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iVolunteer offers rural fellowships to urban and working professionals under the name India Fellow.
The iVolunteer India Fellow youth programme aims to involve exceptionally talented youth and provides them with opportunities to experience, first hand, the development challenges that rural India faces and explore ways to make a positive impact. Every year, 60 college students across urban India are placed with rural non-profit organisations for a period of 6 weeks in summer. Fellows live with rural communities for the entire duration working on social development projects. Fellows are supported by iVolunteer and local host organisations through local accommodation, stipend, travel, orientation and ongoing project support.
The iVolunteer India Fellow professional programme, started in 2007, aims to provide professional skills and expertise to the rural and social development sector in India by engaging skilled corporate professionals on full-time projects for 3 to 12 months with rural NGOs in India. Our target audience comprises private sector professionals and MBA post-graduates with at least two years experience in India in marketing, management consulting, finance or IT. Professional Fellows are supported by iVolunteer and local host organisations through local accommodation, stipend, travel, orientation and ongoing project support.
Position: Volunteer Relationship Executive
Programme: India Fellow
Location: Mumbai
Requirement: Immediate
Reporting to: Head India Fellow
Internally, the Fellowships team works on the implementation of both rural programmes. Each VRE is responsible for the India Fellow programme at a regional level eg: the Delhi based India Fellow Programme Coordinator will be responsible for India Fellow North region placements.
Key Responsibilities
- NGO sourcing: Establish contact with host NGOs in rural areas, undertake field visits to identify suitable projects for Fellows to work on and match selected Fellows to projects.
- Volunteer support: Monitor ongoing placements following up with Fellows and host organisations at regular intervals. Supporting the placement as and when needed. Undertake a midterm review field visit to evaluate placements.
- Sustaining partnerships: Organise activities for partners organisations and Fellow alumni to create an ongoing sustainable relationship with iVolunteer eg: local workshops
- Marketing: Undertake direct marketing initiatives as and when required along with the marketing manager and Head India Fellow (for youth programme)
- Recruitment and selection: Handle enquiries and applications received via email and phone and thereafter coordinating with applicants to organise and conduct assessment as per format (Jan-March for youth programme)
- Departure preparation: Organise and conduct an orientation for selected Fellows as per the orientation day format, coordinating logistics, guest speakers, etc. (for youth programme)
- Post fellowship: Organise concluding activities i.e. report and feedback submission, settlement of dues and a de-briefing meet for Fellows to share their experiences. Work with the larger team to organise a convocation ceremony for the Fellows.
- Documentation: Manage programme documentation and MIS as required. Manage website registrations and information of regional rural NGO partners.
- Work with the larger team on iVolunteer and Fellowship related events as and when needed
- Work with the larger Fellowships team on rural volunteer placements as and when needed
Job specifications (essential)
- Willing to travel extensively in rural India to source projects from rural NGOs and thereafter review placements
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Possess working knowledge of computers
- Willing to work towards targets. Each region has a placement target of 20 Fellows.
- Enjoy working with volunteers (urban youth and working professionals) and working independently though within a larger team
- Have exposure to and knowledge of the development sector in the form of voluntary / work experience or a relevant academic qualification
Job specifications (desirable)
- Proficiency to converse in a regional language
- Experience in coordinating group programmes
- 6 months minimum work experience
To apply, email your resume with a covering note explaining your suitability for the position to info@iVolunteer.in (mention subject: ‘Job Application – iVolunteer India Fellow, location’). Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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