Program Lead

Program Design, Research & Facilitation

• Research ( primary and secondary) for politically relevant topics
• Content design for online sessions, piloting the courses and getting them ready for online portal
• Team Work (recruitment of 1-2 people, management and performance of full time team members, consultants, volunteers)
• Leading and overseeing the creation and execution of technical and process-based
• session design and planning.
• Coordinating with animators, video production teams, and tech platform developers,
• Facilitating small group and large group sessions (online and offline).
• Providing 1-1 coaching to participants.
• Creating learning materials for different kinds of political audiences, in English, Hindi and
• atleast one more regional language
• Building partnerships and managing external faculty, other organisations, etc.
• Designing a phase-wise program/strategy for the online courses
• Analysing data, and feedback and using that to improve the online and offline modules

Other responsibilities

• Oversee and Lead the selection process for all the programs ( She Represents,
• Democracy Express, The Good Politician)
• Contribute to team culture, and political learning of other members
• Build the capacity of the team for coaching and mentoring political aspirants.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Masters degree in political science, policy, or a relevant field.
• At least 8-10 years of full-time professional experience.
• Experience working with politicians and political workers. This is a must for the position.
• Prior experience in program design, curriculum, and session planning.
• At least 3+ years of experience in leading a team
• Experience in working with MOOCs and online curriculum development. This is a must
• for the position.
• Education and experience in the theory and practice of adult learning and leadership
• development.
• Experience in small-group and large-group facilitation.
• Strong communication skills in English & Hindi, with proficiency in an additional Indian
• language being an added benefit.
• Attention to detail, process orientation, and the ability to work in uncertainty.
• Conscientious, disciplined, and committed to rigour in all aspects of work.
• Entrepreneurial and frugal, with the ability to give and receive feedback.
• Ability and willingness to work with people from across the political spectrum.
• Ability to work independently and be open to feedback.