Job Opportunity for Operations Lead at Involve in Bengaluru

Overview of the Role:

The person will be responsible to manage end-to-end implementation of our Peer Teaching program in 8 schools , through managing part-time fellows (college students or community champions), to ensure successful program outcomes for all the students. This will include:

1. Implementation

• Create an action plan to implement out Peer Teaching program with student groups
• Coaching & coordination with fellows for respective schools to ensure our program is implemented well
• Set up strong processes that enable smooth onboarding & daily management of students for the program
• Training of Student leaders on pedagogy and taking regular workshops for them

2. Manage relationships

• Foster positive relationships with fellows, teachers, school staff and other stakeholders to get buy-in on change efforts required at the school level
• Engaging Cluster Resource Persons and other govt officials by regular reporting, informal conversations and co-creating plan of action with them. Eventually the aim is to build a strong idea of Student Leadership and agency in them for sustainable effort
• Identify and forge new external partnerships with organizations/people aimed at addressing pressing needs at the school site
• Engage corporate volunteers via activities for effective CSR management

3. Documenting and reporting

• Lead efforts to document and report progress & program gaps/challenges on a monthly basis
• Adapt tools or surveys to evaluate, collect data and document stakeholder (parents, teachers, students) response to intervention
• Analyze feedback from students, teachers to continually improve the effectiveness of program and implementation
• Create monthly report for funders (some part of the report) and govt stakeholders (if needed)

Why you should join us:

1) The 15% at Involve

15% of your work-time (~1 hr/day) at Involve will be allotted for collaborative learning in the initial months. This will later evolve into an opportunity, as an individual, to investigate a new idea – to innovate, to create. There are primary focus areas you could explore that can directly contribute to the project:

• Personal Development and Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Student leadership & future-ready skills
• Engaging Teachers to create more opportunities for student-driven learning.

This will help identify your area of interest and explore learning opportunities, something that will contribute towards your self-development and career growth in the long run.

2) Non-linear growth

3) High Impact work; Strong ownership for the work you do and No hierarchy!

4) Young and Amazing Team (IIT, NIT, Azim Premji University, Teach for India): Read here-  IIT Grad Gives Up Rs 21 Lakh/Year Job, Starts Initiative That Could Revolutionise India’s Education

5) We are fun. Like crazy fun! & we love memes! Ask anyone around 🙂

6) We are crazy about Food, so you get brownie points for being a foodie!

People we are looking for 

We always hire for attitude first, smarts next and then your skills. We are looking for individuals who align with our Vision & Values and who have what it takes to solve the most complex of problems, to build the next big education organization!

What we promise to give you is a steep growth and a great learning culture that we have built here (Read about one such experience here). 

You should have:

• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in the education sector, 
• Education: An undergraduate degree in any stream is a must; a master’s degree is a plus
• Skills: Should be a good planner and a go-getter; Should be good with on-ground work; okay to commute long distances on certain days; be patient with the outcomes; getting things done by leveraging relationships; Clear understanding of thoughts while making any decision and great communication skills; Ability to manage and inspire people
• Should have a strong sense of data collection, data analysis, knowledge of statistics and be able to set structures for operational data
• Strong work Ethics: Punctuality, Sense of environment, self-driven; 
• Interests: Passionate about education; enjoys mentoring and working with school kids. 

Location: Bangalore (Should be fluent in Kannada, both verbal and reading)

Compensation: INR 3.5 – 4.5 LPA CTC (Negotiable based on experience & fit)

Please contact Divanshu @9087864370 or Samyak @8447707384 for details about the role or any further queries.