Responsibilities

The Leadership Challenge: Roles and Responsibilities

Envision, develop and update a contextualized vision for Teach For India's operations in Hyderabad:

Articulate a vision rooted in the local context and set clear goals that will serve as milestones of progress

Build investment and ownership among staff, Fellows, and Alumni in the vision and goals

Build relations with key partners and stakeholders to foster collective impact and ensure long-term sustainability:

Secure sustainable funding pipelines that cover the city budget (which is 8 Cr for 2016-17).

Build strong relationships with 46+ placement schools and communities

Build a strong culture of inspiration, support, and accountability among staff members:

Setting the vision for city staff development

Defining and refining the city staff Support Plan

Ensuring development of tools to support city staff

Ensuring identification and documentation of best practices

Leading performance management conversations

Collaborate with Teams across Teach For India, especially Recruitment, Selection, Matriculation, Training, Finance, Strategy & Learning, Alumni Impact, Admin, IT and HR

Knowledge and Technical Skills

Understanding of Teach For India's short-term and long-term theory of change

Understanding of Teach For India's leadership development philosophy and framework

Competencies and Abilities

Strategic and critical thinking skills so as to conceptualize multiple approaches to solving a problem and draw out a clear roadmap with roles and responsibilities

Relationship-building and networking skills so as to connect individuals, groups, and partners with shared goals

Influencing and persuasion skills so as to leverage people and relationships to outcomes

Communication skills so as to deliver a compelling message through oral and written mediums to diverse stakeholders

People management skills so as to manage diverse teams to outcomes

Ability to be resourceful and entrepreneurial in the face of uncertainty

Proficiency in analyzing data and making inferences to drive strategies and decisions

Strong project planning and project management skills

Values and Mindsets

Deep belief in Teach For India's vision, mission, and values

Belief in the power of collaboration and collective action

Growth mindset, with an underlying belief that one's abilities and competencies can be developed through dedication, hard work and practice

Strong focus on building excellence and depth in the role

Education and Experience

A Bachelor's or a Master's Degree in any field

6+ years of relevant work experience

Previous experience managing large projects and teams to successful outcomes

Previous Teaching / Education experience (preferred)

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