Job Opportunity for Project Associate, NMC Nagpur at Leadership for Equity in Nagpur

About Leadership For Equity (LFE)

Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE), is a non-profit (NGO) based out of Pune, Maharashtra. 

We envision Public Education Systems That Refuse To Let Children Down

APPROACH: In our two-fold approach to change, we build the capacity of government system leaders and we influence system processes. In partnership with the local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. This work coupled with our research and advisory support to influence policies, we hope to create an effective government education system.

Over the last 5 years, LFE has built the capacity of 2100+ system leaders, and 40,200+ teachers to impact 8 million students across Maharashtra. Additionally, LFE has recently expanded its operations and started working in another 3 states of India including Haryana, Tripura & Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, LFE works with 5 districts (Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Satara & Akola), 3 municipal bodies (Pune MC, Pimpri Chinchwad MC & Nagpur MC) & 5 state-level education bodies (School Education Dept, SCERT, Samagra Shiksha, Tribal Development Dept, & TRTI). In Andhra Pradesh, LFE works closely with the Samagra Shiksha Office, SCERT & The World Bank on a multi-year strategic project to improve the quality of learning across 26 districts of the State. And lastly, in Haryana & Tripura, LFE works with SCERTs of both states in setting up targeted program management units (PMUs) to strengthen the delivery of large-scale academic programs. 

BELIEF: We believe Public Education Systems are the gatekeepers of social EQUITY, especially when India’s 120 million poorest-of-the-poor children continue to go to government-run schools. A multi-layered, complex, and systemic problem of educational inequity, will require a solution rooted in the SYSTEMS CHANGE approach. We believe that a COLLECTIVE effort by forging partnerships with governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, nonprofits, and grassroot organisations will help bring scalable and sustainable social change.

About Urban Transformation Project:

LFE & The Akanksha Foundation are coming together to support the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Nagpur Municipal Corporation, with an ambitious plan to revamp the education system into a high-performing school system for serving children from underserved communities. Supporting this project is a multi-organizational project focused on improving the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms. The project aims to enhance the learning and well-being of all children in PCMC and NMC schools.

Watch this impact video of the project.

Job description and responsibilities

We see the Project Associate role at LFE to be a highly aspirational role where the scope to learn about and create impact at a systemic level is immense. The Project Associate will work with the Project Manager to play a critical leadership role in ensuring the planning for and execution of the responsibilities listed below. They include but are not limited to: 

Project Operations/Implementation (40%)

• Work on the overall project design in conjunction with the Manager
• Implement long-term and monthly plans defined in alignment with the project plan
• Conduct training in-person and virtually with the support of team members and approval by the Manager
• Ensure regular school visits and in-person support to be given to teachers based on the plan or ensure working with the teachers to provide individual support

Stakeholder Management (30%)

• Work with both the Supervisors as well as the URP team to build long-lasting relationships that aid project operations and expansion plans
• Promote collaboration amongst non-profits in NMC to achieve the larger goal of providing better learning in schools
• Plan and execute quarterly update meetings with stakeholders and provide progress towards goals of the NMC Project in a consumable format to all stakeholders

Monitoring and Evaluation (30%)

• Circulate tools to measure the effectiveness of ongoing projects
• Support team to analyze the data to provide ongoing insights to internal and external teams
• Support in compiling project impact reports from impact data
• Support in creating monthly, quarterly, and annual project reports

Requirement:

Education & Experience

• 2-3 Years of experience executing projects (at least 2 years of which should include directly working with government stakeholders)
• Experience working in Maharashtra would be preferable. 

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills – and functional knowledge (oral and written) of Marathi are non-negotiable. 
• Strong ability to create outstanding presentations, work with Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, and varied data sets
• Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change toward overcoming systemic inequities and ensuring improved outcomes for all citizens
• A basic understanding of social equity, development discourse, and education policy in India
• Being able to take initiative and work in an autonomous, semi-structured environment
• Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness to respond to them
• High openness to learning
• Ability to build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders & partners across public and private spaces
• Patience and resilience to stick it out in the face of setbacks and uncertainties

Location and Compensation

Location: Nagpur 

Compensation: Apart from being a part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive a healthy compensation at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual’s prior experience and qualifications.

The current compensation band offered, based on fit and experience is 4,00,000 – 5,00,000 lakh per annum CTC.

Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate on the basis of caste, race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.