The role is extremely varied. You will be partnered with another City Leader and together you will work to achieve the goals of your city.
Run our inspiring Fellowhsip programs and provide strategic project support:
- (40%) Run programs: The Pollinate Energy Student and Professional Fellowship programs are core to business expansion, and provide you with resources, skills and idea you will need to scale this operation within your time in country. Together with your partner, you will lead these programs to guarantee tangible outcomes for Pollinate Energy and a great experience for the Fellows, with teams of approximately 15 per program. You will receive training in this during your first month on the ground. Read more about our programs to see what they are all about.
- (10%) Implement new initiatives that arise from programs: The Programs will generate a lot of great outputs, which you will then take on to implement into the local operations as required. This might include a new product that was tested and needs follow up work with the suppliers, or new marketing materials that need to be rolled out across all of our existing cities.
- (10%) Support HQ on additional strategic projects: You will be an integrated part of our growing organisation, and have the opportunity to support on additional projects as they arise as per your skills. Some examples of extra projects include benchmarking our safety practices and implementing recommendations, designing and compiling Pollinate Energy annual reports and business plans, leading in research for expansion across India and many more!
- (10%) Develop and improve programs: This includes everything from preparing for each of your programs and conducting post program review, to implementing new initiatives and improvements that are developed with your input. This may also involve supporting Leaders in other cities to adjust their programs.
Assist the local team to grow our operations in Lucknow
- (10%) Support Pollinators: Provide assistance to Pollinators in the field, and support with the recruitment and training of new Pollinators. Meet the Pollinators to find out more about who they are.
- (20%) Grow the customer base: With Pollinators and Fellowship programs, locate and survey slum communities in new cities.
Specific Requirements
A fundraising target of AUD 5,000 per City Leader. You will be supported in this process through contact with our fundraising team and alumni network, and access to materials and fundraising event ideas.
Skills
This is an opportunity for you to throw yourself in the deep end. We don’t need direct experience in this type of work, but there are, of course, some key things we look for:
- 3+ years experience working for a Business, NGO or start up
- You’ll be based with HQ, but you’ll be managing a lot of your own projects and working with people in other cities. You’ll need to be able to work with minimal supervision, communicate clearly with your team members online, and manage projects and programs autonomously. We provide great resources and team support as well to help you achieve this.
- Experience working in multidisciplinary or decentralised teams and strong time-management and organisational skills are a must.
- Things change in a startup, especially one innovating in social enterprise! You need to be flexible and ready to roll with change, and to help us implement new processes in your local city.
- This role will see you do a little bit of everything, from conducting formal meetings with partners one day, to putting out the rubbish the next – no fear of getting your hands dirty!
- With a small team and loads of work, having a good attitude, a sense of humour and great interpersonal skills goes a long way!
- You must display a willingness to work closely with disadvantaged communities, and a passion for social business and transforming the lives of those who are most in need
- Excellent problem solving abilities and experience executing difficult management tasks
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Benefits
Benefits and Support
- Training: You will be connected with the current team to learn more about the role and answer all your questions prior to your arrival in India. Once you arrive, you will participate in a Fellowship program to understand how our programs operate, and then attend face-to-face training sessions in our Headquarters in Bangalore, where you will meet our HQ team and learn the ropes.
- Travel Insurance: Travel insurance will be covered by Pollinate Energy.
- Accommodation: Comfortable accommodation in a central location with all the amenities you need will be provided by Pollinate Energy.
- Visas: Visa costs for a single business visa will be covered by Pollinate Energy.
- Stipend: On top of these benefits, you will be paid a stipend of INR 7,500 per month for your daily food and expenses. Any additional spending on recreation or travel is to be funded by the City Leader.
- Flights: City Leaders are expected to cover flights to and from India. Any other travel required for work purposes will be covered by Pollinate Energy.