Job Opportunity for iDISCOVER Program Manager at Kshamtalaya in Rajasthan

The person working in this role will be responsible for supporting a cluster level systemic change in public schools. The role will involve working with and coaching 20 fellows on learning, wellbeing and governance. The person will also be working closely with all the stakeholders including teachers, community members, SMCs, local government and block level education functionaries to create an enabling environment for the program’s effective implementation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Mentoring, coaching and working with the on ground team for effective and qualitative implementation of the program.
• Collaborating and working in synergy with the Government stakeholders to advocate best practices at the district level.
• Supporting best practices and advocating for healthy wellbeing of oneself and of the on ground team.
• Analyzing, documenting and communicating data based field insights with the on ground team and relevant stakeholders to inform strategy.
• Ability to make data driven decisions to support micro operations and draw insights to support macro level decisions for the program.
• Demonstrating best practices related to children, teacher and community engagement to support team members in getting the direction
• Responsible for maintaining monthly, quarterly and annual impact report of all programs
• Quarterly impact and outcome analysis of interventions with the team and sharing best practices and needs with Government officials.

Skills and Experience

• Experience of working in the development sector especially in the Education domain.
• Two years’ of teaching experience or fellowship in the education domain.
• In addition, 2 years of experience of working in leadership capacity in managing a team of at least 7-8 people.
• Exceptional Verbal, Written and presentation skills in English or Hindi.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Tech Savvy

Mindset

• You lose sleep thinking about the state of inequity in education in India.
• You may need and require money, but that is not the reason why you are coming here.
• You fundamentally believe in the potential of all living beings and that everyone has something to contribute and you work diligently to include everyone, especially those who are frequently systematically not included.
• You fundamentally believe love and compassion is the answer to build any large scale movement and core of authentic relationship.

Attitude

• Value responsiveness, reliability and punctuality.
• Able to work in a rural space with basic amenities.
• Flexibility and resilience to deal with the unexpected.
• Belief in building a culture of teamwork and team learning to support one another.
• Growth mindset to deal with difficult situations and to continue experimenting and learning.
  Thrives in ambiguity.
• Trusts people and believes in transparency.
• Can laugh and make others laugh.

Compensation

30,000 – 35,000 per month

Location

Kotra and Gogunda Blocks, Udaipur District, Rajasthan

Process

If your profile matches with the above, send us a cover letter and your CV to people@kshamtalaya.org by 30th September 2022.

The application is being accepted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted for an assignment and personal interaction as the next stage of the selection process.