well-being
- Ensure and plan regular visits by the HR team to the various field-locations and check-in calls with all the teams.
- Ensure effective implementation of organisational policies, rules, norms, systems and processes.
- Conceptualise, design and execute well-being initiatives
- Oversee the mental health support system provided by the organization. Design and execute strategies to further make the support systems more accessible
- Conceptualise, design and facilitate safe, empathetic listening support initiative
- Anchor and oversee formal grievance redressal mechanisms, as well as enable and empower the Project In-charges, Regional Coordinators, Centre In-charges and Programme Coordinators to work towards effective grievance redressal.
- Strengthen the organization’s understanding of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and accessibility and in accordance to it, the organizational practices.
Systems and skills strengthening
- Identify support areas, conceptualise and plan capacity-strengthening sessions for the leadership team
- Design and oversee structured mentorship systems in consultation with the senior leadership and oversee ongoing mentorship processes.
- Identify support areas for specific teams in consultation with the team leads and for the larger pool of all the members, conceptualise and execute capacity-building processes and initiatives.
- Explore, learn and assess softwares that may be relevant and useful for further strengthening HR functioning.
Everyday operations
- Ensure that the organizational policies are well-documented and are accessible to its members.
- Ensure that the policies are updated, current, and are consistently implemented.
- Ensure and oversee up-to-date and structured documentation and record management.
- Work in partnership with and ensure a regular coordination and dialogue with the accounts team, three programme committees, the Academic council and the Executive council.
Eligibility:
- A post-graduate degree in HR / Organizational behaviour and development / Social work/ Education (with an exposure to leadership and management).
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience with a non-government organization (NGO) in team leadership/ organizational leadership/HR management.
- A strong understanding and alignment with the ideas of intersectionality-awareness, justice, equity, accessibility, neuro-affirmativity, anti-caste approach, feminism and gender-affirmativity.
- A prior experience in policy-design / Organizational development / team building is appreciated but not essential.
- A prior familiarity and exposure to team management and project management tools is beneficial and advantageous, but not essential.
- A prior familiarity with HR tools and softwares is desirable but not mandatory.
We are looking for someone, who;
- Is an empathetic listener
- Thinks critically and creatively
- Is willing to work on strengthening dialogue, resolve and transform conflicts
- Is willing to build and strengthen an understanding of the organization’s work in education and publishing, in connection with their role and responsibilities
- Has experience managing a team
- Is passionate about individual and organizational wellbeing
Remuneration:
C.T.O Rs. 50,000-60,000 per month (Commensurate with experience and qualifications).
*Eklavya attempts to create a safe and healthy workspace for its employees. The organization offers mental health support, medical support in accordance with its policies, and has been working towards creating accessible professional mentorship support for its employees.
** For equivalent candidates, applications from individuals from historically marginalized communities, including persons with disabilities, disadvantaged caste, tribe, gender and minorities are strongly encouraged and hoped for.