About the company

Avanti is an award winning social enterprise established by IIT alumni in 2010 to provide an affordable, high-quality education to disadvantaged students aspiring to study at India’s top colleges. At present, they have 200 full-time employees and support over 2,000 students across 8 states in India.

Avanti is a Pan IIT Alumni initiative, winner of Stanford BASES and recipient of the Echoing Green, Ashoka, Draper Richards Kaplan & Forbes 30 under 30 awards. Their investors include Pearson Affordable Learning Fund and the Dell Foundation. Their academic board is chaired by Dr. Eric Mazur, Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard.

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Desired experience: 1 to 2 Years experience in HR Operation

Course Specialization: Any Graduate

Batch: 2013/2014/2015

Job Location: Mumbai

Salary: INR 4 LPA to INR 5 LPA (Depending upon the candidate experience and performance in the interview)

Date of Joining: Immediate

Interview Process:

- Academic Test/Online Test

- Demo Interview

- Fit Interview

- HR Interview

Tentative Interview Date*: Will be communicated post registration window is closed.

*The shortlisted candidates will be sent Admit Cards/Call Letters on their registered mail Id, which they will need to carry on the date of Interview. No candidate will be entertained by the company without the formal intimation from Aspiring Minds.

Job Description:

The candidate will be responsible for managing all work related to HR operations, which includes, but may not be restricted to:

On Boarding and Induction Process

- Ensuring that all new employees are given the necessary documents and resources to start executing their responsibilities

- Collection and verification of all employee documents

Exit Management

- Manage the smooth transition of an employee out of Avanti including conducting and documenting exit interviews and F&F, if any

- Ensure recovery of Avanti property before the person transitions out

- Provide requisite certificates – bona-fide, experience letter etc. to former employees

Maintenance of HRIS

- Maintain records and particulars of all employees during his/her time at Avanti and update it on an ongoing basis

- Document all communication made to every employee (promotions, performance appraisal summaries etc.)

Payroll Disbursement and Finance

- Coordinate with the Finance team and the employees to ensure that correct disbursement of salaries, increments and bonuses is done every month

- Provide administrative support to Finance team whenever needed

Hiring Support

- Run background checks on new hires and document information on the same

- Send offer letters and related documents to candidates, answer their queries on terms of employment and follow-up with them till they accept

- Track referrals that are made for disbursement of referral bonuses

Travel and Accommodation Desk

- Provide logistical support in the form of accommodation and travel bookings to employees who are relocating or travelling to an Avanti location

- Establish processes to help the company optimize costs in travel and accommodation

Office Operations

- Liaise with vendors & service providers for smooth operations in the Mumbai office

Miscellaneous

- Work closely with the HR Business Partner on performance appraisals and grievance redressal processes, in addition to execution of employee engagement initiatives

Skill Set Required: 

- Excellent verbal & communication skills

- Extreme attention to detail; Comfort with MS Office (Word and Excel)