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Manager & Teaching Assistant, Naropa Centre for Writing and Communication

Location

The Naropa Campus at Choglamsar, Ladakh (with occasional visits to New Delhi)

About the Fellowship

The Naropa Fellowship is a one-year, fully-residential, post-graduate, academic programme focused on creating and nurturing agents of change who will work towards fostering an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and growth while preserving the cultural heritage of Ladakh and the Himalayan region. The driving purpose behind the Naropa Fellowship is the urgent need to not only retain local talent, but also develop entrepreneurial skills that can help foster a robust socio-economic environment in Ladakh and surrounding regions. Additionally, there is also a need to educate the younger generation regarding the importance of maintaining their distinctive culture and heritage. The Fellowship is thus designed to address the rising challenges of unemployment, lack of training and professional skills, and gradual cultural erosion in Ladakhi and the Himalayan societies. Aimed at creating community-spirited future leaders, the Naropa Fellows will be equipped with the skills and tools needed to successfully promote business, enterprise and civic leadership in a 21st century world.

Currently the Naropa Fellowship is housed at the Agling Resort, Choglamsar, Ladakh.

There are several unique features to this programme, such as:

  • Parallel tracks in entrepreneurship, management, leadership, society and culture and critical thinking/communication
  • A year-long, hands-on, live project to engage the Fellows to design and engage with sustainable solutions for the local community in Ladakh and the Himalayan region, which will eventually convert into a real-life income and employment generating enterprise.
  • The right blend of academics and practitioners
  • Exposure to leadership in public life
  • Mentorship from experienced professionals.

Please visit www.naropafellowship.org for more information.

Job Description

The Naropa Centre for Writing and Communication functions throughout the academic year at the Fellowship. It will play a unique part in building the entrepreneurial capacity of the Fellows by helping them strategise their communication and critical thinking skills.

The Manager & TA, Naropa Centre for Writing and Communication, will work closely with the curriculum advisor and resident tutor to run the Centre. Following are the KRAs:

Course Management

  • Identifying and following up with visiting faculty for courses
  • Maintaining notes and offering feedback/inputs for courses
  • Interfacing closely with Fellows as well as faculty

Administration

  • Managing schedules for classes and tutorials on the academic calendar
  • Administering feedback forms and reports at the end of every term
  • Assisting with grading of assignments
  • Ensuring contracts and other arrangements are in place for each instructor
  • Helping the team with auxiliary events on the calendar

TA Functions

  • Providing individual feedback to Fellows on course projects
  • Managing task schedules and follow-ups
  • Running weekly activities including practice sessions, reading hours, quizzes, feedback sessions and tutorials
  • Maintaining student profiles for internships, placements, academic and professional records In addition to the aforementioned, the candidate will have to assist with external communication at the programme by:
  • Creating content on outreach and admissions
  • Editing all communication collateral for the Fellowship

Requirements

The candidate must possess the following qualities:

  • Clear writing, verbal fluency and correct English grammar
  • The ability to discern and prioritise areas in curriculum which need work
  • Academic and language-oriented while being aware of industry trends
  • The versatility to work on diverse tasks and deliver consistently
  • Ability to rapidly adapt to a startup atmosphere

The candidate must have an informed understanding of the remote geography of Ladakh and its challenging winter climate.

Education

Post-graduate with a major in English/Linguistics or the other humanities.

Compensation

Commensurate with experience

Process

Interested candidates should submit a resume and two writing samples via email to Anuja Dasgupta at anuja.dasgupta@naropafellowship.org. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.