Job Opportunity for Project Manager – EdTech Quality at CSF in Delhi

One of the key areas of CSF’s work is EdTech (Education Technology). Under this thematic area, we focus on how technology can be leveraged to improve the teaching-learning experience within classrooms and at homes – through both student-focused and teacher-directed interventions for low-income contexts. Our goal is to leverage technology to improve foundational learning in primary grades. We do this by funding the creation of public goods to improve the quality of the supply, providing grants to build capacity of early-stage organizations that cater to the target population, building evidence on the efficacy of different EdTech solutions to understand what works and what doesn’t, through government test beds and by driving innovation within government systems by reforming public policy advocacy and strengthening government capacity to enable sustainable large-scale adoption. 

EdTech Tulna is an evaluation tool created by IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi in collaboration with CSF to facilitate decision making for EdTech quality adoption. Tulna defines a set of research-based standards for the quality design of EdTech products for the Indian context to enable effective EdTech procurement. EdTech Tulna thus aims to reduce information asymmetry in the EdTech ecosystem and unlock quality-based demand and eventually enable the supply of EdTech solutions which are aligned to quality.

CSF’s team members combine a deep commitment to education with operational excellence.  We are a young organization with a dynamic entrepreneurial environment, dedicated to achieving significant and sustained reforms in the Indian education system.

Position Summary

This position as Project Manager, EdTech Quality will require working closely with the education departments of states to ensure EdTech interventions have required quality in software procurement and/or content creation using the EdTech Tulna tool. 

The person hired will be responsible to facilitate the adoption and implementation of the Tulna framework towards improving state government’s Edtech/AV content procurement practices. This would entail developing effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders in multiple education departments of  state governments to garner relevant information to identify the value that the Tulna framework can add. The person will have to support the Tulna adoption process which would include defining scope of Tulna, involvement in technical discussions and coordinating on ground training/implementation activities  by working closely with the state machinery, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and internal stakeholders. 

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support state governments in incorporating rigorous edtech evaluation frameworks as part of their procurement process
• Position Tulna as a robust technical evaluation framework
• Building and maintaining relations with key government officials, CSF team members and other relevant stakeholders (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi) in the edtech procurement and evaluation ecosystem 
• Support education departments of state governments in adopting and implementing Tulna with fidelity 
• Provide inputs on customising Tulna and coordinate closely with IIT Bombay and IIT Dehi Teams on Tulna customisation to execute effective implementation based on state needs
• Compile results of Tulna evaluations and write the case study of the state post the use of Tulna

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree required
• 2-4 years of work experience
• Candidates with experience in working on government consulting projects/ Education technology implementation or digital transformation projects will be given preference.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Open to travel regularly to project sites in remote locations 

Desired Qualities

• “Getting things done”- Strong execution bias including simplifying big ideas into executables, getting hands dirty, balancing multiple & rapidly changing priorities, and relentlessly driving quality outcomes
• “Influencing without authority”– Ability to relate to and persuade diverse stakeholders, often with strong points of view
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude
• Outcome-oriented and thrives in a team environment
• Highly motivated to work for impact at scale
• Excellent management skills including attention to detail, ability to organise and present
• Data analysis, problem-solving and multitasking skills

Compensation

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels.