Human Resources Manager

iTeach Schools; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PF

Gratuity

Medical insurance

Paid leaves

Job summary

iTeach Schools is seeking an HR Manager to drive policy design, tools, and people experience for our Pune and Navi Mumbai teams. You will work with the HR Head to create a fantastic staff member experience while building capacity across the organisation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years in HR, including 2+ years in HR roles, with a preference for experience in education institutions. Competitive compensation and benefits accompany this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (any field) required.
• 5+ years HR experience.
• 2+ years in HR roles.
• Experience managing a team preferred.
• Experience in a school/education organisation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine HR policies (POSH, Child Protection).
• Design and improve HR tools for leave tracking, payroll, etc.
• Study trends and adjust policies and systems.
• Design employee engagement programs and measure with engagement tools.
• Oversee staff wellbeing and experience initiatives.
• Capacitate capacity building via training (CPP, onboarding).
• Collaborate with HR Head and staff to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

People management

Analytical thinking

Policy design

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

HR tools

Payroll systems

Job description

The quality of school education available to students from low-income communities across India is abysmal. Their chances of attending college or building a career are significantly lower than their high-income peers, condemning them to a life without voice or choice. iTeach was born in 2015 to challenge this status quo and create a level playing field for ALL children.

We run free and high-impact schools and an exceptional college-to-career program for the most disadvantaged students in Pune and Navi Mumbai. We are known for our world-class professional development, our result-oriented team culture, and our student-centric school design. Read more about us at www.iTeachSchools.org.

Resoponsibilities:

iTeach’s founding belief is “first who, then what”, - which means that we put all our bets on our people - making this role vastly important to the organisation and the student's success. If our people have a fantastic experience each day, each year, we will get to our ambitious vision of levelling the playing field for all children. The HR Manager will work closely with the HR Head, with a three-pronged approach - designing all organisation initiatives to create a fantastic staff member experience, owning the policies, processes, and systems to ensure the smooth and productive functioning of the organisation and building capacity in the organisation for effective people management.

Policies, Systems,and Processes:

• Design & refine HR, POSH, Child Protection, and other related policies to keep them 100% applicable, relevant, contextual, and up to date.
• Design and improve tools used for HR functions (leave tracking, punctuality, payroll, etc.) to have a great user experience, reviewer ease, and powerful analytics.
• Study trends across the teams and recommend shifts in policies and systems.

Employee Engagement and Well being:

• Design and execute different programs for employee well-being.
• Measure staff engagement using tools such as Great Place to Work and Gallup Q12.
• Review benefits provided to staff members and conduct Cost-Benefit benchmarking analysis.

People Experience:

• Design and execute (with help from HR Associate and other staff) org initiatives to ensure an empowering experience for all staff.
• This involves initiatives for welcoming people, keeping inspiration high, communicating with staff, listening to staff, performance management, celebration, staff development, grievance redressal, collaboration, and other such areas.

Capacity Building:

• Work with other managers to solve cases of underperformance, code of conduct, long leaves, etc.
• Design and create training for various HR-related compliances like CPP, Onboarding, and orientation in the organisation.

Prerequisties:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree with strong performance
• Required: 5+ years of work experience overall, with 2 + years in HR
• Preferred: Experience managing a team
• Preferred: Experience in a school system/education organisation.

Compensation and Benefits:

We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with the candidate's education and work experience. The salary range for this position ranges from 9.0 - 10.5 LPA CTC, and we are dedicated to providing top-notch industry benefits. These benefits include PF, gratuity, medical insurance (up to 3 lakh PA), paid leaves, annual increments, and promotion opportunities.