Communications Associate

Apni Shala

Posted: 5 months ago
Openings: 10
Applicants: 0

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: Job Title: Communications Associate Location: Based in Mumbai (may require limited travel outside Mumbai) Employment Type: Full-time, 6 days a week (with two-term breaks) Reporting to: (Associate) Director, Apni Shala

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Deep commitment to work towards wellbeing and SEL of students and other stakeholders Ability to adapt and respond to difficult and uncertain circumstances Spirit of collaboration and trust in working with and supporting a team Inclination and openness to continuous learning, feedback and growth Ability to engage with and solve for inequity and exclusion with compassion Commitment to ones own social emotional development and healing Ability and willingness to step in for responsibilities above and beyond the assigned role Interest in working with government / low-income schools

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications Design and Implementation Design and develop content (visual, written, etc) for and manage all social media channels for Apni

Shala.

Research on SEL, Mental Health and related subjects to build Apni Shalas communications content

and campaigns.

Design and develop organisational campaigns to build awareness and raise funds.

Coordinate with the Apni Shala team to gather relevant data (stories, photographs, etc) for social

media posts.

Coordinate with volunteers/ interns for producing high-quality videos, photographs, stories etc. from

the ASF classrooms.

Coordinate with Communications-based partners (such as advisors, brand consultants, etc) to

manage partnerships.

Work with the Fundraising team and Advisors to create Apni Shala reports.

Build Apni Shalas visibility in online and print media.

Support the Apni Shala team with writing blogs/articles for Apni Shala.

Develop, and organise communications related events (online and offline) to build Apni Shalas

visibility.

Audit and ensure all communications to be aligned to Apni Shalas values, vision and ethos.

Partnership Building and Management Manage stakeholder by coordinating meetings, relaying important information, and facilitating

feedback meetings. Identify and build partnerships with organizations and schools inside and outside Mumbai. Conduct surveys and interviews as required by the monitoring and evaluation process. Manage public relations including engaging press and media.

Self and Peer Professional Development Work towards personal and professional development (PD) goals of self and peers by active

participation in organizational PDs and other relevant workshops/courses or reading and researching

relevant themes, co-planning and collective work

Participate in supervision meetings facilitated by your supervisor to build a practice of reflection, and

personal and professional development.

Facilitate and/or co-plan internal training sessions for team development on communications.

Participate in the performance management processes for team members, as required.

Organisational Development Participate in resource mobilisation, fundraising, advocacy, communications, culture building, and

other related activities as guided by the organisation.

Work towards expanding organisational visibility in larger ecosystem.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 2+ years of experience with design of organisation communications. Comfort with using standard tools or applications for design (eg: Adobe, canva, video editors). Strong oral and written communication skills in English and fluency in written Hindi or Marathi. Well developed report writing, data analysis skills and ability to represent data and articulate ideas

effectively. Fluency in using Microsoft office, Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides). Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and manage time.