Job Description

About Bharti Airtel Foundation:

Quality education is the hallmark of a great nation; if we wish to see phenomenal changes in the world, we must strive to create an order that supports education and develops it. With a profound intent and commitment to make a difference, Bharti Airtel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, started its operations in the year 2000, to bring about a transformation in the education arena and thus the living condition of children and youth in rural India.

Since its inception, the Foundation has been proactively engaged in formulating and executing education programs at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. All its actions are driven by a necessity and resolve, not only to offer free education to the underprivileged children, but also to create opportunities that enable their holistic development.

Bharti Airtel Foundation consistently works to realize its vision, mission and goals in collaboration and partnership with its stakeholders, including government, corporate sector and rural community.

Qualification and Experience Required:

• Postgraduate in Management, Social Work, Rural Management, Sociology or equivalent.
• 10+ Years of experience in managing large programs.
• Ideal age bracket (preferable) is between 35-45 Years.

About the role:

Lead and manage all programs of Bharti Airtel Foundation for the assigned geography, ensuring effective implementation, operational excellence and monitoring.

The role will contribute to developing and executing the organization's strategy in the region. S/he will lead and manage operations in the region– program execution, monitoring effectiveness, financial and people management, government relations and other stakeholder management both internal and external. The role also expects to be as coach and mentor to the team.

About Quality Support Program:

Bharti Airtel Foundation is committed to ensuring students’ holistic development by making schools into vibrant institutions that offer quality education by strengthening co-scholastic interventions. The belief is of a holistic approach to education to inspire students to become engaged in the learning and schooling process. QSP State Partnerships aims to transform government schools into vibrant and integrated learning institutions by strengthening and introducing new techniques and interventions at the state and district levels. The core philosophy

of the program is that if schools become engaging and happy spaces, it would result in the development of students as they acquire various life skills that are critical to academics.

Key Responsibility Area:

• Develop strategic, short-term and long term project plans, utilizing monitoring tools and managing escalations.
• Lead cross-team collaboration for backend support and internal alignment.
• Analyze multiple program through data, identify trends and take necessary action.
• Drive operational excellence and program implementation as per the timelines and budgets.
• Manage relationships with senior government functionaries and other stakeholders.
• Manage audit compliance and time to time risk analysis and consequent mitigation plans.
• Ensure project implementation basis on key pillars:

       Pillar1 - Student Engagement

• Improvement in Key Project Indicators (KPI)
• Enrolment
• Student Attendance
• Board Result
• Participation & Awards/ Avg. Award Per School

       Pillar2 - Leadership and Teachers' Engagement

• Implementation & Improvement (KPI) –
• School Processes
• Teacher Engagement Score
• Teacher Satisfaction Survey
• External Participation by Teachers

       Pillar3 - Parents & Community Participation

• Initiation/ Improvement (KPI) –
• SMC Meeting & Attendance
• PTM & Attendance
• Donors
• SDP
• Annual Calendar

       Pillar4 - School Environment

• Initiation/ Improvement (KPI) –

Project management and Stakeholder Management

• Innovation & Empowerment –

1. Collaboration with Govt.
2. Organizations to attain project Goals

• Liaison & Reach out - With the multiple stakeholders

1. At multiple levels to make them understand the importance of the programme, involve them in appropriate programmes, engage them in the right path and make them to participate in all possible ways by realizing the impact of their participation, contribution to public education in the school, village, Block, District, state and The Country.

• Data, Documentation and Reports –
• Proper & timely communication with internal and external world about the change and impact that are brought by the programme at all levels and are used to measure the achievements in line with the vision of the Organisation.
• Planning & Execution –