Key responsibilities:

Building and maintaining relationships with relevant district and block-level officials including but not limited to District Magistrate, Chief Development Officer, Basic Shiksha Adhikari, DIET Principal, Block Education Officers.
Providing academic, governance and monitoring oversight to the team for achieving key deliverables outlined in key inputs of the project.
Leading strategic planning, goal setting and intervention by unblocking bottlenecks, advocating with relevant stakeholders and strong implementation focus for successful project delivery.
Providing technical guidance and support for strengthening relevant review committees and forums.
Managing the team effectively.

Skills and Qualifications :

Strong project management skills with proven program implementation experience.
Demonstrated experience of leading teams in operations-oriented projects.
Excellent people and project delivery skills, including the ability to create project plans, drive execution, manage multiple projects at a time, and maturity to influence multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Prior hands-on experience in the Indian education sector and with government stakeholders .
Proven ability to design and drive data monitoring systems for large-scale projects.
Strong analytical skills backed by a pragmatic bent of mind, able to drive actionable insights from data .

What will you gain in the next 2-3 years

Hands-on experience in designing, prototyping, and implementing pilots , sharpening your 0 to 1 thinking
Managing a high-performing, multi-skilled team of Project Managers
Generate understanding of co-creating and executing strategic plans with district leadership to improve implementation fidelity of a large-scale government program (NIPUN Bharat Mission)

Project Lead