Senior Manager – Human Resources, Mumbai/Pune

Akanksha is on a mission to build one of the largest and most innovative networks of schools in

India, serving children from low-income communities, to maximize their potential. Our

aspirational vision for students integrates academic excellence with life skills (including socio-

emotional development), that will enable each child to live an empowered life. We believe an

empowered citizen must possess a sense of mastery to pursue excellence, a sense of agency to

make informed choices and a sense of purpose to serve their communities.

Over the last 30 plus years, Akanksha has been at the forefront of proving what’s possible for children

from low-income communities in Mumbai & Pune. Our 4,600 alumni are on the path to living an

empowered life. Today Akanksha runs 26 schools in partnership with governments of Mumbai,

Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur serving ~13,000 children in grades Jr Kg - Gr

10.

Position Summary: In order to deliver quality impact, Akanksha believes in recruiting excellent talent, creating opportunities for development; and engaging and retaining its people. We want each of our members to be immersed in Akanksha’s culture of warmth, care and commitment towards our mission. As the Senior Manager-HR, you will be the HR lead for School Support & Central Support teams at Akanksha. You will also assist Senior Director-HR in owning the change and development philosophy at Akanksha. You will co-create and shape the strategies for Talent Acquisition, Development, Engagement, and Retention such that people at Akanksha give their personal best, working together as a team towards the Akanksha Vision, and Mission and reinforcing its values.

You will be reporting to Senior Director, Human Resources

The salary for this role is in the range of Rs.13.8 lac per annum to Rs. 14.5 lac per annum.

Specific responsibilities will include:

HR Strategy
• Participate in creating the HR Strategy in line with Akansha’s vision, mission, values, and goals.
• Co-create and implement talent management programs and processes. Challenge current practices and think outside the box to generate creative ways to scale interventions.
• Own Akanksha’s change and development philosophy and direct policy creation & system alignment keeping it at the center.
• Design and cascade workshops/sessions, processes, and systems to enhance organizational effectiveness & culture
• Drive Employee Engagement across Akanksha by conceptualizing and implementing various employee development and engagement initiatives.
• Participating in relevant sectoral compensation, benefits studies & other surveys. Analyze trends in compensation and benefits; research and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.

HR Operations
• Lead HR operations for all School support and Central support teams which includes Manpower Planning, Talent Acquisition
• Participate or initiate continuous improvement on HR policies and processes

Team Management
• Lead and manage a team of 1-2 HR team members and oversee the achievement of collective goals and annual plans
• Contribute to the HR team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities

What you need for this role:
• Deep belief and commitment toward Akanksha’s vision and mission
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience out of which at least 2 years should be in managing a team
• Experience in Values cascade, culture building, and other organizational development interventions,
• Experience with human resources metrics
• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• MBA in Human Resources or Master’s degree in a relevant field