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About Peepul

Peepul is an education-focused non-profit. Our work is aimed at transforming children's lives through quality education. Formerly known as Ark India, we have been in India since 2010, and have collaborated with government and non-government agencies to execute high-impact education programmes, focused on raising the standard of education in government schools. We exist to show that with the right education, every child can succeed, regardless of their background. We started supporting our first school in July 2015 in Lajpat Nagar III, Delhi, in partnership with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which runs 600 primary schools. When we started, only 9 students were enrolled in KG and Grade 1. Through our interventions and focus on quality, we have been able to increase the enrollment over the last two years, and we currently serve over 370 students from the most disadvantaged communities. In addition to enrollment, there has been a significant improvement in retention, attendance, and learning outcomes.

The success of this school enabled us to start supporting two more schools in July 2017, in Amar Colony and Jeevan Nagar, thereby catering to over 550 students across our network. In addition to this, we are collaborating with the SDMC to conduct an in-service teacher training programme, which will run through the academic year. This academic year, we have worked with 225 SDMC teachers to build their capacity. Our aim is to create systemic impact and develop a replicable and sustainable model and curriculum that can be used by the government to formulate strategies. We are working towards building a network of high-performing fee-free schools that serve children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.

Report to: CEO, Peepul

Location: New Delhi with travel for at least 25% of the time

Key Responsibilities

After the success of the partnership schools and teacher training pilot in Delhi, Peepul is looking to expand its programmes to other geographies within India and become a national non-profit working to impact the lives of children from across the country. The Programme Manager- Strategy and Expansion will be a new hire and will be leading this outreach to new states, working closely with the CEO. The Programme Manager-Strategy and Expansion will provide timely analysis and make informed recommendations on strategic plans, state expansion projects, government relations and partnerships, partnerships with other non-profits, implementation issues and future organisational development. This role will also require the individual to work closely with the senior leadership team of Peepul.

Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

- Development of Peepul's strategy: Providing timely and insightful analysis and recommendations on strategic plans

- Peepul's annual business planning process: Working with CEO to identify growth priorities and the challenges to be overcome

- Providing advice to the Chief Executive Officer on programme management and expansion as a member of the Senior Management Team

- Working effectively with Peepul's Board, ensure regular and accurate reporting on organizational performance

- Building strong working relationships with all senior leaders within Peepul, to develop a deep understanding of the organisation's mission and its principles

- Supporting the process of identification of new states for expansion and working closely with the leadership team at Peepul and board and to assess/develop plans for new state level interventions

- Building strong links with government officials in assigned states and communicating regularly with them to ensure the smooth expansion of Peepul's programmes

- Ensuring learnings from state visits and different stakeholder meetings are incorporated in the state level programme delivery plans

- Preparing reports/ concept notes required for advocacy with the working respective state governments for expansion (including financial modelling)

- Identifying other institutional partners in the assigned states and develop opportunities for working collaboratively in newer territories

- Recruiting, supporting, line-managing and developing highly effective teams for each state area as needed

Person Specifications

Qualifications and experience:

- Bachelor's or equivalent degree required, Master's degree preferred

- Work experience of at least 8 years of experience preferably working for a leading strategy consultancy or strategy function of a large corporate

Skills and attributes:

- Strong understanding of research techniques and strategy development experience

- Exceptional programme management; analytical rigour and attention to detail

- Articulate with excellent interpersonal skills

- Enjoys working under pressure: flexible, highly organised and able to prioritise work to meet deadlines

- Hard working, detail orientated, tenacious and systematic

- Committed and generous team worker, to whom going beyond expectations for their colleagues is second nature

- Will be enthusiastic to do whatever it takes willing to take personal accountability for delivery of goals

- Excellent report writing (Word and Powerpoint) and presentation skills

- Able to think creatively, with discerning and sensible judgement.

- Ability to manage diverse groups of stakeholders

- A deeply held belief in Peepul's mission- that all children, regardless of background, deserve an excellent education

- Reference checking & Probation

As you will be working with children, this role will be subject to enhanced background checks.

Additionally, all new staff will be subject to a probation period of three months.

More about Peepul

Who we are and how we work:

One principle unites us in all our endeavours: we put children first.

We believe that all children should have choices in life. And we must fight to make this happen. Sometimes that means making difficult decisions - we- ll have to say or do things that are hard for us and for other people. All our actions are driven by what is best for the children we work for.

We are:

Restless

We are proud of our achievements but know that there is so much still to do. So, we never stop striving, and we are ready for new challenges. We will work on new projects, in new communities, wherever we think we can make a difference. We are never complacent.

Reflective

We are self-critical. If we think we could have worked in a better or smarter way, we acknowledge that and learn from it.

Resilient

We know that our task is not an easy one. But we are determined to transform childrens lives, despite setbacks. When we encounter obstacles, we do not give up. We are tenacious and will see things through.

When we work, we:

1. Aim high

2. We have the highest expectations. We ask everyone to give their best in everything they do.

3. The children at our schools are expected to aim high, and the staff at ARK does the same.

4. We dont accept excuses, and we don- t make excuses.

5. Use rigorous research

6. We use the latest research and data in all our work, and we scrutinise our results. Our approach is evidence-based, and we direct our resources to those projects that we are sure will make a difference. Work smart. We work hard to achieve our aims. But, more important, we work smart.We are systematic, seeking models that are already successful and finding ways of building on that success. We share our expertise - between teams, between schools, across the world. This way, we maximize our results.

7. Work as a team. Tough challenges take grit and determination, and teamwork too. None of us can succeed on our own. We need to support and learn from each other, and we work best when we work as a team. Together, we make the biggest difference.

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