Background About Leadership For Equity (LFE) Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE) is a non-profit organisation (NGO). In our two-fold approach to change, we build the capacity of government system leaders and we influence system processes. In partnership with the local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. This work coupled with our research and advisory support to influence policies, we hope to create effective government education systems. BELIEF: We believe Public Education Systems are the gatekeepers of social EQUITY, especially when Indias 120 million poorest of the poor children go to government-run schools. A multi-layered, complex, and systemic problem of educational inequity will require a solution rooted in the SYSTEMS CHANGE approach. We believe that a COLLECTIVE effort by forging partnerships with governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, nonprofits and grassroots organisations will help bring scalable and sustainable social change. VISION: We envision Public Education Systems That Refuse To Let Children Down APPROACH: We focus on building system leaders by strengthening middle Management. This includes enabling Academic Administrative Officers (Extension Officers, BEOs, DIETs, SCERT) to effectively lead quality improvement programs and run their departments. As well as, Equipping Teachers Mentors (URCs, CRG, BRG, CRCs) to improve the classroom practices of teachers in foundational learning and technology. In the last 5 years, we built the capacity of 2000+ system leaders, and 40,200+ teachers to impact 8.2 million students. We have co-created and implemented 7 different programs and have multi-year MoUs with 9 govt. bodies including District Zilla Parishads, DIETs, SCERTs, SSA, Department of School Education Sports, Govt.of Maharashtra, Haryana Tripura, and currently expanding to Andhra Pradesh. Job Description and Responsibilities Project Manager will work with the to develop and manage long-lasting relationships with the key government stakeholders by ensuring regular communications and adherence to reporting timelines. The key responsibilities are as follows: Project Design and Operations (25%) Work on the overall vision, strategy, and implementation plan for Palghar District Transformation in conjunction with the Leadership Team at LFE Work with government stakeholders to co-design interventions that align with government needs as well as LFE s organisational priorities As part of the extended LFE team, work with state government as necessary to design national and state-level government initiatives based on government directives Design and implement long term and monthly plans to implement priorities defined by functional verticals in alignment with the district strategy/ ToC Lead operations for the Nashik project, ensuring monthly, quarterly and yearly goals are on track Create mechanisms, tools etc. to track and evaluate progress towards goals Team Management (20%) Manage a team of 5-7 project associates/senior associates, focusing on their deliverables, professional support and development Create and lead structures to sustain a culture of collaboration, belief in public systems and strong accountability and delivery Build and implement the reporting structures that aligns with LFEs management style to ensure accountability for self and team Government stakeholder management (15%) Work with a hierarchy of stakeholders from the District CEO, the District Education Officer as well as the DIET leadership to build long-lasting relationships that aid project operations and expansion plans Promote collaboration amongst non-profits and CSR organisations in the district to achieve the larger goal of providing better learning in schools Conduct regular update meetings with stakeholders and provide progress towards goals of the District Transformation Project in a consumable format to all stakeholders Funder management (15%) Support senior leadership for monthly and quarterly reporting to funders Creation of bi-annual and annual program update reports for funders Maintain funder relations to ensure timely accountability and reporting of funds, resources, project progress, etc Organise funder site visits and stakeholder interactions Monitoring Evaluation (15%) Design and circulate tools to measure the effectiveness of ongoing projects Analyze the data to provide ongoing insights to internal and external teams Compile project impact reports from impact data. Requirements Education Experience Bachelors in any field. Masters in Education / Development degree is preferred. 5-7 Years of experience executing projects (at least 2 years of which should include directly working with government stakeholders) Experience working in Maharashtra would be preferable Prior experience in managing small teams would be highly preferred Interest or prior experience in Capacity building of teachers can be an added advantage Experience in policy implementation would be an added advantage Knowledge, Skills Capabilities Excellent written and oral communication skills - and functional knowledge (oral and written) of Marathi would be highly preferred Experience in project design and ME (basic) Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change towards overcoming systemic inequities and ensuring improved outcomes for all citizens A basic understanding of social equity, development discourse and education policy in India Being able to take initiative and work in an autonomous, semi-structured environment Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness to respond to them High openness to learning Ability to build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders partners across public and private spaces Strong ability to create outstanding presentations, work with Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, and varied data sets Patience and resilience to stick it out in the face of setbacks and uncertainties Important : Given the nature of the project, please apply only if you qualify based on the above requirements Location and Compensation Location : Palghar, Maharashtra. Travel (upto 3-8 days a month) across blocks. Compensation : 7 - 9 Lakhs per Annum CTC, Apart from being a part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive a healthy compensation at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual s prior experience and qualifications.. Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate based on caste, race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.
