Role: Project Manager (Only Female)
Experience Required: 46 years
Salary Band: 911L
Location: Raipur

This role is only for Women!

Programme Overview
Peepul is providing support to the Department of Public Instruction Government of Chhattisgarh through a World Bank funded 3year project. The project aims to enhance educational outcomes with supplementary financial support and improve the quality of education at the foundational secondary and senior secondary levels of schooling. Under the results Area Decentralized school development and management for efficient and effective operation and School leadership development Peepul will support in developing and providing inservice academic and administrative leadership training to school principals head teachers CRCs BRCs DEOs BEOs Principals of DIETs IASE and CTE with special emphasis on Educational Policy & Planning Conflict Resolution Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and SchoolRelated Gender Based Violence (SRGBV).

Peepul will support to develop a School Performance Evaluation (a school social audit tool) that the communities will use via school management committees to provide periodic feedback on the performance and operations of select model schools envisioned to be scaled up to more Government schools in the state.

Scope of Work

The endstate vision for this 3year transformation project has three key objectives:

Creating SIEMAT as a vibrant institution and highfunctioning midlevel officials that strongly support school leadership in the state.
Creating highly skilled and motivated school leaders who enable teachers
parents and students to perform and achieve meaningful teachinglearning in schools.
Creating a regularly functioning School Social Audit Tool as a strong communitydriven accountability mechanism (via the School Management Committee) to provide insights on strengths and improvement areas for continuous improvement of schools and the school leadership in the state.

About the role

The role of the Project Manager is critical to the success of the continued partnership with the Government of Chhattisgarh 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):

Programme Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate closely with the Programme Manager to coordinate programme activities meetings and events.
- Conduct assessment of SIEMAT (through Interviews survey FGDs with
  stakeholders).
- Assist in tracking programme progress milestones and deadlines.
- Work with the team to ensure smooth execution of capacity building training programs and workshops for SIEMAT staff and district and block level functionaries (CRCs BRCs DEOs BEOs Principals of DIETs IASE and CTE)
- Contribute to building and maintaining positive relationships with government officials educational institutions and other stakeholders.
- Participate in meetings and communication with external partners as directed.
School Leadership Capacity Building:
- Support Programme Manager in developing and implementing the School
- Leader Competency Development Framework.
- Create materials and resources for the capacity building training programs.
- Coordinate the planning and training of the Midlevels SMCs SDMCs School Principals and Head Teachers based on the competency framework.
To manage bestinclass project implementation to ensure impact
- Plan and sequence the implementation of programme interventions in close coordination with the Project Coordination team and subject experts
- Create effective work planning systems to ensure work remains on track and effectively prioritised including regular work reviews to keep the project on track
- Potentially manage 12 associates and provide guidance/review on their deliverables
- Work with inhouse M&E team and external experts to develop appropriate project evaluation tools
- To be a strong team collaborator manage crossfunctional relationships and engage effectively with key government stakeholders
- To be a strong team collaborator manage crossfunctional relationships and engage effectively with key government stakeholders
To be a strong team collaborator manage crossfunctional relationships and engage effectively with key government stakeholders
- Foster a positive and collaborative culture of trust and high expectations in the team
- Develop and maintain strong operational relationships with government partners putting in place mechanisms to support collaboration and crossorganisational working
- Design and build effective fully aligned partnerships with other education nonprofits and agencies to leverage external expertise and resources where appropriate
- Build capacity within government teams to ensure ongoing sustainable organisational selfimprovement after the formal end of the project

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 postgraduate degree or equivalent in management
studies or social sciences or related discipline is highly preferred.

Work Experience: We value both professional and personal experience. We value both professional and personal experience. Candidates must have 46 years of relevant experience in the management of initiatives in school systems and school management strengthening and relevant experience in leading at least three large scale system level projects in school systems and school management strengthening.

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

Language Proficiency : English and Hindi

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