About the job Operations Lead - Scaled Impact -Banka (Bihar)
Involve is an organization that strives to reimagine education through enabling increased participation of children in the decisions around learning. Through this it seeks to unlock the agency of children to enable them to lead thriving lives of their choice. Involve was founded by IIT Madras Graduates, Divanshu & Samyak, who left their placements to build their dream. Today we are a stellar team of >65 members from diverse backgrounds (TFI, Gandhi Fellowship, APU) and skills, supported by experienced advisors, to provide choice, ownership and skills to our students.
Today Involves work reaches half-a-million children across 6 states both directly and through partnerships with governments and organizations. We currently have direct programs in Karnataka (Bengaluru, Chikballapur, Koppal), Uttar Pradesh (Sambhal, Varanasi), Bihar (Bhagalpur, Banka) and programs with our partners in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Through our programs like peer learning, entrepreneurial thinking, inquiry based learning for STEM, we have seen improvements in student learning outcomes of foundational literacy and numeracy, in attitudes towards learning among students (eg. how curious students are in their science classrooms) and in student skills like confidence, communication, ownership and problem solving. We’ve also seen students transform and emerge as leaders within their classrooms, schools and communities. Through our work with teachers and educational leadership within the government we’ve seen changes in their attitudes to inclusion of students in decision making and seen them become more comfortable giving more agency to students in classrooms to create and design their own learning experiences.
For this work, we are backed by some prominent institutions like Wells Fargo, TFIx, The Agency Fund, to name a few. Read more about us at Deccan Herald, The Logical Indian, YourStory & The Better India.
Vision: All children will have age-appropriate agency to thrive.
Mission: To create an ecosystem of support for students through peer-based learning.
Overview of the Role:
You will manage end-to-end implementation of our Program towards Student Agency in the district, starting with planning & implementing the Peer based program (around Foundational literacy and numeracy & project based learning ) in all blocks through working with Block resource centers to ensure successful program outcomes for all the students. You will be a part of the team which lays the foundation for the scale of Involve. This will include the following:
1. Implementation
Understanding existing structures for different aspect of the program for ease of implementation
Training of District, Block, and cluster resource centers on different aspects of Student Agency and project based learning.
Regular interaction with all the stakeholders, visiting blocks and schools regularly to ensure the quality of the program on ground and understanding the implementation gaps
Identifying the needs on the ground and designing/creating programs aligning to Involve’s vision with the support of Program Design team.
Leading strategic planning, goal setting and intervention by unblocking bottlenecks, advocating with relevant stakeholders and strong implementation focus for successful project delivery.
2. Manage relationships:
Building and maintaining relationships with relevant district and block-level officials (DM, DEO, DPOs, DIET Principal, Block Education Officers ).
Engaging DEO, DIET, and other govt. Officials by regularly reporting, initiating formal/informal conversations and co-creating action plans with them.
Identifying other CSOs aimed at addressing pressing needs at the school site.
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 (BACs, CACs, teachers, students) response to intervention.
Analyzing feedback from District , Block , and schools to improve the effectiveness of the program and implementation continually
Creating monthly reports for funders (some part of the report) and govt stakeholders
Apply If you have
Experience: 2-4 years of experience in the education sector & managing a team
Education: An undergraduate degree in any stream is a must; a master’s degree is a plus
Skills: 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
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.
Why you should join us:
1) High Impact work; Strong ownership for your work and No hierarchy!
2) Mental Health: We offer a supportive space for our team members to prioritize mental health. Enjoy N number of sessions, and we've got it covered! Your mental well-being matters to us.
3) Young and Amazing Team (IIT, NIT, Azim Premji University, Teach for India): Read here- IIT Grad Gives Up Rs 21 Lakh/Year Job, Starts Initiative That Could Revolutionise India’s Education
4) We are fun. Like crazy fun! & we love memes! Ask anyone around :)
5) We are crazy about Food, so you get brownie points for being a foodie!
People we are looking for
We always hire for attitude first, smarts next and then your skills. We are looking for individuals who align with our Vision & Values and who have what it takes to solve the most complex of problems to build the next big education organisation!
We promise to give you a steep growth and a great learning culture that we have built here (Read about one such experience here).
Location: Banka (Bihar) (Should be fluent in Hindi, both verbal and reading)
This role is an onsite role which requires frequent travels to schools, gov offices and other stakeholder spaces.
Compensation: INR 4 - 5 LPA CTC (Negotiable based on experience & fit)
Note: Immediate opening
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