Job Description:
Alandi Ashram, Development and Marketing Director
About Alandi: Alandi Ashram is a 501(c) 3 non-profit founded in 1990 by Alakananda Ma and Sadananda. We offer a grassroots urban contemplative center with Vedic ceremonies, music and meditations, an organic garden with beehives, a sliding scale Ayurveda clinic and Pancha Karma facility and an innovative Ayurveda school. With a four year, three-thousand-hour program, our school offers the most comprehensive Ayurvedic education in North America.
Job Summary: In charge of fundraising, development, marketing and promotion of the ashram, Ayurveda clinic and Ayurveda Gurukula College. Responsibilities include fundraising, development, marketing and promotion, creation of a business plan and supporting the Board in strategic planning. In particular, charged with facilitating the Ayurveda College and clinic's move to a larger space, for its future growth and development.
Required qualifications: The ideal candidate will have Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent prior experience, knowledge of or strong interest in Ayurveda or Alternative Medicine and strong interest in higher education. They will have at least 5 years of business development experience in a service industry or with a nonprofit, proven management and leadership capabilities, ability to think strategically with thorough understanding of strategic development, strong partnership-building and event planning skills and thorough understanding of all components of a diversified funding base.
Compensation:
Contract position, will require approximately 18 hours per week at $17 per hour, plus bonuses, given at discretion of Board.
Start date to be discussed: Late
December or early January
To see how you connect to our mission please visit our website http://www.alandiashram.org or on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alandi-Ashram-Ayurvedic-School/156406431051078
Please send resume and references to Alakananda Ma, Executive Director ma@alandiashram.org
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