Job Opportunity for District Manager at Language and Learning Foundation in Shravasti

Opening: District Manager
Nature: Full Time for one year , extendable based on performance
Location: Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh

About Us:

Language and Learning Foundation (www.languageandlearningfoundation.org) is a New Delhi-based non-profit organization with the vision of enhancing equitable student learning, especially language and literacy development, through the professional development of teachers and teacher educators, building/sharing knowledge, and implementing projects in collaboration with state governments. LLF currently works with 7 state governments across the country.

About the programs:

LLF has been running professional development courses and school-level intervention programs on early language learning for government school teachers, teacher educators (SCERT & DIET faculty members), and academic resource personnel in 7 states and also working with the Ministry of Education and NCERT. These courses follow a blended and online learning model. Over the last year, we have developed various online courses on areas related to Early Language and Literacy, Academic Support, Multilingual Education, and Foundational Numeracy.

In the upcoming 3 year we will work with the SSA/ SCERT, Uttar Pradesh to build the capacity of the government education professionals (DIET faculty members, SRGs, ARPs, Sankul Shikshak and Primary teachers) in the 3 blocks Gilaula, Ikauna and Hariharpur Rani of Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh, around Foundational Literacy. As a part of this project, LLF has committed to improving the quality of teacher training at all levels of cascade and the academic support provided to the teachers of selected blocks of Shravasti district. For successfully implementing the CPD courses and school support project, LLF is looking for a highly energetic and inspired group of professionals who will change the learning trajectory of the students of the district and create an example that the rest of the country can follow.

Position summary:

The District Manager (DM) will report to the Course Manager (TATA Projects) and will work closely with the State Managers (UP) and will be responsible for all aspects of the CPD and FLN program in the district. The DM will have District Academic Coordinators, and Block Coordinators reporting to him/her.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

● The District Manager will work as a part of the LLF team and will take overall responsibility for the project in both the academic and administrative dimensions. The share of academic work will be 50% (time & effort); administrative 50%.

● Responsible for the district level lesioning and coordination with the various stakeholders (DIET, BEO, DEO, SRGs, schools HMs and teachers) to implement the CPD courses and school level support in 3 blocks of Shravasti district.

● Responsible for the monitoring of the CPD course implementation and school support project activities.

● Responsible for taking permission for TATA project implementation and conducting various activities like- baseline-end line of the project, CPD courses, workshops, district training group formation and any other work related to the project.

Managing the overall program at the district level

● Develop a detailed activity plan for the CPD courses, district training group (DTG) activities, school monitoring, teacher capacity building, school monitoring & CRCCs/BEEO orientation

● Management of all workshops & training for CPD courses, DTG, teachers, DAC, CRCCs as per the approved annual plan

● Managing invoices and logistics of all workshops & training in close coordination with DAC & BCs

● Monthly basis review of annual plan and progress of the activities with the DAC and BCs

● Monthly documentation of the program progress along with documentation of key processes

● Need-based support to state and central team in program design, planning & review

● Monthly/Quarterly/Annual reporting of the program activities and share the report with the State Manager

● Ensuring registration/list of participants for a professional course, central events, and other need-based activities.

● Keep track of all activities of the district as per the approved annual plan

● Any other work suggested by State Manager

Monitoring & Evaluation (Data management)

● Manage data of all assessments (BL-EL, third party) and share with state manager on a monthly/quarterly basis

● Analyze and interpret the data for review and present to the stakeholders

● Manage & share school monitoring data of the whole district every month

● Keep a record of updated numbers for schools, teachers, enrolment, district/block officials

Create a district master sheet of all data related to the program

● Managing monitoring data of visits by officials & CRCCs

People Management

● Conduct weekly conferences with all block coordinators to review the progress and plan

● Monthly basis meeting with block coordinators in consultation with DAC & state Manager

● In collaboration with DACs organize capacity building sessions for BCs

● Quarterly performance-based one on one with the whole team

● Management of leave & other approvals as per organization policy

● Ensure approval & review of the fortnightly plan by BCs

● Conduct annual appraisal with the DAC

Logistics and invoice management

● Create a checklist for training and workshop management and plan the training as per the checklist

● Orient DAC/BCs on training and review meetings management

● Orient DAC/BCs on invoice management & timely sharing all invoices (training, events & travel) with program associate

● Identity vendors and building long term relationships

Stakeholder Management

● Liaison with a government official regarding project monitoring and mentoring at district levels like BSA, DC-Training, DIET including BEEO and CRCCS

● Work closely with district and block officials, DTG to enhance their understanding of the FLN pedagogy reform and motivate them to do school visits to see best practices.

● Ensure monthly block and district officials review meeting

● Submitting monthly/quarterly/yearly reports to the district education department and State Manager based on the pre-determined objectives

● Ensuring government ownership of the program

School Monitoring

● Ensure observation in schools (10 visits) every month (Non-Negotiable)

● Fill the monitoring format in excel or app of all schools visited

● Update data of monitoring visits by officials

Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities:

● Post-Graduation are equivalent degree required and preferably Management background

● Experience of working in education projects that involve training, material development, and capacity building

● Proficiency in reading and writing in Hindi and English

● Experience of work in early grades /primary education projects is desirable

● 5 – 7 years of experience in project management (preferably education-related programs)

● Experience if working with District administration and education system including is required

● Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

● An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills

● Excellent communication and collaboration skills; and fluency in English and Hindi

● Strong interpersonal skills, with experience in building & managing relationships

Desired Qualities:

● Entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude and openness to feedback.

● The operating style is suited to working in a small organization setting, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued

● Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time

● Demonstrate a good level of emotional stability, intelligence, & social & self -awareness

Compensation:

● Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels.