JOB PROFILE: Project Lead (BCS and PiE)

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Barefoot College International is a globally recognized not for profit social enterprise, working with rural communities in 93 countries in the world. Headquartered in India, Barefoot delivers innovative programmes for women in Access to Renewable Energy, Education, Economic and Digital Participation, Enterprise, and Women’s Wellness. We celebrate and defend indigenous wisdom and skills, and believe that access to energy enables all forms of economic and social development for and by, poor rural communities. Please see our latest video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yw-kQG4P8Q&t=1s

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JOB PROFILE

Barefoot College (www.barefootcollege.org) is an award winning hybrid social enterprise working with marginalised communities across the world. Our mission is that we believe in the endless potential of the rural poor. Barefoot College forges a first of its kind, women-centred, global network dedicated to sustainable development in every community where poverty exists. The organisation works in areas of renewable energy, education, enterprises, health, and water.
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The organisation is currently running 11 Solar Digital Community Schools. The need of these night schools was identified to give informal and futuristic primary level education to the children of age between 6 to 14 years (majorly girls). Solar Digital Community schools are non-formal schools running across the country during evenings or nights for the marginalised and poor children who are unable to access formal and quality education during day-time because of various social, geographical, or economic limitations. These schools are primarily situated in locations which are off-grid or with intermittent electricity supply and use digital tools and technologies to deliver education effectively.

Since the model’s inception in the mid 1970s, it has educated more than 75,000 children – 65% girls. More than 40% have integrated back into State secondary schools. More than 14,000 grassroots teachers, after participating in our comprehensive teachers-training program, have been hired into the State School system.

As a Project manager, you will be required to manage the end-to-end implementation of Digital Community Schools (DCS) and pilot the Parents in Education (PiE) model in 11 selected rural communities identified by BCI.

The Parents in Education model was identified as a severe need considering the situation created by the pandemic to engage parents of the Digital Community Schools community to enhance the learning outcomes.
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JOB RESPONSIBILITY

Planning, Strategizing:
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• Develop the Parents in Education model end-to-end by ensuring design and delivery of content and training, and related field activities.

• Coordinate with the Curriculum team, Training team to overlook the (re)designing of the Barefoot Education curriculum and Teacher/Parent training plan based on the inputs from the ground.

• Drafting the annual budget for the DCS and PIE projects with quarterly breakdown.

• Identify risks and conflicts in achieving deliverables in alignment with organizational vision, and plan accordingly to mitigate such risks and resolve conflicts.

Project Implementation:
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• Supervision of project managers, to supervise the DCS and PIE project in 11 communities.

• Regularly monitor the quality of implementation of the Barefoot Education Curriculum in the 11 communities in coordination with the Curriculum team and the Core field implementation team.

• Regularly monitor the quality of implementation of the Barefoot Training programme in the 11 communities in coordination with the Training team.

• Monitor project budget and track expenditures/transactions and handle the project related financial administration, including adherence to all organizational policies and practices.

• Closely track and follow up committed deliverables under projects related to the community interventions.

• Help build positive relations within the team and external parties and all stakeholders.

• Ensure all members of the team and relevant stakeholders are up-to-date with relevant project information and regular communication to groups to create an organization-wide understanding of the programme.

Partnership Liasioning and Communication:
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• Reach out to networks and form partnerships relevant to the enhancement of the quality of implementation of DCS and PIE projects.

• Represent the organization in relevant platforms related to the program as deemed necessary by the reporting manager.

• Ensure that all communications through media relations, social media etc are managed.

• Maintain strong relationships with the community partners in the 11 communities.

• Ensure all members of the team and relevant stakeholders are up-to-date with relevant project information and regular communication to groups to create an organization-wide understanding of the programme.

Documentation and Reporting:
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• Ensure all documentation, records, proposals, reports, presentations, summaries are prepared, meets quality standards, in a detailed and timely manner and follow up to gain necessary approvals.

• Encourage ideation, pilot and documentation of results (Success, failure, learnings) for new innovative impact-oriented intervention design in the communities, in consultation with and approval of the relevant department heads

• Report the progress of implementation of the projects regularly to the Education lead and Education coordinator.

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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 2-3 years of background in the education sector, preferably managing projects with respect to pedagogy.

• 5-6 years of total experience is required.

• Excellent communication skills and know how to work independently.

• Enjoys working closely with and learning from people of diverse backgrounds.

• Bilingual – Comfortable and fluent in English and Hindi. Capable of translating communication in either language.

• Highly comfortable with digital interfaces with an acumen for self-directed learning.

• Demonstrates ability to manage staff and a team; holding employees/colleagues accountable for achieving results.

• Demonstrates good judgement; approachable and professional; solid problem-solving skills; self-motivation; well organized.

COMPENSATION

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*Barefoot College recognizes that the right candidate will have a significant impact on the success of the organization and is prepared to offer an attractive compensation package for the non-profit sector, commensurate with experience.

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This position is based in Harmara, Rajasthan. To be operated remotely due to current COVID-19 circumstances.

TO APPLY

Qualified candidates should send their Résumés, along with a cover letter highlighting your suitability for the position. Given the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all applicants and our responses are limited to those who are shortlisted.

Last date to receive applications: 15th August 2021.
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Application Deadline: 15/8/2021

Expected Start Date: 2/8/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: From ₹24,359.00 per month

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexible shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19