Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (LFE)
## Project Coordinator – District Implementation
**Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (LFE)**
**About LFE**
Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of public education systems in India. We achieve this by building the capacity of government system leaders and influencing system processes. We partner with local and state education bodies to co-create programs that enhance teaching-learning practices, improve student learning and well-being, and influence policies to create effective government education systems.
**Our Belief:** We believe that public education systems are the gatekeepers of social equity, particularly for the 120 million poorest children in India who attend government-run schools. We address the systemic problem of educational inequity through a systems change approach, fostering partnerships with governments, philanthropists, corporations, donors, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations to bring about scalable and sustainable social change.
**Our Vision:** We envision public education systems that refuse to let children down.
**Our Approach:** We strengthen middle management by building system leaders. This includes empowering Academic & Administrative Officers (Extension Officers, BEOs, DIETs, SCERT) to lead quality improvement programs and run their departments effectively. We also equip Teacher Mentors (URCs, CRG, BRG, CRCs) to improve classroom practices, particularly in foundational learning and technology.
Over the last 5 years, we have built the capacity of over 2000 system leaders and 40,200 teachers, impacting 8.2 million students. We have co-created and implemented 7 different programs and have multi-year MoUs with 9 government bodies, including District Zilla Parishads, DIETs, SCERTs, SSA, and the Department of School Education & Sports in Maharashtra, Haryana, and Tripura, with current expansion to Andhra Pradesh.
**About the Andhra Pradesh Government Project**
LFE and Mantra4Change are collaborating to support the Andhra Pradesh Government in its ambitious plan to revamp the government school system into a high-performing system for serving children from underserved communities. The Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) project is a multi-organizational initiative focused on improving the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms. The project aims to enhance human capital and achieve a sustained reduction in learning poverty across all districts of the state.
**SALT** will support the GoAP in three key results areas:
* Strengthened Foundational Learning
* Improved Quality of Student-Teacher Interactions
* Strengthened Institutional Capacity for Service Delivery
The project is implemented in close collaboration with the Department of School Education (DoSE), GoAP, and state-level administrative units including the SCERT, SIEMAT, and the local network of DIETs. The project focuses on strengthening the people and processes within the public education system.
**Job Description & Responsibilities**
The Project Coordinator position offers a valuable learning opportunity to actively engage in on-the-ground work, focusing on teacher development and government liaisoning aspects of the project, ensuring thorough program implementation. Working closely with Project Associates and Project Managers, the Project Coordinator is responsible for efficient execution of the following tasks:
* Support, manage, and coach a team of 2-5 Project Associates for time-bound delivery of outcomes, including:
* Implementing teacher training plans, session plans, materials, and handbooks
* Overseeing the implementation of teacher training courses and sessions
* Support Senior Associates/Program Managers and be accountable for project outcomes across all streams of deliverables as prescribed in the Government Project scope
* Work with a co-creation mindset to enable the capacity and ownership of government stakeholders
* Conduct regular update meetings with organizational and government leadership and provide progress reports to all stakeholders (LFE leadership + Government)
* Create timely (monthly, quarterly, and annual) project status and impact reports for the leadership team and government stakeholders
* Visit training sites, classrooms, and other offices across the state to oversee implementation and use observation data to refine future plans
* Participate in all organizational team spaces and structures
**Requirements**
* **Education & Experience:**
* Degree in education/teacher development or related social science/management discipline. Master’s degree in social work is highly preferred.
* 1-2 years of experience leading large-scale training programs, preferably with the government or government school teachers.
* Experience leading at least 1-2 projects in the government education sector at the state/district level.
* Proven experience in managing teacher training projects and training delivery.
* Experience working in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana would be preferable.
* **Knowledge, Skills, & Capabilities:**
* Excellent written and oral communication skills – a functional knowledge (oral and written) of Telugu is a **MUST**.
* Facilitation skills for conducting engaging meetings and training sessions with government stakeholders.
* Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change to overcome systemic inequities and ensure improved outcomes for all citizens.
* High openness to learning.
* Ability to influence people, take initiatives, and build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders and partners across public and private spaces.
* Patience and resilience to persevere in the face of setbacks and uncertainties.
**Location**
Frequent travel to rural areas across Andhra Pradesh.
**Compensation**
The selected candidate will be offered a competitive compensation package, at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, tailored to their experience and qualifications. The current compensation band for this role ranges from 3.5 to 4.0 lakh INR per annum CTC, taking into account the candidate’s fit and experience.
**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, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.**
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