Centum Learning Hiring for Program Manager – Education – Centum Foundation Job at New Delhi Full Time

Location(s)

New Delhi

Position(s)

1

Job Type

Education

Salary

As per industry standard

About Centum Foundation

Centum Foundation is a society registered under the ‘Societies Registration Act, 1860’ and is engaged in delivering CSR projects across India. It’s a CSR arm of Centum Learning Ltd. (upGrad group company – https://www.upgrad.com/about/).

Centum Foundation carries out social activities of national importance including Skills & Employability, Livelihood and Education. Centum has impacted 60,000+ lives through its 70+ CSR projects. The foundation is in the phase of accelerated growth and looking for team members who could be a part this journey.

Ideal Candidate Profile (Essential Attributes)

Minimum 6 years of work experience in the field of education & related field with at-least 2-3 years in consulting/fund raising for education projects

Should have sound knowledge of the education eco-system with at-least 3 years of experience working in the education sector. S/he should be able to present his/her perspective in the education sector

Should have MBA/Post Graduate from reputed institute/top institute such as XISS/IRMA/XIMB/TISS etc.

Experience of end to end project execution – preparation of work-plan, implementation strategy, team on-boarding, implementation, monitoring, reporting, project related compliance, client management

Excellent communication (speaking and writing) skills in English. Reading & speaking ability in Hindi

Experience of preparing/writing winning proposals for CSRs/multilateral development agencies in the area of education

Networking, partnership and collaboration skills with proven ability of having strategic partnership/s in the past.

Should be proficient in using Microsoft Office especially excel, power-point

Good connects in the social sector esp. with the CSR, philanthropic organizations, institutional donors, NGOs, Government departments etc.

Other Attributes (Desirable)

Preference would be given to candidates who have worked in consulting agency and for education-related projects

Spoken on forums/webinars on education Or have written thought notes/publication on education

Leadership skills with ability to establish short & long term goals for the business vertical

Should have led a team of professional. Team building skills with proven ability of nurturing & mentoring teams in the past.

Dealing with complexity and ability to lay down clear road maps on the current operation and growth of the vertical

Ability to build in best practices and innovative approach in work stream

Understanding of funding pattern and trend in the industry

Key Responsibility Areas

Business Development/Fund raising (50% of the time)

Assist in developing growth strategies and plans for the vertical and towards its growth

Build and manage relationships with social sector clients – CSR, philanthropic organization, international agencies, government. Ensure upselling and cross selling

Write business proposals/presentation

End to end BD & project execution cycle – lead generation to closure

Work on industry specific solution

Search business opportunities with viable income & increase the client base.

Networking, partnership and collaboration

Identify new areas other than skilling where Centum Foundation can work under CSR, philanthropy and government welfare programs

Work in coordination with other business verticals and key functions – Finance, HR, Admin, IT etc

Project Management (40% of the time)

Overall management and execution for the projects

Maintaining and preparing proper reports to be shared with internal & external stakeholders.

Ensure timely & quality implementation of projects. Focus on adding value

Guide team members towards work execution and pitch-in wherever required

Address operation/implementation related bottleneck/challenge

Managing Internal Audits for Process, Product & System to ensure process compliance.

Thought leadership (10% of the time)

Work/publication of thought notes

Participate in knowledge/discussion forums, representing foundation work

Any other work assigned by the reporting manager or head of the foundation.

To know more about Centum Foundation please use the below links.

Brochure: http://centumlearning.com/documents/Centum_Brochure.pdf

Website: http://www.centumlearning.com/

To apply, please fill the form below or send your CV directly to [email protected]