Central Square Foundation
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About the job Project Manager - Foundational Learning - UP (SPMU)
Role Purpose
The Project Manager will lead assessment, data systems, and data-informed review mechanisms within the state FLN program. The role focuses on strengthening the use of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), stabilising assessment platforms, enabling district-led analysis and action, and ensuring that assessment design meaningfully informs classroom instruction and system decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership Engagement & Review Systems (SLO-led Governance)
- Institutionalise Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) as a regular priority in state and district leadership reviews.
- Design and drive standardised leadership briefs and dashboards for use in state and district reviews.
- Support state leadership in interpreting assessment data for decision-making and course correction.
- District & DPMU Enablement for Data-Driven Action
- Build district and DPMU capacity to analyse SLO and assessment data.
- Enable identification of priority learning gaps, with specific focus on low-performing clusters.
- Assessment Platform & System Ownership (NIPUN+ and Allied Tools)
- Act as the primary CSF interface for assessment platforms (e.g., NIPUN+ App, NBMC).
- Ensure platform stability, issue resolution, and adherence to SLAs with tech partners.
- Drive institutional ownership of assessment platforms within the department.
- Strengthen reporting, communication loops, and documentation around platform usage and improvements.
- Assessment Framework Design & Evolution
- Lead the evolution of assessment frameworks (e.g., Spot Assessments) and timely rollout of assessment cycles to ensure strong alignment with classroom instruction.
- Coordinate alignment checks between instructional design, TLMs, and assessment tools.
- Expand assessment frameworks to additional grades (e.g., Grades 4–5, 6–8) with clear competency mapping and system integration.
- Ensure readiness across tools, sampling, data quality, operations, and contingency planning.
- Knowledge Management & Documentation
- Maintain clear documentation of assessment processes, frameworks, SOPs, and review mechanisms.
- Capture learnings from implementation to inform state decisions and future scale-up.
- Support transition readiness through clear handover documentation and role clarity.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred (Education, Development Studies, Social Sciences).
- 2–6 years of experience in education programs, assessments, or large-scale system implementation.
- Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
- High comfort with data, dashboards, and translating data into action.
- Experience working with government systems and district/state officials.
- Strong written and verbal communication in English and Hindi.
- High ownership, execution orientation, and learning mindset.
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