About Madhi
Madhi Foundation was established in 2016 as a non-profit organization committed to the cause of bridging the equity gap in education for children across India. The Foundation draws its inspiration from the Tamil proverb, “Destiny can be conquered with intellect (Madhi)”. Madhi Foundation specifically works to solve the foundational learning crisis in India. Our vision, "Foundational Learning First, so every child is set up for success", guides our every action and gives our work the purpose and direction it needs.
What we do
Madhi works closely with the Tamil Nadu School Education Department to conceptualise and implement large scale quality improvement programmes in Tamil Nadu’s government schools. Over the course of the next 5 years Madhi will strengthen its existing programmes in the state (as well as undertake new programmes) with the singular aim of ensuring transformative improvement in the quality of school education in Tamil Nadu and beyond.
Ennum Ezhuthum: We are currently also working as the ‘Chief Management Partner’ for Tamil Nadu’s official Foundational Learning Mission, The ‘Ennum Ezhuthum Mission’ - a Rs. 500 Cr Mission of national and regional importance aimed at universalising foundational learning for all children in Tamil Nadu’s 37,000 government schools.
Enjoy English: Enjoy English is a tech-based product-service offering aimed at improving foundational English among children from low-exposure to English contexts. It is one of a kind idea that adopts an oracy first approach to language learning which is different from most programmes that adopt a subject teaching approach to English learning.
Communities Enabling Foundational Learning (CEFL): CEFL aims to equip the parents with the knowledge, skills and tools to understand the quality of foundational education their children receive in public schools and in turn, start advocating for improving the quality of education with stakeholders such as teachers, administrators and local political leaders. We support parents to establish peer groups and networks of parents and community members to support each other towards educating their child and collectively demand for the same.
What is the work culture at Madhi like?
The work culture at Madhi is built both organically and inorganically. We articulate our core values and reinforce them through actions consistently. Team members imbibe Madhi's values and help grow the culture. Our core values (Mission obsession, Empathy, Resilience, Integrity, Inquiry) form the basis of our actions, policy and interactions. Madhi nurtures a collaborative work culture where individual growth and team success go hand in hand.
Given the nature of our work (our close partnership with the government) we often realise that we work with partners who espouse a work culture that is vastly different from ours which can sometimes create a sense of cultural dissonance. This is not something we are able to change, and we expect team members to join us knowing full well that when working with critical partners and stakeholders there would certainly arise a need to adapt and accept the differences and the challenges that come from working in such an environment. We have been fortunate to find team members over the years who have joined us and helped build a strong and purposeful culture and despite our rapid growth we have been able to sustain our culture over time.
Your team (Organizational Development)
The People Culture and Operations (PCO) team comprises Human Capital Management (HCM) and the Operations team. This team consists of heroes who work hard in the shadows and believe that the show must go on, rain or sunshine. The PCO team is in charge of managing human capital and talent at Madhi and strives to find passionate and committed individuals to join the team. The operations team ensures seamless functioning of the organisation and oversees finance and administration-related activities.
About the role
Lead, People and Culture will be expected spend their time on various functions of human capital management, Team Engagement, Learning & Development and HR Operations.
The Job Description
Below is an indicative set of responsibilities you will be required to lead as part of your role. We believe that a job description is best created collaboratively where the individual joining the team, and the senior leadership team together define the role in greater detail, so it reflects your aspirations and ambitions as much as it does the organisation’s needs. A detailed description can be jointly created once the selection process has been completed, and you have accepted our offer of employment.
In this role, some of your responsibilities will include
Culture and Team Management
Review, design, and execute improvements to organisational structure; find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them
Liaison with sub-vertical, domain and team lead regarding vertical climate, employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning
Develop and build on relationships with all employees for increased efficiency and responsiveness of existing operations, and help define new operational strategies by working with Vertical and Sub-vertical heads on special projects
Manage team spaces to foster agility, and cohesiveness and maximise the impact driven by the organisation
Learning & Development
Nurture development of an organisational culture that emphasizes on quality, continuous improvement, key employee retention and development, high performance and aligns to Madhi’s core values
Lead the L&D sub-vertical to strategies, create and implement a framework that provides diverse and need-specific learning opportunities for all team members
Lead the implementation of performance management systems that include performance development plans (PDPs) and talent development programs
Coach and mentor managers in their communication, feedback, recognition, and interaction with their team members
HR Operations
Supervise effective execution of HR Operations systems such as payroll, HRIS, goal setting process, etc. to ensure optimal organisational efficiency and employee satisfaction
Design Human Resources policies that are fair, transparent, compliant and in alignment to Madhi’s core values
You will thrive in this role if you:
Annually based
Tamil Nadu , India
Tamil Nadu , India
