India CEO

About Dost Education

Our Mission

Our mission is to unlock every child's full potential by focusing on early learning at home. We believe that parents of any literacy level can play a crucial role in their children's school and life readiness.

Our Model

Dost builds tech, content, and programs that make it easy for parents of any literacy level to boost their childs early development. Our first product was phonecasts 1 minute daily podcasts delivered through a phone call that solve everyday parent problems and nudge them to turn regular moments into Talk, Care, and Play moments. Current programs are for parents with kids aged birth-6 and covers nonviolent parenting, cognitive development, socio-emotional skills, and school preparedness. Since our beta launch in 2015 with 300 families, we have grown to support over 700,000 children through a network of community champions and strategic partnerships with state governments and UNICEF India.

Now, were experimenting with new programs and expanding our reach in response to demand from the Indian Government and families who need more types of support.

Our Values

Lead with Integrity

We believe in consistently upholding the highest ethical standards in our actions. And create an environment that fosters trust, transparency, and accountability within our organisation.

Nurture Potential

We support our team's personal and professional growth with opportunities, guidance, and resources for full potential and collective success.

Resilient Together

We're dedicated to learning and getting better together. We tackle challenges, support each other, and emerge stronger as a united team, determined to succeed in any situation.

Dost Education values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Were hiring an India Chief Executive Officer

Dost is looking for a pivotal leadership role within the organization. The India CEO will be responsible for articulating Dost's vision, mission and strategy; ensuring operational excellence and values alignment; and sustaining team motivation. This role requires a professional with a track record of successful leadership, strong business acumen, and the ability to achieve organizational goals. As the India CEO, you will oversee all aspects of the organization's operations, manage the Core Leadership Team, build and maintain relationships across all stakeholders, and champion the organization. This is an exceptional opportunity for a visionary leader to make a lasting impact and drive positive change within the organization and the communities it serves.

The Key Responsibilities are:

Vision and Culture Championship

• Champion the Dost Education brand as a leader in the early childhood and responsive caregiving space, helping establish new areas for expansion and impact
• Actively engage and energize Dost Education staff, board members, caregivers, government partners, partnering organizations, and funders.

• Be a strong example of Dosts culture both within the organization and externally

Looking Outwards and Ahead

• Steer the team towards a bigger vision and guide the team to build a strategy towards it
• Define key priorities for the year by setting ambitious and achievable goals and guardrails

• Learn about trends, needs and gaps in the family well-being space

• Continuously seek out opportunities to innovate and make deeper impact on caregivers

• Encourage and in some cases, role model, experimentation and trial and error within the organization

Leadership and Strategy

• Work with the Core Leadership Team to develop OKRs (strategic objectives and goals) for the organization, bringing in a proactive, long-term viewpoint and prepare the organization to maximize impact now and in the future
• Work with the Core Leadership Team to develop an annual and multi-year strategy and budget and understand how much delivering on impact costs

• Articulate and re-articulate the strategy to internal and external stakeholders

• Ensure the right people, timelines, systems and funding are available to execute on the strategy, with a particular focus on retaining a high-performing and motivated Leadership Team
• Cultivate a strong and effective board of directors who are supportive, helping solve problems, and taking the organization to the next level
• Ensure the organization is on track to meet annual and multi-year goals and be willing to make tough decisions to pivot and adjust if required, seeking excellence within program, growth, people, strategy, finance and administration

Fundraising and Financial Stewardship

• Support existing global donor relationships and cultivate new ones

• Develop a long-term strategy to meet revenue and expansion goals by diversifying and growing the donor base
• Keep pulse on new opportunities in India to raise capital, collaborate with multiple donors and partners, and jointly create more impact
• Steward the organizations finances and work with the CFO to make key budgeting decisions

Who can apply?

• India-based individuals only

• Fluency in at least 1 Indian language

• Enthusiasm for and experience with tech-driven approaches to drive social change

• At least 5 years of experience as a senior manager or executive in a related industry (e.g. nonprofit, philanthropy, strategy consulting, venture capital, growing a startup)

Skill(s) required:

• Excellent leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate team
  

• Strategic thinking and problem solving ability

• Exceptional written and communication skills

• Great presentation skills and enjoys meeting people

• Growth mindset, feeling comfortable that your role and responsibilities can adapt to new challenges and opportunities
• Ability to oversee diverse functions including finance, impact evaluations or research, and field operations

• Passion for early childhood education