Human Resource Needs at Vidya Bhawan

Oct 2017

We are looking for suitable candidates for the following roles at Vidya Bhawan:

1. Teaching Fellows

Teaching Fellows will stay with us for a limited duration (6 months to 2 years, based
on their availability), and will support our existing teachers and ongoing education
development programs like English Plus. Their pay scales will be competitive to other
such fellowships in the country, designed to attract professionals/recent graduates
from good colleges to gain teaching experience in a good NGO.

These Fellows may not have B.Ed./M.Ed. degrees, but should necessarily have
experience with teaching, and/or background in education. They should be highly
motivated towards improving learning outcomes of schools and colleges, and in
enhancing their own skills and experience through such an engagement.

Number of vacancies: Multiple

2. Wellness Fellows

These Fellows will be similar to the Teaching Fellows in that their engagement with
Vidya Bhawan will be for a limited duration (6 months to 2 years), and their
compensation would be competitive with other such fellowships. They should have a
strong aptitude in psychology and counseling, and have an inclination to work
towards mental/physical wellbeing.

These Fellows will support the activities of our Wellness Center: of providing direct
counseling support to our students and staff and helping us design
trainings/workshops on various topics related to mental and physical wellness. They
should be able to understand the underlying philosophy of Vidya Bhawan Wellness
Center, to empower students to help themselves, and build skills that can help them in
the long term, rather than providing solutions or lecturing them.

Number of vacancies: 2

3. Student Engagement Fellows

These Fellows will work directly with our students from schools and colleges, and
will focus on improving their experience at Vidya Bhawan. They will devise ways to
utilize post school/college time of our students in better and innovative ways to bring
out our students potential. They will learn about our students lives through direct
interaction. They will not only engage with our students while they are with Vidya
Bhawan, but also more importantly, help us create programs and systems to ensure
that strong student activity continues after the Fellows are gone. We have a student
strength of approximately 5000.
Through relationship-building, they will promote leadership and communication skills
among children by building various clubs/committees and enlarging student activities
in schools, colleges and hostels. These Fellows will provide exposure and engagement
to students in various fields. They will help these students to identify their talents and
leverage their potentials by giving them a chance to interact about their skills and
talents with them. The Fellows will be designing their sessions according to their
viability, strengths and will have the autonomy to execute it in their considered ways.

There is no particular background necessary for this role. People interested in these
kinds of initiatives, and who gain energy from interacting directly with the youth
should apply.

Number of vacancies: 5

4. Counselors

Similar to Wellness Fellows, the counselors will support the activities of the Wellness
Center, provide direct counseling to our students/staff and help us build/conduct
workshops and trainings. While the counselors should have background in
Psychology, we will select them on the basis of their aptitude to connect with children
and adults, and ability to grow with the Center. Professional experience and academic
strength, while important, are not the primary selection criteria for this role. We are
looking for men/women who have a high empathy quotient and are dedicated to
helping others through psychological support. They should have good ideas, and be
open to improvising according to the needs of Vidya Bhawan. Ideally they should be
looking for a long term engagement.

Number of vacancies: 2

5. Organization Development and New Initiatives Fellows

These Fellows will again be with us for a period of 6 months to 2 years and will be
paid competitive salaries. They will help us become more efficient, through initiatives
like documentation, digitization and streamlining of processes. They will help us
improve our communication and outreach initiatives, like social media marketing,
producing marketing materials like brochures, scoping out potential donors. They will
help us strengthen our programs like Alumni Management and Volunteer
Management. Lastly, they will help launch and coordinate new initiatives, like
menstrual and sexual health trainings, engaging with our students through art forms
like dance and drama, etc.

The educational and professional background of these Fellows can be varied, but
should have demonstrated leadership and management skills, and should be interested
in organizational development and leading new initiatives. They should be self-
motivated to work in the development sector and be open to understanding the
philosophy of Vidya Bhawan.

Number of vacancies: 2
6. Fundraising and Communications Professionals

We need 1-2 persons with excellent English communications skills, both writing and
speaking, and an ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel. The professionals will
support our work towards reaching out to potential donors, managing communications
with existing donors, and improving our communication and marketing materials like
brochures, posters etc. Experience with proposal writing, social media marketing,
designing, photography is a bonus. They should be able to coordinate between the
donors and VB institutions for regular and effective reporting. They will be required
to write proposals for our funding needs.

Professionals with experience of fund raising would be eligible. Those with no

previous experience, but good sense of communication and marketing, and an
openness to learn would also be welcome. Ideally, these professionals should be
looking for a long term engagement with Vidya Bhawan.

Number of vacancies: 2