Chief of Staff

Location: Bangalore and open to travel on work

The Foundation which launched its inaugural cohort in 2022, aims to nurture disadvantaged students in conflict zones (currently in Kashmir) to become world class lawyers. The program empowers young driven individuals by nurturing their technical proficiency, career direction, soft skills training, and mental well-being. They provide infrastructure, education, networking opportunities, exposure and private sector internships to cater to youth in conflict zones to ensure group receives the required assistance and opportunities, better their lives while also capitalizing the potential for larger societal influence.

They are a small and dynamic organization searching for a bright individual to join their founding team as Chief of Staff who is passionate, focused and takes ownership of tasks assigned.

You will be expected to lead the organization, under the overall guidance of the Founder Trustee.

The primary role will be to work along with the Founder Trustee to design, develop and implement the program. You will have the independence to work in a hybrid set-up.

This is a phenomenal opportunity to join an experienced and fun team, contributing to shaping a path-breaking Fellowship from an early stage.

The Accountabilities & Responsibilities in the role include, amongst others, the following:

1. Program Design and Implementation:

a) Collaborate with the Founder to ideate, refine, and implement the curriculum for our Fellowship program.

b) Lead nomination, selection, and on boarding of fellows.

c) Provide the required support to the mentors and students, as per the yearly curriculum structure.

d) Be a thought partner, contributing fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to ensure the program remains relevant and impactful.

e) Hiring the right team aligned with specific goals, ensuring agility and efficiency.

f) Foster growth and optimize teamwork for peak performance.

2. Reporting and Documentation:

a) Research best practices in program design and adaptation, keeping a pulse on the evolving landscape within our field.

b) Create communication documents, reports, reviews, proposals (Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel reports) for both internal team as well as for the external stakeholders.

c) Create reports for external stakeholders.

d) Build/implement tools and design strategy for effective M&E ensuring maximum impact.

3. Fundraising and donor management

a) Seek out potential donors, proposal writing, donor engagement, budgeting and reporting, identifying new funding opportunities.

b) Be responsible for donor engagement and donor reporting.

c) Prepare budgets, revenues, annual and quarterly plans and link it with fundraising targets.

4. Partnerships/Collaborations

a) Lead marketing programs (digital, social media, off-line etc) along with external marketing consultants.

b) Build relationships with Law Schools and other external stakeholders and spearhead other strategic partnerships.

5. Coordination

a) Able to multitask and co-ordinate with various stakeholders.

b) Experience of working with young adults.

c) Setting and streamlining processes.

d) Lead and organize events such as convocation.

e) Manage financial transactions and coordinate with the finance team.

f) Ensure compliance with laws.

g) Lead the team and get the assignments completed and projects implemented on ground.

Experience: Minimum 5 years but 8-10 years of relevant experience in the social sector/corporate sector preferred. Experience in the legal sector is desirable, although not essential. The person should have an in-depth understanding of the functioning, ecosystem and activities in the non-profit sector and Philanthropy.

Key Competencies:

1. Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.

2. High Proficiency in English language.

3. Bias for Action.

4. Well versed with documentation such as PPTs/Reports/Research, including fundraising communication.

5. Systems & Process oriented.

6. Self-motivated and ability to work independently, with patience and persistence.

7. Ability to lead teams and build sustainable relationships with donors, patrons and corporate sector.