District Manager - NGO

About Educate Girls

Educate Girls (www.educategirls.ngo) is holistically tackling issues at the root cause of gender inequality in India's education system. Our comprehensive model reforms government schools through community ownership and reaches up to 90% enrolment, higher attendance and improved learning outcomes for all girls. Founded in 2007, the non-governmental organization has a management and outreach office in Mumbai and operations in Pali, Jalore, Sirohi, Ajmer, Bundi, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jhalawar, and Banswara in Rajasthan and Alirajpur, Dhar and Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh. At this period, the organization is set to grow, and expand its reach of services beyond Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

Role Overview:

We are looking for District Manager who is the responsible for the planning, strategy and implementation of Educate Girls Program in whole of district with a managerial responsibility of handling finance, impact, human resources and IT for the district. The position involves intense travel in operational areas especially in blocks and villages. This could amount to 40-55% of the time based on programmatic need.

Required Education, Skills and Work Experience:

Hold a postgraduate degree in management, rural development, social work, education, or social sciences

Have a minimum of 5 years of experience of which two are in the development sector preferably in the field of girls- education

Adequate computer literacy - Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail

Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability

Ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment

Big picture thinker who is resourceful and practical

Ability to drive team to achieve set goals and manage conflicts

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Salary offered: 7 - 8 LPA