Senior Manager, Strategy and Impact

1 month ago

Chennai, India Teach For India Full time

Position Summary

Reporting to: Director, Strategy & Impact

Directly Managing: Associate, Strategy & Impact

Team Overview

The Strategy and Impact team brings unique and unbiased perspectives in 4 major areas of work:

Medium-to-long term organisational strategy Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Impact reporting and evaluation Internal consulting projects

Responsibilities

As the Senior Manager, Strategy and Impact, you will

Anchor key projects across the 3 areas of work outlined above - structuring analysis, liaising with stakeholders, distilling key insights and setting up for implementation.Medium-to-long term organisational strategy: Support key projects including a 2-year, longitudinal research study on student outcomes in Fellowship classrooms, route to our North Star (building 50,000 leaders) through building leaders beyond the Fellowship, identifying new sites for expansion of the Fellowship etc.Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Impact reporting and evaluation: Own end-to-end impact reporting (including to the Board), vertical-level annual strategic planning, stakeholder surveys and insights, data management and analysis [this is a major area of work for the Senior Manager on the team]Internal consulting projects: Support teams on short-term projects to build internal capacity and solve specific problem statements Interact with internal and external stakeholders to lead cross-vertical projects that make the organization impactful, enduring and effective. Train team members on skills such as problem definition, structuring and creating solution frameworks, strong analytical skills, slide making/reporting, project management; coach team members for growth opportunities. Act as a strong thought-partner to the Director, Strategy and Impact, and the Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team at Teach For India on the team’s major areas of work Revisit the team’s strategy bi-annually and sourcing projects for the team, along with the team’s Director 

As a People Manager

Managing and coaching the Associate, Strategy and Impact, as well as interns by setting clear milestones and expectations, providing high quality feedback on deliverables, and supporting their learning and development. Building a robust pipeline of talent to lead the organization by supporting team hiring, onboarding, and capacity building Driving engagement, growth, and retention of team members  Engineering and overseeing a monitoring and evaluation system , coupled with strategic direction, to guide our abilities to continuously improve

As a Senior Manager at Teach For India

Contributing to the team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities Driving internal alignment and support for Teach For India’s core Programs Serving as an ambassador of Teach For India and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after committing time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply Conducting capacity-building sessions for other teams at Teach For India or partner organisations of Teach For All on skills such as problem definition, structuring and creating solution frameworks, strong analytical skills, slide making/reporting, project management Supporting with key organizational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, Movement Building

Additional Responsibilities

Knowledge and Technical Skills

Competencies and Abilities

Values and Mindsets

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

5+ years of work experience, with at least 2 years in management consulting or complex project management; Strong project management skills and ability to take complete ownership of multiple projects at a time; Strong data and analytical skills (excellent Google Sheets/MS Excel skills, data/evidence gathering, analysis and interpretation, hypotheses framing and validation) and research capabilities; Ability to create dynamic reports and dashboards (on spreadsheets such as Google Sheets/ MS Excel or CRM/ data visualisation tools, such as Salesforce or Power BI) Excellent Google Slides/ MS PowerPoint skills and ability to create compelling narratives of impact or insights; Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confidence with presenting;  Strong attention to detail, problem solving, and outcome oriented ability, with the capability to motivate direct reports to develop the same.

Note:We want to hear your unique voice and perspectives through the process, hence all applicants are expected to personally author statements of purpose/essays in the application form.  Sole use of AI or Chat-GPT based tools may lead to disqualification from the process.

Preferred Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations



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