About the role

As the Program Manager at Pi Jam Foundation, you would be responsible for the successful management of multiple interventions across the country. This would include exhibiting excellent organization, management, and communication skills across verticals and lending your expertise to strengthen our programmatic strategies and execution. Having a learning mindset is crucial, along with the ability to solve problems and ensure overall team productivity. You would be leading Pi Jam Foundation’s vision through all your activities and be the glue that integrates our dynamic team into coordination and efficiency.

You will report to the Program Lead and work in close partnership with the Program Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation and Research teams. This is a full-time position based in Mumbai.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Program Manager, you will be tasked with supporting all present and future Pi Jam Foundation educational initiatives and programs. Your portfolio will include:

1. Establishing rigorous goals, systems and strategic plans:

• Create a strategic plan of support, aligned to Program and larger Organizational goals and teacher needs that enables all teachers to create learning environments, which actively encourages the development of student Problem Solving, Design thinking, Digital making and Creativity.
• Build capacity in teachers to gain the requisite technical expertise, pedagogical expertise and use a wide range of data (qualitative and quantitative) to analyze progress to goals, evaluate and increase effectiveness of the Pi Jam Curriculum execution.
• Collect, analyze and respond accurately and effectively to group wide needs backed by data and motivational incentives.

2. Developing Self, Teacher and Student Learning:

• Develop and manage a team of teachers through a variety of essential opportunities: Classroom observations, feedback and aligned need-based learning experiences, Technical training and Routine Teacher Training Jams.
• Plan and execute effective peer-driven Learning Circles, with a focus on the three aspects of the Pi Jam’s Teacher Training module: technical expertise, data driven assessment expertise and pedagogical expertise.
• Build a focus on Problem Solving, Design Thinking and other learning outcomes inside and outside the classroom.

3. Building a vision and driving a culture of collaboration within the organization, school ecosystem and teacher team:

• Build a culture that is focused on ensuring student learning and program impact on students is at top priority.
• Facilitate shared learning, unconditional support and strong self and peer accountability within the teacher team, organizational team as well as the school support system.

Additional Responsibilities

Contribute to the development and growth of Pi Jam Foundation’s impact by providing your services and support for out of classroom programs, workshops, additional R&D activities for program/curriculum testing, the impact and analysis process, recruitment and performance appraisals and team-wide decision making.

Required Qualifications:

Each of the core responsibilities outlined above, need specific skills to fulfill. While many of these will be developed and honed through the role, some of the following are skills and mindsets we would like you to bring with you to the role and organization:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience
• Have minimum of 1 year experience in program management
• Able to own work across multiple threads with tight deadlines – thrive in the startup culture
• Excellent multi-tasking skills and the ability to view the larger picture while having an eye for detail
• Have a well-balanced, analytical and creative mindset to problem-solve and provide innovative solutions
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and positively motivate others to achieve their goals and maintain processes to enable it
• Have exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communications skills with both technical and non-technical audiences to fully understand the experiences of our students, teachers, facilitators, and regional partners resulting in significantly deeper learning and impact
• Be an intellectually curious and responsive team contributor, delivering and receiving feedback regularly, and eager to learn and stay up to date on computer science education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hold a degree in a Science Technology Engineering Math or Education field, or have commensurate or demonstrable experience in STEM.
• Proven experience leading education programs with that have substantive impact and sustained outcomes
• At least 1 year of corporate experience
• Working knowledge of education and program evaluation methods and experience evaluating programs with an eye to ongoing improvements
• Have an in-depth understanding of the time and effort demands of a start-up.

Pay: ₹600,000.00 - ₹840,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mumbai, Maharashtra (Mumbai): Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Program management: 1 year (Preferred)

Location:

• Mumbai, Maharashtra (Mumbai) (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person