Position: Lead, See to Learn Program

Organization: Vision Spring

Location: Noida

About You

· You are passionate about improving the accessibility of affordable eyeglasses to students vulnerable to poverty. You know this will be incredibly fun, and requires technical excellence.

· You are great at thinking on your feet. You recognize that programs in the field can sometimes deviate from plan, and are always able to quickly move to Plan B.

· You are a project manager. Nothing gives you more satisfaction than flawless execution, and bringing in deliverables on time and on budget.

· “Prove it.” Ideas are nice. Evidence matters more. You love evaluating projects to find out what worked, what didn’t, and what you should be doing in the future. 

· You are a stellar communicator and can tailor messages to different stakeholder groups. You have a particular knack for capturing kids’ attention and imagination. You keep partners engaged at all phases of the project.

· You are a leader. You manage a team effectively through clear communication and goal setting.

About Us

· We are creating access to eyeglasses for low-income people. Clear vision creates opportunities for increased learning, work, safety, civic participation, and quality of life.

· As a social organisation, social change motivates us first. Our focus is on advancing our mission objectives - to increase functioning, productivity, and income earning potential for our low-income people by correcting impaired vision with eyeglasses.

· We are working to transform the systemic dysfunction which has failed to deliver eyeglasses - a 700-year-old technology - to approximately 55 Crore people in India in need of vision correction.

· We serve low-income people who are more than beneficiaries to us. The people we serve expect high-quality eye-screenings and eyeglasses.

· To efficiently scale, we must deliver each new unit with less cost.

· We run our operations on metrics and social impact measures. We leverage a range of processes and practices to get the work done.

· We believe in scaling our impact, not our organisation. We are a lean team of doers.

What You’ll Do

Program Integrity, Monitoring, and Reporting

· Provide technical input for the See to Learn Program design, delivery, and reporting framework.

· Develop a process to monitor accuracy of diagnosis and glasses fulfillment against prescriptions.

· Oversee field data collection and data analysis.

· Identify program successes and areas for improvement, and tailor project design accordingly. Share learning across the team. Establish quality improvement processes.

· Prepare basic impact reports to disseminate among all project investors and school administrators.

Program Management

· Lead stakeholder engagement and communications with all project stakeholders. These include: 1) Field representatives of project sponsors (corporations, NGOs, government agencies); and 2) School administrators, parents’ associations, government education and health agencies, etc.

· Create program collateral (documents, presentations etc.) to support program delivery.

· Support the Director of Vision Access Projects in annual planning and budget development, and in tracking progress against VisionSpring’s three-year strategic plan.

· Identify and share opportunities for strategic partnerships with state and district level government agencies and school systems in support of business development objectives.

Project Team Development & Implementation

· Execute projects on-time and on-budget. Develop project schedules. Identify risks and develop field execution contingency plans.

· Supervise the day-to-day operation of the See to Learn unit. Manage project staffing and deployment to field posts.

· Hire and train team members who have both optometric and project coordination experience.

· Ensure all project staff are effective in creating a memorable and motivational experience for children and their adults.

Requirements
· Master’s Degree

· Preference for trained optometrists or ophthalmologists, or relevant experience in the eye care sector.

· At least 8 to 10 years of professional experience.

· Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi.

· Willingness to travel within India.

· Must meet the highest standards of ethics and personal integrity.

· Proficiency in MS Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel).

Compensation and Benefits

· Salary based on experience and education.

· Competitive benefits, including health insurance and generous vacation time.