Manager- Operations

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Operations: Manage the entire set of the program, oversee the big picture pertaining to the state. Responsible for end to end operations and delivery. Responsible for monitoring government regulations and guiding public policy.
• Stakeholder Management: Work with multiple stakeholders and build strong working relationships including government officials, partner organizations, resource persons, school principals and teachers. Serve as lead site coordinator.
• Program Strategy and Management: Define program goals and implementation strategy, prepare and execute project plan, define and evolve ownership areas of team members and stakeholders, regularly review progress and strategy
• Data Management: Create structures and build capacity within the team to collect and analyse implementation data and take data based decisions
• Promote Udhyam's mission, values and organisational policies to all stakeholders.
• Regular monitoring visit to the districts and gathering the required data of the program

Skills, Experience and Mindsets:

Must be willing to be based in Chandigarh, Punjab 

• 6+ years of experience working collaboratively with govt stakeholders on large scale programs
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi (Punjabi added advantage)
• Planning and Execution - Comfortable working with a diverse group of individuals to meet project objectives within established timelines; can effectively move from strategy to details in a seamless way
• Ownership - You, as an individual, are accountable for the quality and timeliness of the outcome, even when you're working with others.
• Bias for action - Hands on with operations, willing to pilot and experiment with different strategies, interact regularly with students and various stakeholders across the state

Comfortable working in a fast paced and ambiguous environment

Experience in Education sector or States PMU

Comfortable with MS Office