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Teach For India is on a journey to reach an India free of poverty and filled with love by ending educational inequity in our country. Twelve years into our journey we are a movement of 3800 Alumni working at all levels of the education system, who are 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 32,000 low-income children on a different life path. Today, we have 970 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India.

In 2022, we embark on Phase 4, our fourth strategic phase. We have a bold and ambitious ten-year journey ahead of us that aims to grow 50,000 leaders, who will work collectively, and with love, to transform the lives of 1 in 10 low-income children in our regions, through an education that unleashes the potential of self, others and India. In this decade, five key priorities will lead us to this vision.

Strengthen our core Fellowship to build strong teacher leaders who provide an excellent and equitable education to our children and continue to do so beyond the Fellowship
Scale our impact by strategically introducing additional Fellowships as alternative pathways for leadership development
Match the Alumni of our programs at an intersection of their interests and the needs of the system and our children
Advocate for key issues that impact educational equity, and engage 3.5% of the population in the movement for educational equity
Act collectively with our Alumni to learn about and address key issues in our regions.

Our work will only be completed when we have built a movement of leaders that is large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.

We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of individuals. We’re committed to learning and excellence in our roles, and to being deeply rooted in our core values.

What Teach For India Can Offer You

The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach across the nation and working with changemakers across the country.

A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employee’s Staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development.
A work environment in which employees’ holistic well-being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves.
Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organizations spanning 50+ countries across 6 continents.
Remuneration that is competitive within the top quartile of the Indian NGO pay scales, and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents.

Position Summary

Reporting to: Senior Manager, Culture and Engagement

The Manager, Culture and Engagement is part of a team that is responsible for building the most caring, fair, and values driven organization our country has seen. They will create a proof point of success with engaging, and supporting our versatile, diverse and passionate community.

Responsibilities

As a Manager, Culture and Engagement

Co-write policies that our anchored in our values and ways of working to ensure our people have a consistent experience
Analyzing trends and metrics in partnership with the HR group to develop solutions, programs, and policies that would enable our Staff and Fellows to have the most consistent experience
Managing and resolving policy violations by conducting effective, thorough and objective investigation
Maintaining in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partnering with the legal department as needed/required, and translating the same to guidance and policies for implementing in cities
Developing contract terms for new hires, promotions, and transfers
Work closely with the Senior Manager, Child Safety and Advocacy to sync policy awareness drives
Planning & executing all policy training programs for the Community from start to end including setting vision, prepping facilitators, sending out clear communication to the community, evaluation and monitoring effectiveness and identifying any patterns
Co-design, plan and execute an in-person Staff Retreat for our 300+ Staff to engage them with the organization and each other
Co-design and execute the organizations philosophy on well-being by living into your whole self
Design the guidelines for City and National spaces like our All City Staff Meets

As a People Manager

Building a robust pipeline of talent to lead the organization
Managing and coaching the Directors in the cluster to ambitious outcomes
Driving engagement, growth, and retention of team members
Engineering and overseeing a monitoring and evaluation system, coupled with strategic direction, to guide our abilities to continuously improve

As a Manager at Teach For India

Contributing to the team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities
Serving as an ambassador of the Teach For India brand and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after committing time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply
Supporting with key organizational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, Movement Building

Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

2-5 years of professional experience
Experience in driving operations in high pressure, goal driven environments
Experience of having collaborated effectively with a broad range of individuals and groups
Experiences and examples of having taken initiative in the past
Previous experience in teaching/education would be an added advantage (not mandatory)

To apply for this job please visit teachforindia.secure.force.com.