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Director — Community Programmes

Community & Outreach

Lead Full-Time Remote / Guwahati / regular field travel to programme sites Permanent

Compensation

INR 30 - 48 LPA + equity.

Engagement

Full-Time

Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Remote-first, with periodic in-person off-sites.

Scope of role

Set direction within your domain. Build and mentor a team. Own outcomes at the function level.

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI

Lead the on-ground community programmes — AquinTutor learner outreach, HEI verification field work, partner-institution engagement. Where the company actually meets the people it claims to serve. You will be in the field. The role does not work from a deck.

02 — The work

What you will own

  • 01 Own the multi-region community-programme portfolio end-to-end.
  • 02 Build and manage NGO + government partnerships in the field; sign + deliver on MoUs.
  • 03 Run grant programmes (in + out) — application, selection, disbursement, audit.
  • 04 Field travel — at least one site visit per region per quarter.
  • 05 Hire and coach regional programme managers.
  • 06 Own community-feedback loops back to product + research; make the company hear them.

03 — The expertise

What we look for

8+ years in community / development programmes at scaleHas run a multi-region portfolio in IndiaStrong partner negotiation + grant managementComfort in both villages and boardroomsMultilingual (Hindi + at least one regional language preferred)Field-tested operational chops

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

  • You have run community programmes in at least three Indian states for at least 3 years.
  • You have signed and delivered on a partnership with a state government department.
  • You have killed a programme because the community feedback said the work was not landing.
  • You can sit on the ground in a panchayat office and have a useful conversation.
  • You write field reports that decision-makers actually use.

05 — How we work

The EduRankAI environment

Remote-first, async-first

Work from anywhere. We optimise for deep work, not face time. Periodic in-person off-sites for the full-time team.

High autonomy, high standards

We hire adults and trust them. You will be expected to set your own goals, communicate clearly, and ship.

Builders, not bureaucrats

We optimise for clarity over process. Make the call, ship the work, write up what you learned.

Bharat-built, globally ambitious

We are an Indian frontier AI lab. We build for India first and the world second — in that order.

06 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

  1. 01

    Application review

    Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.

  2. 02

    Take-home or live exercise

    Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.

  3. 03

    Conversations

    Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.

  4. 04

    Offer or honest no

    If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.

Before you start

What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.

Application fee

CHF 50

Lead tier

We will collect

  • Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
  • Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
  • Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
  • Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
  • Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.

We will never

  • Sell your data
  • Share with third-party recruiters
  • Use for advertising
  • Train models on it
  • Send marketing email

Our situation

EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. The small per-application fee covers the real cost of processing your application — human review, identity verification, infrastructure, reviewer time. It buys us the right to be honest. Genuine financial hardship? Request a fee waiver inside the application — reviewed individually within 5 business days, with no record in your file and no second-class treatment of waiver-granted applications.

Full transparency policy Why we charge a fee Questions? Email us

Ready to apply?

We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.

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