Samhita Social Ventures - Head - Human Resources & Administration

Job Title: Head of Human Resources, Mumbai

Job Status: Full time

Location: Mumbai

- Read Further If You Are Keen On Managing People & Processes For A Growing Consulting Firm In The Social Sector. We Are A Social Venture And Hence Do Not Pay Competitive Market Salaries. Please Do Not Make An Application If You Are Only Looking For A Jump In Your Compensation.

Who are we :

Samhita Social Ventures believes in doing good better. We stand at the centre of a dynamic social-sector ecosystem, creating symbiotic relationships between companies, donor organisations and high-net-worth individuals on the one hand and NGOs and social enterprises on the other.

We empower various stakeholders to make meaningful and sustainable social impact. Our core services include :

- CSR strategy, program design and implementation

- In-depth research and program assessments

- Capacity building and funding opportunities for social organizations

- Furthermore, we believe technology, innovation and collaboration holds the key to significantly augment social change. This philosophy goes hand in hand with an emphasis on innovation - the foundation stone on which Samhita operates.

- Some of our clients include Morgan Stanley, ANZ Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Vodafone, Sun Pharma, Sandvik Asia, A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, Piramal Group, Dr. Reddy- s,Powerica, Pantaloons, Intervida, M&M and BASF and the U.S. Consulates of Mumbai and Chennai.

Key responsibilities :

- Define a people agenda and strategy based on Samhita's overall mission and strategy.

- Identify the organizational capabilities and talent that Samhita needs to develop given the above, working closely with the leadership team.

- Develop and implement people policies and processes covering all aspects of attracting, developing and retaining talent based on the capabilities required.

- With the leadership team, and given Samhita's mission, define and implement the pillars of the desired culture of the organization.

- Engage with employees constantly to have a good feel of the pulse of the organization continuously.

- Ensure adherence to labor legislation that applies to Samhita.

- Ensure implementation of people processes for smooth administrative operations of HR policies.

Qualification and experience :

- 8- 10 years of working in Human Resources having exposure to defining the people agenda of an organization OR managing a people intensive business with good understanding of people: aspirations, motivations, capabilities etc.

- Should have experience of defining and implementing processes that have enabled attraction, development and retention of talent.

- Exposure to social sector preferred.

Desired competencies :

- Working with the leadership team and identifying and building organizational capability for Samhita

- Attracting, engaging and retaining talent in a social enterprise

- Managing change

- Interest in people balanced with thinking of how people contribute to business / organization's goals.

- Results orientation: focus on outcomes; track record of delivering results required of her / him. High execution focus.

- Process orientation: should be able to define and implement processes

- Ability to strike quick relationships with people and interest in understanding them.

- Should be able to command respect for her / his thinking capability and contributions to Samhita.

Reporting : COO

Why should you join us :

- To use your skills and expertise to engage with a young and dynamic team that drives impactful projects in the social sector

- To define your own career path in an organization that will offer you multiple entrepreneurial and rapid growth opportunities

- To push yourself to newer challenges, higher achievement levels and greater personal development