Festivals From India is hiring for their client, Ashvita's, who is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented HR Coordinator to join their team. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in HR roles, focusing on overseeing employee time logging and conduct, managing leave calculations and approvals, ensuring HR compliance, and assisting with employee onboarding. This is a full-time role on a fixed contract.
About Ashvita's:
Established in 2002 by Ashvin E. Rajagopalan, Ashvita’s is a diversified art business specialising in Indian Art and collectables. Headquartered in Chennai, Ashvita’s conducts museum-quality exhibitions and operates ashvitas.com, a premier online auction house. Ashvita provides a vast range of art services that include private acquisitions and sales, wealth management, valuation, conservation, archival services, display and art logistics. Ashvita’s works with select individual collectors, corporate collections, and institutions. Ashvita’s has developed cultural programming and events with critics, art historians, and artists, including public talks, film screenings, performances, studio visits and workshops. Our education department is focused on audience engagement across schools and colleges, as well as on publishing in-depth books on Indian Art.
Over the last 20 years, Ashvita’s has increased its footprint to provide its services nationally with offices in Chennai, Mumbai, and New Delhi. Ashvita’s works with a global network of art professionals to be able to provide one-stop solutions for art collectors.
Please note:
- The vetting process for this role comprises 2-3 rounds of interviews and may be followed by a brief assignment.
- Festivals From India is hiring for this role on behalf of our client.
- This is an on-site, contract-based full-time position in Chennai.
- Salary band for this role is available upon request.
Requirements
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in an HR role, preferably with experience in time management, leave management, and statutory compliance.
- Strong knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of and experience with HR software like Zoho People is a plus.
Key Personal Attributes & Skills:
- Ability to create processes and follow through both personally and with team members
- Good time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills
- Strong attention to detail and good observation skills
- Good writing skills and an understanding of how to approach diverse stakeholders
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to produce clear, coherent creative briefs and project reports
- Ability to organise a daily workload by priorities
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
