Job ID: 289679

Senior Program Manager

Rocket Learning

Location: Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh

Apply by: 13 May 2026

Relevant Sectors

Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy

Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility

Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

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Title:
Senior Program Manager – Andhra Pradesh
Experience: 5-7 Years
Location: Vijaywada

About Rocket Learning
Rocket Learning is a high-growth ed-tech non-profit with the mission of catalyzing early childhood education and community engagement in India. We work with central government and state governments to impact over 4.5mn children. Established by a passionate founding group (IIT, IIM, HBS, Rochester, MBB, start-up alumni). board and backed by reputed funders, we are a diverse team of passionate, energetic, and optimistic folks with a shared ambition of transforming India’s education system.

Mandatory Requirements:
Fluency in Telugu, written and spoken
Willingness to travel 40-60%

About the Role:
This is a high-ownership, mid-senior role at the intersection of government partnerships, policy design, and execution. The Senior Program Manager (SPM) – State PMU will work closely with the Department of Women and Child Development / ICDS in the state and help drive Rocket Learning’s work on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
The SPM will work closely with senior government stakeholders, while also coordinating across Rocket Learning’s internal teams (product, operations, policy, and research) to ensure effective implementation, scale-up, and institutionalization of ECCE initiatives.
This role is ideal for someone who can navigate government systems, drive execution, and contribute to shaping program strategy at the state level.

Key Results
1. Early childhood education provides improved outcomes for children.
2. New state policies are created to ensure and guarantee the improvements.
3. Anganwadi workers and parents increase their skill levels as educators.
4. The new program team comprises high performers devoted to the cause.

Key Activities
1. Assist the government in charting a roadmap for early childhood education in the state.
2. Build strong relationships with the state and district government stakeholders.
3. Translate data from the field into insights. Create goals based on those insights, broken down into small, actionable milestones.
4. Hold regular meetings to collaborate with gov't partners, understand their work, and build personal relationships.
5. Be close to the "customers": meet regularly with the children, their parents, Anganwadi workers, and district and block level officials and build relationships. 6. Hire, train, and grow a team of colleagues committed to their learning and ensure communication among team members is frequent and effective.

Areas of responsibility
1. Weekly updates and Quarterly reports
2. All communication requirements and protocols
3. Statewide implementation of RL's programs
4. All support, safety, goal setting and training needs for your team
Critical Factors for Success
1. Seamless communication with your managers and colleagues
2. Close alignment with RL's core values and principles.
3. Mission-driven, enthusiastic, and optimistic - committed to transformation.
4. Enjoyment and ability to handle multiple projects and solve problems in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.

Job Email ID:

arushi.s(at)rocketlearning.org