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    Manager, Regional Partnerships - kolkata, India - Teach For India

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    Position Summary

    The Manager, Regional Partnerships will be a part of the Regional Partnerships Vertical, leading Teach for India's initiatives with external stakeholders towards a sustainable systemic impact on educational equity within the region. The role involves working closely with social organizations in the region, Teach For India Alumni, as well as working with Fellows, students, and other school teachers and leaders within and outside our Teach For India intervention schools, to create the necessary conditions to achieve the vision and objectives of the Regional Strategic Roadmap.

    The Manager, Regional Partnerships will contribute as a thought partner to the City Director and select Vertical Heads (Government Relations, Alumni Impact, Careers) on strategy, annual goals, and operational plans. They will hold an integrated view of these verticals at a city level, leading progress through cross-vertical collaboration and strong team management and execution. They will also play an active role in tactical and strategic decision-making, design and planning of interventions, and team culture management as a City Leadership Team member.

    Team Overview

    Responsibilities

    As the Manager, Regional Partnerships

    Sourcing career opportunities for Fellows & Alumni:

  • Identify and engage with organizations that serve children from low-income communities in the region by providing opportunities for them to interact with and hire from our Fellow & Alumni pool.
  • Cultivate a pipeline of key Alumni and opportunities in the region towards enabling alumni entrepreneurship and match them to roles aligned with the regional vision and their personal aspirations.
  • Support Fellows end-to-end on their Be The Change Projects and crafting their Personal Theory of Change in the city.
  • Managing Brand Awareness:

  • Source and create opportunities to showcase Teach For India's work and be part of regional events.
  • Liaise with the City Director and Communications Team to plan creative campaigns, podcasts, reports, websites, etc., that spread our work and the regional movement.
  • Cultivate a fundraising pipeline for the Teach For India Kolkata site in partnership with the national development team.
  • Activating the Alumni Network:

  • Establish and sustain an active regional Alumni Chapter Committee that creates projects and spaces at the intersection of the Regional Vision and needs of the Alumni community.
  • Own the design and execution of large-scale events like education conferences, regional conclaves, etc., to make collective progress visible and instill a sense of regional pride.
  • Moderate, create, and disseminate content and information for local Alumni email distribution lists, WhatsApp/Telegram groups and other social media channels.
  • Maintain an updated Alumni database that tells us where our Alumni are, their roles, and their community's health.
  • Set up systems to track and report Alumni engagement data across projects and periodically share these with national teams.
  • As a Manager at Teach For India

  • Contributing to the team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities
  • Serving as an ambassador of the Teach For India brand and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after committing time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply
  • Supporting with key organizational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, Movement Building.
  • Additional Responsibilities

    Knowledge and Technical Skills

    Competencies and Abilities

    Values and Mindsets

    Education and Experience

    Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

  • 2-4 years of work experience managing teams and projects to excellent outcomes at scale.
  • Strong sense of possibility with what is possible for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
  • Strong competence in negotiating with a diverse set of stakeholders towards Teach For India's vision and desired outcomes.
  • Experience of having built strong relationships and having influenced others without authority.
  • Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to adapt to change and work through unstructured environments.
  • Ability to manage self, team, and time amidst multiple priorities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and make strategic decisions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong English and Hindi verbal and written communication skills.
  • Preferred Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

  • Previous experience working in the development/education sector.
  • Experience in building and managing high-functioning teams to targeted outcomes.
  • Experience in creating deep, meaningful learning experiences and resources for adults through strong design-thinking capabilities, addressing individuals' dynamic and diverse learning needs.
  • Experience in building and managing high-functioning teams to targeted outcomes.
  • Bengali proficiency is preferred.


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