TALENT

Immediately after the lockdown struck India, Arthan conducted a survey to understand the impact of COVID-19 on hiring and appraisal processes. A survey of 130+ organisations showed that 64% of respondents had frozen hiring completely due to the unforeseeable future/lack of funding/unawareness of the strategy for 2020. As a follow up, we conducted another detailed survey as a deep dive and with data from ~70 organisations, we found that 1,084 jobs that were planned during pre-Covid era had to be scrapped later, while 65% of the organisations have faced a reduction in funding. This data does not even begin to scratch the surface of the challenges with respect to talent that the sector would face in the coming months and years.

Hear from thought leaders and practitioners.

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WHY WE ARE DOING THIS

The talent track is a meeting point - to bring together players from across the sector - those who support the talent function and those who need its support to build the civil society in the times to come.

The impact of COVID-19 on the social sector in India has thrown open the need for focusing on building human capital in new ways as we script a new normal. From the way we hire to the way we work, from the skills we hire for to the HR systems in place, this pandemic is changing a lot of things. There is a greater need to think about keeping teams motivated, finding alternatives for jobs most impacted, re-orienting the way we network as well as re-think higher education opportunities. This track aims to bring together experts from the field to discuss, deliberate and solve for some of the critical challenges organisations and individuals will face with respect to talent and jobs in the impact sector.

SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN THE PAST - JUNE 25 & 26, 2020

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020

9.30 am- 10 am
Keynote Address by Yamini Aiyar (Centre for Policy Research)
10 am - 11.15 am
Speaking for the Silenced: Impact Careers in the Rights and Advocacy Space (Fireside Chat)
Speakers: Nivedita Ahuja (India Child Protection Fund), Rahul Balakrishnan (Arthan)
11.30 am - 1 pm
Building India: Building Careers Working at the Grassroots
Speakers: Aniket Doegar (Haqdarshak), Gazala Paul (Samerth), Santosh More (Mantra4Change)
Moderator: Chitra Iyer (Space2Grow)
2.30 pm - 3.15 pm
Spotlight Session 1: How to navigate through the current crisis and reinvent yourself for an Impact Career
Rahul Balakrishnan (Arthan) will be sharing his insights on how to navigate the current job crisis and how you can leverage platforms, connections and networks to land a social impact job in the next 30-90 days.
3.15 pm - 4 pm
Spotlight Session 2: Opportunities Galore: Open Jobs in the Impact Sector
Fellowship for Climate Action, Bhumi, Happy World Foundation, Virohan and Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives talk about their respective organisations and the roles that they are hiring for in the next 30 to 180 days giving the participants real time access to open jobs in the sector across varied domains.
4.30 pm - 6 pm
21st Century Skills for Social Impact (Led by Amani Institute)
Speakers: Ameen Haque (Storywallahs), Tena Pick (Project Kal), Krisstina Rao (International Innovation Corps), Anish Malpani (CARPE India)
Moderator: Shehzia Lilani (Amani Institute)
6.15 pm - 7.30 pm
The Higher Education Dilemma: An Opportunity or a Risk
Speakers: Dhruv Gupta (MPP, University of Oxford) , Deepika Kalra (MPP, Columbia University), Chirag Khutia (MOKSH Overseas Education Consultants)
Moderator: Yutika Vora (Nagrika)

26 JUNE 2020

9.30 am- 10 am
Keynote Address by Prabhat Labh (Grameen Foundation India)
10 am - 11.30 am
Opportunity in Education: How to Build a Career in Education and EdTech
Speakers: Venil Ali (LIDO Learning), Uma Sankar Reddy (LEAD School), Megha Srinivasan (The Education Alliance)
Moderator: Vinod Karate (TheTeacherApp)
11.45 am - 1.15 pm
The Two Sides to a Career in Social Impact: Values and Skills (Fireside Chat)
Speakers: Narayan Krishnaswamy (Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives), Satyam Vyas (Arthan)
2.30 pm - 4.15 pm
Masterclass: The ‘HOW’ towards Restructuring NGOs
Speakers: Samheeta Rao (GameChanger Law Advisors), Satyam Vyas (Arthan)
4.30 pm - 6 pm
Roundtable with Women Leaders in Impact: Managing Teams, Talent and Productivity
Speakers: Anita Limaye (Ummeed), Hemakshi Meghani (Indian School of Democracy), Karen Rauschenbach (the Blue suit), Dr Krithi Karanth (Centre for Wildlife Studies), Prerna Mukharya (Outline India), Usha Devi (Krishi Janani)
Moderator: Mahamaya Navlakha (Arthan)

IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES

Understanding of the skills most needed and ways to up-skill oneself
An understanding whether to enrol or not in the current situation and actionable next steps
Building strategies to motivate teams during crisis, and going forward
Learning the basics of finding a job in the current scenario