Community Building Data and Operations Analyst, Acumen Academy India

Acumen Academy is looking for an Analyst with at least 2 years of experience to support the development of offerings to our community of changemakers with partnerships and opportunities. This role is remote, but preferred location is Bangalore or Mumbai.

About Acumen
Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services offer important opportunities to people living in poverty. To date, Acumen has positively impacted over 500 million lives by investing $154.4M in 167 innovative, early-stage companies in Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States. But investment isn’t only about capital, we’ve been investing in innovators for years, connecting with emerging leaders around the world and engaging them in collective dialogue, moral inquiry, and skill building.

About Academy
Acumen Academy is the world’s school for social change. We’re looking to support a new generation of social innovators and leaders with the character and competence to solve problems of poverty and build a world based on dignity. We seek to inspire a new generation by sharing stories of visionary role models and business models with the world.

About the Foundry
Through the Fellowship program, Acumen invests in developing the moral leadership skills of social builders. Acumen Fellowship graduates enter the Foundry, a global community with a shared ethos and vision: to build a world based on dignity that centres on people and planet. The Foundry is the alumni community for the +1,600 graduates of our Fellowship or Accelerator Programs.

About the Role: We're searching for someone to support our community initiatives. At Acumen, we believe that when social innovators come together in a community based on trust and shared goals, they can achieve systemic change. Our goal is to create a community where social - innovators can:

• Get to know each other and help each other out.
• Partner with ecosystem organizations for increasing capital and organizational support for the social-innovators.
• Understand what the community needs by collecting and analyzing information through large data-sets.
• Make it easy for community members to connect with each other by providing the right tools and resources.

Ultimately, we want to make a big impact by bringing social-innovators together and supporting their efforts to create positive change.

To enhance your comprehension of the work we do and advance through our selection process, we strongly recommend that each applicant familiarizes themselves with the following resources:

1. The essence of Foundry
2. The pillars of Foundry
3. A case-study of how the Foundry is connected and accompanies each other

The detailed Job Description for the Analyst, Community Building, Data and Operations: 

The Analyst, Community Building, Data and Operations will be responsible for building and managing the internal data infrastructure to increase the engagement and impact of the 300+ Foundry Members).

Key accountabilities include:

Monitor and Analyse Data Systems: Continuously monitor qualitative and quantitative data from the Foundry, Recruitment and the Fellowship and analyse trends for various segments of Fellows and Foundry. Upkeep data quality by cleaning historical data and assisting program leaders with data upload/input

Manage partnerships and operations: Work closely with existing partners and onboard new partners on to data systems for the programs we do. Support execution and operation of projects.  

Connect with and support the Foundry members:  In partnership with the team, establish and manage a process to support check-in with members of the Foundry deep-diving into their interventions and long-term goals along with understanding their challenges.

Support on Recruitment and Fellowship: As we are a small team, everyone contributes a part of their time to other verticals, and you will be expected to support other projects in the team. You will manage the data, technology and operational processes for these projects.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 2+ years of experience working with data and managing operations for programs
• Demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Track record of executing programs while monitoring impact
• Analytical mindset to understand data, insights and impact
• Communication skills to work with global, cross-cultural colleagues, partners and community members
• Willingness to take risks and ability to address complex issues creatively and effectively
• Effectively collaborates with and across teams, seeks, and provides constructive feedback
• Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen values

This role reports to the Manager of Foundry and will collaborate closely with colleagues across Acumen.  

At Acumen we welcome and encourage applicants of all gender identity, castes, and abilities to apply. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Deadline : Candidates will be reviewed and interviewed on a rollling basis