Vice Principal - Navi Mumbai

Overview

The quality of school education available to students from low-income communities across India is abysmal. Their chances of getting admitted to a college or building a career are much lower than their high-income peers, condemning them to a life without voice or choice. iTeach was born to declare war on this status quo and create a level playing field for ALL children. We do this in Pune and Navi Mumbai by co-creating contextual school models with Municipal Corporations.

We run 12 free and high-impact secondary schools and a college-to-career program for the most disadvantaged students. In 2024, with a staff of 300 members across 12 schools, we will serve 4500 students and 3000 alumni - giving students a fighting chance at college, career, and citizenship. We aim to grow to 30 schools and 10,000 students over the next five years. 

Role Summary

At iTeach, the Principal and Vice-Principal co-lead the school. Together they are responsible for the management and development of their team (typically comprising twenty staff members), the holistic learning for each student, and the rapid progress of the entire school towards its vision. Further, the Vice-Principal works closely with numerous external program partners and community leaders to assist the staff in delivering a world-class education.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities broadly fall into three categories: School Design, Team Management, and Program Partner Coordination:

I. School Design

• Design the student week, unit, and year, keeping your school vision, context and resources in mind
• Manage the schools operations, including systems for facility management, data recording and submission, and government permissions (in collaboration with our Network Team)
• With the Principal, create and sustain a nurturing and high performing staff and student culture
• Monitor all aspects of the schools day to day functioning and make progress towards the school vision, achieving better results with every passing year

II. Team Management

• Get to know each staff member deeply, and co-create ambitious end of the year goals
• Coach about ten staff members in various aspects of their work (design, execution, and reflection)
• Review progress of each staff member quarterly, and assist in identifying critical levers for improvement in the next quarter
• Define and build a healthy and high performing staff culture, lead regular culture norming meetings to ensure alignment and refinement of your culture
• Collaborate with HR to ensure win-win career paths for staff members and their retention

III. Program Partner Coordination

• Identify, vet, and partner with about five program partners (organizations providing specialized opportunities to our students, eg: football coaches, ed-tech solutions, etc) who work with the school throughout the year
• Manage volunteers to provide your staff with all the help they need to succeed (eg: teaching assistants)

Experience and Competencies:

• Exceptional performance as a teacher for 3-4 years
• Overall work experience of 5+ years, with success in leading 5+ member teams
• Proficient in project management
• Ability to lead a part of a larger team and deliver strong results
• Preferred: Experience in coaching and development of teachers

Compensation and Benefits: We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with the candidate's education and work experience. The salary range for this position ranges from 8.9 - 10.5 LPA CTC, and we are dedicated to providing top-notch industry benefits. These benefits include PF, gratuity, medical insurance (up to 3 lakh PA), paid leaves, annual increments, and promotion opportunities.