Program Associate- Talent Acquisition The Convergence Foundation (TCF)

The Convergence Foundation; Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

The Convergence Foundation invites applications for an Associate- Talent Acquisition to lead recruitment across its portfolio organisations in India. The role focuses on mapping profiles, sourcing active and passive candidates, building a robust talent database and implementing effective recruitment strategies.

The ideal candidate has an undergraduate or master's degree in a relevant field and 1–4 years of experience in talent management, with strong networking and communication skills to engage

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or Masters degree in a relevant field such as business, HR, or organizational psychology.
• 1–4 years of work experience in talent management or recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Map job profiles to relevant talent pools across nonprofits, for-profits and academia.
• Build and refine job specifications aligned with organizational needs.
• Identify active and passive candidates through diverse sourcing channels and engage through networks and programs.
• Develop and maintain a robust candidate database with metrics to track requirements.
• Design candidate evaluation processes including interviews, assessments, and reference checks.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding.

Skills

Talent mapping

Candidate research

Networking

Database management

Sourcing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ATS / recruitment tools

Job description

Position: The Convergence Foundation, Program Associate- Talent Acquisition

About The Convergence Foundation

The Convergence Foundation (TCF) is an Indian philanthropic foundation dedicated to catalysing rapid and sustained economic growth to enhance the lives of all Indians. Established by Ashish and Manisha Dhawan in April 2021, TCF builds on their legacy of impactful philanthropy, including the founding of transformative institutions like Ashoka University and the Central Square Foundation.

Our mission is clear: to transform the lives of all Indians through rapid, sustained, and inclusive economic growth. To achieve this, we focus on seven key program areas that influence job creation, human capital development through education and skilling, and strengthening state capacity to deliver outcomes.

In each area, TCF works on:

Building pioneering institutions to address India's most complex socio-economic challenges.

Shaping the larger ecosystem and sharing knowledge, insights and learning with other philanthropists, governments and key stakeholders

We believe that the government is the key actor for system change, and the role of philanthropy is to strategically support the government.

The TCF Network includes 26 organisations, each committed to addressing specific areas of India's socio-economic development, from school education and governance to women's economic empowerment and export competitiveness.

The Associate will be responsible for talent acquisition across the portfolio organizations. This will involve candidate and sector research, mapping, building and maintaining a database, and implementing the talent acquisition strategy for TCF and all portfolio organizations. This is a great opportunity for those who enjoy working in a start-up environment, are keen on building and scaling organizations, and care deeply about the impact sector.

What you’ll do

Map job profiles to relevant talent pools in nonprofits, for-profit organizations and academic institutions.

Understand the role and skills requirements across organizations and build relevant job specifications.

Identify high quality active and passive candidates interested in the impact sector and proactively engage via founders’ and senior leaders’ networks, talent partner relationships, alumni programs, consulting organizations, campus placement drives and other innovative sources.

Conduct extensive outbound candidate search and gradually build the internal database to reduce partner dependency.

Understand resource requirements for thematic areas and verticals, design appropriate job profiles, and identify the appropriate talent acquisition strategy.

Create and maintain an accurate and updated database with appropriate metrics to track and monitor resource requirements in a timely manner.

Create and maintain an up to date database of active and passive candidates and be able to convert the passive ones into potential active candidates as per the organizations’ needs.

Create and implement strong candidate selection processes including interview protocols, psychometrics, and reference checks.

Manage the entire recruitment life cycle from sourcing to successfully onboarding.

You’ll fit if you

Are an undergraduate or masters degree from top tier institutions in a relevant field, including business, industrial/ organizational psychology, human resources, communications, or a related field.

1 to 4 years of work experience in a talent management role.

Excellent networking and relationship-building skills and the ability to recognise, inspire, and connect with the best-in-class talent

Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with external and internal audiences

Strong planning and organizational skills, and the ability to set priorities, plan timelines, and meet deadlines

Personal Characteristics and Desired Qualities

Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, with a strong sales mindset and go-getter attitude.

Thrives on building strong networks, nurturing relationships with high-quality talent in the corporate and social sector, and wants to work with top leaders in system-change organizations to help build them from the ground up.

Highly motivated and able to work independently to agreed goals and targets and take ownership of the overall recruitment strategy and process for the portfolio organizations.

High ability to collaborate and actively listen to others, understanding and valuing others’ views.

Ability to learn about new sectors quickly and to run a thorough and high-quality search process, including leadership candidate search, outreach, engagement, and evaluation.

Adaptable and flexible to changing circumstances and needs of the role, including flexibility in working hours to ensure coordination with key candidates in different locations and time zones.

Demonstrate sensitivity, confidentiality and discretion in their interactions and engagement with prospective and active candidates, beyond the recruitment process.