Growth & Operations Intern

About the Role

Scholar Spring is an education-focused organization dedicated to helping learners access high-quality academic and professional development opportunities. The team works on building programs, resources, and partnerships that support students and early-career professionals in achieving their goals. Scholar Spring emphasizes a collaborative work culture, data-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement of its offerings. Joining the organization provides exposure to growth-focused initiatives in the education sector and opportunities to contribute to meaningful impact.

The Growth & Operations Intern role at Scholar Spring is a full-time, Hybrid position based in Chennai.

Key Responsibilities

• Demand Generation: Secure students and professionals for upskilling programs by running campaigns and identifying leads.
• Social Media Handling: Create posts in social media such as LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook to generate leads and capture admissions for academic and professional upskilling programs.
• Coordinating Students with Mentors: Liaising with Mentors / Trainers and map identified students for admissions.
• Operations Support: Coordinate schedules and align with elite mentors for education services and manage training sessions making sure the trainings are happening as scheduled.
• Financial Admin: Manage student invoicing and track fee collections and payment to Mentors.
• Coordinating projects, tracking progress, and ensuring timely execution of tasks across teams.
• Assisting with growth initiatives, such as outreach campaigns.
• Supporting sales activities.
• Helping optimize internal processes.
• Analyzing data and metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement, and communicating findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Streamlining workflows, maintaining documentation, and contributing to a structured and efficient operational environment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong skills in posting advertisements in LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
• Hands-on experience with PPTs and good presentation skills for speaking with Parents and Professionals.
• Hands-on experience in Trello, Spreadsheets, Google Sheets, online accounting, and invoicing tools.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify patterns, and support decision-making.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging with external stakeholders.
• Foundational knowledge in growth hacking and sales to support outreach and expansion initiatives.
• Academic business analysis and basic project management abilities to organize tasks, track deadlines, and coordinate with team members.
• Ability to work Hybrid in Chennai.
• Demonstrate initiative and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or having completed a degree in business, financial management, engineering, economics, or a related field is preferred.
• Candidates must have completed a degree or be in the second or final year of degree completion.

Compensation Structure

• Fixed Base Stipend: ₹4,000 per month.
• Performance Incentive: ₹200 for every paid student enrollment.

Performance Milestone

• Candidates must secure 3 paid enrollments by the 2nd month to continue as an intern.