Senior Associate Talent Acquistion

About The/Nudge

The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners.

Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more.

Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists , 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including Gates, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and L'Oreal, we are contributing towards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime".

About the Team

The People & Culture team at The Nudge helps in acquiring and nurturing the right talent to meet the organization's objectives. By being part of this team, join us on an unique opportunity to build the People & Culture function of a rapidly growing organization which is solving some of the toughest problems in India.

What will you do?

• Execute end-to-end recruitment lifecycle independently for assigned roles, primarily supporting bulk hiring and campus recruitment drives.
• Source, screen, and engage high volumes of candidates while maintaining quality and timeliness.
• Coordinate with universities, colleges, and external vendors to facilitate campus hiring activities.
• Maintain strong candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing and networking.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and deliver against hiring targets with a high degree of ownership.
• Manage recruitment administration including offer letters, background checks, and onboarding coordination.
• Leverage recruitment tools and data analytics for tracking hiring metrics and process improvements.
• Provide a positive candidate experience through timely communications and feedback.

Who are we looking for in this role?

• 3 - 5 years of experience in talent acquisition with exposure to, lateral, campus hiring and bulk recruitment.
• Individual contributor mindset with ability to manage multiple recruitment projects independently.
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for recruiting early-career talent.
• Proactive, meticulous, and organized with strong problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with data and recruitment technologies for decision-making.
• Ability to build rapport with candidates, partners, and internal stakeholders.

What's in it for you?

• Own your growth:
  An impact-led learning environment encourages Nudgesters to invest in their learning and capacity building needs through initiatives and policies, including L&D wallet, individual development plan and internal role change opportunities.
• Find your tribe:
  Our hiring philosophy emphasises intent, attitude, smarts and skills, in that order, to build a cohesive environment for Nudgesters. The organisation is committed to curating people-centric policies, enhancing how employees experience life at The/Nudge.
• Take big bets:
  Organisational initiatives are intended to facilitate Nudgesters with a view to the big picture, illustrated by our impact across households, 15+ governments, 200+ social enterprises and Charcha: India's largest social sector convening forum.
• Make it happen:
  A product-based approach in an action-biased environment empowers Nudgesters to implement audacious plans. Driven to fail fast, we endeavour to optimise resources in favour of programs that align with our scale ambition.

You can learn more about what we do and how we do it through this deck.

We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.