FIELD MANAGER DESCRIPTION
The Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project is looking for highly-motivated and passionate individuals to fill one opening for the Administrative Manager position. The Administrative Manager oversees our volunteer program and carries out administrative and executive duties at Shanti Bhavan, our English-medium progressive boarding school in rural India. The Administrative Managers work with the Indian and the US teams to support onsite activities and fundraising efforts in the US, including content creation for social media and other photo and video production.
Start Date: June 2025
End Date: Must be willing to commit until mid-December 2025, with the possibility of extension until April 2026.
Location: Baliganapalli, TN, INDIA
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
Shanti Bhavan has been in existence for nearly 27 years, and the organization has been profiled in The New York Times, the Charlie Rose Show, Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat, the Discovery Channel, ABC News and Glamour Magazine’s “Get Schooled” series. In 2017, the four-part Netflix Original Documentary series, Daughters of Destiny, featured Shanti Bhavan.
Shanti Bhavan serves children of the lowest caste—all of the children in the program hail from socio-economically depressed areas of India, mostly from the “Untouchable” or “Dalit” communities. The mission of Shanti Bhavan is to empower children from India’s lowest socioeconomic class to break the cycle of generational poverty through education, leadership, and compassion. Each child is provided full tuition and room and board while they attend the school. Shanti Bhavan means “haven of peace” and the school truly is a “haven” for students aged pre-K-12th grade. They are provided with a world-class education in a safe and nurturing environment.
Covid-19 Policy: Shanti Bhavan is a closed residential school located in a rural area. Field Managers live on campus where the staff is vaccinated and everyone who wishes to enter the school is confined for 7 days before access is allowed. Off-campus travel is highly limited.
You can visit www.shantibhavanchildren.org to learn more about the school.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should possess the following:
- A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- 2 years of work experience preferred
- English fluency
- Experience with event planning and logistics, including long-term project management
- Experience and expertise in procuring large amounts of video and photo assets to be used for fundraising purposes highly preferred
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to assign tasks, manage a diverse group of volunteers, and build strong working relationships with current staff
- Capacity to serve as a supportive and professional mentor to the children
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, donors, corporate sponsors, etc. often bridging cultural gaps
- Detail-oriented focus
- Flexibility to adapt to changing situations and expectations and relay those adjustments to other team members
- Superior ability to handle stress and set boundaries both personally and professionally
- Comfort with working closely with another individual who shares many overlapping responsibilities
- Ability to maintain a highly motivated, persevering, and achievement-oriented attitude
- Ability to work under minimal supervision while remaining abreast of the vision of the school
- Competency with Microsoft Office, Google Docs, and other office software/tools
- Proof of complete COVID-19 vaccination
BENEFITS OF THE FIELD MANAGER POSITION
- All expenses are paid for, including roundtrip airfare/transportation, room and board on campus, and visa fees.
- The position includes a salary equivalent to Indian local standards.
- Not only is this an opportunity to work internationally and be fully immersed in a wonderful and vibrant culture, it is a rare opportunity to make a personal contribution to better the lives of students who then have the opportunity to uplift their families from poverty
- We have many VIPs who visit our institution including celebrities, CEOs of international corporations, and visiting diplomats/dignitaries. You will have an opportunity to meet and interact with them as a coordinator and administrator for the institution.
Please submit a cover letter and a resume to Gabrielle Mahesh at gabrielle@shantibhavanchildren.org
