Job Opportunity for Project Officer at AIF in Haryana/Uttarakhand

ABOUT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION

The American India Foundation is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. AIF does this through high impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods, because poverty is multidimensional. AIF’s unique value proposition is its broad engagement between communities, civil society, and expertise, thereby building a lasting bridge between the United States and India. With offices in New York and California, twelve chapters across the U.S., and India operations headquartered in Delhi NCR, AIF has impacted 12.9 million lives across 35 states and Union Territories of India. Learn more at www.AIF.org.

ABOUT DIGITAL EQUALIZER

Digital Equalizer is AIF’s flagship education program. DE envisions a world where all children from under-served communities, especially girls, are prepared for a career and life. The program is bridging India’s digital divide by providing and integrating technology into underperforming, under-resourced public schools, training teachers in techno-pedagogy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) methodology, and transforming classrooms into collaborative and interactive places for students to learn while preparing them for success in the 21st century global economy. Since its inception in 2004, the Program has empowered 5.4 million children with interactive STEM experiences, trained 182,025 teachers in STEM pedagogy, and transformed 24,471 schools across 35 states and union
territories of the country.

Objectives of the Project:

• To integrate Skills-Build Platform in the government schools as a self-learning platform
• To enable learners with 21st century skills and technical skills leading to readiness for
  the future employability.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supporting the Project Lead with team management and assisting with project activities to ensure that appropriate project deliverables are met.
• Coordination with AIF’s partners and other stakeholders for conducting capacity building activities and workshops for JNV teachers.

Position: Project Officer Program: Digital Equalizer (DE)
Location: Haryana/Uttarakhand Reporting Relationship: Project Lead
Nature of Employment: Consultancy Number of Positions: 1 position for each state

• Supporting in proposal writing and content curation for life-skill development activities under the Digital Equalizer program.
• Coordination with multiple stakeholders, including the funder, to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
• Coordination with AIF’s partners for conducting training sessions and workshops for students and teachers of Government Schools.
• Work towards improving the visibility and outreach of the project activities in coordination with the Communications team.
• Supporting the Monitoring and Evaluation team to track and report the progress of the project.
• Work closely with government stakeholders involved in the project to maintain strong relationships with them.
• Carry out administrative tasks for the project, as may be required from time to time.
• Support The Skill Build coordinators to effectively implement the program.
• Monitor MIS for SB onboarding and tracking and coordinate with Government officials
• Conduct training programs, orientation sessions, student activities, PBL for Skills Build program.
• Create monthly project reports for Skills build platform.
• Conduct review meetings with NVS to appraise the progress.
• Coordinate with IBM Master trainer and SB lead for effective implementation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate/Post-Graduate with 2-3 years of Experience in Ed-tech sector/IT/ Data handling/ Development sector.
• Proven experience in project management, preferably in a digital or online learning platform environment.

Skills and Competencies:

• Possesses a variety of skills –program management, multi-tasking, time management, flexibility, and adaptability.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on data driven decision making.
• Good communication skills in English and Hindi – both written and verbal.
• Ability to work in the field, with communities, and in multi-stakeholder processes.
• Readiness to travel and commit to demanding program requirements.
• Responds positively to feedback and respects diverse point of views.
• Excellent team player and works independently with the ability to take on additional tasks.
• Ability to work in demanding situations.

Other: Salary commensurate with experience.
Position Availability: Immediately

HOW TO APPLY: To apply, kindly fill application form- https://forms.gle/ZgbRk3Mi9Cex7AuA8
and upload your CV. Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.