Teach For India
## Job Description: Lead, Selection Model Development
**Company:** Teach For India
**Location:** Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad
**Experience Required:** Graduate (any field) with 5+ years of work experience, of which at least 1 year has been in a direct management position. Exceptional applicants without direct management experience may be considered.
**About Teach For India:**
Teach For India is a non-profit organization on a mission to end educational inequity in India. We believe that every child deserves an excellent education and that every single child has the ability to be successful academically, regardless of their background.
We are a movement of over 4600+ Alumni working at all levels of the education system, reaching 1 in 10 children across the country. These Alumni have graduated from our two-year Fellowship Program where they taught in under-resourced classrooms to put ~38,000 low-income children on a different life path. Today, we have ~940 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India.
**Position Summary:**
Teach For India’s Fellowship Selection Team is entering an exciting phase where we strive to maintain the stability of our operations while focusing on innovation and automation of our processes to prepare for scale and strong analysis to better measure the impact of our model. We are looking for a passionate and driven individual to lead our Model Development efforts and shape the future of our selection process.
**Responsibilities:**
**As a Lead, Model Development:**
* Set a bold, ambitious, and exciting vision for the next phase of the implementation of the selection model and platforms.
* Conduct exploration and research to understand cutting-edge assessment design, explore future possibilities, and customize them for our selection process.
* Collaborate and invest key stakeholders (staff, Fellows, Alumni, external partners) in the selection process.
* Manage a team of 2, leading them to achieve ambitious team and individual goals.
* Design and implement a long-term research and analysis program to ensure our selection model efficiently identifies excellent teachers and leaders.
* Co-design systems and processes that efficiently implement the selection model and meet our vision and goals.
* Monitor and track the effectiveness and impact of the model.
* Problem-solve challenges during the selection process through strategic solutions.
**As a People Manager:**
* Build a robust pipeline of talent to lead the organization.
* Manage and coach team members to ambitious outcomes.
* Drive engagement, growth, and retention of team members.
* Engineer and oversee a monitoring and evaluation system.
**As a Coach at Teach For India:**
* Contribute to team goals and priorities beyond individual goals.
* Drive internal alignment and support for Teach For India’s core programs.
* Serve as an ambassador of Teach For India and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in India.
* Support key organizational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, and Movement Building.
**Minimum Qualifications, Experiences, and Expectations:**
* Graduate (any field) with 5+ years of work experience, of which at least 1 year has been in a direct management position.
* Exceptional English language communication skills (written and verbal).
* Ability to analyze complex data sets from varied sources (quantitative and qualitative), draw conclusions, and identify appropriate next steps.
* End-to-end project management experience (from vision setting to execution).
* A background in assessment design/testing/technology with a focus on human-centric design/research/data science/advanced data handling.
* Belief that every child deserves an excellent education and that every single child has the ability to be successful academically, regardless of their background.
**Preferred Qualifications, Experiences, and Expectations:**
* Strong people and team management skills, with the ability to lead and coach a team to achieve ambitious outcomes.
* Strong interpersonal skills, enabling you to build meaningful relationships with diverse others and invest them in a role or purpose.
* Focus on collaborating to reach outcomes with teams across the programmatic continuum and beyond.
* Experience building relationships with and facilitating ongoing training and support to Staff, Fellows, and Alumni involved in the selection process.
**We are looking for an individual who is passionate about education and equity, has a strong track record of success, and is eager to make a difference in the lives of children. If you are ready to join a movement that is transforming India’s education system, we encourage you to apply.**
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