Administrative Manager

The Shanti Bhavan Children's Project is looking for highly-motivated and passionate individuals to fill two openings for the Administrative Manager position to oversee our volunteer program and carry out administrative and executive duties at Shanti Bhavan, our English-medium progressive boarding school in rural India. The administrative managers will work with the Indian and the US team in order to support onsite activities and fundraising efforts in the US.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTION

Shanti Bhavan has been in existence for 21 years and has been profiled in The New York Times, the Charlie Rose Show, Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat, the Discovery Channel, ABC News and Glamour Magazine’s “Get Schooled” series. In 2017, the four part Netflix Original Documentary series, Daughters of Destiny, featured Shanti Bhavan.

Shanti Bhavan serves children of the lowest caste - all of the children in the program hail from socio-economically depressed areas of rural India, mostly from the "Untouchable" or "Dalit" communities. The mission of Shanti Bhavan is to empower children from India’s lowest socioeconomic class to break the cycle of generational poverty through education, leadership, and compassion. They are given a full scholarship, room and board while they attend the school. Shanti Bhavan means “haven of peace” and the school truly is a “haven” for students aging from pre-K-12th grade. They are provided with a world-class education in a safe and nurturing environment.

You can visit www.shantibhavanchildren.org to learn more about the school.

REQUIREMENTS

Start Date: June 2018.

Must be willing to commit until mid-December 2018, with possibility of extension until April 2019.

Applicants should possess the following:

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Professional written and verbal communication skills

Ability to assign tasks, manage a diverse group of volunteers, and build strong working relationships with current staff

Capacity to serve as a supportive and professional mentor to the children

Ability to communicate effectively with staff, donors, corporate sponsors, etc. often bridging cultural gaps

Detail-oriented and focused

Flexible, and able to adapt to changing situations and expectations and relay those adjustments to other team members

Superior ability to handle stress and set boundaries both personally and professionally

Comfort with working closely with another individual who shares many overlapping responsibilities

Ability to maintain a highly motivated, persevering, and achievement-oriented attitude

Ability to work under minimal supervision while remaining abreast of the vision of the school

Competency with Microsoft Office, Google Docs and other office software / tools