Assistant Manager - Scholarship

About Kotak Education Foundation

It has been a rewarding sixteen years since we embarked on our mission to equip economically disadvantaged children and youth with education and foundational skills, galvanising them towards a better future. Our ‘Inch Wide Mile Deep’ approach, home-grown projects focussed on quality education for the low-income segment have been instrumental in shaping the success of our projects across India. KEF’s approach is primarily three-pronged–

• holistic interventions with children and educators in school,
• equitable scholarships for higher studies, and
• vocational education and skills training for livelihood.

Strengthening school leadership and teacher capacity building, creating a digital ecosystem and learning environment in schools, equipping middle school students with confidence and skills of communicative English, upskilling teachers to provide Foundational Literacy & Numeracy skills, and supporting districts in building and running Model Schools – these are key interventions run by KEF. KEF launched the Kotak Kanya Scholarship in 2021 to offer financial and academic support to meritorious girl students in pursuit of higher education from all over India. Kotak Junior Scholarship supports meritorious students from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in pursuing 11th and 12th standards. KEF’s Vocational Education & Livelihood Project upskills unemployed youth from economically weaker sections of society and coaches them in domain know-how, the basics of IT and spoken English, life skills and personality development. It ensures placements for all eligible participants so they can stride with confidence into any professional sphere.

Role Overview:

The Mentor will provide holistic support to PwD scholars - combining mentoring, psychosocial support, career-readiness guidance, and external partner linkage - to ensure scholars complete their education and transition successfully into higher studies or meaningful employment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Mentoring & academic support Provide regular one-on-one and group mentoring across academic, personal, and career domains. Help students with study planning, goal setting, problem solving, and time management to improve learning outcomes. Monitor engagement and proactively work to reduce dropout risk. Career readiness & placement support Deliver career guidance, CV/resume support, interview preparation, and placement-readiness workshops for final-year students. Identify internship opportunities and coordinate mock interviews and employer interactions. Track placement outcomes and follow up with placed scholars for post-placement support. Partnerships & external stakeholder mapping Map and identify relevant external partners (inclusive employers, training providers, NGOs, government schemes, accessibility/assistive-tech vendors) to strengthen scholar outcomes. Proactively cultivate and manage partnerships to secure internships, placements, reasonable workplace accommodations, and any programmatic support identified during implementation. Coordinate partnership discussions, manage referrals, and facilitate MOUs or partnership agreements where required. Wellness, inclusion & referrals Spot signs of emotional, mental-health, or adjustment issues and make timely referrals to KEF’s mental-health partners. Financial aid Process the disbursement of scholarships with strong alignment with the business finance team Monitoring, reporting & learning Maintain accurate records of mentoring sessions, partner engagements, and student progress. Provide timely inputs for mid-year reviews and annual impact reporting; surface learnings and recommended improvements.

Candidate Specifications:

Educational Qualification: 

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Education, Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or a related field.

Years of Experience: 

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.

Technical Skills and Competencies: 

• Strong mentoring, counselling, and youth engagement skills; empathetic and patient approach.
• Good understanding of barriers faced by persons with disabilities in education and employment.
• Proven ability to build and maintain partnerships with external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication (English + Hindi).
• Strong organisational skills and attention to documentation and data.
• Comfortable working across in-person and virtual modes.

Requirements:

• Candidates whose most recent role involved direct or indirect work with persons with disabilities (PwD), inclusive employers or disability-focused programs. Prior experience in mentoring, placement facilitation, employer engagement or social development programs is highly valued.

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