Program Associate

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About the Organization

Youth Dreamers Foundation (YDF) is a not-for-profit organization registered under Sec 8 (1) of the Companies Act, 2015. YDF intends to realize an “equal opportunity" approach in accessing higher education to make higher education more inclusive, accessible, and affordable for marginalized sections of the society.

One of the most important ways to improve the access to higher education is providing scholarships to needy students. There are numerous public & private scholarship schemes that are available, however they fail to reach the right candidates. YDF works with different stakeholders to bring in higher efficiency and efficiency in the system.

Job Description

The Program Associate is responsible for executing the key program activities like outreach, due diligence, partnerships and execution support to govt officials. The Program Associate delivers on all this through a team of Scholar Saathis’. S/he ensures the completion of all the tasks within set timelines. S/he also supports the smooth functioning of the office.

Job Responsibilities

They are expected to take up the following responsibilities:

Self-learning

• Keeps up-to-date with official information of various private & government scholarship schemes
• Engages with the larger YDF team to understand commonly faced challenges and their solutions for different scholarships schemes

Planning & Management

• Manages a team of 4-5 Scholar Saathis and is responsible for resolving their issues
• Tracks progress of work through weekly meetings, etc.
• Identifies & raise Saathi’s challenges & best practices
• Maintains all records & progress reports of the work taken up by the Scholar Saathis
• Supports with smooth functioning of the program
• Helps in managing the office activities along with the larger YDF team

Scholarships Support

• Ensures that Scholar Saathis provide timely resolution to all scholarships-related queries of YDF stakeholders (students, institute officials, NGO partners, volunteers)
• Compiles & updates regularly frequent challenges faced by students & institutes
• Identifies different ways of resolving such challenges such as – SOPs, FAQ documents, explainer videos, posters, etc.
• Verifies accuracy of informational content prepared by YDF as per official guidelines

Outreach

• Plans weekly targets for inbound & outbound calls, along with Saathis & rest of the team
• Meets these targets by supporting Saathis on a day-to-day basis
• Conduct YDF outreach across different areas & stakeholders and generates insights
• Leverages the Saathis and other online/offline channels for disseminating information

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Graduate degree
• Freshers can also be considered, but candidates with previous experience especially in managing teams will be preferred
• Excellent computer skills (MS Excel, MS PPT, and Google Spreadsheets etc.)
• Proven ability to independently handle multiple diverse assignments simultaneously, successfully complete assigned tasks and meet deadlines while conducting high-quality work
• Excellent verbal & written communication in Hindi, English (and any local language)
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

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