Assistant Manager – Programme Implementation

Balrakshabharat; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children) in India leads a multi-year education initiative focused on 21st-century skills in Sanand, Gujarat. The role collaborates with District Education Officials, DIETs, and school leadership to drive capacity-building and experiential learning.

The Assistant Manager-Project will mentor field teams, manage partner relations, and ensure activities align with the NEP2020 framework. This is a demanding field-operations position with potential for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences/Psychology/Rural Development or Bachelor's in Social Work with field experience.
• Strong communication skills in English and the local language.
• Experience with MIS and data management tools (Google Sheets, Kobo, Canva, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Lead field operations and coordinate with stakeholders to implement project activities.
• Maintain MIS and prepare monthly/quarterly reports.
• Train teachers and government officials; build capacities.
• Ensure compliance with BRB policies and safeguarding.
• Travel across districts as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Willingness to travel

Education

Master's Degree in Social Sciences/Psychology/Rural Development

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Tools

Google Sheets

Canva

Kobo tools

Excel

MIS systems

Job description

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title

G Department

Programme Implementation Reporting to

Sanand-Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Contract

October 2026-September 2029

Background:

Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India’s leading independent child rights’ organisation, which works in 16 states of the country. Beginning its journey in 2008 in India, and registered as ‘Bal Raksha Bharat’, we have changed the lives of more than 12.4 million (1.2 crore) children till March 2022. We firmly believe that every child deserves the best chance for a bright future, which is why, we are fiercely committed to ensuring that children not only survive but thrive. With a bold ambition and a powerful vigilance, we do whatever it takes to save the children. In India and across the world, Save the Children works on-ground – every day and especially, in times of crisis. Our pioneering programs address children’s unique needs; giving them a healthy start, an opportunity to learn as well as protection from harm. When crisis strikes, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We are the outspoken champions for children, ensuring that their voices are heard and their issues are given top priority. Drawing on a century of leading expertise, we take on the toughest challenges, facing the hardest-to-reach children – especially those unfairly excluded from the world’s progress.

PROJECT BRIEF

BRB, in partnership with Bosch India Foundation run the Program “EXCEL” in Sanand Block, Ahmedabad. This project is aiming to execute concept of 21st century skills in current education practices as emphasis by National Education Policy. This National Education policy emphasizes ‘The 4Cs’—communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity which are to be taught within the context of core subject areas, social and cross-cultural skills, proficiency in languages other than English, and an understanding of the economic and political forces that affect societies

Role Purpose:

The role is to work with teams in the field to take forward a project that is focused on 21st-century skills in schools through facilitating capacity-building programmes for the school functionaries in collaboration with District Education Officials and DIETs by emphasizing activity-based and experiential learning for skill development. This involves providing continuous mentoring for learning, practice, and evaluation through adequate monitoring mechanisms, Overall teachers enabled to adapt to these evolving requirements, can transform classrooms into environments that effectively prepare students for future success The position will also work with different key stakeholders including Education department officials at cluster, Block, and district levels to take forward 21st-century skills to the schools to inculcate them with young students to think beyond the box. The project will aim to eliminate traditional teaching methods and it gives more scope to developing students analytical & creative skills. The current project activities will help schools incorporate 21st-century skills, ensuring students are well-equipped for real-life challenges AM is overall, responsible for Field Operations to implement the project and its activities as per the project design. Facilitating activities, building networks and strong relationships with field functionaries, School Management, students, and other project stakeholder. Overall responsible for the implementation of the project to fulfil the overall project objectives as per the project design.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Scope: To work on Building perspectives on the 21st Century Skills project for the Gujarat

Reports to: Manager-PIU

Staff reporting to this post: 3

Budget Responsibilities: 100%

Role Dimensions: 100%

Context:

Development "Student learning" is the core purpose of a school's existence, with classrooms being the primary focus where most learning occurs. It is crucial to transform our classrooms into nurturing spaces that foster comprehensive student development. Despite the progressive changes proposed by NCF 2005 and RTE 2009 to create vibrant, hands‑on, and experiential learning environments, there is still a lack of solid evidence that these changes have been fully implemented as intended. There is an inter‑connectedness with respect to 21st century skills and the age levels of students. Building 21st century skills can be started from the early age itself that is at the age of 3. In fact, Teachers play a pivotal role in this process, as they are the primary facilitators of the learning environment. Creating an atmosphere that fosters the acquisition of these skills depends heavily on their ability to implement innovative teaching methods. Therefore, solutions aimed at developing 21st‑century skills in students must centre around empowering teachers with the necessary tools, training, and support. By focusing on teachers as key changemakers, we can ensure that classrooms become dynamic spaces where students can thrive and develop the competencies needed for their future success under lenses of NEP 2020. The NEP 2020 is aimed to equip students with the skills needed for success in the 21st century with a special focus on Critical Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Collaboration, Communication which lays the groundwork for a holistic and multidisciplinary education system. The term 21st century skills refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed— by educators, school reformers, teachers and education functionaries and to face the challenges of the 21st century world that is globally‑active, digitally transforming, collaboratively moving forward, creatively progressing, seeking competent human‑resource and quick in adaptability.

Role & responsibilities (<3):

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Assistant Manager-Project is the focal for the field operations at project geography for successful implementation of the project. He/She is responsible for conducting meetings with different stakeholders and building rapport with key stakeholders, Teachers, school management, and Government Officials based on the needs of the project. The Assistant Manager- project will be the focal person for undertaking all project activities in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in selected schools under the guidance of the Manager and State Lead.

The Assistant Manager- Project will create a healthy and supportive environment in which all activities can be delivered by supporting and coordinating with local communities and appropriate stakeholders to meet the project objectives with quality with timely deliverables.

STRATEGY

• Support the Manager – Be the focal person to plan and implement project activities at the area-wise/Cluster level as per the project design and time frame.
• Contribute his/her actions for strengthening a project strategy to fulfill the overall project objective and its quality parameters
• Establish a strong MIS/Data Base for managing and tracking the project deliverables.
• Monitor the progress of project objectives and help in capturing the information/data for feeding the MIS.
• Facilitate the Training and build capacities of teachers and other officials at various levels.
• Facilitate and Involved in all assessments including Baseline and end-line studies & pre, and post-tests in schools
• Capacity building programs for key stakeholders as per the project requirements
• Undertake frequent visits and facilitate meetings with Teachers and school HMs to undertake activities with quality as per the specifications given in the project design
• Maintain records, MIS, and field documents to support the monthly and quarterly reports
• Support the Assistant Manager and other team members at SPO for timely and quality project/donor reporting as per the timeline
• Documentation of best practices, and case studies for sharing with donors and publishing in internal journals
• Abide by the local office administrative procedures including the terms of timings, code of conduct, and child safeguarding policy as per the BRB’s staff charter
• Preparation and sharing of Monthly and Quarterly field reports to the State Office with accurate information for support MIS at the state level
• Adhering to all financial norms and procedures of Bal Raksha Bharat
• Undertake appropriate additional responsibilities as assigned by the line manager

PROCESS

• Be the focal person in the field for the implementation of the project's day-to-day activities as per the project's strategic design with the support of field teams
• Be the focal for awareness building, the establishment of linkages, and building capacities at village and cluster levels.
• Responsible for finalizing the amounts for scholarships for each course and to the student to recommend for the disbursement.
• Play a support role to the Assistant Manager in the day-to-day execution of project activities as per the Save the Children standards.
• Ensure timely submission of internal field reports (monthly, quarterly, and annual) to the field office as mandated
• Ensure compliance with BRBs policies and practices, including the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Contribute to create innovative models and good practices under the projects
• Create an evidence base of the processes, activities, changes, and impact of the project interventions regularly in coordination with the Knowledge Management team of BRB (Save the Children).
• Quality timely compliance on periodic reporting to the state office, donor, and local government department.
• Support the field visits of donors or teams from SPO, PIU level, and NSO.

OTHERS

• Coordinate with the Manager for cross‑sharing, learning, and improving the quality of the project
• Support SC Info/BRISK data collection and collation as and when required
• Ability to operate and promote cost‑effective approaches to maximise resources for children
• Undertake additional responsibilities as and when assigned in the best interests of the children
• Contribute to a positive working environment.
• Promote the work culture of BRB – communicating, both internally and externally, in an accurate, sensitive and motivating fashion
• Understand and be an advocate, internally and externally, for the values of Bal Raksha Bharat
• Ensure that all activities comply with applicable law at all times, including compliance with data protection legislation
• Adhering to financial norms and procedures of BRB (Save the Children)
• Other ad hoc duties as required in line with your skills, experience, and role

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:- S/he should be accountable for evaluating his/her performance or behavior related to work/community/children/society for which s/he is responsible. The term is related to responsibility but is regarded more from the perspective of oversight.

Ambition:- S/he should desire to achieve a particular goal as well as aspiration in respect of the project.

Collaboration:- S/he should work in a collaborative method with respective stakeholders (direct or indirect) and will make something together. To collaborate is to commit to the possibility of producing an outcome greater than one that would be developed in a silo.

Creativity :- Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.

Integrity:- Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. S/he must be truthful and honest with him/herself and others and should align own personal behavior and his/her action will be aligned with own values, principles and ethics. S/he would have her self‑awareness and have really explored the value system.

Measures of Performance (<3):

• Timely implementation of planned activities.
• Qualitative and participatory training delivery.
• Qualitative programme and activity report.
• Finding report of Baseline and Endline.
• Exploration of other opportunity for Bal Raksha Bharat.
• Qualitative report of Training, application and coaching with teachers.
• Qualitative change maker stories, best practice, video documentation.
• Achievement of project milestones within budget.
• Quality and timeliness of donor reporting.

Approval Authority (<3):

• For budgetary authority and similar matters, refer to Scheme of Delegation.

Reporting:

Direct (solid‑line) to (administrative): Manager/Head‑Project

Matrix (dotted‑line) to (functional): PIU heads

Direct reports (line management responsibility if any): Project Lead

Essential (Required) Desirable (Asset)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in working with children& Development projects /working NGOs
• 6-7 years of experience working in the development sector for bachelor degree holder
• Working in education projects with special experience in working with education projects (Schools and Children)
• Experience in working with Government departments
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills, fluency in the local language and Hindi & English
• Self‑motivated & ablity to work in a team
• Strong MIS skills for developing and designing MIS for Scholarships including Google spreadsheets, Canva, Kobo tools, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences/Psychology/Rural Development/Bachelor's Degree in Social work with adequate experience in the field
• Good communication and reporting writing skills
• Knowledge in MIS and data management

Degree/Diploma

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong commitment to the aims and objectives of BRB
• Child Safeguarding and respect for women & community
• Excellent communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Excellent Writing skills with more than average knowledge on MS Office package
• Willingness to travel
• Willingness to work irregular hours when the job dictates (such as for events, in emergency response times etc)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• High degree of professional and personal integrity
• Positive attitude: High motivation, proactive & flexible‑yet‑uncompromising
• Attention to details
• Ability to work long hours under pressure
• Willingness to abide by SC BR’s Child Protection Policy
• Willingness for extensive travel within and in the state.

Disclaimers:

• Commitment to and understanding of BRB aims, values, and principles
• Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
• BRB aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Child Safeguarding level required/ appropriate for the role:

Job level

Statement

Level 1

The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.

Level 2

Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required.

Level 3

The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.