Volunteer – Human Resource AssociateVandanam Trust | Non-Profit Organization

Role Type: Volunteer / (No Monetary Incentive)
Time Commitment: 2 hours per day
Work Mode: Remote / Flexible
Reporting To: Senior Management Team
Primary Focus: Leadership Talent Identification, Engagement & Onboarding

1. Role Purpose

Vandanam Trust is looking for a Volunteer – Human Resource Associate who can work closely with the Senior Management Team to identify, approach, engage, and support the onboarding of exceptionally accomplished leadership talent.

This is not a conventional HR recruitment role.

The core responsibility is to help Vandanam Trust build a strong leadership ecosystem by connecting with individuals who have demonstrated significant achievement, credibility, expertise, and leadership in their respective industries and who are also socially conscious and driven by a larger purpose beyond personal success.

The ideal volunteer will be able to recognize exceptional people, understand what motivates senior leaders, initiate meaningful conversations, and build long-term relationships on behalf of the Trust.

2. What You Will Work On

A. Leadership Talent Identification

- Research and identify highly accomplished professionals, entrepreneurs, academicians, scientists, social leaders, educators, creators, and industry experts.
- Build a high-quality leadership talent pipeline aligned with Vandanam Trust's mission.
- Identify individuals with proven excellence + social consciousness + willingness to contribute to meaningful change.
- Map potential leaders across relevant sectors and areas of expertise.

B. Leadership Outreach

- Develop personalized approaches to senior and accomplished professionals.
- Initiate conversations through appropriate professional channels.
- Communicate the vision, purpose, and larger social impact of Vandanam Trust clearly.
- Follow up professionally and consistently without being transactional or sales-oriented.

C. Senior Management Support

- Work directly with the Senior Management Team on leadership hiring/onboarding initiatives.
- Maintain a structured database of prospective leadership talent.
- Track conversations, responses, follow-ups, interest levels, and next steps.
- Coordinate meetings between shortlisted leadership candidates and Senior Management.
- Prepare concise candidate profiles and background summaries before leadership discussions.

D. Leadership Onboarding

- Support the Senior Management Team throughout the onboarding process.
- Coordinate documentation, communication, meetings, and follow-ups.
- Ensure that prospective leaders clearly understand the organization's mission, expectations, role, and contribution opportunities.
- Maintain a professional and relationship-focused onboarding experience.

E. Talent Intelligence

- Continuously research emerging and established leaders in relevant fields.
- Understand industry backgrounds,



skilled achievements, areas of influence, and potential contribution.
- Help Senior Management identify who should be approached, why they matter, and how Vandanam Trust can meaningfully engage them.

3. Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

- Highly proactive rather than someone who waits for instructions.
- Comfortable researching and approaching senior professionals.
- Excellent at professional communication and relationship building.
- Curious about people, leadership, organizations, and social change.
- Able to identify quality over quantity in talent.
- Mature enough to communicate respectfully with senior executives and accomplished professionals.
- Strong in follow-up, organization, documentation, and execution.
- Comfortable working independently for a focused 2-hour daily commitment.
- Driven by purpose rather than monetary compensation.

Particularly Valuable

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

- Recruitment / Executive Search
- HR / Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Hiring
- Executive Networking
- Corporate HR
- Startup / Founder Ecosystems
- Research / Talent Mapping
- Business Development
- Relationship Management
- Social-sector recruitment

Formal HR qualifications are not mandatory if the candidate demonstrates exceptional people skills, research ability, initiative, and execution.

4. Leadership Profile We Want to Build

The volunteer will help identify people who broadly demonstrate the following:

- Exceptional Achievement
Have created, built, led, discovered, transformed, or significantly contributed to their field.
- Leadership Credibility
Have earned substantial recognition, responsibility, influence, or respect within their profession.
- Depth of Expertise
Bring meaningful knowledge, experience, networks, or capabilities.
- Social Consciousness
Believe that knowledge, success, and influence should contribute to broader societal development.
- Purpose Orientation
Are motivated by meaningful impact and are willing to contribute beyond conventional professional or financial incentives.
- Long-Term Commitment
Have the potential to become genuine contributors to the Vandanam Trust ecosystem rather than simply adding their name to an initiative.

5. Key Deliverables

The volunteer will be expected to contribute toward measurable outcomes such as:

- A continuously growing Leadership Talent Pipeline.
- High-quality research and profiling of potential leaders.
- Meaningful outreach to selected leadership prospects.




- Consistent follow-up and relationship management.
- Qualified leadership conversations scheduled with Senior Management.
- Smooth coordination of leadership onboarding.
- Accurate and up-to-date talent records.
- Regular reporting on outreach, engagement, pipeline movement, and outcomes.

The emphasis is on quality conversations and successful leadership engagement—not simply the number of profiles collected.

6. Performance Indicators

Success in this role may be evaluated through:

Area Expected Standard
Talent Research High-quality, relevant leadership profiles
Talent AssessmentStrong judgment in identifying exceptional candidatesOutreachPersonalized and professional communicationFollow-upConsistent, timely executionEngagementAbility to generate genuine interestCoordinationSmooth interaction between candidates and Senior ManagementOnboardingStructured and professional executionOwnershipAbility to independently move tasks forwardReliabilityConsistent 2-hour daily commitment

7. Time Commitment
2 hours per day

This role is intentionally designed as a focused, high-impact volunteer engagement.

The expectation is not to work long hours. The expectation is to use two focused hours with discipline, intelligence, research, communication, and measurable execution.

8. What You Will Gain

- Direct exposure to senior leadership and executive-level talent engagement.
- Experience in leadership talent acquisition and executive networking.
- Opportunity to work closely with the Senior Management Team.
- Understanding of building leadership ecosystems within a non-profit organization.
- Experience in research, talent intelligence, outreach, relationship management, and onboarding.
- Opportunity to contribute to an organization working toward meaningful educational and social transformation.
- A chance to build relationships with accomplished professionals across diverse industries.

9. Important Note

This is a volunteer position (No Monetary Incentive).

We are looking for people who want to contribute their professional capability and time toward building something meaningful.

This role is particularly suitable for someone who believes:

Exceptional people can create exceptional change when their knowledge, leadership, and experience are aligned with a larger social purpose.10. Ideal Candidate in One Sentence

A proactive, mature, people-oriented professional who can identify exceptional leaders, initiate meaningful relationships with them, and help Vandanam Trust convert leadership potential into long-term social impact.

Apply / Express Interest

Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate their research ability, communication skills, initiative, understanding of leadership talent, and genuine motivation to contribute to Vandanam Trust's mission.

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Work Location: Remote

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