Project Director – Magic Bus

Magic Bus Founded in 1999, Magic Bus works with children and young people living in poverty, in India, taking them from a childhood full of challenges to a life with meaningful livelihoods. We equip children and young people in the age group of 12 to 18, with the skills and knowledge they need to grow up and  move out of
poverty. Children on the Magic Bus program successfully fend off destabilizers such as child marriage and child labor to complete school and become first generation salary earners having secure careers in the organized sector. We work with support structures like parents, teachers, the community at large and local government institutions to ensure social, emotional and economic well-being for all young people living in that area. Our approach mobilizes the entire ecosystem available to the child or young person to create transformational change in their lives. Our Govt partnership programme is designed to collaborate with the government school system to train teachers to provide life skill education to adolescents in grades 6 to 10.

Our youth-centered Livelihoods Program connects the aspirations and potential of young people to available market opportunities. We build their employability skills and map job potential based on individual strengths and mobility.

We operate in 24 states and UTs. Our regional Head Quarters based in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Karnataka. Magic Bus also has its global fund raising offices in UK, US, Germany and Singapore. Magic Bus offers a dynamic work environment for committed professionals interested in learning and growing with the organization. Get a real view of life at Magic Bus. Check out our website http://www.magicbus.org/

Role:

• To plan and support implementation of “Scaling teacher-led life skills Education Program in Madhya Pradesh” which will impact approximately 4 lakh adolescents studying in Tribal residential and non residential school in more than 42 blocks of 21 districts of MP.
• Building and managing a team of 25-40 professionals by consisting of Block Managers and Life Skills Education Managers
• Scaling up the program to state level from second year of the program in partnership with SSA, DoE, SCERT etc.
• Building and managing a team of more than 70+ professionals by consisting of District Program Managers (DPMs), School Support Officers (SSOs), and Community volunteers
• Providing strategic direction to the project and team
• Building partnership and work in close collaboration with Government departments such as
• Department of Education, SCERT, DIET, and other stakeholders
• Ensuring for delivery of training to all relevant stakeholders such as teachers, HM, Master Trainers etc
• Minuting meetings with Government Departments and record keeping for internal and external
  purposes
• Responsible for successful implementation of program in coordination with the Human resources,
  Finance, Admin and IT teams
• Writing and submitting reports – narrative and financial working closely with Regional office and other
  functional areas
• Regular review and monitoring of progress and financial situation
• Upholding the values of the organization at all levels of the intervention
• Accountable for delivery, outreach and quality of program

Specific Responsibilities:

Recruiting and Managing the Team

• Ensure timely recruitment of Teams in collaboration with the recruitment teams
• Identifying SSOs and DPMs throughout the region
• Making sure all team members comply with the company policies
• Providing them with guidance on the program deliverables, weekly and monthly goal setting.
• Ensure efficient communication within the Team Training the team
• Plan capacity building programs / trainings for the team members along with Regional Director
  and Programme Development team
• Organize their training schedules as per the calendar prepared in collaboration with other relevant function immediately after joining

Program Management

• Preparing Quarterly/Six Monthly/ Annual Action Plan
• Ensure implementation of program in a structured equitable manner
• Follow ups on schedule / updates and checks on progress and performance of the team
• Overall managing and overseeing team’s time, personnel, and resources.
• Monthly updates, Quarterly/ Half-yearly/ Annual reports to Ops team and Institutional Partnership team
• Reporting to Govt as and when required

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Accountable for data accuracy in the region
• Records / Report Writing and data management
• Feedback and Review

Budget & Financial Management

• Manage and Handle budget related issues
• Handle all accounts and finance matters from the program end
• Reporting expenses
• Manage Approvals for Assets, properties and Personnel in the state

Reporting to: Regional Director, West Region

Staff Reporting: District Program Managers and School Support Officers (direct Report)

Qualification and Experience (essential unless otherwise stated):

• Masters in Social Work, Rural Development, any Social Sciences or equivalent
• 15+ years’ experience in social development sector with Education sector understanding and at least
  7 years in a similar leadership role working with Government Agencies
• Experience of managing large team
• Must be able to adhere to the highest ethical and moral standards and be able to display transparency.
• Must have Government partnership experience and working with multiple stakeholders
• Good communications, facilitation and managerial skills are required
• Must have experience in report writing and MIS tracking
• Fluent in the local language and Hindi.
• Basic knowledge in Microsoft excel, Power Point & word

Application process: Candidates interested in the post may please apply their updated resume by email to
apoorva.punekar@magicbusindia.org

All applicants are requested to mention the following along with their resumes

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