Job Opportunity for Project Manager – Policy & Communications at CSF in Delhi

Job Title 

Project Manager (3-6 Years) 

Team 

Policy and Communications 

Location

New Delhi

About Central Square Foundation 

Central Square Foundation (CSF) is a non-profit organisation, working towards its vision of ensuring quality school education for all children in India. Since 2012, CSF has been working in partnership with central and state governments, other non-profit organisations and ecosystem stakeholders to improve the learning outcomes of children from low-income communities. CSF’s approach across FLN (Foundational Literacy & Numeracy), ECE (Early Childhood Education), EdTech and School Governance focuses on solutions that are scalable, sustainable and effective. Our system reform approach covers the spectrum from Policy and Innovation to Practise at Scale, for sustained student learning improvements.

About the Policy and Communications Team (PAC)

At CSF, PAC’s role is to build salience around CSF’s key thematic areas and strengthen the organisation’s position as a thought-leader in India’s school education sector. The PAC team operates horizontally, closely collaborating with various program teams at CSF. The core workstreams of PAC encompass Salience and Communications.

The ‘Project Manager – Policy and Communications’ will primarily work in the Salience workstream, and support the team with the following responsibilities. They will report to, and work closely with the ‘Project-Lead – Policy and Communications’. 

Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager – Policy and Communications 

• Cultivate, nurture, and sustain relationships with key stakeholders for CSF
• Conduct comprehensive research to facilitate the development of appropriate messaging and  collaterals, aimed at raising awareness and enhancing visibility of CSF’s key thematic areas at the National, State, and District levels.
• Collaborate with CSF’s Program Teams to amplify CSF’s initiatives at the State and District levels
• Identify opportunities and interventions to fortify PAC’s salience efforts, while continuously gathering updated information and data on critical policy issues in education
• Assist in creating relevant content for internal and external collaterals, and contribute to the knowledge management and documentation of PAC’s activities.
• Support the team in organising salience events, and represent CSF at important platforms such as meetings and conferences 
• Support the team in developing tools and practices which continuously strengthen PAC’s efforts and effectiveness 
• Manage relationships with consultants/ vendors/ partners; design strategies, roadmaps and timelines for effective engagements

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities 

• Master’s Degree, preferably in Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, Development Studies or similar degrees
• 3-6 years of work experience, preferably in the policy/ governance sector; 
• Demonstrated track record of building sustainable relationships with key/ influential stakeholders and end-to-end management of projects/ deliverables;
• Experience working closely with elected representatives, government officials, policymakers, heads of CSOs, or thought-leaders/ eminent intellectuals; 
• Strong research, analysis and drafting skills; 
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hindi, with the ability to translate back-and-forth as and when required;
• Keen interest in the development sector, policy and politics and current affairs; 
• Ability to work both independently, or as part of a team, and a go-getter/ enterprising attitude towards assigned tasks

Additional Details 

Start Date: As soon as possible 

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

The role will entail occasional short travels as and when required

Basic proficiency in Office 365 Suite/ Google Workspace suite is a prerequisite