Project Lead- Large Scale Program

About Alohomora Education Foundation (AEF)

AEF is a not-for-profit organization committed to helping students in government schools make informed career choices and successfully transition to higher education or skill-building pathways. Since 2017, AEF has focused on students in Grades 9-12, working closely with teachers and community facilitators to enable career exploration at scale.

Our Approach:

• AEF builds ecosystems in partnership with key government stakeholders, ensuring that career guidance is sustained and contextually relevant.
• We collaborate with state education departments, leveraging their reach while co-designing curriculum, processes, and tools that local educators can deliver in classrooms and communities.
• Our ways of working emphasize capacity building—training teachers, facilitators, and youth leaders so career exploration becomes part of the school culture. Field visits, regular feedback loops, and strong partnerships help us adapt to local needs and ensure quality implementation.

Impact and Recognition:

• AEF's innovative model was recognized by the World Bank Youth Summit and our flagship initiative, Pratibha Manthan, won 1st prize at the District Good Governance Award in Jhajjar, Haryana.
• We currently operate in Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Bihar, collaborating with 340+ schools, 600+ teachers and facilitators, and reaching over 39,000 students. We also empower 150+ Youth Leaders to champion career guidance in their communities.

Project background

AEF is collaborating with UNICEF and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) departments in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Assam to support structured career guidance for government school students. You will be placed in a state based on mutual discussion and language proficiency. 

• Our team will co-design initiatives with state officials, build stakeholder capacity, and ensure high-quality implementation at the district level.
• This project will influence access to career planning for lakhs of students, improving their employability and personal growth.
• Day-to-day responsibilities will be dynamic, with space to take initiative and make a direct impact.

This role is for you if you have:

1. Passion for working with youth and adolescents. We look for sharp observation and reflective skills to understand the needs of students and the contexts they come from.
2. Understanding of government systems.  This role will involve building relations with stakeholders across the system, from state to districts and block levels. It will also require you to design processes that may be smoothly implemented across the state system.
3. Entrepreneurial spirit. You will be leading conceptualization and implementation of new initiatives, navigate uncertainties of a multi-stakeholder environment and bring people from larger eco-system- local industry, parent community, teachers and education officials together to impact the career outcomes of students across the state.

Broad Areas of Responsibility:

1) Program Visioning and Design: 

• Lead the co-design of curriculum, processes, and tools for career guidance with key state officials, adapting materials to local contexts and needs.
• Lead the end-to-end operational and training design of career guidance programs in collaboration with government departments, UNICEF, and other stakeholders at the state, district, and block levels.
• Conceptualize and organize events to highlight importance of career programs for students and motivate the education system in the state.

2) Program Implementation:

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor high-quality program implementation across multiple districts, ensuring timely delivery and measurable impact.
• Facilitate capacity-building workshops and training sessions for teachers, facilitators, and youth leaders, fostering a culture of sustainable career guidance in schools.
• Ensure robust field engagement, regular feedback collection, and continuous program adaptation to contextually meet student needs.
• Track project metrics, assess progress, and document best practices and learnings for internal and external stakeholders.

3) Collaboration with stakeholders:

• Build strong partnerships with state education officials, local industry representatives, parent communities, teachers, and youth leaders to create holistic career guidance ecosystems.
• Represent AEF at stakeholder meetings, advocacy events, and forums, effectively communicating program vision and impact.

What we are looking for: 

1. Degrees/diploma in Psychology, Education, Career Counselling
2. 6-10  years of full time experience working with adolescents and/or large scale education/ skilling projects
3. Proficiency in local language (Gujarati, Assamese or Hindi)
4. Excitement to work on the field and travel extensively within the state
5. Interest in systemic change,  program and training design for teachers and adolescence/ youth.
6. Strong interpersonal skills to build authentic relationships across diverse stakeholders
7. Ability to think critically, problem solve independently and navigate complex systems
8. High openness and learning orientation to take initiative, navigate uncertainty, and take on multiple tasks.

Location:

Samagra Shiksha offices in Lucknow, Guwahati OR Gandhinagar

Compensation Range:

Rs. 75,000- Rs. 1,00,000 per month