Associate Manager-Operations

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management: The project manager is accountable for the overall success of the Assessment and Mindspark projects and serves as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders.

Planning and executing the defined projects (Mindspark and Assessment both) according to strict deadlines and within budget as per the contract. Developing and managing project plans schedules and budgets. ensuring deliverables are met with high quality & NPS > 80

Obtaining required permissions from the relevant govt. body and conducting large scale assessments (qualitative and quantitative) as per project need.

Hiring onboarding training and monitoring the project team members.

Providing required support to teachers and students through training and hand holding by school visits

Conduct and facilitate schools visits for funder government officials and Ei team members

Ensuring project goals objectives and deliverables are clearly defined and communicated to the project team and monitoring the same.

Coordinating project activities and resources including assigning tasks tracking progress and providing direction and support to team members.

Managing project risks and issues identifying potential problems and developing contingency plans

Monitoring project performance and providing regular status updates to stakeholders

Facilitating communication and collaboration among project team members stakeholders and external partners

Ensuring project documentation is accurate complete and uptodate

Conducting postproject evaluations to identify areas for improvement and best practices. Preparing project progress report on a monthly quarterly halfyearly and annual basis.

Research Communication and Documentation

Establishing process for data collection and analysis for assessment projects to ensure data is consistent

Establish process for project data collection and analysis ensure corrective actions in line with current strategic priorities and focus.

Conduct background policy research and analysis to support existing projects synthesize research findings to identify and recommend best practices.

Develops data visualizations for diverse audiences and develops formats and prepares reports charts and/or graphs for varying documents and written and oral presentations for both internal and external audiences.

Keep up to date with developments in public policy legislation best practice and relevant new initiatives in the field of EdTech as a whole.

Network and Relationship Building

Develop and manage relationships with Key stakeholders Govt. officials (State and District) donors funders partners state/independent govt. bodies PMUs.

Attend events on key sustainable development issues and participate in policyrelated events as agreed.

Ensure that EI stays abreast of key policy changes and relevant external issues that

could impact relationship support.

Identify opportunities to raise awareness of EI in regulatory and legislative bodies at

the state levels.

Requirements

Skill & Will

Must Have

Managing projects with large budgets complex timelines multiple stakeholders and/or high levels of risk.

Experience working in government or with government agencies

Traveling to multiple state and locations for of the project

Experience managing crossfunctional teams with diverse skill sets backgrounds and personalities. This experience should include managing teams of contractors and vendors.

Experience in communicating with diverse stakeholders including government officials project sponsors and the public. This experience should include managing expectations resolving conflicts and negotiating outcomes.

Good to Have

Experience working with educational and social sector

Proficiency in developing comprehensive reports and documents

Experience in organizing and conducting largescale assessment and education program

Knowledge Experience & Qualification

Bachelors/Masters degree or equivalent in relevant fields.

Minimum 5 year of work experience in Govt/NGO managing a govt run/managed project.

Fluent in English Hindi and Marathi.

Benefits