Project Coordinator

**About Peepul**

Peepul is an education-focused non-profit. **We dream and work towards creating an**

**education system in India that enables ‘every child to realize their potential.’**

We work closely with governments at the national, state, and local levels to transform

government schools and government systems. The poorest children in India study in

government schools and too many of them are falling through the cracks. We are

determined to ensure that they receive a high-quality education to help them succeed in life.

We are restless, resilient, and reflective. We aim high, we innovate, we work smart, we work

as a team, and we use rigorous research to inform our work.

**Job Description: Project Coordinator**

**Reports to**: Programme Manager

**Location**:Madhya Pradesh***

**Start date**: Immediate

**Salary**:Commensurate with experience

**Role Context**

To improve the quality of the public-school system and improve learning outcomes, the

Department of Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) is on an ambitious

reform agenda. This reform agenda includes a focus on accountability and governance,

structural administrative/academic reforms, capacity-building of the state sector and

learning from innovations and international best practices in pedagogy and delivery.

Peepul is partnering with GoMP through a **multi-year state-wide program to evolve the**

**professional development ecosystem in the state for teachers, educators, and**

**education officials, under the aegis of ‘**_CM Rise’_**. The program aims to envision and create

a holistic blueprint for all professional development interventions in the state, encompassing

digital and blended trainings, learning communities and in-school coaching, and bring all

teacher development initiatives of the state **under one integrated, holistic umbrella**.

The programme is envisaged to have a multi-layered approach: of setting up and scaling

digital training for teachers, academic officials, and various other education functionaries,

building strong monitoring mechanisms for teacher support, and creating exceptional cadre

of mentors for teachers in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

This flagship program will also serve as an exemplar of innovative teacher professional

development ecosystem for other states in the country.

**Role Description**

The role of the** Project Coordinator **is critical to the success of the continued partnership

with the Government of Madhya Pradesh towards achieving quality education for all, and to

Peepul’s strategic objective of supporting quality improvement in the public-school system

in India.

This is therefore an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to play a key role

in a flagship reform initiative with enormous potential impact.

To enable programme’s success, we require to rapidly roll-out and scale our support to reach

all teachers and officials in the state.

The Project Coordinator will be an excellent executor who will independently lead and drive

program implementation on the ground acting as a support for teachers and academic

stakeholders through excellent communication skills and work towards building sustainable

relationships with multiple levels in the education system.

**Key responsibilities**

**Supporting in timely implementation of programs with quality**
- Managing on-ground execution of Peepul’s programs with the government
- Frequently visiting districts/blocks/schools to oversee program implementation and

identify areas of support.
- Providing timely support to field officials and teachers towards understanding and

engaging with Peepul’s programs
- Understanding and navigating the education administration of the state to enable

impact
- Capture and communicate feedback from ground to enable strengthening of

programme design and implementation
- Owning and delivering on critical parts of programme implementation
- Conducting sessions, trainings, webinars with district and block officials on

strengthening their program understanding and/or supporting with implementing

various state level interventions.
- Creating mechanisms for increasing impact (e.g., coaching district officials on

programme implementation)

**Managing relationships with government officials and other stakeholders**
- Building and managing relationships with government officials across levels (school,

cluster, block, district) to enable success of Peepul’s programme
- Integrating with and understanding the lives of government teachers and officials

deeply, to identify pain points

**Widening and deepening Peepul’s understanding of field realities and activities**
- Providing insight into other programs and initiatives ongoing at the state and district

level
- Building and sharing a strong understanding of historical and current government

programs
- Develop and maintain effective feedback mechanism to ensure and support

evidence-based planning and decisi