Programme Manager Ecce Tech

Over the years Reliance Foundations initiatives have continued to evolve while remaining responsive to the ever-changing needs of society The Foundation is currently focusing on creating change in areas of Rural Transformation Health and Education Sports for Development Disaster Response Arts Culture Heritage and Urban Renewal AboutTo know more read our latest Annual Report onJob PurposeReliance Foundations Early Childhood Care and Education ECCE programme aims to improve quality of ECCE for 3-6 year old children especially in Anganwadi centres ECCE is one of the newest strategic initiatives of the Foundation and as part of the newly established ECCE team all team members will play a key role in establishing strengthening and expanding the programme across multiple states The Programme Manager - ECCE Technology will be responsible for managing the technological innovations for the programme and working closely with state teams and other programme leads to implement the solutions Roles Responsibility and Outcomes KPI Design 40 Identify new technology for the ECCE programme evaluate their appropriateness and feasibility for users Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to understand needs behaviours technology adoption etc Prototype and test new ideas working with team members and partners Iterate solutions based on learnings from the field and implementation gaps Update team and partners about new technology latest research evidence-based practices etc Communicate user needs to technology development partners Implementation 40 Support Lead in implementation of projects and manage the technology-intensive initiatives Coordinate with technology partners to ensure timely completion of deliverables Build capacity of RF team members and partners to implement the technology initiatives Review the programme periodically including visiting the field regularly to understand implementation gaps and work with partners state teams and other Leads to find solutions Documentation 10 Prepare design documents technical notes presentations RFPs for technology needs etc Document learnings from implementation processes iterations Other activities 10 Work with M E Communications and Research teams to highlight technology initiatives Any other responsibilities as per programme and organizational requirements as assigned by line manager Key Stakeholders Collaborators State teams Technology partners Field implementation partners RIL group companies active in developing technology solutions Experience Educational RequirementsEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OTHER REQUIREMENTS Necessary Post Graduate in Social Sciences Social Work Education Engineering Computer Applications or any related field Graduate in Computer Science IT ITES Desirable Qualification certification in AI-ML Necessary Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience Experience of developing technology solutions for the development sector Strong understanding of mobile technologies apps database management content management systems bots Strong understanding of Human Centred Design Proficiency in English working knowledge of Hindi will be an advantage Excellent communication analysis and presentation skills Proficiency in MS Word Excel and PowerPoint is essential Excellent interpersonal and team skills Ability to manage processes and activities in a result-oriented manner and work effectively to tight deadlines Demonstrates high levels of empathy understanding challenges of stakeholders listening actively and working in a participatory manner Demonstrates creativity in her his work responding flexibly to a changing field situation and devising innovative ways of solving challenges Desirable Experience of working with Women and Child Development WCD and or Education departments Knowledge of other state languages particularly Marathi Telugu Scope of Worka People Management Scope Range of no of Direct Reports b Geography Coverage Country-wide Region-wide Location-wide Other c Corporate Coverage Company-wide Business or Function-wide BU or Sub-function-wide Other - NACountry-wide