Job Opportunity for Senior Program Manager at Teach For India in Bengaluru, India

**Job Title:** Senior Program Manager

**Job Location:** Bengaluru, India

**About Teach For India:**

Teach For India is a non-profit organization working to eliminate educational inequity in India.  With a network of over 4600 alumni and currently 940 Fellows, they place talented individuals in under-resourced classrooms to impact the lives of low-income children.  The organization is currently in its fourth strategic phase, aiming to grow to 50,000 leaders over the next decade to transform the education of 1 in 10 low-income children.  Teach For India prioritizes building strong teacher leaders, scaling its impact through various fellowship programs, strategically matching alumni with system needs, advocating for educational equity, and fostering collective action among its alumni.

**Position Summary:**

The Senior Program Manager will coordinate and lead programmatic activities within the Bengaluru region, ensuring progress towards student outcomes, fellow development, and a strong regional culture.  This role reports to the City Director and directly manages program staff.  The Bengaluru City Operations team currently consists of approximately 16 staff and 105 Fellows, impacting 82 classrooms and nearly 800 alumni.

**Responsibilities:**

* **Program Management:** Design annual strategies, implementation plans, and monitor/evaluate progress towards goals.  Coordinate fellow placements, training, coaching, and partnerships. Build and maintain a strong regional culture aligned with organizational values. Collaborate with central teams and other regions to share best practices. Play a key role in training institutes and program manager inductions.

* **People Management:** Build a strong talent pipeline, manage and coach team members, drive engagement and retention, and oversee a robust monitoring and evaluation system.

* **Organizational Contribution:** Contribute to broader team goals, drive internal alignment, serve as a Teach For India ambassador, and support areas like recruitment, fundraising, and volunteer engagement.

**Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations:**

* Bachelor’s Degree

* 5+ years of full-time professional experience

* 2+ years of teaching experience in a low-income school with a proven track record of student academic and personal growth.

* 2+ years of instructional leadership experience with demonstrable success in fellow growth, student growth, team culture, training effectiveness, and school partnerships.

* Experience managing and coaching high-performing teams.

* Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

* Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse individuals and groups.

**Preferred Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations:**  (No specific details provided in source material)