Intern, Executive Assistant to Director, Human Resources

Teach For India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 167,400 - 290,160; Full time

Job summary

Teach For India is seeking an Intern to support the Director, Human Resources by handling scheduling, communications, and project coordination. You will participate in planning, documentation, and strategic support while reporting to the HR Director.

The role offers mentorship, hands-on exposure to HR operations, and opportunities to develop leadership and management skills in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in progress or completed.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with Canva or design software.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong prioritization in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage the director's calendar and priorities with logistics support.
• Coordinate agendas, notes, travel, and meetings for the Director, HR.
• Plan and run team retreats and engagement activities.
• Draft communications and coordinate with stakeholders on sensitive topics.
• Create PowerPoint decks and visuals using Canva for meetings.
• Lead the Internship Program day-to-day activities.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Calendar management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (pursuing or completed)

Tools

Canva

Job description

Intern, Executive Assistant to Director, Human Resources

Working at Teach For India

Teach For India is on a journey to reach an India free of poverty and filled with love by ending educational inequity in our country. Fifteen years into our journey we are a movement of ~5000+ Alumni working at all levels of the education system, who are reaching 1 in 10 children across the country. These Alumni have graduated from our two-year Fellowship Program where they taught in under-resourced classrooms to put ~33,500 low-income children on a different life path. Today, we have ~1000 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India.Over 16,000 Teach For India students have appeared for the 10th grade board examinations till date, with an impressive 95% pass rate across cities as of November 2024.

In 2022, we embarked on Phase 4, our fourth strategic phase. We have a bold and ambitious ten-year journey ahead of us that aims to grow 50,000 leaders, who will work collectively, and with love, to transform the lives of 1 in 10 low-income children in our regions, through an education that unleashes the potential of self, others and India. In this decade, five key priorities will lead us to this vision.

• Strengthen our core Fellowship to build strong teacher leaders who provide an excellent and equitable education to our children and continue to do so beyond the Fellowship
• Scale our impact by strategically introducing additional Fellowships as alternative pathways for leadership development
• Match the Alumni of our programs at an intersection of their interests and the needs of the system and our children
• Advocate for key issues that impact educational equity, and engage 3.5% of the population in the movement for educational equity
• Act collectively with our Alumni to learn about and address key issues in our regions.

Our work will only be completed when we have built a movement of leaders that is large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.

We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of individuals. We’re committed to learning and excellence in our roles, and to being deeply rooted in our core values.

Position Summary

Reporting to: Director, Human Resources

The Intern Human Resources will have a unique opportunity to work directly with and support the Director of Human Resources at Teach For India. They will play a vital role in ensuring the HR team's effectiveness and timelines by assisting with planning, scheduling, contributing to content creation and documentation of strategic functions, and supporting in the implementation of key decision-making processes.

This internship will provide the intern with the chance to enhance their communication skills, management abilities, decision-making capabilities, time management, and overall leadership skills. The intern will also be directly mentored by the HR Director and have learning and coaching opportunities with other members of TFI Staff.

We are on the lookout for someone who can commit to 6-8 hours per day, working full-time as a paid intern. The intern will be required to attend some in-person meetings and work 2 days a week in person from the Teach For India Mumbai office.

Responsibilities

• Calendar Management: Managing the director's priorities and time through effective scheduling, organising, and logistical support.
• Operational Coordination: Agenda management, note keeping, scheduling, and coordination of travel plans for events, meetings, and conversations for the Director, Human Resources.
• Engagement Design: Planning and executing team stepbacks and retreats.
• Stakeholder Communications: Curating external opportunities for speaking engagements and advocacy and drafting initial versions of written and verbal communications to various stakeholders, many of which will be highly sensitive and confidential.
• Creative Production: Creating PowerPoint presentations and design creatives using Canva or other design platforms for meetings and other purposes.
• Programme Leadership: Take on and lead the day to day function of the Internship Program at Teach For India.

Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

• Graduated from or currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree from any stream.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in design and design software/platforms like Canva.
• Experience in collaborating and working with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong prioritization skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Expertise in scheduling and calendar management.
• Laptop Required

Time commitment: Monday to Friday, with flexible timings to work around your college schedule.