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Program Manager - EdTech

  • New Delhi
  • 0-0L/Annual

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Position: Program Manager - EdTech

Location: Delhi

One of India’s biggest challenges is providing quality education to its 240 million children. The scale and complexity of education in India demand that the brightest talent engages in finding solutions.

At Central Square Foundation, we seek to achieve transformational standards of educational excellence for children in disadvantaged communities in India. We support exceptional social entrepreneurs with powerful ideas, undertake application-oriented research, provide a platform for sharing of innovation, and collaborate with other stakeholders in the ecosystem to find policy solutions - all towards enabling sustained change in India’s educational system.

CSF’s team members combine a deep commitment to education with operational excellence. We are a young organization with a dynamic entrepreneurial environment, dedicated to achieving significant and sustained reforms in the Indian education system.

Position Summary

The Program Manager, EdTech is expected to use CSF’s tools of grant-making, government engagement, research, and ecosystem to develop a nuanced perspective of key gaps and hypotheses in each of the focus areas, identify and scale solutions that address these gaps. The Program Manager, EdTech role directly reports to Senior Program Manager, EdTech.

Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:

  • Engage with governments at different levels to provide support in conceptualizing and implementing quality interventions
  • Support and Manage the existing EdTech portfolio to grow and be more impactful through continuous strategic support
  • Expand the existing EdTech portfolio by incubating and/or funding organizations working on innovative solutions
  • Provide ongoing technical and strategic support to grant partners
  • Identify and build a partnership with nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, technology companies with expertise and capabilities in building and scaling EdTech innovations
  • Develop and implement a strategy to create better demand for EdTech in and outside the school environment
  • Develop key hypotheses based on current and future trends in EdTech
  • Conduct policy research in education technology and develop papers for advocacy

Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities

  • Bachelor's or equivalent degree required
  • 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong written & verbal communication skills and presentation skills
  • Excellent project management, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Data analysis and presentation
  • Prior experience in the education/EdTech sector, either having worked on developing a product or responsible for the creation and execution of a program implementation strategy will be preferred

Desired Qualities

  • Entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude
  • The operating style suited to working in a small-organization setting, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued
  • Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects at a time

Compensation

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

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Short Description
  • Job Experience:

    0-1 Years
  • Posted On:

    21 Dec,2020
  • CTC:

    0-0L/Annual
  • Organisation:

    Central Square Foundation