An interesting range of career choices awaits you at the Foundation
Each role offers the fusion of professional fulfilment with social commitment and purpose.
Careers at the Foundation
Social commitment and professional drive for excellence come together in every role at the Foundation. Our extensive engagement in Education, Health and Livelihoods sectors calls for a stream of skilled, dedicated, knowledgeable and socially aware individuals.
Our work areas are spread across India, including some of its most challenging and hard-to-reach locations. This gives us unique exposure to a range of geographies, cultures and languages. The thread that binds all our roles and profiles – be it in education, health, livelihoods or grant making – is commitment to the Foundation’s vision of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society.

You will be engaging with a team of passionate and highly qualified members and experiencing an environment of high diversity where people from different backgrounds, cultures and domains of expertise are united by a common purpose.
It is a culture of learning, reading, reflecting, and engaging with ideas in education, development and allied areas of development.
At work, every member’s personal development and wellness are nurtured, supported by an extensive benefits programme.
Are you ready to make a difference? Come join our Field positions
Our various positions in the Field call for candidates with a passion for the social sector.
Please note:
- School Teacher for Azim Premji Schools
Provide quality K-12 education rooted in constitutional values | Know more and apply
- Resource Person – School Education | Know more and apply
Work on the ground to help improve the quality of the government school system
- Resource Person – Health | Know more and apply
Work with the public health system to help improve the delivery of health services
- Resource Person – Livelihoods | Know more and apply
Work in the central Adivasi belt to help families improve their household incomes
Candidates applying for the School Teacher and Resource Person – School Education can attend our online written test be held every Saturday.
Join the Azim Premji Scholarship team!
We are inviting applications for the following roles:
Associate: Support application processing, maintain database and engage with scholarship applicants.
Eligibility:
- 2-5 years of work experience.
- Proficient with MS suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
- Language proficiency in English and one or more regional languages is preferred.
Resource Person: Support and manage on-ground operations for Azim Premji Scholarship.
Eligibility:
- 6+ years of relevant experience, preferably in the development sector, banking, BPO, education, or hospitality domains.
- Strong operational and coordination skills with experience in running multi-stakeholder processes.
- Proven ability to handle large datasets, perform data cleaning, analysis, and derive insights.
- Language proficiency in English and one or more regional languages is preferred.
Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship
Inviting postgraduate doctors to sign up for a unique opportunity to earn hands-on experience, in diverse areas of specialisation, at hospitals in some of the most remote and resource-scarce parts of India.
The Fellowship will provide doctors with diverse opportunities and experiences, including:
- Work in reputed hospitals under the guidance of experienced mentors
- A fraternity of like-minded Fellows and doctors
- Travel to some of the most remote parts of the country
- An honorarium (please see the FAQ for details)
- Certification of completion
- Participation in a placement process
For a more detailed understanding, please read the FAQs before applying.
Life at the Foundation
To contribute towards a more just, equitable, humane and sustainable society, we work in areas that are most disadvantaged and have the least access to support. We are driven by a deep sense of purpose and commitment to creating positive change in the communities we serve.
Life at the Foundation can be dynamic and diverse, often combining hands-on fieldwork, research, operational tasks and collaboration. Work can be challenging but is incredibly rewarding, because of the tangible impact on the lives of others.
Our larger purpose energises us to show up each day and do our bit, with the hope that future generations have a better place to live in. If you resonate with our purpose, do look at our current openings.
A Day in the Life…
Each day at the Foundation brings together passion and purpose. Join us on our journey filled with learning, collaboration and change.
Through this section, we meet various people who work with us and get a glimpse of their typical work day. This is a window to their world, their work, their learnings and experiences.
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