Title: People Operations & Systems Lead
Experience: 4-8 years of experience; prior exposure to the social sector is a plus.
Location: Remote, with up to 30% travel to the Igatpuri headquarters or residential campuses whenever required.
About NavGurukul:
NavGurukul is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to create access to aspirational careers for students from marginalised communities. We are looking for someone who can anchor the organization's Head, Heart and Hand together through our People and Culture function.
What you’ll do in this role:Run smooth people operations: Lead end-to-end HR operations including travel, HRMS, asset management, compliance, and reporting to keep the organisation running seamlessly.
Build simple and fair systems: Design strong operational processes and policies that are easy to understand, practical to execute, and fair to everyone. Apply systems thinking to connect processes, identify gaps, and ensure everything works together efficiently.
Bring data and patterns to life: Manage HRMS and dashboards to surface insights, spot trends, and support smarter people decisions.
Simplify, streamline, and get things done: Spot inefficiencies, question complex ways of working, and implement practical improvements across HR and people systems.
Enable thoughtful, empathetic decisions: Support the PnC team and leadership with balanced decisions that consider both individual well-being and organisational priorities.
We are Looking for someone who:
Focuses on “how” to make things work while keeping the larger purpose in mind
Can simplify complex processes and make them easy, fair, and practical for everyone
Thinks with data but acts with empathy, spotting patterns and translating them into action
Gets things done with street-smarts, follow-through, and ownership—nothing falls through the cracks and even if it falls- knows it's okay to fall and pick it up:)
Loves to question the usual, streamline systems, and innovate better ways of working
Can balance operational efficiency with fairness and sensitivity in people-facing processes
How to know if this is for you?
If you hate complicated paperwork and long tedious bureaucratic processes and wish you could simplify it all, this is for you
If you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy finding creative, simple solutions to complex problems, and can pivot when needed, this is for you
If you thrive in structures, predictability and clear hierarchies, this isn’t for you
If you are excited to learn something new, completely out of your comfort zone time-to-time, this is for you
If you intentionally want to work in the nonprofit sector and align with the NavGurukul’s mission
4-8 years of experience, preferably in the social sector or at a start-up, managing organisation development and/or HR. Different people have different journeys and experience preference is a loosely held opinion. Don’t let upper or lower limit be a barrier if everything else matches up
Experience in HRMS, compliance, or travel/logistics operations is a plus.
Compensation and Commitment:
If your experience is slightly above or below the mentioned range but you feel excited about the role, we encourage you to apply : ))
