Play- Program Associate

**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 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 to teach important leadership skills. These mediums have proven and compelling evidence in their abilities to promote a diverse range of cognitive, behavioural, 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 Maya"_. **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, whilst also able to 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** **Function**: Play Program Associates will work in the city team to deliver the sessions on the field with a group of 25-30 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 Program Associates help the city team set-up the Play League. They also assist the program team in quality delivery and improvement of the program by conducting research, staying updated with innovative teaching and learning methodologies and recording best practices that can be used in the program. The Program Associates will be trained for 8-10 days during the course of the year; starting from May/June prior to program launch and then in mid-year around September/October. The Program Associates will be guided and mentored by the Program Manager in their city to plan and implement their sessions. **Reports to**: Program Manager **Location**: Kumta, Pune, Bangalore & Delhi **Responsibilities and Deliverables**: **Program Delivery** - Conducts 10 EL-Play Sessions in a blended learning model per week, in multiple schools across a city. - Documents all his/her Lesson Plans and works with PMs on a regular basis to try new strategies, activities, and ideas. - Functions as a substitute PA where applicable, in case of rescheduling or cancellation. - Completes 48 sessions per batch of 25-30 students over the course of an academic year. **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. - Strives towards becoming an example/benchmark for other PAs in the city. - Consistently shares knowledge and resources with other PAs. Actively participates and contributes during training, meetings, and workshops. **Program Monitoring & Evaluation**: - Completes Session Report regularly/diligently after every session and follows all other monitoring practices. - Supports in executing all monitoring & evaluation processes (such as assessments, portfolios, evaluation, case studies). **Events & Other Support** - Represents EL as the Play PoC for schools (where he/she is coaching) to collect student data, deliver equipment, coordinate sessions, and build stakeholder relationships & investment. - Attends all training, workshops & meetings held over the course of one academic year. - Attends and supports all days of League. - Attends city team meetings & contributes to other operational work as per the requirements of the city. **Additional Responsibilities** A Program Associate may also be given additional responsibility so he/she can contribute beyond execut