Program Associate- Talent Acquisition

Position : The Convergence Foundation, Program Associate- Talent Acquisition Location: Delhi (Hybrid) 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. Role purpose 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…