Senior Project Lead - DPMU

Department: Strategic Support States

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana (with significant travel to Districts)

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 (SSS) team at Central Square Foundation assists the States in designing and implementing the respective state FLN missions to ensure FLN learning outcomes for children. Spread across eight states, CSFs Project Management Units (PMUs) work closely with the state bodies in co-ideating goals for states FLN mission, driving critical workstreams, setting indicators of success across the workstreams, and reviewing mission progress. With key FLN mission building blocks established and rolled out at the state level, SSS has now set up District Project Management Units (DPMUs) in select project districts. These DPMUs are designed to strengthen the on-ground implementation of state-designed interventions, ensuring effective execution at the district level and accelerating progress toward improved learning outcomes. Currently, DPMUs are established in nine districts across Bihar, Odisha, and Telangana, working closely with the district education departments and middle management to drive effective FLN implementation.

CSFs work in Telangana:

CSF has been actively working with the Department of School Education, Telangana, to strengthen the FLN mission and enhance learning outcomes for Grades 1-5. Over the years, CSF has played a pivotal role in designing and supporting the rollout of critical FLN program components while establishing robust monitoring and implementation mechanisms at the field level. At the state level, CSF works closely with the academic and governance wings of the DepartmentSCERT and Samagra Shikshaengaging with key stakeholders such as the Secretary (Education), Commissioner (School Education), Director (SCERT), and the Additional State Project Director (Samagra Shiksha), among others.

At the district level, CSF collaborates with District Collectors, District Educational Officers (DEOs), and Academic Monitoring Officers (AMOs) to support effective implementation. This engagement extends to middle-management officials such as Mandal Education Officers (MEOs), Complex Head Masters (CHMs), and Academic Resource Persons (ARPs) at both the mandal and district levels. These multi-tiered partnerships enable CSF to drive evidence-based interventions, ensuring sustainable improvements in foundational learning across the state.

About the position:

The

Senior Project Lead DPMUs Telangana

will be part of the State Project Management Unit (SPMU), based in Hyderabad. The role involves overseeing District Project Management Units (DPMUs) in Medak, Medchal Malkajgiri, Bhadradri Kothagudem, and KADA (covering Vikarabad and Narayanpet), focusing on Academic and Governance components of the Telangana FLN mission.

Key Responsibilities :

Required Qualifications, skills and abilities

Location:

Reporting & team responsibilities

Compensation:

Remuneration will be competitive and will depend upon the candidates experience levels.