Business Development Associate

Position

Senior Program Manager - Human Resources

About The Convergence Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is a leading Indian philanthropist, who in his earlier avatar founded and ran ChrysCapital, one of the first private equity funds in India. In the last decade, he has played a pivotal role in building successful institutions, such as Ashoka University, and strategic foundations, such as the Central Square Foundation, which works on ensuring quality school education for all children in India. He set up The Convergence Foundation (TCF) in 2021 to tackle the most important challenges facing India by building pioneering institutions and supporting bold leaders.

The Convergence Foundation seeks to identify the Archimedean levers for Indias growth & development high-leverage opportunities that can catalyze pivotal outcomes. We currently support fourteen organisations through their seed stage across two pillars (direct engines of growth & human capital development). The organisations work on diverse areas, such as labour-intensive manufacturing, science & technology, effective governance and acceleration of Indian philanthropy.

In the next phase of our journey, we aim to exercise our strengths as a philanthropic foundation to drive economic growth in India. While we will continue building institutions, we also aim to drive strategic projects around economic growth and development.

Organisations We Support:

Central Square Foundation (est. 2012)

Air Pollution Action Group (est. 2019)

India Leaders for Social Sector (est. 2017)

Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (est. 2019)

ACT EdTech Ambition Fund (est. 2020)

Accelerate Indian Philanthropy (est. 2021)

Foundation for Advancing Science and Technology (est. 2021)

The Udaiti Foundation (est. 2022)

Foundation for Economic Development (est. 2022)

ChangeINKK (est. 2022)

Sports and Society Accelerator (est. 2022)

The Infravision Foundation (est. 2022)

Centre for Research In Schemes and Policies (est. 2022)

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Position Summary:

The Senior Program Manager level will work as a strategic partner offering expert guidance through an HR consulting lens, focusing on organizational design, culture enhancement, capacity building across organizations, learning and development initiatives, compensation and benefits optimization.

The role will involve collaborating closely with grantee organizations to understand their unique needs, crafting tailored solutions, and implementing strategies that drive organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. With your HR experience and expertise, you will serve as a trusted partner to Org Leadership, facilitating the alignment of HR initiatives with the organization's imperatives, ultimately fostering sustainable growth and success.

This is a great opportunity for those who enjoy working in a start-up environment, enjoy building and scaling organisations, and care deeply about building great places to work. Whether it involves supporting hiring for key roles, strategic planning that will enable organisations to unlock scale, or supporting performance management for all employees, the People and Processes team will work on some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the social impact space.

Responsibilities

The key roles and responsibilities will be:

1. Organizational Design and Development:

• Partner with grantee organization leadership to assess current organizational structures and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and agility.
• Collaborate with Leadership and Org HR SPOCs to design and implement organizational changes aligned with strategic objectives.
• Guide Leaders and HR SPOCs on change management processes to ensure smooth transitions.
• Strategically support in designing and implementing competency frameworks to support talent management processes, including recruitment, performance management, and succession planning.
• Provide training and support to HR teams and managers in utilizing competency frameworks effectively to drive performance and development.

2. Culture Enhancement:

• Ensure culture assessments/pulse checks are implemented by org teams to identify strengths and areas of focus
• Partner with organizations to guide them and share best practices as they build their org culture and implement strategies to nurture a positive organizational culture that supports organizations values and drives employee engagement.
• Provide guidance on initiatives such as diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to foster a welcoming and inclusive work environment across organizations.

3. Leadership Training and Development:

• Design and deliver leadership development programs tailored to address specific skill gaps and leadership competencies.
• Coach and support senior leaders to enhance their leadership skills and getting the best out of their teams.
• Design and drive the Leadership Academy for Leaders across grantee organisations

4. Learning and Development:

• Design and implement comprehensive L&D programs, including curriculum development, delivery methods, and evaluation metrics based on organizations training needs analysis.
• Leverage technology and innovative learning approaches to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of training initiatives.

5. Compensation and Benefits Optimization:

• Conduct compensation benchmarking surveys to drive compensation positioning and competitive compensation and benefits tailored to orgnizations needs
• Partner with HR SPOCs in the grantee organizations to develop and design strategies to optimize C&B programs, including salary structuring, benefits, employee value proposition.

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

Ideal candidates should have the following qualifications and skills:

Masters degree in Human Resources or related field from a top-tier institution.

• 9-11 years of relevant experience, with expertise in people management, operational efficiency, and problem-solving.
• Strong ability to build trusted relationships, assess organization needs, develop tailored solutions and build credibility with Leadership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to think strategically and align HR initiatives with organizational objectives to drive effectiveness.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, change management, and culture transformation.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or as an HR Business Partner (HRBP) is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data to inform decision-making and measure HR initiative impact

Personal Characteristics and Desired Qualities

• Strong relationship-building skills, with a focus on networking and nurturing talent.
• Ability to thrive in a multi-faceted ever-changing environment, adapting quickly to new challenges and priorities.
• Independent, proactive, and goal-oriented with a strong sense of ownership over HR strategies.
• Creative thinker who is open to new ideas and approaches, with a willingness to challenge the status quo and drive innovation in HR practices.
• Collaborative mindset, with excellent leadership and influencing skills and the ability to support and develop HR resources in grantee organizations.

Compensation

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidates experience.

Location

New Delhi, India

We are looking to hire a skilled WordPress Developer to design and implement attractive and functional websites for our clients. You will be responsible for both back-end and front-end development including the implementation of WordPress themes and plugins as well as site integration and security updates.

To ensure success as a WordPress Developer, you should have in-depth knowledge of front-end programming languages, a good eye for aesthetics, and strong content management skills. Ultimately, a top-class WordPress Developer can create attractive, user-friendly websites that perfectly meet the design and functionality specifications of the client.

WordPress Developer Responsibilities:

• Meeting with clients to discuss website design and function.
• Designing and building the website front-end.
• Creating the website architecture.
• Designing and managing the website back-end including database and server integration.
• Generating WordPress themes and plugins.
• Conducting website performance tests.
• Troubleshooting content issues.
• Conducting WordPress training with the client.
• Monitoring the performance of the live website.

WordPress Developer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
• Proven work experience as a WordPress Developer.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies including CSS3, JavaScript, HTML5, and jQuery.
• Knowledge of code versioning tools including Git, Mercurial, and SVN.
• Experience working with debugging tools such as Chrome Inspector and Firebug.
• Good understanding of website architecture and aesthetics.
• Ability to project manage.
• Good communication skills.

Overview

This position, under the general direction of the Lead and/or Manager, Software Engineering, will be responsible for technical and development support for our award-winning K-12 software. This role will implement, code, build, and test new features, maintain existing features, and develop new plugins/accelerators that will enhance the functionality of our existing product. Additionally, this position will gather and refine requirements, develop designs, implement, test and document solutions to produce the highest quality product and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.

• Develop modules and functionalities in front end using Angular, Typescript framework.
• Development of plugins using Node.js(Express.js).

Configuring and Working with MongoDB.

Working on Reusable libraries, Packaging in Nodejs.

Experience in Jira, Development lifecycle, handling and completing tasks assigned in Jira.

Qualifications

To be considered for and to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Qualifications include:

• 4+ years’ experience in software engineer role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technologies required or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of current web client technologies including demonstrable proficiency with Javascript, Angular 6,7,8, NodeJs, ExpressJs, Typescript, MongoDB, Graph QL, Bootstrap, HTML5, Css3, Json, Ajax, Scss, SASS, JQuery, GIT Lab
• Proficient in SQL, Oracle experience a plus

• Ability to architect, test, develop, implement and troubleshoot Front End applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• •Strong ability to handle a heavy workload with multiple projects and frequent interruptions
• Strong ability to work in a changing, dynamic environment