State Head

The State Head will have the overall responsibility of identifying partnerships and opportunities

with government, donors and not for profit for replicating our programmes in States of India.

State Head leads development of the programme portfolio, building profile at

regional and State(s) level, for high quality programme implementation and advocating on

issues related to education.

1. Partnerships for Programme & Network Development -

• To pursue new and manage existing partnerships - governments, donors, thought

eadership forums and civil society organisations effectively.

Assurance and Impact’ to ensure programme monitoring framework, indicators, formats

and protocols for tracking and reporting on Transform Programmes.

State(s) and region to share lessons learnt and encourage replication.

FSLP and any other whole school programmes in the state / districts / schools using the

recommended pathways and always keeping the quality standard in mind

2. Programme Implementation, technology integration, financial management and

quality

implementation, government liaison, data-based management and systems change

principles.

agreed terms of reference.

teaching and learning resources for training and school-level implementation.

Trainers, Head Teachers, teachers and other stakeholders to deliver Programmes

Management Information Systems and update Deputy Director - QI to plan action and

advocacy initiatives

Centres.

milestones; review planned activities and actual expenditure

submit programme and financial documents as per the agreement.

3. Programme Monitoring, Quality Assurance and Reporting

to assess quality of implementation and programme impact.

State Head on a monthly and quarterly basis.

progress, including data on syllabus completion, pre-post assessments, student

participation, observation reports on teaching practices and status of teaching–learning

facilities.

4. Key Relationships

academic / thought leadership institutions.

ensure high-quality and on-time implementation of the project.

partners to coordinate all programme activities.

Essential Requirements

1. A Master’s in Education, Management, International Development or Social Sciences.

2. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing state-wide programmes and grants in

primary, secondary or higher education or any other human capability building sector in

partnership with the government.

3. Demonstrated technical knowledge of the following areas in the context of education :

education management, in-service and pre-service training, pedagogy, accelerated

learning programmes, student learning assessments and improvements in the quality of

teaching and learning.

4. Experience in developing education resources / research papers, including

implementation, training, teaching and learning resources.

5. Experience of leading or being a crucial part of technology-based scaling / adoption

projects across any human capability building domain.

6. Demonstrated ability to successfully work with a range of stakeholders, including

government agencies, community leaders, donors and NGOs on issue-based advocacy

initiatives.

7. Experience of managing government partnerships

8. Technical expertise in STEM or Languages

9. Exceptional project management, training, writing, public speaking, and data analysis

skills

10. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and rendering tools

11. Strong management and leadership qualities, including the ability to innovate.

12. Excellent organisational and planning skills, ability to work in a fast-paced work

environment and meet deadlines consistently.

13. The job may require up to 30% of travel to the focus blocks and districts of TS.