Communications and Design Assistant, Pune

Full-Time Pune 01-02 years of work experience in the social sector, with a background in handling communications (experience in an education-based NGO preferred)

**Social Media & Design Associate - Pune**:
**About Leadership For Equity (LFE)**:
**Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE), is a non-profit (NGO) based out of Pune, Maharashtra.**

We envision Public Education Systems That Refuse To Let Children Down

**APPROACH**: In our two-fold approach to change, we build the capacity of government system leaders and we influence system processes. In partnership with the local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. This work coupled with our research and advisory support to influence policies, we hope to create an effective government education system.

Over the last 5 years, LFE has built the capacity of **2100+** system leaders, and **40,200+** teachers to impact **8 million** students across Maharashtra. Additionally, LFE has recently expanded its operations and started working in another 3 states of India including Haryana, Tripura & Andhra Pradesh. In **Maharashtra**, LFE works with **5 districts** (Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Satara & Akola), **3 municipal bodies** (Pune MC, Pimpri Chinchwad MC & Nagpur MC) & 5 state level education bodies (School Education Dept, SCERT, Samagra Shiksha, Tribal Development Dept, & TRTI). In **Andhra Pradesh**, LFE works closely with the **Samagra Shiksha Office, SCERT & The World Bank **on a multi-year strategic project to improve the quality of learning across 26 districts of the State. And lastly in **Haryana & Tripura**, LFE works with **SCERTs** of both states in setting up targeted program management units (PMUs) to strengthen delivery of large-scale academic programs.

**BELIEF**: We believe Public Education Systems are the gatekeepers of social EQUITY, especially when India's 120 million poorest-of-the-poor children continue to go to government-run schools. A multi-layered, complex, and systemic problem of educational inequity, will require a solution rooted in the SYSTEMS CHANGE approach. We believe that a COLLECTIVE effort by forging partnerships with governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, nonprofits and grassroot organisations will help bring scalable and sustainable social change.

**About the Role**:
**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- To keep the digital platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn) of the organizations up to date and share updates on platforms as per the social media calendar
- Prepare monthly external newsletter
- Design collaterals required for the organisation and keep them updated
- Design and implement brand representation for internal and external events where LFE is represented
- Assist the project teams in designing and conceptualizing the publications

**Requirements**:
**Education & Experience**:

- 01-02 years of work experience in the social sector, with a background in handling communications (experience in an education-based NGO preferred)
- Interest, comfort, and understanding of using social media handles
- Proficient in designing software like Corel Draw, Photoshop, or online tools like Canva, etc.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and functional knowledge (oral and written) of Marathi would be highly preferred
- Strong ability to create outstanding presentations, work with Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, and varied data sets

**Location and Compensation**:** Location: Pune, Maharashtra**

**Compensation**:Apart from being a part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive a healthy compensation at par with the sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual’s prior experience and qualifications. The current compensation band offered, based on fit and experience is **2.50 -3.50 lakh INR per annum** CTC.**:
**Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate on the basis of caste, race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.