Job Opportunity for Manager, Capacity Accelerator Program at Guardian of Dreams in Bengaluru

About the job

Role Title : Manager, Capacity Accelerator Program

Function: Coach Child Care Institutions Towards Improving Care Quality

Location : Bangalore, Chennai

Language Requirement: Kannada, Tamil

Job Type : Full-time

Qualification : Undergraduate Degree

Experience : 2+ years of field experience working in the same or allied sectors

Compensation : INR 3,60,000 – INR 7,20,000

ABOUT TO THE ROLE

The Capacity Accelerator Program (CAP) aims to transform care practices in Child Care Institutions (CCIs), by addressing the severe limitations in funding, access to expertise and contextualized support that they face.

We are on the lookout for individuals who are driven to make an impact in the child-care ecosystem and are excited by the prospect of catalysing organizational development and transformation at Child Care Institutions.

Being an early-stage non-profit organization, individuals who are versatile and looking for more than just a regular 9 to 5 job are more likely to enjoy the role. If you are excited about making a serious commitment to the childcare sector, with an intent to stay and grow in the organization, we would love to chat with you.

The Manager, Capacity Accelerator Programrole involves working closely with up-to five Child Care Institutions – including the entrepreneurs, leaders, staff and other stakeholders who are a part of it.It also involves working with the Guardians Academy and Operations team to translate best practices and SoPs into impact at the Child Care Institutions.

Through the role, Managers develop a working knowledge of all domains that impact adult outcomes for children and organizational sustainability such as – healthcare, education, mental health, life skills, fundraising, staff development etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with CCI stakeholders to improve childcare and management practices as per program benchmarks.
• Spend significant on-ground time at CCIs to develop context and implement initiatives
• Build and cultivate working relationships with partner CCI leaders, staff & other stakeholders.
• Provide strategic advice and technical support to CCI leaders, staff & other stakeholders.
• Provide continuous information and feedback to the Guardians Academy towards the improvement of SoPs, training modules etc.
• Provide training support to CCIs and facilitate the upskilling and empowerment of CCI staff and other stakeholders via workshops or other learning methods
• Adapt knowledge and skills to the needs of the program as it evolves and work with other
• Managers, CCIs, Guardians Academy and SMEs to continuously learn, upskill and improve their own practice.
• (For Chennai roles) Travel to and stay in Bangalore periodically, up-to once a month, towards attending in-person meetings, discussions and training programs.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 2+ years of experience in allied sectors such as education, health etc. with a significant part of it being spent on field working with communities, institutions or children.
• Experience or strong interest in childcare or organizational development & transformation
• Partnership management experience
• Experience taking decisions at a strategic level
• Experience having led or played a critical role in an end to end project
• Experience in facilitating training/workshops or large group conversations (in-person preferred)
• Documentation and report writing experience.
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Familiarity with Kannada, Malayalam or Tamil is good to have.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Good email/telephonic and in-person communication. Good writing skills.
• Comfortable working with software (Google Suite, Ms Office etc.) and ability to adapt to new tools as per need.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel frequently and organize around efficient travel arrangements.
• Ability to adapt to frequent changes in field conditions, objectives and on-ground requirements

THE TEAM: Navneeth, Akshay, Anjana, Vaishnavi

Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.