Teach For India - Manager - Government Relations - Regional Partnerships Vertical

About Teach For India:

At Teach For India, we've built a nationwide movement of leaders who are working relentlessly to end inequity in education. It's been twelve years since we began this journey and today we have 900+ Fellows leading classrooms impacting 32,000 children across the country, Through our Fellowship, we infuse the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem and have a growing movement of 3400+ Alumni. Our Alumni work at all levels of the education system from teaching, teacher training, school leadership and community empowerment to education technology, policy, governance, and media as well as in the private sector. Cumulatively, our Alumni have founded 150+ organisations in the social sector with 200 of them occupying senior leadership and CXO positions across organisations.

77% of our Alumni continue to work in the development sector impacting 33 million, or 1 in 10 children across India, thereby demonstrating their commitment to our vision - One Day All Children Will Attain An Excellent Education. Collectively, these numbers represent the immense potential of our model and the power of our broader community - a potential to catalyze a movement for education reform and redefine what's possible for children from the most vulnerable backgrounds. Our work will only be complete once we have built a movement of leaders large enough to ensure that every child in India is receiving an excellent education.

On Staff, we pride ourselves on being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of 200+ individuals who are committed to the pursuit of excellence and practicing the values that shape us as people.. We have been recognised by Great Places To Work and are an equal opportunities employer, providing compensation and benefits at the top of the nonprofit sector.

What Teach For India Can Offer You:

- A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employee's staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development.

- A work environment in which employees' holistic well-being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves.

- The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India, which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach while working with changemakers across the country.

- Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organizations spanning over 50 countries across 6 continents.

- Remuneration that is competitive with Indian NGO pay scales and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents.

Position Summary

The Government Relations (GR) Manager, will be a part of the Regional Partnerships Vertical, leading Teach for India's (TFI) initiatives with the government towards a sustainable systemic impact on educational equity within the region. The role involves working closely with government stakeholders at all levels, and social organizations in the region as well as working with Fellows and students within our TFI intervention schools, to create the necessary conditions for students to receive an excellent education.

Team Overview

The City Operations, Mumbai team is operating in 28 schools with 90 Fellows impacting the lives of 3000 students in our schools. Our mission is to work collectively with love to transform the lives of 1 in 10 children within the region with an education that unleashes the potential of Self, Others and India.

Responsibilities

The GR Manager will be a part of the Regional Partnerships Vertical consisting of the Senior Manager Regional Partnerships (SMRP) and the Network, Learning and Collaboration (NLC) Manager. The team along with you will drive partnerships with the government, our 550 +Alumni in the region and various national and regional verticals operating in Mumbai.

The GR Manager role is a dynamic role that gives you the opportunity to work with key stakeholders across levels within the local government, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and our Alumni. Your major responsibility will be to foster an ecosystem of support and collaboration to achieve Teach For India's mission and vision within the region. Your roles and responsibilities are as follows:Responsibilities

The GR Manager role is a dynamic role that gives you the opportunity to work with key stakeholders across levels within the local government, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and our Alumni. Your major responsibility will be to foster an ecosystem of support and collaboration to achieve Teach For India's mission and vision within the region. Your roles and responsibilities are as follows:

Government Relations

- To avail necessary permissions from the city government for the smooth functioning of Teach For India projects such as Ed. System Leadership Program, Fellowship Program, etc.

- Build and sustain relationships with key stakeholders in the local government, state government, NGOs and other political & community leaders to influence policy, systems and processes that will create enabling conditions for educational and social equity

- Foster champions of the movement and our impact model among government stakeholders and partners to influence impact and integrate progressive strategy into the current ecosystem

- Lead the creation of opportunities for systemic impact in the region through internship/career opportunities in the government for our Fellows and Alumni and special projects to work with representatives of the government to expand impact beyond Teach For India schools and classrooms towards all children achieving an excellent education

- Design, promote and execute spaces/projects for collective action beyond Teach For India schools towards excellent education for all children between key stakeholders in the educational landscape

- Creating long and short-term strategies with M&E and sustainability parameters in accordance with the national strategy and the regional vision.

Additional Responsibilities

- Support in planning and organizing city events like summits, mid-year retreats and more, to nurture a sense of community in our Fellows and stakeholders

- Leading the Policy Track in the city for Fellows

Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

- 3+ 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

- Strong BRIO [Building Relationships and Influencing Others] and stakeholder management skills

- 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

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

- Familiarity and/or experience working with government systems

- Working knowledge of the local language Marathi would be an asset but not necessary.