Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Specialist

The Project Associate Manager will play a critical role in implementing the NIPUN Haryana Mission, focused on enhancing foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes.

This position involves collaboration with district officials, monitoring program progress, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders to drive impactful results in the education sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials and other external stakeholders such as partners vendors.
• District Coordination and Implementation: Serve as the primary point of contact for two districts, supporting key State District stakeholders in planning, executing, and monitoring all NIPUN-related activities.
• Drive the implementation of key work streams such as mentoring, monitoring systems, reviews, and dissemination and uptake of structured academic materials in these districts.
• Conduct regular school visits and classroom observations to ensure compliance with FLN goals.
• Training Compliance and Quality Assurance: Conduct and monitor training programs for teachers, mentors, and key district officials. Ensure the quality and compliance of training content, delivery, and post-training evaluation.
• Use feedback and assessment data to make recommendations for continuous improvement in training frameworks.
• Review Meetings and Reporting: Anchor monthly district and block-level review meetings to assess program progress and finalize strategies for improvement.
• Plan initiatives for goals of the month and set accountability of all the DPIU members, DEEO, DIET Principal, FLN Coordinator, DEOs, APCs, and others.

You are a good fit for this role if you have:

• A bachelor's degree from a reputed university is required; a master's degree is preferred.
• Prior experience working with government stakeholders is preferred.
• 1-4 years of post-qualification work experience, preferably with a government entity, demonstrating a superb project delivery and management track record.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, develop possible solutions, and make recommendations.
• Action-oriented mindset with strong planning skills, ability to set priorities, plan, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in English and Hindi.
• Ability to build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with government stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and address execution gaps in a timely manner, working closely with project leads to generate viable solutions.
• Prior exposure to the education sector, public development sector, or consulting is preferred. However, individuals with corporate experience and a genuine interest in the education sector are also encouraged to apply.

Benefits:

This role offers a perfect opportunity to understand how large-scale educational reform takes shape and gain hands-on experience in taking a workstream from framework to large-scale implementation.

This role requires close collaboration with multiple stakeholders, including government officials, district bloc officials, and teachers.

What We Offer:

We offer a competitive remuneration package, commensurate with the candidate's experience levels.

Location:

This role is based at the State site-Panchkula, close to stakeholders and the team, with openness to regular travel to districts in Haryana.