Regional Development and Operations Lead(South)

2 weeks ago

Chennai, India Teach For India Full time

Position Summary

Reporting to: Director, Development.

Directly Managing: Development team of Associates in the region and an Operations team of 1 Manager and 1-2 Associates.

The Regional Lead will build partnerships for three Teach For India cities for sustainable funding and regional movement building, as well as lead the operations vertical in the Development team.

Team Overview

Teach For India embarks on a bold vision – to create a pipeline of 50,000 leaders by 2032 on the path to developing their own leadership and working towards educational equity in India. This ambitious growth needs to be supported by financial resources, which the Development team will help secure in addition to building partnerships that go beyond providing only financial support to fuel this growth. 

The Development team's mission is to create lifelong champions and secure financial support for the cause. We focus on building impactful partnerships and champions through engagements with students, Fellows, Staff, and the Board. As one of the most external-facing teams, we have adapted fundraising efforts by establishing strategic partnerships, exploring new giving channels, and enhancing resilient systems. Our fundraising sources include Corporate CSR, with plans to engage High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) and cultivate Foundations as our medium-term priority.

The opportunity - What’s in it for you?

Being a team that works mostly with external stakeholders, our work takes us through a huge learning curve, both professionally and personally, on relationship management strategies and networking in the sector. We work directly with the Senior Leadership of TFI, and our partners are the finest in their respective sectors.

The skill sets - communication, building relationships, data analysis, representation, comfort with systems like Salesforce, etc. - acquired in the role are transferable skills in any domain/sector or for higher education.

Responsibilities

As the Regional Lead, you will:

Raise funds for the regions by acquiring new donors and deepening existing partnerships through superior engagement, donor delight, and branding opportunities.  Leverage regional advisory board to unlock new funding and cultivating local champions. Work closely with the City Directors and the Director, Development in these areas -Building and executing a comprehensive and adaptive strategy for the current and successive year. This will include goal-setting & strategic planning, reviewing progress to goals, and strong execution.Supporting partnership and movement building efforts in the region to advance development goals. Execute a best-in-class learning loop by sharing best practices, synthesizing learnings from the donor portfolio and regional work, and cross-collaboration projects.

As the Operations Lead, you will:

Ensure quality control in all development-related systems and processes by acting as an advisor and an auditor. Key focus areas include - Finance and Regulatory compliance, Salesforce, Audit/Third-party assessments, and Knowledge Management system.  Liaise with key verticals – Finance, Technology, Strategy and Learning, Communications, Training and Impact, and Cities to streamline and enable development requirements.Overseeing Teach For India’s financial management, regulatory and legal needs.Maintaining up-to-date and accurate data on donors in our online CRM system (Salesforce) and driving rigorous usage across regions for renewal/upgrade projections and data-driven insights.Ensuring adherence to MOU commitments, governance structures and policies like Child Protection Policy, field-trip policies, and educating the team and donors for compliance. Structure and project manage various processes to solve for the challenges faced by the team and surface insights and advise the Director on short-term decisions as well as long-term bets in compliance and financial sustainability.

As a People Manager, you will:

Building a robust pipeline of talent to lead the organization Managing and coaching the team members to ambitious outcomes 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 at Teach For India, you will:

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 commiting time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply 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

Preferred Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

Graduate/Postgraduate in any field. 5-8+ years of relevant work experience in client-facing roles. Previous experience working in the development/education sector or sectoral exposure to corporates/foundations/worked with HNIs with fundraising experiences (preferred). Excellent written and verbal communication (Demonstrated excellent written communication by way of proposal or grant writing). Highly developed interpersonal and relationship building skills. Strong project management skills (Experience in managing multiple complex projects). Experience of having worked with CXOs/Senior Management stakeholders (preferred). Working knowledge of management and CRM programs, including Salesforce, NetSuite, etc. (preferred).

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.



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