Program manager – early childhood education
3 weeks ago
2. ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Language and Learning Foundation (LLF) was founded in 2015, with a vision to develop strong foundational language and literacy among all children, to facilitate thinking and reasoning, through capacity building of teachers and teacher educators. The organization works with various state governments and has been recognized as a domain leader in language and literacy learning and multilingual education.
LLF is a member of a number of national and state-level committees and working groups for the new National Education Policy, 2020, Early Childhood Education and Foundational Learning, Curriculum, and Pedagogy, and is committed to supporting the national agenda of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN). It is implementing India’s first CSR-funded Education Development Impact Bond (DIB) through its Learning Improvement Program in Haryana.
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LLF has been working on foundational literacy and numeracy with a focus to transform teaching learning processes and to improve children’s learning outcomes, including ECE. LLF works towards strengthening the ECE Program in India, especially Balvatika (age 5-6). LLF aims to develop Balvatika as a comprehensive program following NCF-FS 2022 in the state’s FLN activities to provide opportunities for younger children through a structured and play-based school readiness program.
LLF engage with Balvatika at the state level, in places where the Balvatika project is implemented by the states in the primary school (through co-located Anganwadis or Balvatika/Pre-school/Nursery class) as well as support states to integrate Vidya Pravesh programs within Grade 1 Instructional Design. LLF has co-created a comprehensive curriculum & materials for Balvatika with the state government – Haryana and UP.
3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Director-Academics , the Program Manager - Early Childhood Education (PM-ECE) will oversee the project implementation of the early childhood education program across states.
Key Job Responsibilities:
(1) Lead the management and academic components of ECE projects in Haryana, UP, and Assam;
(2) Coordinate with partner organizations and government representatives on ECE planning, implementation, and monitoring;
(3) Guide the ECE unit in developing academic designs and materials (workbooks, charts, play materials, teacher guides) per state contexts and NCF-FS guidelines;
(4) Collaborate with state and central teams to ensure timely internal and external project deliverables;
(5) Build the capacity of LLF’s state teams by conducting workshops/programs on ECE across various projects;
(6) Contribute to the development of various collaterals like instructional materials, training modules, classroom observation guidelines, etc.;
(7) Develop monitoring mechanism for tracking activities and budgets of the assigned projects;
(8) Participate and present in district, state, and national-level trainings, workshops, and forums for teachers, academic support cadre, and trainers;
(9) Assist in developing monitoring and evaluation tools in consultation with partners, government, and internal teams;
(10) Strategize and promote play-based learning, community engagement, and multigrade strategies in ECE and FLN programs;
(11) Support in content development for ECE courses and facilitate capacity-building activities for educators and state functionaries;
(12) Contribute to the creation of multimedia resources (scripts, videos, podcasts) for course use;
(13) Coordinate with consultants and vendors for developing and disseminating learning materials;
(14) Lead documentation activities like process documentation, case studies, etc for as and when required;
(15) Travel as needed for meetings, workshops, and field visits as a regular part of the work.
4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCIES:
Qualification and Experience
(1) Applicants must have a bachelor’s or equivalent degree. A Master Degree in Education/ Early Childhood Education will be an advantage;
(2) Minimum five years of relevant work experience with prior experience in designing curriculum, materials and teacher training modules;
(3) Should have strong academic background in Elementary Education, with solid understanding of research-based approaches to ECE and play-based learning.
Skills and Competencies
(1) Excellent communication and collaboration skills; strong Hindi language writing skills and fluency in Hindi and English;
(2) Ability to be able to set priorities, plan timelines and meet deadlines;
(3) Ability to work proactively, with little supervision More specialized computer skills including competency in the use of the internet and the use of Microsoft office (word, excel and Power Point), Hindi typing skill is essential;
(3) Has a good team spirit and positive attitude. Enjoys a varied pace of working and copes well under pressure;
(4) Entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude and open to feedback;
(5) The operating style suited to working in a small organization setting, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued;
(6) Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time;
(7) Demonstrate good level of emotional stability, intelligence, & social & self -awareness.
5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:
Gross compensation budgeted for the position is attractive. The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.
6. LOCATION: New Delhi
7. REFERENCE: PM-ECE-LLF
8. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Team SAMS
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1 B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025
Phone Nos.: 011- 4081 9900; 4165 3612
9. APPLICATION PROCESS:
Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to apply using the link , by or before November 20, 2024. (Note: LLF is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages women and differently abled individuals to apply.)
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