Head, Adolescent Program Team

Role: Head, Adolescent Program Team
Location: Mumbai
Experience: 14-20 years
Salary: upto 20LPA
Insight:  Leaderships role in the Adolescent team. Candidate should be a mix of strategy and programme operations for education / life skills programme
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About Org

Founded in 1999, Magic Bus works with children and young people living in poverty, in India, taking them from a childhood full of challenges to a life with meaningful livelihoods. We equip children and young people in the age group of 12 to 18, with the skills and knowledge they need to grow up and move out of poverty.

Children on the Magic Bus programme successfully fend off destabilizers such as child marriage and child labour to complete school and become first-generation salary earners having secure careers in the organised sector.

Our youth-centered Livelihoods Programme connects the aspirations and potential of young people to available market opportunities. We build their employability skills and map job potential based on individual strengths and mobility.

We work with support structures like parents, teachers, the community at large and local government institutions to ensure social, emotional and economic well-being for all young people living in that area. Our approach mobilises the entire ecosystem available to the child or young person to create transformational change in their lives.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role holder shall be responsible to plan and lead adolescent programs - planning, roll-out, management and monitoring & evaluation activities PAN India. Work closely with the Chief of Programs on project management, data analytics and on elements that will improve the quality, depth and rigour of the programs operations overall, along with field based trouble shooting, strategizing bottom-up with strong application of mind and problem solving skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and lead effective & efficient management of all programs across regions ensuring targeted session delivery, minimum drop outs and ensuring high quality sessions.
• Work with RDs to develop effective Monitoring & Evaluation tools for regular health check of the projects and do appropriate course-corrections.
• Develop strong systems and processes including program execution and automating the processes wherever appropriate for efficiency and effectiveness. This could include rolling out of newer initiatives or pilot projects.
• Work along with the M&E / Impact team to understand the impact of the programmes and include feedback to enhance the quality of programme delivery.
• Standardize the programme delivery processes programme implementation plans, sessions, training, monitoring and reporting.
• To co-ordinate and collaborate within and across teams, to ensure the quality of the programs are maintained. Region-wise benchmarking of program process quality and performance.
• Be accountable and responsible for complete implementation, adherence and achievement of the focused Projects Hygiene Indicators. In-depth tracking of program metrics for top 5-10 programs.
• Be accountable and responsible for complete accuracy and validity of the MIS and Data reporting of the projects.
• Lead the expected reporting activities in the form of mandatory periodic reports creation and sharing.
• Audit of program processes, process quality and consistency, data integrity and quality and recommend measures for improvement
• Liaise and support all internal and external stakeholders, departments and functions. Will also need to frequently interact with the CRM / Dir-Sustainability for clarity on program plans, resourcing, budgets and variance for adolescent projects funded through CSR, institutional and any other funds that come from employee giving.
• Plan and lead special initiatives & projects as assigned.
• Continuously innovate for better delivery, better project, better staff and better offering.
• Extensive travel to locations, meet the team, study the programme and constantly improve programme quality.
• Would be the key focal person for Oasys technology platform for mapping program delivery.

REPORTING TO: Chief of Programs

PEER TEAM : Strong support team at HO for various functions like Curriculum, Training, M&E, IT, Finance, Admin, CRM, Operations and HR

KEY LINK BETWEEN: Operations, Impact and Program Development verticals.

DESIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent project management skills which include devise and use project/account plans, budgets, monitoring & evaluation, and other financial information.
• Strong Programmatic understanding and preferred experience in the development sector.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, (including the preparation of MIS, Reports and Communication material)
• Highly Tech-savvy
• Ability to connect with key stakeholders that include donors, partners and Government
• Business savvy, strategic in nature and is able to translate them into operating plan
• Has an eye for detail and can systematize processes
• Commitment to results and demonstrates high resilience
• Takes quick, appropriate and inclusive Decisions
• Adaptable and can manage change
• Self-starter, right attitude, communicates effectively, strong interpersonal relationship and analytical abilities, Understanding of benefits of technology, inspire people across levels and exceptional team handling capabilities.
• Ability to successfully operate under high-pressure, stressful and time-bound work environment
• Willing to travel extensively to field locations and once a month to Mumbai.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Graduate in any disciplines with a minimum of 15 to 20 years of experience in related field. 
• Should have led large teams and has experience in development processes, leveraging of IT and ensuring high quality delivery. 
• Preferred experience in a large social sector organization.

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Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on Sept 27, 2024 on GroundZeroJobs.com

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