Company Description

Milaap is India’s largest, zero-fee crowdfunding platform for personal and social causes, especially healthcare and related needs. The platform enables anyone in need to raise funds for causes typically outside a common person’s financial ability, such as tertiary healthcare, education, and community-related causes. Milaap’s community of donors come from over 130 countries across the world and have contributed over INR 2400 crores for 9,08,000+ projects across India. Over the last 14 years, Milaap has become the most preferred platform for people to raise and contribute funds towards their cherished causes in India.

Role Description

This is a 3-months internship role for an on-site role for a Community Engagement Associate located in Bengaluru. . The Community Engagement Associate will be responsible for managing and supporting community initiatives, communicating with stakeholders, coordinating events, and providing case management services. It is an opportunity to make a significant impact and contribute to meaningful causes in India.

• Building a community for the brand - identify opportunities for engagement and visibility
• Develop relationship with past campaign organizers/ patient advocates and create network for the brand
• PoC for all volunteering outreach and efforts
• Assessing feasibility and outcomes of partnerships 
• Planning events end to end, including collaborate with the social media team to promote event activities effectively
• Help curate relevant content and engage with the online community to maximize outreach.
• Manage agencies and vendors to ensure desired outcomes are achieved

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience in community outreach, event planning, or volunteer coordination preferred
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Passion for social causes and making a positive impact
• Bachelor's degree in English, Social Work, Community Development, or related field

Note: This is an in office role in Bangalore and may require occasional weekend or evening work for event execution and coordination.

Begin as an intern and transition to a full-time role based on performance and evaluation

About Milaap:

Milaap is India’s largest, zero-fee crowdfunding platform for personal and social causes, especially healthcare and related needs. The platform enables anyone in need to raise funds for causes typically outside a common person’s financial ability, such as tertiary healthcare, education, and community-related causes.

Milaap’s community of donors come from over 130 countries across the world and have contributed over INR 2161 crores for 7,32,000+ projects across India. Over the last 12 years, Milaap has become the most preferred platform for people to raise and contribute funds towards their cherished causes in India.

Responsibilities and requirements

• Professional experience as a Cinematographer, with a strong portfolio demonstrating proficiency in various camera techniques and styles.
• Proficiency in operating different types of cameras, lenses, and other cinematography equipment.
• Excellent understanding of lighting techniques and composition principles.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with the director, video editor and production team.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues related to cameras and other equipment.
• Familiarity with post-production processes and software, such as color grading and visual effects.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work within budget constraints.
• Must have their own camera and gimbal equipment.
• Knowledge of current industry trends and technology in cinematography.
• Flexibility to work on location and travel as required.

Job Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Should have their own Camera and audio equipment
• Should pay attention to details.
• Should have a tripod and gimbal (if possible)
• Should have good knowledge of shots, and would be required to take on the responsibility to attempt new shots.
• Experience with social documentaries and crowdfunding videos would be an added advantage.
• Excellent Interviewing skills
• Should have the ability to follow the provided questionnaire and instructions.
• Must be responsive and empathetic towards both the people he/she is on the ground with and the team who is coordinating

You can submit this google form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1J3_WzGzfjCZ_vgrwkd_jg3NbSsA_rd12lSDHtUhJwTk/edit?ts=65e038b9

Note: Anyone is welcome to send their portfolios if they think this opportunity matches their vision and they want to tell a story.

Milaap is India’s largest crowdfunding platform, aiming to simplify online fundraising for personal, social, and community causes worldwide. With a global community of donors and fundraisers from 130+ countries, we've facilitated over INR 2300 Crores in contributions over the past thirteen years, emerging as India's preferred platform for impactful fundraising.

As the head of product you will lead the product team and build customer-first product, designing great user experiences and building scalable platforms. You'll play a crucial role in shaping our strategy, driving the execution of the product roadmap, and ensuring the product aligns with goal of the company. 

Your role will involve -

• Design and oversee product vision, strategy, and roadmap to align with company goals.
• Collaborating with various executive teams, including designers, developers, sales, marketing and operations to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to innovate and optimize the product.
• Implement strategies to enhance internal efficiencies across teams.
• Establish data-driven decision-making culture to guide product development and measure success

You're a good fit if:

• Proven track record in navigating "0 to 1" environments, driving clarity amidst ambiguity.
• You have 5+ years of direct ownership in managing a full product life-cycle.
• Involvement in planning and implementing features for the mobile app.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, translating data into actionable insights, especially using SQL.
• Proficient in design principles, collaborate effectively with designers or possess strong design skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  

How to apply?

Share your resume and portfolio at sobhangi@milaap.org along with a brief note on ‘Why You, Milaap, and this role align’ and ‘what is your understanding of Milaap's target persona and revenue model?’ Could you please elaborate on how Milaap operates and who it aims to serve?’
Kindly keep 'Your Name - Your Current Company/Last Company’s Name' as the subject line of the email. 
Please also mention your current CTC and notice period (if applicable).

Milaap is India’s leading crowdfunding and microlending platform. Over the last decade, we’ve supported over 160,000 micro-business owners and families with catalytic credit programs across 20+ states in India. Our alumni have gone on to pursue higher education in globally renowned institutions such as Harvard Kennedy School, INSEAD, Wharton, ISB, London Business School as also pursuing careers in McKinsey, BCG, Google, Meta to name a few.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join as an Assistant Manager to manage our funder relationships, partner tools and impact assessment mechanisms for our microfinance division.

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with our institutional partners (domestic and foreign), High Networth Individuals and everyday lenders while actively seeking out new partnerships to expand business portfolios.
• Conduct regular field visits across India to assess operational integrity and alignment with our SOPs.
• Collaborate closely with the tech team to ensure seamless experience for our partners using our loan management system.
• Coordinate administrative tasks such as loan publication, repayment reminders, and progress updates, aligning efforts with customer service and tech teams.
• Oversee loan assignment, follow-up, and review processes, providing constructive feedback to volunteers, fellows and others involved.
• Work closely with Finance leadership to plan and execute monthly, quarterly, and annual disbursements
• Prepare social impact reports of our programs for leadership and external stakeholders as required.

Requirements:

• 1 to 2 years of experience in a external/client facing role in relationship banking, consulting, business development.
• Demonstrated interest to work in financial inclusion, social impact space.
• Past experience and understanding of Salesforce application
• Strong analytical abilities, business acumen, and partnership-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Self-motivated with clarity on future career path and how this role would help towards that.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
  
  

How to Apply:
To express interest in this role, please email your resume and a cover letter to lend@milaap.org, highlighting your relevant experience and why you're the ideal candidate for this position.