Athena International fellowship

Athena International Fellowship

Athena Education is India’s only study abroad institute in India working with students on their Holistic development.  Founded 9 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon,  with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.

Athena's vision is to  help students become the best version of themselves, and the mission is to create 50,000 global leaders. Athena's transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities, and encourages students not only to deepen their theoretical knowledge but also to apply that knowledge to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

The program has shown incredible results with students being admitted to universities such as Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago - to name a few. 

Role Overview: This role is an opportunity for fresh underdraguates to mentor and support India’s high-school students to develop holistically. Athena is searching for Fellows who will drive creative excellence and support the students by infusing creativity and excellence into all projects and essays. The fellowship is an opportunity for the Fellows to explore Indian education system, culture, food, spiritualism, and create an impact.

Through Athena's Policy wing, you could learn and contribute to efforts towards impacting Indian Education Policies. 

Athena will provide a stipend, paid travel back and forth to and from India, paid travel to 4 Indian destinations, visa support, Hindi language training (for those interested), and local accommodation. Also, Athena will create opportunities/internships for the Fellows to work with Government and Non Government organisations to increase Impact. 

We are a young team that has gathered to create a unique liberal arts environment in Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Bangalore.

Key Skills:

• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional writing skills and Creative flair
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Knowledge of the study abroad application process
• High attention to detail
• Taking pride and ownership in work

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic planning of a student’s profile towards holistic development and maximize chances of admission to Ivy League colleges.
• Defining their vision, and skills to build students’ growth track.
• Recommend best courses and tracks to ensure students’ future success.
• Guiding the students through the implementation of creative projects - ranging from sciences to liberal arts. 
• Ensure student success by achieving project OKRs and admissions results
• Monitor and review student growth and suggest corrective measures to ensure students’ future success.
• Ensure that the operations and activities are conducted to a T for the best interest of the students and their goals.
• Conduct student and parent meetings (with Managers, Consulting), understand the nuances of student/parent needs and address them effectively and elegantly, and communicate student progress periodically.
• Contribute to Skill Building of the students via Academies 
• Support with Writing of creative content

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s/ Master’s from a top college abroad

Why should you be interested?

Impact

○ Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.

○ Opportunity to mentor budding writers

Team and Culture

○ We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.

Professional Advancement

○ We believe in providing opportunities for team members to build their skills and become independent drivers.

○ Experience operating in a dynamic, high-growth organization in this multidimensional role and the opportunity to work with the Founders.

○ We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations Hora.AI (Product based company) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit) and to learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact.

Location & Work Environment - We have built a creative space in a top corporate building in a prime locations 1. The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India, 2. The Quorum, Lower Parel, Mumbai, and 3. WeWork, Bellandur, Bangalore.  

Our team comprises creative and colourful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy snacks). The work environment is formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in-house.