EDIndia-State_Manager

Background:-

EdIndia Foundation (www.edindia.org) is a not-for-profit organization focussed on leveraging technology and data analytics to create innovative solutions to impact education at scale. EdIndia believes that Technology has a huge potential to impact government schools at scale. EdIndia Foundation is the strategic CSR arm of Sterlite Power, and is member of Global Collective for SEL and Digital Learning set up by UNESCO. 

EdIndia is reaching out to its clientele – teachers in particular and the school education system in general –through its programmes Pragyan, Nirnay and Teachable

Pragyan is intervening in Government Schools and Institutions impacting more than 2 lakh teachers from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura and Uttarakhand. The project aims to support teachers in enriching their classroom teaching/learning practices by making available teaching ideas and content as well as by discussing relevant issues through various e-platforms.

Nirnay is aimed at building a data driven culture in public eco-system. It analyses secondary data already available within the education domain and makes it available to a range of stakeholders to enable clear pedagogic and administrative implications. It is active in Tripura, Mumbai Municipality Arunachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Teachable is a program aimed at pre-service teachers (those studying for Teachership). It is creating content and addressing training requirements for Pre-Service Teachers for Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. The project is one of a kind aimed at creating a cadre of skilled Future Teachers for India.

Key Responsibilities:-

· The State Manager will be responsible for managing programs in coordination with officials of Education dept. in Tripura and possibly manage expansion interest from other states in North East.

· Effectively manage a team of 7 – 10 people who are executing multiple projects and facilitate implementation of field level strategies and processes in alignment with overall project objectives and Thematic leads.

· Prepare work plan, budget forecast and management of budget allocation as per the project activities and guidelines.

· Recruit and manage project teams in alignment with projects’ objectives. Monitor and periodically assess the project performance and staff performance.

· Build and manage partnerships with different stakeholders/institutions/organizations in alignment with overall program objectives. Develop strategies for scale-up and manage roll-out outside Tripura.

· Coordinate with external vendors and agencies including govt. and non-govt. stakeholders.