Project Manager CM Rise Teacher Professional Development

Programme Overview

Peepul has been partnering with the School Education Department Govt of Madhya Pradesh for multiple years now. Working closely with the state bureaucratic leadership Peepul has played a meaningful role in strengthening the education system of the state. The partnership has been a successful one with national and international recognition of the work. One of the flagship programmes of the state we are coleading is the CM Rise Teacher Professional Development programme. This international awardwinning programme looks to strengthen the training coaching and performance management of the 300000 teachers across the state.

About the role

The Project Manager at Peepul is purposedriven actively sharing the organisations values and accommodating diverse working styles to enhance team performance. They serve as an impactoriented individual contributor or team manager leading program components independently with highquality output. Taking ownership of the workstream process the Project Manager thinks entrepreneurially seeks opportunities to broaden impact and fosters organizationbuilding events. They develop expertise through research leverage organisational resources and contribute to valuable knowledge assets. As a leader the Project Manager communicates openly builds rapport across the organisation energises the team and effectively manages their energy levels.

The role of the Project Manager is critical to the success of the continued partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh towards achieving quality education for all and to Peepuls strategic objective of supporting quality improvement in the public school system in India. The Project Manager will be an excellent team player who will independently lead and drive the design and delivery of interventions towards the support and accountability of teachers and academic officials of the state.

Responsibilities would include (including but not limited to):

• Leading project design piloting and implementation of interventions towards academic reforms
• Taking the lead on one or more interventions/workstreams within the CM Rise TPD programme focusing on teacher support accountability and student learning improvement.
• Designing piloting and developing the interventions (e.g. Professional Learning Communities supporting a cadre of mentor teachers Recognition mechanisms remedial learning and techbased learning solutions creating digital or facetoface training courses etc.) in collaboration with government counterparts
• Applying content knowledge and classroom experience to develop these interventions that will lead to shifts in teacher mindset knowledge and practice. Leading the pilot of interventions documenting learnings and evolving the design to have a greater impact at scale.
• Working closely with government stakeholders to build knowledge and build capacity towards improved implementation.
• Defining success metrics and growth aspirations for the project and communicating effectively with all stakeholders.
• Plan and sequence the implementation of programme interventions (such as Professional Learning Communities and digital courses) in close coordination with the Project Coordination team and organizational subject experts.
• Facilitating sessions (e.g. training focus group discussions learning circles) with teachers school leaders cluster and block officials as required on highimpact teaching practices and working closely with Teacher Education Institutes district block and cluster officers to ensure highquality academic mentoring.

Qualifications and Role Requirements:

At Peepul we seek talented professionals passionate about driving educational transformation and making a positive impact. We are looking for individuals who possess the following qualifications and meet the role requirements:

Educational Background: A relevant educational background in Education Social Sciences Public Policy or a related field.

Work Experience: We value both professional and personal experience. Candidates with 46 years of experience leading and managing educationrelated projects preferably within the public school system or education nonprofits. particularly in areas such as designing and implementing academic reforms or educational interventions. Preference will be given to candidates who also have direct classroom and teaching experience ideally within the government school system.

Other Skills: Strong project management skills including planning implementation and evaluation of interventions.

Language Proficiency: English and Hindi

Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on June 14 2024 on Ground Zero.

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