About Us

At Teach For India, we’ve built a nationwide movement of leaders who are working relentlessly to end inequity in education. It’s been twelve years since we began this journey and today we have 900+ Fellows leading classrooms impacting 32,000 children across the country, Through our Fellowship, we infuse the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem and have a growing movement of 3400+ Alumni. Our Alumni work at all levels of the education system from teaching, teacher training, school leadership and community empowerment to education technology, policy, governance, media as well as in the private sector. Cumulatively, our Alumni have founded 150+ organisations in the social sector with 200 of them occupying senior leadership and CXO positions across organisations.

77% of our Alumni continue to work in the development sector impacting 33 million, or 1 in 10 children across India, thereby demonstrating their commitment to our vision - One Day All Children Will Attain An Excellent Education. Collectively, these numbers represent the immense potential of our model and the power of our broader community - a potential to catalyze a movement for education reform and redefine what’s possible for children from the most vulnerable backgrounds. Our work will only be complete once we have built a movement of leaders large enough to ensure that every child in India is receiving an excellent education.

On Staff, we pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of 200+ individuals who are committed to the pursuit of excellence and practicing the values that shape us as people.. We have been recognised by Great Places To Work and are an equal opportunities employer, providing compensation and benefits at the top of the nonprofit sector.

Position Summary

The School and Community Relations Associate is responsible for managing school and community partnerships as well as supporting the Program team with Stakeholder Management in schools and communities. Through the role, the Associate will demonstrate operational excellence, problem-solving\, and project management skills. S/he will be responsible for setting a strong culture of problem-solving and collaboration amongst Fellows and Stakeholders and work closely with the Program team and Government Relations Manager to ensure win-win partnerships in schools and communities. 

Team Overview

Bengaluru, with its 3100 students across 90+ classrooms in 30+ schools, is entering its 7th year of operations in May 2021! Bengaluru team would allow you to play a part in shaping Teach For India’s future in the city as we expand our impact to children, within and beyond our classrooms. Apart from the high Alumni to Fellow ratio (106 Fellows and 400+ Alumni), the rich ecosystem is a great opportunity for collaboration and learning. The Team drives partnerships with school authorities who become an integral branch of Teach For India as stakeholders. The Team creates and leverages a connected network of partners and alumni to build and sustain the movement in the city. It forms the foundation of growth and success of the Fellows and helps them metamorphose into future leaders of the country. 

What Teach For India Can Offer You

1) A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employee’s staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development.
2) A work environment in which employees’ holistic well-being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves.
3) The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India, which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach while working with changemakers across the country.
4) Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organisations spanning over 50 countries across 6 continents.
5) Remuneration that is competitive with Indian NGO pay scales and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents.

Responsibilities

1. Aligning Stakeholder Management with Program priorities 

• Collect information about stakeholder management in the city through a variety of methods (shadowing, interviews, surveys, etc)
• Analyze and interpret data to unearth weaknesses and problems, and comprehend the causes
• Formulate recommendations and solutions with attention to Program priorities, capabilities, and limitations
• Amplify best practices to internal partners like PMs and Fellows

2. Build Capacity in Fellows and Program Managers on Stakeholder Management 

• Support the Senior Program Manager/Program Coach to design sessions for Inductions, City conferences, Program Fridays for both Fellows and PMs on topics like but not limited to problem-solving, expectation setting, stakeholder mapping, negotiation skills, conflict resolution

3. Forge Strong School and Community Partnerships 

• Create structured methods to listen to parents and community stakeholders, school HMs and fellows through focus group discussions, meetings, 1:1 check-ins
• Provide COVID wellness: ration, health, and safety support for students and their families 
• Identify and Cultivate partnerships to provide support to fellows and staff  to meet programmatic goals 
• Identify schools and communities to intervene in, and create Teach For India’s placement plan
• Manage city level School and Fellow database 
• Document the current reality of all school and community partners 
• Create and communicate reports to stakeholders in the school and Government like District Directors of Education and Additional Directors of Education to ensure renewal of permission to operate 

Additional Responsibilities

• Support in Recruitment, Selection, Matriculation based on interest and skills Support at Training at Institute based on interest and skills
• Support in planning and organizing city events like City Conferences, induction, mid-year retreats

Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

• Graduate in any stream 
• Working knowledge of the local language Kannada (Read, Write & Speak)
• Strong sense of possibility with what is possible for low-income communities 
• Strong competence on negotiating with a diverse set of stakeholders towards Teach For India’s vision and desired outcomes
• Strong evidence of relationship building and stakeholder engagement in the past Experience working with stakeholders in low-income communities preferred 
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills 
• Data analysis and presentation skills using powerpoint and excel
• Excellent organizing and planning skills 

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

• Strong work ethic and sense of possibility
• Willingness to learn and take end-to-end ownership of assignments
• Adaptability (ability to work in unstructured environments with minimal supervision)

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