Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement
What we do
Madhi works with the Department of School Education (and with Samagra Shiksha and the State Council for Educational Research and Training, Tamil Nadu) to implement large-scale reforms in curriculum, teacher training and governance to improve foundational learning outcomes among students in government schools in the state. The organisation is 4 years old and is all set to scale its impact from the pilot project ‘The Foundational Learning Improvement Programme’ (FLIP), which was implemented in 2000 schools. Encouraged by the potential of FLIP, the state has integrated it entirely with its efforts to implement the ‘Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission’ (FLN Mission), outlined in the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, across 40,000 primary schools in the state.
Your Team (Partnerships)
The Partnerships team comprises the government relations team, the fundraising and the external partnerships team. It believes in the power of collective impact and goes out and makes it happen. We often complain about the dearth of opportunities for NGOs in the education sector to collaborate. The partnerships team challenges this notion and invests people and organisations in Madhi’s work and strives to convert the intent to collaborate into action.
About the role
The Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement will be responsible to identify, nurture and expand Madhi’s ties with both state and donor partners. In addition to supporting the execution of a strong government relations strategy, they will also play an instrumental role in ensuring that the organisation’s funding target is met on time. They will also engage in purposeful and meaningful partnerships with other organisations in the sector. It is a role that provides an exciting opportunity to build purposeful collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders.
In this role, you will support the partnerships team to:
1. Government relations
Support the Senior Manager in creating government engagement strategy
Attend government meetings at various administrative levels as required and articulate Madhi’s vision in a compelling manner
Meticulously track and record the minutes of every government meeting conducted with the state
Coordinate with various project team leads to ensure smooth functioning of Madhi’s government projects
2. Donor Relations
Support the Senior Manager in creating donor management strategy
Evaluate Madhi’s eligibility to apply for new funding opportunities through CSRs and philanthropic foundations in the regional, national and international landscapes
Draft proposals and grant applications
Manage and track donor engagement through well-defined database systems
Ensure all external communication aligns with Madhi’s quality standard and guidelines before it gets disseminated
3. External partnerships
Network with other organisations and potential partners with whom Madhi can synergise
Methodically document and track Madhi’s association with external organisations in the landscape towards creating meaningful partnerships
You will thrive in this role if you:
Have worked in the development sector and understand what it takes for non-profits to collaborate purposefully
Have outstanding communication skills in English (written and verbal)
Have proven planning skills and take pride in seeing projects to completion
Have the ability to adapt and work in a small and dynamic team
Bonus points for:
Having strong interpersonal skills.
Having a keen eye for detail and can produce different types of reports with a short turn around time.
Having the ability to deliver compelling donor pitches.
Mandatory prerequisites include:
At least 3-5 years of work experience in stakeholder management/fundraising/administrative roles in the development sector
Advanced proficiency in Tamil (speaking)
Excellent knowledge of MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
Any undergraduate degree in a related field
This role will report to:
Senior Manager, Partnerships.
Location:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Remuneration:
7.6 – 9.8 lakhs per annum
Please note:
You will be expected to bring your own laptop, with updated software (MS Office 2016)
Link to Application Form:
For more information, please write to: apply@madhifoundation.org
Associate, Analysis & Reporting (Data for Governance)
What we do
Madhi works with the Department of School Education (and with Samagra Shiksha and the State Council for Educational Research and Training, Tamil Nadu) to implement large-scale reforms in curriculum, teacher training and governance to improve foundational learning outcomes among students in government schools in the state. The organisation is 4 years old and is all set to scale its impact from the pilot project ‘The Foundational Learning Improvement Programme’ (FLIP), which was implemented in 2000 schools. Encouraged by the potential of FLIP, the state has integrated it entirely with its efforts to implement the ‘Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission’ (FLN Mission), outlined in the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, across 40,000 primary schools in the state.
Apart from FLIP, Madhi is also piloting two new ideas: a mobile-based application (Edukit) to improve the quality of teaching and teacher support; and the creation of a Centre for Research and Innovation in Foundation Learning (CRIFL) with a vision to strengthen programme impact as well as contribute to the larger ecosystem by disseminating knowledge and learnings from the field.
Your Team (DFG)
The Data for Governance (DFG) team is part of FLIP and believes in the power of technology and data to transform educational outcomes. The team is a multifaceted group comprising data analysts, app developers, field specialists, data scientists etc. They work together seamlessly to make magic happen day after day, doing whatever it takes, to take us closer to the vision of reimagining school systems to eliminate the foundational learning crisis in India.
Tamil Nadu Vagupparai Nokkin (TNVN)
TNVN (translate to: “look inside a classroom”) is the name of Tamil Nadu’s classroom observation and teacher support mobile application. It is meant for use by officials visiting classrooms. The name draws its inspiration from a quote by Thiruvalluvar, an ancient and much loved Tamil poet. The main objective of the observation application is to enable officials to conduct classroom observations in a meaningful manner and capture real-time information or data on a simple, digitally enabled platform. The insights gathered may subsequently be used to guide policy decisions towards improving the quality of education in government schools.
For example, the data from TNVN may be used towards strengthening pedagogic processes in classrooms, designing targeted training programmes, refining student assessment frameworks or restructuring governance mechanisms. TNVN has therefore been envisioned as a tool that will assist officials to streamline and transform existing processes based on real-time and accurate data from classrooms.
The DFG team will help build this application and the allied functional operations for Samagra Shiksha, Tamil Nadu.
In this role you will:
Create, modify and maintain data collection and analysis templates to aid report generation as well as dashboard maintenance
Execute data collation, cleaning up and analysis of data from various sources
Analyse, report and present the data collected from various sources – like surveys, apps, web login data etc.
Highlight, on a regular basis, data discrepancies as well as inadequacies to improve the overall data collection process
Help monitor dashboards as well the data that feeds into these dashboards
Provide project based status updates to relevant stakeholders
You will thrive in this role if you:
Are familiar with data visualization software like Power BI, Tableau etc.
Have used survey generation tools like Kobo, QuestionPro, Survey Monkey etc.
Have excellent data analysis and visualisation skills
Are comfortable with academic long form writing
Are familiar with qualitative data analysis
Are meticulous, organised, detail oriented and have strong time management skills
Have a professional qualification in Monitoring & Evaluation
Understand the work of and add value to the other elements in the Madhi ecosystem
Other mandatory prerequisites include:
At least 2 years of relevant work experience. Experience in the education sector will be an added advantage
A bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or Development Studies
Excellent written communication skills in English along with proficiency in oral communication in Tamil. Extra points if you possess written communication skills in Tamil
Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and G Suite
This role will report jointly to:
Lead, Data for Governance
Location:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Remuneration:
Rs. 4.8-7.2 lakhs per annum and other perquisites
Please note:
You will be expected to bring your own laptop, with updated software (MS Office 2016)
Link to Application Form:
For more information, please write to: apply@madhifoundation.org
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