Position: Program Coordinator

Organization: Learning Companions 

Location: Gadchiroli

Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeww3PbrtrE-BAZklU8fUYsedqc6bb0PYz93NRfYgXKcuXlYA/viewform

About Role:

We have ‘teaching fellows’ working in the communities and schools. They are working to create quality lesson plans/learning experiences for children and to motivate and skill the parents for providing quality education to their children.

These fellows are supported by rigorous training for best teaching-learning practices, compiling and using creative learning activities and teaching aids, check-ins to set the SMART, rigorous goals for their class/community, demonstration of best teaching-learning practices and follow-up of their goals, learning, performance on the field. We are looking for education leaders who have relevant experience and who will be able to support and manage a team of teaching fellows and coordinate with the program team effective execution of the program.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with partner organizations and other different stakeholders
• Co-plan training sessions for teaching-fellows
• Support a group of fellows regarding lesson planning, goal-setting, classroom and community engagement
• Leadership development support for fellows
• Conduct regular check-ins with fellows for follow-up on co-created goals, identify gaps in planning, execution, related fellow skills and create support accordingly
• Build and maintain the culture of a team of fellows which will allow individuals to learn new skills, grow as education leaders, feel supported and execute their actions successfully.
• Maintain the documentation of program using different data capturing tools of the organization
• Maintain strong communication between fellows, program team and other stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Minimum two years experience of teaching/facilitating classrooms, preferably primary or pre-primary classes, with proven mastery in classroom planning and execution
• Preferably at least one year experience of managing teams or working in team-driven projects
• Proficient in Hindi and English, preferably proficient in Marathi.
• Strong documentation – proven ability to work swiftly with google docs, sheets
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks, effectively managing task lists
• Strong communication and goal monitoring
• Demonstrated ability to identify gaps in planning, execution, and creatively working around identified challenges

Remuneration:

Rs. 16,000-18,000 (+ 2000 Travelling allowance + 2000 Accommodation allowance or shared accomodation)