Program Manager for Scaled Impact (Base Location - Chikkaballapur or Koppal)

Our partner organization is re-imagining education by building agency in school students, targeting 1 million students in the next 5 years. They do that by leveraging a peer learning-teaching-based approach. The approach emanates from their belief in "Kids first" and their key design principles: Co-created with students, Led by the students & participation by choice.

So far, they have directly worked with 22000+ students across India, improving their learning outcomes (39% from the baseline to Endline, maths) and the sense of ownership & leadership with their programs.

Vision: All children will have age-appropriate agency to thrive.

Mission: To create an ecosystem of support for students through peer-based learning.

Role Overview:

You will manage end-to-end implementation of their Program towards Student Agency in the districts, starting with implementing the Peer-based program in districts through working with DIET, BEOs, BRPs, BRCs, and CRPS to ensure successful program implementation in all schools by the teachers and outcomes for all the students. You will be a part of the team that lays the foundation for scaling. This will include the following:

1. Implementation

• Creating an action plan to implement their Peer-based program via DIET and Block-level stakeholders
• Training & coordinating with DIET, BEOs, BRPs, BRCs, and CRPS for respective schools to ensure successful implementation by teachers
• Setting up robust processes that enable smooth onboarding districts and blocks
• Understanding existing structures for different aspects of the program for ease of implementation
• Regular interaction with all the stakeholders, visiting schools with stakeholders to ensure the quality of the program on the ground, and understanding the implementation gaps
• Identifying the needs on the ground and designing/creating programs aligning with the vision 

2. Manage relationships:

• Fostering positive relationships with State officials, district officials, and other stakeholders to get buy-in on the vision to build a strong idea of Student Leadership and agency in them for sustainable effort
• Engaging DIET, DDPI, and other govt. officials by regularly reporting, initiating formal/informal conversations, and co-creating action plans with them.
• Identifying and forging partnerships with other CSOs aimed at addressing pressing needs at the school site
• Manage a team of 4-5 to run the district program in 2 district
• Define KRA/KPI for individual team members and lead them to success in performance
• Aligning to the values of the organization, creating a fantastic culture for the team

3. Documenting and reporting

• Leading efforts to document and report progress & program gaps/challenges every month
• Adapting tools or surveys to evaluate, collect data, and document stakeholder (DIET, DDPI, BEO, BRP, CRPs, teachers, students) response to intervention
• Analyzing feedback from BRPs, CRPs, and Teachers to improve the effectiveness of the program and implementation continually
• Creating monthly reports for funders (some part of the report) and govt. stakeholders

You should have the following:

• 4-6 years of experience in the education sector & managing a team
• An undergraduate degree in any stream is a must; a master's degree is a plus
• Should be a good planner and a go-getter; Should be good with on-ground work; okay to commute long distances on certain days; be patient with the outcomes; getting things done by leveraging relationships; Clear understanding of thoughts while making any decision and excellent communication skills; Ability to manage and inspire people
• Should have a strong sense of data collection, data analysis, knowledge of statistics, and be able to set structures for operational data
• Strong work Ethics: Punctuality, Sense of environment, self-driven
• Interests: Passionate about education; enjoys mentoring and working with school kids.

Note - Regular traveling to both Koppal and Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) (Should be fluent in Kannada, both verbal and reading)

Base location - Chikkaballapur or Koppal