Program Associate

Job Description: Play Program Associate (Part-Time)

About Enabling Leadership

We have a mission to change the world and we’re looking for like-minded individuals to join us More than ever before, our world needs each one of us to step up as role models, champion problem solvers and global citizens. Unfortunately, today's "leaders" more often than not set very poor examples of of inspiring leadership. We believe that perseverance, hard-work, creativity, collaboration and an awareness of the interconnectedness of our world are essential skills for a child to thrive, be successful and become a true leader. At Enabling Leadership, _we believe that every child can be a leader._

Each program at Enabling Leadership uses a creative medium like music or football as a vehicle teach important leadership skills. These mediums have proven and compelling evidence in their abilities to promote a diverse range of cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional and academic skills. Therefore, they serve as excellent tools in enabling our leadership outcomes for students. A unique leadership outcomes approach underpins each of our carefully designed programs, "_Create_", "_Play_" and "_Build"_.

Working at Enabling Leadership

As a culture-first organization, we are looking for individuals who embody the values and behaviors we work tirelessly to teach our students every day. Our teams have the opportunity to work with a diverse set of stakeholders including children, parents, school communities, sportspersons, musicians, artists, volunteers, nonprofits, media and educational institutions, and corporates amongst others. We look for individuals who pride themselves on high performance and productivity, whist able to also practice balance and wellbeing-focused lives (we don’t limit sick leave days, we believe every employee’s health comes first). Our staff design and manage their own schedules, choose where to work from (no cubicles), and have a dynamic leadership team to work with. Our priority is to develop passionate, responsible, creative and accountable employees, championing our values in today’s world.

About Play

We believe the ball has the potential to change children’s lives. Our program is designed to enable a child’s leadership capacities such as risk-taking, creative thinking and self-awareness. A combination of the intrinsic power of the sport with the fundamentals of life-skills learning inform the curriculum. Football is about a child’s joy at scoring their first goal and the spirit a team demonstrates when they face their first defeat. Through every on-field experience (goal,

Function:
Play football coaches will work in the city team to deliver the sessions on the field with a group of 20 students over 8-9 months (June/ July to February/ March). They will plan and conduct football sessions with the objective of life-skill and leadership development in students. These sessions are experiential in nature - with a lot of emphasis on active, challenge based and student-centric learning.

The coaches will be trained for 6-8 days in July/August prior to program launch and during the course of the year. There will also be a mid-year training in September/October. The coaches will be guided and mentored by the Program Manager in their city to plan and implement their sessions. Please note that this is a part-time role (minimum of 3 hours of classes in a week).

**Reports to**: Program Manager

**Responsibilities and Deliverables**:
**A. Program Delivery**
- Conducts 2-6 EL-Play Sessions per week, (potentially in multiple schools across a city).
- Plans each session taken and documents all plans.
- Completes 48 sessions per batch of 20 students over the course of an academic year.

B. Program Quality
- Actively works with the PM to improve session quality and student learning.
- Does research, reading, and exploring of resources to plan better sessions and create a better experience for all students.

C. Program Monitoring & Evaluation
- Completes Session Report regularly/diligently after every session and follows all other monitoring practices.
- Executes basic evaluation processes such as technical assessment and life skill assessment.

D. Events & Other Support
- Supports City Team in basic operational and program requirements for their assigned schools ie. collect student data, coordinate sessions & rescheduling delivering equipment, and building stakeholder relationships & investment.
- Attends all Trainings, Workshops & Meetings held over the course of one academic year.
- Attends all days of League

Minimum Requirements:
1. Strong football knowledge and/or a fundamental connect to sport in general - following/playing.

2. May or may not have teaching experience but experience working with children is essential.

3. Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.

4. Good time management and organizational skills.

5. Professionalism in communication & work ethic.

6. Ability to use technology/smartp