Senior Program Lead

JD for Senior Program Lead - Margadarshi at Involve Learning Solutions Foundation

At Involve, we're on a mission to bring students to the center of their own learning journeys. We believe that when students are trusted, supported, and given space to lead, they don't just learn better they thrive.

We started back in 2018 when our founders, Divanshu and Samyak, both fresh out of IIT Madras, chose to skip placements and instead build something that mattered. They envisioned classrooms where students weren't just passive listeners, but active participants teaching, mentoring, leading, and growing together.

Today, that vision is alive and growing,  and we are working with government schools in six Indian states. Our core program, Peer Teaching, trains senior students to mentor their juniors in foundational skills like reading and math. But it's about more than academics it's about building confidence, communication, problem-solving, and agency. Because we believe agency is the key to breaking cycles of inequality and helping young people truly own their futures. Over the next 5 years we look forward to creating impact for 10 million children across the length and breadth of India

We work hand-in-hand with state and district governments in places like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka. We've been lucky to be backed by incredible partners like the Agency Fund, Acumen, Central Square Foundation, and Wells Fargo. And along the way, we've been recognized by platforms like HundrED and Reimagine Education for doing things differently and effectively.

But honestly, what keeps us going is our students. The girl who ran her first peer-led session with shaky hands and a steady voice. The boy who found his voice helping his classmates. The thousands of stories that remind us every day why this work matters.

Overview of the Program:

Maargadarshi: Involving students in the process of learning through peer-based interventions.

The program includes facilitating peer-based spaces to provide a safe space for student voices in their learning process. This includes:

Learning the concept of foundation math through peer teaching for students in lower primary grades with a CPA approach. (4th and 5th students teach their junior grades)

Learning grade-specific math content and Kannada literacy in peer groups. The students explore different concepts through activities, making it easier to understand these topics in their regular classrooms. (Covering grades 6th,7th and 8th)

Overview of the Role:

The person will be responsible for managing the end-to-end implementation of our Maargadarshi Program in respective schools through managing full-time program Coordinators(community champions) to ensure successful program outcomes for all the students. This will include:

1. Design and Implementation (60% of your role)

Create an action plan to implement the Maargadarshi program with Schools

Coaching & coordination with coordinators for respective schools to ensure our program is implemented well

Set up strong processes that enable smooth onboarding of the school

Periodic program reflection and course correction to improve the quality of the program

Implementing new pilot projects individually, apart from the core program of peer teaching

Contextualise the program design and create a session plan based on the need

2. Manage relationships (25% of your role)

Foster positive relationships with coordinators, teachers, school staff and other stakeholders(CRPs) to get buy-in on change efforts required at the school level

Engaging external partnerships with organisations/people aimed at addressing pressing needs at the school site

Engage corporate volunteers via activities for effective CSR management

3. Documenting and reporting (15% of your role)

Lead efforts to document and report progress & program gaps/challenges on a monthly basis

Adapt tools or surveys to evaluate, collect data and document stakeholders' (parents, teachers, students) responses to the intervention

Document the end-to-end process of the program and create resources 

Analyse feedback from students and teachers to continually improve the effectiveness of the program and implementation

Creating monthly reports for funders and govt stakeholders

Apply If you have:

Experience: 4-6 years of experience in the education sector,

Education: An undergraduate degree in any stream is a must; a master's degree is a plus

Skills: Should be a good planner and a go-getter; Should be able to manage on-ground operations; okay to commute long distances on certain days; be patient with the outcomes; getting things done by leveraging relationships; clarity in their thought process and great communication skills; Ability to manage and inspire people

Should have a strong sense of data collection, data analysis, knowledge of statistics and be able to set structures for operational data

Strong work Ethics: Punctuality, Sense of environment, self-driven;

Interests: Passionate about education; enjoys mentoring and coaching people

Why you should join us:

1) The 15% at Involve

15% of your work-time (~1 hr/day) at Involve will be allotted for collaborative learning in the initial months. This will later evolve into an opportunity, as an individual, to investigate a new idea - to innovate, to create. There are primary focus areas you could explore that can directly contribute to the project:

Personal Development and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Student leadership & future-ready skills

Engaging Teachers to create more opportunities for student-driven learning.

This will help identify your area of interest and explore learning opportunities, something that will contribute towards your self-development and career growth in the long run.

2) High Impact work; Strong ownership for your work and No hierarchy

3) Mental Health: We offer a supportive space for our team members to prioritize mental health. Enjoy N number of sessions, and we've got it covered Your mental well-being matters to us. 

3) Young and Amazing Team (IIT, NIT, Azim Premji University, Teach for India): Read here-  IIT Grad Gives Up Rs 21 Lakh/Year Job, Starts Initiative That Could Revolutionise India's Education

4) We are fun. Like crazy fun & we love memes Ask anyone around :)

5) We are crazy about Food, so you get brownie points for being a foodie

People we are looking for 

We always hire for attitude first, smarts next and then your skills. We are looking for individuals who align with our Vision & Values and who have what it takes to solve the most complex of problems to build the next big education organisation

We promise to give you a steep growth and a great learning culture that we have built here (Read about one such experience here).

Location: Bangalore. (Written and Verbal fluency in Kannada is Mandatory)

Compensation: INR LPA CTC (Negotiable based on experience & fit

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