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Consultant — Schools of Excellence Program (Sports, Arts & Co-Curricular Vertical)

Job Location:

Chennai - India

Monthly Salary: L 4 - 6

Experience Required: 1-3years

Posted: 10 October 2026 (16 days ago)

Application Deadline: 7 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

About the Role

Bhumis Schools of Excellence Program strengthens holistic student development in select government schools

through structured Sports Arts and Co-Curricular programming. This role sits at the intersection of program

design government liaison and data-driven program management working closely with government officials

school leadership and coaching/facilitation partners to build a model that enables excellence in student

participation skill-building and achievement beyond the classroom.

Were looking for a generalist with genuine interest and some experience in the sports and/or arts space

someone who understands how school-level sports arts and co-curricular programs work can speak the

language of coaches and instructors and can translate that understanding into a program that works at scale in

a government school system. You dont need to have competed or performed at a high level yourself; what

matters is a real interest in this space and the ability to design and manage a program around it.

Key Result Areas (KRAs)

Government & Institutional Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as Bhumis primary point of coordination with
HMs DEOs Physical Education/Arts faculty and coaching or facilitation partners. Build and sustain
relationships that keep the program credible.
Sports/Arts & Co-Curricular Program Design & Oversight: Design and refine the coaching/facilitation
model content structure session pacing and coach/mentor inputs drawing on interest exposure or
experience in sports and/or arts to keep the model realistic and effective for government-school students.
Data Analysis & Performance Monitoring: Track student participation attendance and skill/performance
progression across schools and disciplines (sports arts other co-curricular activities). Build simple usable
dashboards/reports that help identify whats working and course-correct quickly.
Coaching Quality Assurance & Capacity Building: Monitor the quality of coaching/facilitation delivery
across partner schools. Work with coaches instructors or teachers to close gaps and maintain consistency
across sites and disciplines.
Reporting & Cross-Team Coordination: Prepare periodic updates for leadership.

Preferred

A genuine interest in sports and/or the arts along with some exposure to this space as a participant
volunteer organiser instructor or through prior work/project experience OR
Prior experience designing managing or coordinating a sports arts or co-curricular program or event
even in a generalist capacity.
A reasonable working understanding of how school-level sports/arts ecosystems function (e.g. school and
district tournaments annual days exhibitions co-curricular requirements) you dont need to be a
domain expert but you should be comfortable learning and engaging with this world.
Strong stakeholder management skills ideally with exposure to government or institutional environments.
Comfort working with data building trackers reading performance trends and translating numbers into
decisions (Excel/Sheets fluency expected).

Other Requirements

Based in Chennai; willing to work out of the DPI office as the primary base with travel to partner schools.
Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving early-stage program.

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