Senior Project Lead/Director - Strategic Partnership/Corporate Consulting - EduTech

Position Summary

One of the key areas of the organisation is EdTech (Education Technology). Under this thematic area, we focus on how technology can be leveraged to improve the teaching-learning experience within classrooms and at homes - through both student-focussed and teacher-directed interventions.

Our goal is to leverage technology to improve foundational learning in primary grades and provide remediation support in middle school. We do this by funding the creation of public goods to improve the quality of the supply, providing grants to build the capacity of early-stage organisations that cater to the target population, building evidence on the efficacy of different EdTech solutions to understand what works and what doesn't, through government testbeds and by driving innovation within government systems by reforming public policy advocacy and strengthening government capacity to enable sustainable large-scale adoption. The Senior Project Lead, EdTech will be responsible for managing large-scale projects related to EdTech, including, providing close support to our network of grantee organisations, building and managing relationships with EdTech startups and nonprofits for furthering the cause of quality education for every child in India.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to

- Lead and support the growing portfolio of EdTech

- Closely support grantee organisations on their overall strategy, program rollout, product and content roadmap

- End-to-end project management for grantee organisations/ other projects i.e. including, development of annual/quarterly goals, detailed budget planning, supporting operations, implementation, and ensuring timely reporting

- Identify innovative hypotheses based on current and future trends in EdTech and build a pipeline of organisation partners

- Promote coordination and cross-learning among non-profits demonstrating best practices in specific areas of education

- Management of all internal and external reporting and reviews for the EdTech team - with the leadership, funders and Board members.

- Team management

Required Qualifications,

Skills and Abilities

- Masters or equivalent degree required (background in business, economics, education, public policy preferred)

- At least 10-15 years of work experience in project management/management consulting / grant management / building startups

- Strong project management skills including an ability to be able to set priorities, plan timelines and meet deadlines for multiple projects simultaneously

- Ability to build and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders

- Experience in growing and managing teams

- Strong written, verbal communication skills and presentation skills

Desired Qualities:

- Experience in the education/ Ed-tech sector would be preferred

- Entrepreneurial spirit and 'can-do' attitude

- Operating style suited to working in a organisation setting, where teamwork, collaboration and resourcefulness are highly valued

- Excellent leadership skills, including ability to manage multiple projects at a time