Background

Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE), is a non-profit (NGO) based out of Pune, Maharashtra. 

We envision Public Education Systems That Refuse To Let Children Down

APPROACH: In our two-fold approach to change, we build the capacity of government system leaders and we influence system processes. In partnership with the local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. This work coupled with our research and advisory support to influence policies, we hope to create an effective government education system.

Over the last 8 years, LFE has built the capacity of 2100+ system leaders, and 40,200+ teachers to impact 8 million students across Maharashtra. Additionally, LFE has recently expanded its operations and started working in another 3 states of India including Haryana, Tripura & Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, LFE works with 5 districts (Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Satara & Akola), 3 municipal bodies (Pune MC, Pimpri Chinchwad MC & Nagpur MC) & 5 state-level education bodies (School Education Dept, SCERT, Samagra Shiksha, Tribal Development Dept, & TRTI). In Andhra Pradesh, LFE works closely with the Samagra Shiksha Office, SCERT & The World Bank on a multi-year strategic project to improve the quality of learning across 26 districts of the State. And lastly, in Haryana & Tripura, LFE works with SCERTs of both states in setting up targeted program management units (PMUs) to strengthen the delivery of large-scale academic programs. 

BELIEF: We believe Public Education Systems are the gatekeepers of social EQUITY, especially when India's 120 million children continue to go to government-run schools. A multi-layered, complex, and systemic problem of educational inequity, will require a solution rooted in the SYSTEMS CHANGE approach. We believe that a COLLECTIVE effort by forging partnerships with governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations will help bring scalable and sustainable social change.

Job Description and Responsibilities

Project Coordinator, District Transformation Programme will be responsible for the smooth operations of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy projects in blocks of the Nashik district based on the allocated geography. The current focus of the role will be to implement LFE’s training interventions with teachers and BRPs/KPs to bring a shift in the classroom practices and help zilla parishad students to achieve the foundational literacy and numeracy skills. 

The Project Coordinator will work with an Associate/Senior Associate at LFE to ensure project goals are achieved.



The key responsibilities are as follows:

Planning and Execution (50%) 

• Implement project plans that can run successfully with measurable outcomes for supporting teachers, leading to improvement in the learning outcomes of students.
• Facilitate effective training sessions with teachers, conduct sessions with students and visit training sites, classrooms, and other offices across the blocks to oversee implementation and use the observation data to tweak subsequent plans
• Coordinate with other teams and operations counterparts to ensure smooth implementation
• Participate in planning/designing the program training inputs in conjunction with the Reporting Manager.
• Regular meetings with education dept officers/ teacher-mentors to support their development as per the project plan.

Stakeholder Management (30%)

• Foster strong relationships with government stakeholders and partners in the block and district.
• Collaborate with teachers and officers for effective project implementation and their professional growth.
• Act as a liaison with governance bodies like Panchayat Samiti, Block Resource Centres, and coordinate training dates, observations, and monitoring activities.
• Engage actively in monthly and quarterly update meetings and collaborate on progress reports

Documentation (10%)

• Document all collected data in the data management system
• Ensure proper documentation of the program (print, video, and audio) and be responsible for periodic reporting of activities to reporting managers as well as government partners.

Monitoring & Evaluation (10%) 

• Circulate tools to measure the effectiveness of ongoing projects
• Support team to analyze the data to provide ongoing insights to internal and external teams
• Support in data analysis and compiling project impact reports from impact data
• Support manager/M&E team to implement tools linked to created content based on requirements

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in executing education-related projects
• Experience working in Maharashtra with government teachers and students would be preferable.
• Experience in facilitating training with teachers would be highly preferred
• Graduation in any discipline.
• Knowledge, experience and certifications in the education domain are preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• Working knowledge of the English language and functional knowledge of the regional language would be preferred. Being able to take initiative and work in an autonomous, semi-structured environment
• Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change towards overcoming systemic inequities and ensuring improved outcomes for all citizens 
• A basic understanding of social equity, development discourse, and education policy in India
• Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness to respond to them
• High openness to learning and collaboration
• Strong ability to create outstanding presentations, work with Microsoft Excel & Google Suite
• Patience and resilience to stick it out in the face of setbacks and uncertainties
• Willingness to travel frequently across the district would be highly appreciated

Important: Given the nature of the project, please apply only if you qualify based on the above requirements

Location and Compensation

Location: Block within Nashik, Maharashtra.

Compensation: Apart from being a part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive a healthy compensation at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual’s prior experience and qualifications. The current compensation band offered, based on fit and experience is 3.6 to 4.2 lakh INR per annum CTC.

Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate based on caste, race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.