Position: Project Lead

Organization: Central Square Foundation (CSF)

Location: Delhi

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Compensation:
Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon
the candidate’s experience levels.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to
• Manage and support Private Schools’ team’s strategy, programs and partnerships for
outreach to state partners, especially for changing the narrative around private
schools and in line with CSFs overall strategy to improve learning outcomes for all
students
• Prepare and/or co-ordinate strategies and associated materials (e.g policy briefs, fact
sheets, presentations based on existing and new research) for dissemination via
various channels including social media, in-person meetings with key stakeholders,
media articles, op-ed’s etc
• Identify key stakeholders including private school owners, state associations,
policymakers, researchers and other organisations in the ecosystem with expertise
and capabilities in supporting reform in the private schools space and help build
partnerships with them
• Create opportunities to engage with central and state government departments to
provide capacity building support on methods to improve learning outcomes and
performance in the private schools sector
• Provide project management support to government officials for implementing key
strategic initiatives
• Track key policy developments on private schools and trends at the national and state
level

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 4-7 years of work experience demonstrating producing high-quality communication
collaterals, superb project delivery and team leadership
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Ability to build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships both within and
outside the organization
• Ability to work independently and proactively, without support staff and with
minimal supervision
• Willingness to travel

Desired Qualities
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a strong ‘bias to action’ attitude
• An operating style suited to working in a small-organization setting, where
ownership, teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued

• Ability to work independently and proactively, with little supervision
• Ability to build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships both within and
outside the organization
• Strong planning and organizational skills, and an ability to be able to set priorities,
plan timelines and meet deadlines