Job Description

About the Organization :

We are a not-for-profit organization working to realize an "equal opportunity" approach in accessing higher education to make higher education more inclusive, accessible, and affordable for marginalized sections of society. One of the most important ways to improve the access to higher education is providing scholarships to needy students. There are numerous public & private scholarship schemes that are available, however, they fail to reach the right candidates. YDF works with all the stakeholders who have a role to play in the scholarship's delivery to bring in higher efficiency and efficacy in the system.

About the Position :

The Scholar Saathi plays a crucial role in delivering customized support to the end users i.e., students and the institute officials. Scholar Saathi is responsible for all communications, data collation, profile creation, due diligence, application, and verification of the stakeholders.

A Saathi works with:

? Students: to identify relevant scholarships and guide them through their application processes

? Educational Institutes: to ensure they fulfill the guidelines issued by scholarship providers ? NGOs: to identify students & institutes requiring help with scholarships.

Overview :

? Job Type: Full-time

? Salary: ? 12,000 to ? 15,000 per month, commensurate with experience and skills

? Probation: Three months

? Office Working Days: Monday to Saturday

? Reporting To: Program Associate

? Location: Danta- Rajasthan, Behror- Rajasthan, Patna- Bihar and Derabassi- Punjab

? Travel: Field visits to schools/colleges and communities

Key responsibilities :

As Scholar Sathi is the face of the organization vis-a-vis students and government officials, s/he must have good etiquette and a growth mindset to deal with their queries. They are expected to take up the following responsibilities:

Stakeholder Coordination: Ensure the maximum number of scholarships for eligible students

? Identify students' need and their financial hindrances to continue higher education.

? Find potential scholars and provide them with handholding support and make case studies.

? Identify and impanel educational institutions and community stakeholders.

? Mobilize students/parents, and other stakeholders by spreading awareness about the scholarship opportunities, eligibility & and application processes.

? Build relationships with schools/colleges and the community to reach the maximum number of eligible scholars and the rest of the scholarship processes (application, verification, due diligence, disbursement) .

Scholarships Management:

? Create, maintain & and regularly update the database of the scholarships.

? Match the details of the eligible applicants on the basis of the prepared database and scholarship criteria.

? Ensure the maximum number of eligible & and verified applications is processed.

Tele-counselling:

? Regularly coordinates with students, institutes, and other stakeholders over calls, texts, emails, etc., and maintains records.

? Builds and develops relationships with all stakeholders & and supports them through different stages of the scholarship application process.

Data Processing

? Maintains records of all documents shared by students, institutes, and other stakeholders.

? Review data for errors, and missing information and resolve any discrepancies.

? Verifies the data by comparing it to official documents.

? Transcribes source data into the required format, as and when required.

? Maintains privacy of all information shared by our stakeholders.

Branding and Promotion :

? Poster, Banner, and leaflets distributions during community engagement

? Publish news in print/online media

? Conduct scholarship disbursement events in community and institutions

Reporting :

? Completes their target daily

? Raises challenges and best practices as and when required.

? Maintains a filing system and information

Desired Profile:

? Excellent computer skills (MS Excel, MS PPT, and Google Spreadsheets etc.)

? Freshers can also be considered, but candidates with previous experience in data entry or any computer-based job will be preferred

? Good verbal & written communication in Hindi, English, Marathi

? Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

? Only Women and candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to Apply :

Interested candidates can directly apply by sending their updated CVs through mailing at shrutiworkforydf7@gmail.com or sumbulworkforydf@gmail.com .

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?14,000.00 - ?15,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• total work: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 30/10/2024
Expected Start Date: 23/10/2024