Programme Manager, Academics

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Manipur, IndiaSTAR Education, ManipurSystem Transformation and Rejuvenation (STAR) Education, Manipur is a program envisioned by the State Government leadership to transform existing Government schools across the state serving the secondary and primary student population across the state of Manipur. As part of the School Fagathansi Mission of the Government of Manipur, STAR will introduce innovative technology and a data-driven platform, coupled with high-quality learning materials, effective training and ongoing coaching for teachers and school headmasters, and technology-enabled support teams to create 360-degree support for learning outcomes. STAR will not only position Manipur as one of the first states across India to implement the National Education Policy 2020 but will also be one of India’s first movements for social justice pioneered by audacious and reform-minded political leaders. STAR will ensure that regardless of a child’s location of birth or the income or education levels of their parents, all Manipur children can reach their full potential. STAR will be a milestone for India’s education reform movement demonstrating that radical transformation and impact are possible at a large scale.AcademicsThe objective of Academics is to drive student achievement. To do so, we consider each minute of each class period of each school day for the typical child, in every grade level. The student’s daily experience -- her path to achievement -- emerges from her relationship with the school’s teachers and the content that is shared with her. Academics ensures that Schools have children’s learning at its core. Academics in each territory or program works with our shared services Academics Department, including Instructional Design and Learning Innovation. Instructional Design, with a core focus on structured pedagogy, is one of our core levers to support teachers and to empower children to learn. With a relentless focus on improvement of learning at scale, Academics works with our Learning Innovation team to scientifically test improvements to our work. Academics works to ensure that we are deploying locally appropriate content aligned to the state or national syllabus; that we are carefully tracking the use of our instructional design materials and their efficacy; that we are evaluating the best use of the school day and school year; that we are measuring learning in each grade level, in each school; that we are preparing children to succeed in state and national exams; and that we support graduates transition into secondary school. We keep children’s learning and development as our focus. We never waver from our belief that every child can learn and that schools are the center of the social justice movement to end generational transfer of poverty.About The RoleThe Programme Manager, Academics will work on developing scalable solutions for STAR education children at the secondary level (Classes 9 and 10). The expectation is to devise a plan for preparing C9 and C10 students for HSLC. This role will be a mixture of designing, tracking, and communicating. With the support of the Academic Director, the Programme Manager will design the best possible structures in terms of material, practice sessions, and coaching plans to put the C10 students on the path to success.The Programme Manager will also work with students to be prepared beyond the classroom for secondary school studies and build an alumni network beyond secondary school. The said person will also help students to obtain scholarships for Higher secondary education and also look at various public schools which offer the student’s desired courses/ subjects, taking into consideration the cut-off percentage required to get a particular course/ subject.All of this work will require communication and coaching with schools to increase sustainable support and the greater community to source new scholarships, get the support of local leaders, and create alternative avenues for post-secondary success.What You Will Do

• Become an expert on the HSLC exam and work with the Instructional Design team to create a world-class preparation program.
• Become an expert on examination preparedness: Conducting lesson observations in the high stake class, working with the Learning Innovation team in evaluating strategies aimed at improving students’ achievement, working with the Leadership & Development team in professional development for teachers preparing students for high-stake exams.
• Facilitate student transition into higher secondary school and help obtain scholarships.
• Become an expert on the admissions process into model public schools.
• Think “Beyond High Stake Exams”- how are we setting up ALL students for success beyond secondary school.
• Seek Leverage - Identify and develop plans for implementing the highest impact initiatives and programs that drive performance
• Execute Well - Oversee the planning and implementation of large-scale programming for HSLC.
• Collaborate effectively with other STAR Education teams - Operations, People, Schools, Policy & Partnerships
• The Programme Manager will report to the Academic Director
  
  

What you should haveThe Program Manager must be a data-driven individual with experience in the HSLC examination. You must be an expert in post-secondary admissions who understands exceptional performance and can motivate and support pupils in excelling. Ideal candidates have worked in organizations with a proven track record of generating examination performance.In addition, the Program Manager must:

• Be a self-starter and problem-solver.
• Be hard working and collaborative, with the tenacity to plough through challenges and an appreciation for teamwork toward achieving a shared vision.
• Be a fast learner and someone who is able to flourish in fast paced, dynamic, and sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Be both detailed and results-oriented, driven by the data that will allow us to know what is working and what isn’t working for kids.
• Have strong project management skills and excellent organizational skills, with keen attention to detail and the ability to follow up systematically on a broad set of initiatives and decisions.
• Be an effective, articulate communicator who can represent Bridge to external audiences.
• Be humble and ready to “roll up your sleeves” to get things done.

Education and Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field.
• 5 years’+ experience working in education and specifically in grades 9 &10.
• 2 or more years of teaching experience with evidence of outsized student learning gains is an added advantage
• Must have a graduation degree in one of the specialized school subjects ( Mathematics, Physics, History, etc)

You Are Also

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
• A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates. You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech. You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. You have an existing network from prior experience in the country, preferably in the regulatory, education, or business sectors.
• A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, we work in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
• A relentless advocate – The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like. Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience, and value.
• A malleable learner – You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others. You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
• A data-driven decision-maker – When making decisions, you don’t rely on your intuition alone. You collect data, you analyze it and make decisions with clear justifications.
• A curious investigator – You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions – and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust.