Programme Associate/Senior Programme Associate

About Mentor Together

Mentor Together is India's largest structured youth mentoring nonprofit. Since 2009, we have connected young people with mentors who help them find their path. Our app, Mentor To Go, connects college students with volunteer mentors from companies. Mentors support students on four things: wellbeing, career clarity, professional networks and job readiness.

About the Role

We work with the Government of Karnataka to bring mentoring to students in more than 100 government colleges across Karnataka. In this role, you help students access mentorship and provide support that helps the mentoring relationship succeed.

There are two role levels:

• Programme Associate: less than 8 years of work experience.
• Senior Programme Associate: 8 years of work experience or more.

You apply only once. Through the selection process, you will be mapped to either role.

What You Will Do

• Build strong relationships with colleges (principals, placement officers, teachers).
• Travel to colleges in your districts.
• Run information events and workshops for students.
• Select mentees by talking to students, interviewing them, and learning their needs.
• Bring in and select volunteer mentors by screening, interviewing, and preparing them.
• Match mentees with mentors on the Mentor To Go app.
• Support each pair after the match. When a pair stops meeting, find out why and help them start again.
• Use the Mentor To Go app and its data to track progress, find gaps, and act on them.

As a Senior Programme Associate, you will also:

• Manage relationships with partner companies and government contacts.
• Find the root causes when pairs do not meet, and propose changes to how the programme works.
• Write clear reports for leadership and funders.

Who We Are Looking For

• You listen well and build trust quickly with students, college staff, and working professionals.
• You take ownership and follow through without being told.
• You notice problems and try new ways to solve them.
• You speak and write Kannada and English.
• You are comfortable with apps and digital tools, including AI tools.
• Experience in education, youth work, and the social sector is helpful but not required.

Details

• Location: Bangalore
• Type: Full time
• Pay:
• Programme Associates: Rs 380,000 - Rs 656,325
• Senior Programme Associates: Rs 574,809 - Rs 861,341
• Joining: You must be able to join within 15 days of an offer. This role must start at the same time as our programme cycle. For this reason, we cannot consider applicants with a longer notice period.

Our Hiring Process

• Take-home task (about 3–4 hours, over 5 working days): You talk to people yourself (e.g., students, college staff, mentors, company contacts) to find out what they need from mentoring. Then, you propose one change to our programme.
• This task is designed to test human skills: listening, building trust, and understanding people. It does not test planning or Excel work, as AI tools can now assist with those.
• One interview: We will discuss your task and conduct role plays about real job situations.
• Reference and transcript checks, then an offer.