Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (LFE)
## Senior Associate – Advocacy & Partnership
**Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (LFE)** is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving public education systems in India. We envision a future where education systems refuse to let children down.
**Our Approach:** LFE takes a two-pronged approach to create change. We build the capacity of government system leaders and simultaneously influence system processes. Through partnerships with local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. Our research and advisory support also helps influence policies, aiming to create a more effective government education system.
**Impact:** Over the last five years, LFE has built the capacity of 2100+ system leaders and 40,200+ teachers, impacting 8 million students across Maharashtra. We have recently expanded our operations to Haryana, Tripura, and Andhra Pradesh.
**Our Belief:** We believe that public education systems are the gatekeepers of social equity, especially for India’s 120 million children attending government-run schools. We are committed to addressing the complex and systemic challenges of educational inequity through a systems change approach.
**About the Role:**
As a Senior Associate, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operations and growth of our programs across various districts in Maharashtra. You will work closely with the Program Manager to achieve project goals and collaborate with government stakeholders, funding partners, and team members.
**Responsibilities:**
* **Program Implementation and Operations (40%):**
* Implement project plans with measurable outcomes across districts in Maharashtra and other states.
* Advise and oversee the design of training materials, handbooks, teacher/officer proficiency metrics, and other training-related items.
* Visit training sites, classrooms, and offices across districts to monitor implementation and use observation data to refine plans.
* Coordinate with other teams and operations counterparts for seamless implementation.
* **Stakeholder Management and Advisory (30%):**
* Build long-lasting, trust-based relationships with DIETs, state bodies, partner organization leadership, subject experts, and government stakeholders to enhance project operations and impact.
* Collaborate with stakeholders using a co-creation mindset to enable capacity and ownership.
* Conduct regular update meetings and provide progress reports in an accessible format to all stakeholders.
* **Team Management (20%):**
* Manage a team of 1-3 project associates, focusing on their deliverables, professional support, and development.
* Foster a culture of collaboration, belief in public systems, strong accountability, and delivery.
* Build and implement reporting structures aligned with LFE’s management style to ensure individual and team accountability.
* **Organisational Support (10%):**
* Forge partnerships and collaborations with other non-profits and CSR organizations operating in the same districts to achieve the overarching goal of improving learning in schools.
* Maintain partner relations to ensure timely accountability and reporting of project progress.
* Represent the organization at selected events to promote our brand and strengthen our networks.
**Requirements:**
* Bachelor’s degree in any field. A Master’s in Education/Development is preferred.
* 2+ years of experience executing multiple projects simultaneously.
* Experience working with remote teams is highly preferred.
* Proven experience in capacity building of teachers/officers.
* Experience in policy implementation is an added advantage.
**Skills and Capabilities:**
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Strong belief in the potential of the public sector and its ability to overcome systemic inequities.
* Basic understanding of social equity, development discourse, and education policy in India.
* Ability to take initiative and work autonomously in a semi-structured environment.
* Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness in responding to them.
* High openness to learning.
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across public and private sectors.
* Proficiency in creating presentations and working with Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, and various datasets.
* Patience and resilience to persevere in the face of setbacks and uncertainties.
**Location & Compensation:**
* **Location:** Pune, Maharashtra, with travel across districts within the state.
* **Compensation:** A competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications, within the 6.0-7.5 Lakh per annum CTC range.
**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.**
To apply for this job please visit leadership.keka.com.
