Program Manager Learning Links Foundation

Location: Dibrugarh, Assam
Posted on Apply by: 21 Apr 2023
Relevant SectorsSocial, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
About the Organization
Learning Links Foundation (LLF), a Not-for-Profit Organization, works in the field of formal and non formal education, to improving learning levels, promoting Innovation, fostering 21st century skills
and enabling systemic changes in the ecosystem. The Foundation works with partners from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors to identify opportunities, address challenges, and transform the education landscape. Established in 2002, with a mission to empower lives, the Foundation has been working across India and has built a reputation as one of the largest and the
most respected education service providers in India.

For more details on the organization log on to
www.learnignlinksindia.org or visit our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/LearningLinksIndia/


Team
A team of 24 resource persons shall report to the Program Manager

Program Manager – Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the program delivery and outcomes
• Coordinate and engage with govt. stakeholders in the Dept. of Education at
Block/ District/ State levels
• Obtain requisite permissions for the program from govt. officials
• Understand the program’s design, deliverables and project implementation plan
• Relationship building with School leaders and Teachers
• Ensure that the program progresses in accordance with the implementation plan
submitted to the donor
• Guide Resource Persons in planning and conducting activities in their
respective schools
• Coordinate for recruitment, situational analysis, baseline / end-line studies
• Prepare training plans for resource persons, state officials based on the
program design
• Ensure that trainings are conducted at School level (Dibrugarh District) with
active school Participation
• Make monitoring visits to all schools on a rotational basis to ensure program
quality
• Understand and comply with processes developed for the project and cascade
them to field teams, ensure compliance with same
• Ensure fund utilization in accordance with the approved budget, report out
fund utilization details as required by the donor in coordination with
accounts team
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for govt. stakeholders/ donor
• Manage MIS for program reporting as per agreed formats.
• Manage finance and cash flow in the state: team’s salaries, allowances,
project activity related expenses, petty cash register etc. for project staff
• Manage media relations and garner media coverage organise / create a
portfolio of project media bytes from on ground implementation – these
include videos of project implementation, stakeholder feedback (textual or
video), impact coverage.
• Track and record project quality improvement as agreed upon; report same in
agreed format.

Qualification requirement
• Graduate/ Post graduate degree. MBA / B.Ed is desirable. Only relevant
experience will be given weightage.
• This position will require a dynamic, and flexible personality who can work
in a fast-changing environment.

Past professional experience
• 5-10 years’ experience in handing educational projects, past teaching
experience desirable
• Project management experience, preferably in the social/NGO sector
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and partnerships with key
stakeholders
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• A passion for social development and willingness to travel

Skills required
• Program management
• Team management – build team capacity (training of team members) if required
• Stakeholder management
• High standards of ethics
• Understanding of operating in a process driven environment
• Good understanding of pedagogical dynamics in a classroom and ability to map
diverse educational requirements to create sound implementation framework
• Good spoken and written communication in English and Assamese
• Data collection, analysis, reporting and report writing – requires good ICT
skills and familiarity with ICT data handling tools

Compensation
• Based on Competency & Industry Standards
Write to us at Hiringllf@learninglinksindia.org & twinkle.bhayana@learninglinksindia.org
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