Madhi Foundation
Website:
madhifoundation.org
Job details:
The Associate/Senior Associate will play a key role in delivering on Madhi’s mandate with the government. They will be expected to work with the State Project Management Unit (within State Reform) & anchor all activities for the Targeted Communications work stream. The State Reform team's core focus is to advocate and build momentum for tried and tested models of intervention, support the state to develop high quality materials and training modules to ensure effective implementation to attain Foundational Learning at scale. The team comprises generalists who go above and beyond to ensure that the public service delivery of the projects is effective and efficient. All Madhi’s teams work together seamlessly to make magic happen day after day, doing whatever it takes to take us closer to the vision of reimagining school systems to eliminate the foundational learning crisis in India. The challenges you will help solve in this role
- Addressing the unique challenges that the public education space faces.
- Planning and implementing novel projects applying various permutations and combinations that ultimately.Address the foundational learning challenges
- Contribute purposefully to the growing body of knowledge on what works and what doesn’t work to improve last mile educational outcomes for children, through the public sector delivery; in particular by contextualizing findings to the Indian context.
- We are an outcome-driven organisation and we do not obsess over clocking in and clocking out. As the sub-vertical head, you will be responsible to identify ways in which we can hold your team accountable to a high bar of excellence with a singular focus on outcomes by setting up systems that let us keep our eye on the ball at all times. The Job Description Below is an indicative set of responsibilities you will be required to lead as part of your role. We believe that a job description is best created collaboratively where the individual joining the team and the senior leadership team together define the role in greater detail so it reflects your aspirations and ambitions as much as it does the organisation’s needs. A detailed description will be jointly created once the selection process has been completed and you have accepted our offer of employment. In this role, some of your responsibilities will include supporting the following: Project Management
- Ensuring diligent compliance to established project cadence structures
- Assist and communicate with the Senior Manager in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation.
- Examining and evaluating the effectiveness and efficacy of the program.
- Coordinate implementation of foundational learning programs as per the department’s strategic plan.
- Track timelines, milestones, and deliverables across educational programs. Project Reporting & Communication
- Supporting the project team with the assessment and formulation of impact metrics.
- Ensuring documentation of various projects is always updated and available for the mission to progress smoothly.
- Strategizing content for reports and presentations on Madhi’s overall approach.
- Ensuring updated documentation of project data for releasing case studies and success stories to the state and districts. Stakeholder Management
- Facilitating cross-functional conversations with state-level stakeholders and ensuring that the mission strategy is aligned within decision making processes.
- Ensuring periodic connection with key stakeholders (internal & external) and diagnosing and providing effective solutions for seamless collaboration.
- Draft reports and presentations of Madhi’s overall approach to the project.
- Support with the documentation of Madhi’s internal project management data. Impact Measurement
- Conducting baseline, end-line and any other dipstick student assessments in schools
- Tracking student outcomes on a periodic basis and identifying trends and gaps You will thrive in this role if you:
- Obsess over time management & planning for all tasks regardless of the enormity or urgency
- Have outstanding contextual understanding of the overall education landscape in Tamil Nadu Prerequisites include:
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in education, Social Work, Development Studies, Public Policy, or related field.
- 4–6 years of experience working on education or community-based programs, preferably in a government or development sector setting.
- Strong project coordination, documentation and Technology skills.
- Ability to work with diverse stakeholders across departments and communities.
- Strong familiarity with Tamil Nadu’s school ecosystem is preferred.
- Experience with government-led education programs, training systems, or infrastructure rollouts is an advantage.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills in Tamil and English This role will report to: Senior Manager, Project Management - FLN Mission Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu Please note: You will be expected to bring your own laptop with updated software (MS Office 2016)
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