Medha - Assistant Vice President - Project Management

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY - ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT (SYSTEM ADOPTION)

LOCATION - LUCKNOW OR PANCHKULA.

Medha has a vision of an India with equal career opportunities for youth; irrespective of gender, class, or caste.

We believe the most effective way to get 150 million young people into rewarding careers is by collaborating with the government education system. From day one, we chose to exclusively work at existing vocational, technical, and higher education institutions and integrate our programming and approach into the system.

Ten years later, this scale path has enabled us to impact over 85,000 students across more than 540 educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Haryana.

As we expand our System Adoption work to reach 1 million students in the next five years, we are looking for expert project managers to deliver large-scale projects across government education systems. They will be responsible for turning a vision into a plan, managing the resources and relationships required to achieve the project's objectives, and keeping a diverse set of stakeholders moving in the right direction, on time, and on budget.

The difference between a good idea and MoU, and tens of thousands of young people starting rewarding careers they enjoy, comes down to our ability to execute. We are looking for passionate professionals who know what it takes to get things done with the government.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Our work with the government falls into four buckets:

- Curriculum design and revision: Enhance existing courses, review and recommend changes, develop new programs/degrees/diplomas.

- Capacity building of system actors: Train and mentor faculty and other system actors. Design and disseminate toolkits and guides.

- Performance management systems: Determine impact indicators, build and deploy tech and non-tech systems, strengthen data-driven decision making.

- Empirical evidence and collective action: Conduct and disseminate research on the school to work ecosystem. Collaborate more deeply with peers.

You will be responsible for managing the execution of projects in one or more of the above-mentioned areas. This includes but is not limited to:

- Planning & Tracking: Translate the project vision and objectives into a detailed execution plan and roadmap. Document and communicate progress against timelines and deliverables.

- Execution & Coordination: Facilitate project activities and actors to ensure deliverables are completed on time.

- Relationship Building & Management: Develop trusted relationships with all stakeholders to ensure communication and expectation setting.

- Strategic Decision Making: Course correct, problem solve, and provide key inputs based on project learnings and roadblocks.

- Resource Allocation: Manage budget and resources to ensure project is delivered on-time and on-budget.

THINGS WE ARE LOOKING FOR :

Someone who identifies with our mission and vision and has the knack for pulling off large scale projects!

The ideal candidate has the following capabilities:

- Distill a large set of objectives and goals into an organized plan and associated activities.

- Lead regular meetings and clearly communicate project status and progress.

- Empathize with diverse stakeholder needs and bridge different styles of working.

- Impeccably document activities, meetings, deliverables and share them on-time, all the time.

- Anticipate potential challenges and take action to mitigate them.

And some prior experience:

We believe in diversity of thought and experiences and are open to candidates with varied backgrounds. If you believe the skills you have built from the experiences you have had in the past can be applied to this work, please communicate how and why in your application.

WHAT YOUR DAY MIGHT LOOK LIKE:

While no two days are the same, some may look like this.

- You finish working on an update PPT deck to present to the Principal Secretary in the monthly steering committee meeting.

- You lead the steering committee meeting with representatives from the UP Department of Technical Education, Medha, and a technology firm engaged in the project.

- You revise the project plan in Asana based on discussions in the meeting and share the meeting minutes.

- You have a call with training and placement officers and Medha's ToT head to understand their capacity building needs and availability.

- You catch-up with the Program Design head to see where we are with the development of academic calendars for the upcoming internship season.

- You hold an internal meeting with the core Medha project team to brainstorm solutions to a challenge that has cropped up around getting data from the department in a timely manner.

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR MEDHA?

- Passionate team that is committed to a shared mission.

- Opportunity to work on large-scale projects that impact lakhs of people.

- Grassroots ethos connected to its beneficiary community (no ivory towers here).

- Audacious goals and vision to impact millions of young people and India's growth story.

- New initiatives and exciting projects to get involved in and learn from.

- An informal and fun work environment that doesn't compromise on performance.

- Space to explore and find your own solutions and path (no micromanaging).

- Recognized as a Great Place to Work

REMUNERATION

- 8.4 Lakhs - 18 Lakhs per annum, plus annual bonus, health insurance, and other benefits.

ABOUT MEDHA

Medha better prepares youth for life after school. Our combination of 21st-Century skills training, career counselling, and alumni support propel young people on career paths of their choice. Since 2011, we have improved workplace engagement, income growth, and female work participation for thousands of students across hundreds of educational institutions. And we are currently partnering with multiple state governments to bring our programming and approach to millions more.

We are supported by leading corporations and global foundations such as Accenture, JP Morgan, and EdelGive Foundation. We have received numerous awards and recognitions for our work, including the Echoing Green Fellowship, the Dasra Girl Power Award, and were recently named a finalist for the Elevate Prize.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Medha is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices.