Job Opportunity for State Resource Person – Bihar at Kshamtalaya in Patna

We are looking for a motivated professional who believes in Kshamtalaya’s vision to bring meaningful change in education by working with Bihar’s State Council of Education Research & Training (SCERT). You will be leading state related project deliverables that are aligned to Kshamtalaya’s vision & mission.

Roles and Responsibilities

• You will manage state related projects that include and are not restricted to the following thematic areas ~ foundational literacy, numeracy & well-being of children, integrated learning, 21st century life skills, Entrepreneurship mindset, Community leadership & governance (SMCs), Pedagogical leadership of teachers & their well-being related objectives.
• You will manage the stakeholders with regular updation, documentation, planning & monitoring of your work with relevant division heads and the Director of SCERT.
• You will also be responsible for handling monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of key achievements and deliverables managed through your duties to Bihar Education Project Council.
• You will be responsible in managing stakeholders at the SSA, Bihar on regular updation of our demonstration project in Samastipur is also part of your key responsibility.
• The idea behind this role is to helm our learning from the ground that we are acquiring in the 10 schools and re-integrating them into State level projects, therefore fortnightly or need-based field visits to our iDISCOVER fellowship schools in Samastipur District will be required. An added responsibility here would include quarterly capacity building on need-based thematic areas for our iDISCOVER fellows.
• Identify loopholes in the work, functioning of field staff, if any; Plan accordingly for future project implementation and create monitoring and evaluation tools and formats.
• Documenting and recording all the information like meetings, training etc. with proper signatures and verifications.
• Monitor self performance periodically and work accordingly.

Mentorship, Support & Supervision

Kshamtalaya is a small and dynamic organization, made of close to 12 core team members who currently support an on-ground team of more than 150 fellows & local volunteers placed across Kshamtalaya projects in Rajasthan, Delhi & Bihar. Each core team member has specific areas of interest and expertise, including educational content development, integrating social and emotional learning into the curriculum, establishing innovative ‘Learning Festivals’ etc. You will work closely with this core group, engaging them as appropriate. You will be directly accountable to Vivek Kumar, Founder/CEO of Kshamtalaya who will provide mentorship and supervision in your role.

Attitude

• Value responsiveness, reliability and punctuality.
• Able to work in a rural space with basic amenities.
• Flexibility and resilience to deal with the unexpected.
• Belief in building a culture of teamwork and team learning to support one another.
• Growth mindset to deal with difficult situations and to continue experimenting and learning.
• Thrives in ambiguity.
• Trusts people and believes in transparency.
• Can laugh and make others laugh.

Education

Bachelors/Masters Degree (preferably in Policy Making, M.A. in Education)

Work Experience

5 years+ experience working with organizations on curriculum development, managing projects with the district/block/states. Experience in working & liasoning with stakeholders that are of block/district level.

Compensation

Rs 45000/- per month

Location

Based in SCERT Patna, Bihar and willing to travel to Samastipur District for field visits

Process

If your profile matches with the above, send us a cover letter and your CV to people@kshamtalaya.org by 28th September 2022. Contact Soumya 9538087614 (WhatsApp Only) for more details.

The application is being accepted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted for an assignment and personal interaction as the next stage of the selection process.