Project Manager/Senior Project Manager - Academics

Department: Strategic Support States - Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN)

Location: Guwahati, Assam

Central Square Foundation:

Founded in 2012, Central Square Foundation (CSF) is a non-profit philanthropic foundation working on the vision of ensuring quality school education for all children in India. We are driven by our mission to transform the school education system with a focus on improving childrens learning outcomes, especially in low-income communities.

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About the team:

Strategic Support States: Strategic Support States (SSS) team at Central Square Foundation assists the States in designing and implementing the respective state missions to ensure FLN learning outcomes for children. Spread across five states, the Project Management Units (PMUs) of the team work closely with the state bodies in co-ideating goals for states FLN mission, identifying critical workstreams, setting indicators of success across the workstreams, and reviewing mission progress. Apart from these core activities, the SSS team also conducts action research projects and pilots, as well as context-specific programs to accelerate student learning.

CSFs work in Assam:

CSF has been actively working with the Department of School Education (SCERT, Samagra Shiksha), Assam, on its FLN mission, NIPUN Axom, ensuring that all children in Grades 1-3 receive quality education and achieve the desired FLN outcomes. CSFs interventions go beyond mere support; they involve strategic planning, capacity building, and continuous monitoring of the implementation process. By closely working with state, district, and block-level administrators, CSF aims to address implementation challenges, identify gaps, and prioritize areas that can drive significant improvements in FLN outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities of the PM/SPM:

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities

Compensation

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidates experience levels.