Project Manager - Strategy Consultant (2-6 yrs)

Strategy Consultant

- A project manager works under a project lead and collaborates with other project managers to execute workstreams.

- These workstreams typically span multiple years and consist of sub-projects that require engagement with government stakeholders at the state, district, and block levels.

- In some cases, coordination with partner organizations in the coalition is also necessary. As a project manager, you may work on one of the following workstreams :

FLN Academic Materials and School-based Assessments :

- This workstream involves close collaboration with academic partners and state-level academic bodies to design a comprehensive package of materials for FLN grades.

- These materials will be used in classrooms across the state.

Responsibilities of the project manager include :

- Designing the materials through a process defined by the state mission director, involving state resource groups.

- Managing the procurement, printing, and delivery of materials to all schools.

- Continuously iterating the design based on feedback from the field.

Teacher Professional Development :

- This workstream focuses on rolling out FLN training to all teachers in the state.

- Training is offered through face-to-face sessions and digital training on Diksha.

The project manager's responsibilities include :

- Designing all training materials and manuals in collaboration with state training groups and state resource groups.

- Ensuring monitoring of all training cascades and ensuring that all teachers undergo the training.

- Designing a digital training calendar and ensuring high completion rates for the courses on Diksha.

Mentoring Programs for Teachers :

- This workstream involves identifying and training mentors who will provide regular support to teachers through monthly school visits.

The project manager is responsible for :

- Identifying and providing regular training for mentors.

- Designing and implementing a school visit protocol, including an app-based observation tool for monitoring visit compliance and improving the quality of support provided to teachers through mentors.

System Assessment of FLN Outcomes :

- This workstream involves conducting an annual district-level baseline assessment of student learning outcomes related to FLN goals.

The project manager's responsibilities include :

- Developing the learning outcome framework for both spot assessment and baseline assessments.

- Designing all assessment items in collaboration with state resource groups.

- Developing an app for assessors to enable student assessment.

- Analyzing baseline assessments, generating district reports, and providing insights to the state mission director for district reviews.

- Setting district goals and communicating them through workshops to all stakeholders in each district.

FLN Monitoring System :

- This workstream focuses on creating tech tools for collecting critical key performance indicators (KPIs) for the FLN mission and developing a dashboard to visualize the data for decision-making.

The project manager's responsibilities include :

- Developing a monitoring framework and creating a tender document to onboard a vendor for developing the tech tools.

- Managing the vendor and overseeing the development of all tech tools and dashboards.

- Field-testing the tech tools and preparing for their on-ground launch.

- Training all stakeholders in data collection using the tools.

- Generating monthly reports and making them available for district and block reviews.

- Running continuous data quality improvement projects at all levels in the state.

Managing FLN Fellow's Projects :

- This workstream involves supporting 7-10 FLN Fellows placed at the district level to execute project modules aimed at improving mission implementation.

The project manager's responsibilities include :

- Supporting the Fellow's placement in districts through induction and introductory sessions with district officials.

- Managing the Fellow's progress on a daily/weekly basis with respect to the projects in each district.

- Troubleshooting any challenges faced by the program in the district and collaborating with the state mission director.

- Working closely with the project lead to iterate the design of the fellowship program.

Delivering District Accelerator Programs :

- In certain districts has established a direct District Project Management Unit (DPMU) to accelerate implementation fidelity in the state.

The project manager in this role will be responsible for :

- Collaborating closely with Chief Development Officer (CDO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to devise plans for improving the adoption of mission activities.

- Executing playbook to enhance the governance structure, including District review meetings and ensuring data quality in the district.

- Working on capacity building of Block Education Officers (BEOs) and mentors to drive implementation of all workstreams at the district level.

Delivering Central Team Projects to Support State Teams :

- The State Reform Team has a small central team to support the performance of all state teams.

- This includes executing central monitoring exercises, generating insights for advisory boards, donors, and state teams, and providing performance management support.

The project manager's responsibilities include :

- Collaborating closely with the central team lead to manage monitoring data collection and analysis twice a year.

- Supporting talent acquisition and retention projects in coordination with the Project Director, State Leads, and Talent Management Team.

- Assisting the central team lead and state lead in executing a PMU performance management program, including quarterly reviews, action planning, and engaging other expert teams in CSF.

- Project managerSupporting fundraising and donor management activities in collaboration with the Project Director.