Programme Manager

About the Bhumi Fellowship

The Bhumi Fellowship aims to create young changemakers

in education.

Integrating whole school transformation is at the heart

of the Bhumi Fellowship. Fellows assist teachers, school officials, and parents

in supporting the holistic development of children.

In the next decade, we aim

to impact the lives of one million children through the Bhumi Fellowship.

Role Overview

The person will be

responsible for a cluster of fellows and their schools.

Roles & Responsibilities of Programme Manager

• Coach Fellows to achieve whole-school outcomes,

  such as student learning, teacher, and school leader development.

• Empower Fellows by developing their skills and

  competencies through regular learning and development spaces.

• Build partnerships with stakeholders including

  the school management, the government and donors to ensure the long term

  sustainability of our efforts.

• Contribute to broader fellowship priorities such

  as fellow recruitment and selection, strategy, donor reporting and expansion.

Preferred Education Qualification / Experience

• Successful completion of igrow journey with

  manager

• Experience of managing people / projects
• Teaching and/or content creation experience is

  desirable

• Any Graduate, post-graduate or fellowship
• Experience in managing/designing a fellowship

  would be an advantage

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Prior experience teaching in a formal classroom

  & an ability to coach people to be exceptional teachers

• Ability to design and drive outcome-oriented

  plans through the team’s collective effort

• Ability to design and facilitate adult learning

  spaces

• Ability to gather and analyse data to inform

  decisions

• A good understanding of the education ecosystem

  including policies, curriculum frameworks and functioning of school systems.

• Good written and verbal communication skills in

  English (and Tamil would be an advantage)

• Good computer knowledge and MS Office skills.
• Emotional maturity to work with the perspectives

  and needs of diverse team members

• Highly resourceful team-player, who is also

  self-driven.

• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks

  opportunities and proposes solutions

Other Information

• Scope: Full time
• Designation: Programme Manager
• Reporting to: Senior Manager, Bhumi Fellowship
• Remuneration: Rs.6-9 LPA, negotiable based on the candidate’s profile
• Expected Joining Date: Immediate
• Location: Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Anaimalai
• Minimum commitment: Three years