District Facilitator

The position
Project Details
Schools2030 is a ten-year participatory action research and learning improvement programme based in 1000 government schools across ten countries. Using the principles of human-centred design and focusing on the key transition years of ages 5, 10 and 15, Schools2030 seeks to catalyse locally rooted education solutions that can inform systems-level approaches for improving holistic learning outcomes. The overall aim of the Schools2030 programme is to increase the levels of agency of educators and school-level stakeholders to reclaim the discourse about ‘what works to improve quality learning outcomes from the bottom-up, rather than the top-down. At the heart of the Schools2030 approach is the recognition that schools should be the centre of social change, not the target of change. In India, Schools2030 is being implemented across 100 schools and youth spaces in the Patna, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Saran and Bhojpur districts of Bihar.
Position Summary
Roles and responsibilities
Coordinate with education stakeholders at different levels (school, panchayat, block, district) to facilitate the programme processes and activities. This will include training and capacity-building interventions.
Facilitate the assessment of children on selected learning dimensions and provide troubleshooting support to schools for managing assessment processes and data.
Organize and facilitate HCD workshops for all 20 selected institutions in the district to enable them to analyse issues, identify the key challenges, ideate, and prototype solutions.
Support school management and other stakeholders in each school to identify needs based on their solutions, collate purchase and other requirements to facilitate centralized procurement. Ensure that schools understand the guidelines for raising requirements.
Liaise with local vendors/contractors to ensure that plans are executed with high quality and in a timely manner.
Identify professional development needs of teachers and communicate them to the Education programme team in Patna and Delhi for planning need-based training programmes.
Conduct regular field visits for onsite support to partner schools to enable implementation of solutions developed and provide feedback for iteration.
Facilitate review meetings to discuss the implementation of solutions, course corrections, assessments, and other implementation challenges. Develop these platforms as local education communities of practice to facilitate learning across schools.
Document case studies, success stories, event reports, meeting minutes etc. in Hindi and English, and share learning systematically with the state and national team. Develop a monthly progress report to share with key stakeholders of the district.
Support the planning and execution of events, particularly in the district.
Support external stakeholders (experts, learning partners and others) in coordinating their activities, like scheduling discussions with relevant stakeholders for studies, training etc.
Support other activities like communications, visits etc., as required.
The requirements
Ambitious, and hard-working professional committed to improving lives among India’s most marginalized communities. Must share a sense of urgency about development and needs to be comfortable in dealing with ambiguity. Innovative and creative mindset, energetic, reflective and solution oriented.
Bachelor's or graduate degree in any stream. Preference will be given to a person having a degree in the field of education, social/rural development, and social sciences.
3-5 years of relevant professional experience within the education and development sector. Must have prior experience working with schools, especially Government schools. Preference will be given to persons having a strong understanding of the education system and stakeholders, up to the district level.
Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to engage in conversations with various stakeholders from school to block level.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi.
Demonstrates an interest in learning new approaches to education.
Conversant with emerging technologies in the education and development sector. Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel is required.
Must be willing to travel extensively within the district.
Excellent time management skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize.
Excellent interpersonal and team skills - need to work with teams across departments and institutions.
Sector
Social Development
About the Agency
The Aga Khan Foundation is a leading global development organisation working to tackle the root causes of poverty. For more than 50 years, we have helped create strong community institutions that support sustainable, locally driven initiatives to improve the lives of millions of people. By combining local knowledge with global best practices, we strive to bring about transformative and long-lasting improvements to quality