Senior Manager - Strategic Communications - Education

Responsible for implementing the communications approach for positioning the organization as a thought leader in Indian school education.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Develop and implement the organization's overall strategic communications plan

- Identify key themes and messages for external communications to effectively position the key issues of foundational learning, EdTech, Private school governance, School to work transition and grant making

- Play a leading role in building innovative communication approaches and products to inform, engage and inspire a wide network of stakeholders

- Create and sustain advocacy participation mechanism and bring new ideas to build capacity of influencers and partners to drive convergence of narratives in the ecosystem

- Drive and build engagement for communications products including the website, blogs and op-eds, newsletters, and social media channels

- Collaborate with other teams in writing blogs, articles for internal newsletters and opinion editorials

- Network and develop strategic relationships with media and key ecosystem influencers

- Coordinate with outside agencies for website, collateral support, public relations, etc.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities :

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

- 8+ years of work experience with demonstrated success in communications, influencer outreach, public relations

- Experience in growing and managing team members

- Demonstrated interest in social enterprise sector

- High level of fluency in English, medium fluency in Hindi

- Ability to build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships