Associate Regional Programme Manager

KLAY Preschool and Daycare; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

KLAY Preschool and Daycare in Hyderabad invites a Regional Programme Manager to lead the academic function across regions, clusters and teams. You will oversee end-to-end curriculum life cycle, lesson plan development, implementation monitoring and teacher training to ensure high-quality delivery across formats.

The role requires deep understanding of early childhood education, 12–14 years in the preschool sector with 2 years teaching and 4 years in academic management, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Degree in Early Childhood Education compulsory.
• 12–14 years preschool experience incl. planning, delivery & team management.
• 2 years teaching plus 4 years managing academic functions.
• Experience with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Responsibilities

• Lead academic function for assigned region, clusters and teams.
• Oversee curriculum life cycle design, development, delivery and evaluation.
• Mentor CLs, CCs and teachers for effective curriculum delivery.
• Manage region curriculum budget and costs.
• Coordinate with departments and senior management as needed.
• Develop and present information to stakeholders in person or online.
• Conduct professional development programs for the academic team.
• Implement data reporting on child development and staff progress.
• Lead periodic meetings and ensure timely performance appraisals.

Skills

Curriculum planning

Creative problem solving

Team leadership

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Early Childhood Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom / webinar tech

Job description

Qualifications: Degree in Early Childhood Education (NTT, Montessori, ECE, CIDTT trained) compulsory

Experience: Minimum 12-14 years of preschool industry experience encompassing Academic Planning and Delivery including team management with minimum 2 years of preschool teaching experience and 4 years of managing overall academic functions

General Description

We are seeking for a Regional Programme Manager who has a solid understanding of early childhood education and should be able to lead the academic function for the assigned region, clusters and teams. Responsible for end-to-end academic activities for the region classroom arrangements, lesson plan development, implementation monitoring and teacher training.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure curriculum at all KLAY Pre Schools and other formats of curriculum delivery (online/offline/hybrid) in the assigned region are delivered in accordance with the guidelines and parameters established.
• Manage the end to end curriculum life cycle management – design, develop, deliver & evaluate.
• Demonstrate knowledge/education in working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
• Supervise, train and mentor the CLs, CCs and teachers in order to ensure most effective curriculum delivery with-in the given environment and resources across all formats of delivery.
• Manages and controls the region specific curriculum cost and budget.
• Handles overall curriculum operations, coordination with other departments/teams and stakeholder management across all levels including senior management as and when needed.
• Ability to develop and provide presentations to individuals, small and large groups; internal & external stakeholders (other teams & parents) during review or update meetings or parent orientations, open houses, etc be it in person or online.
• Convenes periodic meetings of CLs/coordinators; attends department and general staff meetings as required.
• Mentors the academic team with ways of assessing and fulfilling needs of young children; provides instructional strategies and various tools to aid the instructional process consistent with Founding Years requirements.
• Supervises the overall evaluation of early childhood education programs in the system and develops strategies for improvement; coordinates and conducts mandatory in-service training and makes recommendations for professional development opportunities.
• Conduct/ facilitate the professional development programs for academic team in the region as per the needs.
• Ensures the implementation of data reporting systems wrt to child’s development, teacher development, curriculum operations and other structured forms of reporting.
• Responsible for the timely implementation and completion of annual performance appraisal activities for the respective team.

Individual Responsibilities

• Ensures that Programme is contemporary all the times in line with education guidelines and pedagogy.
• Ensures the team is aligned with any strategic or process specific changes in any Academic functions or other organizational needs or business requirements.
• Ensures that the team is prepared to meet all the business and organizational needs, which includes and is not limited to timely hiring of teachers/CLs/CCs, training or upskilling of the team, re-aligning curriculum or learning strategy etc.
• Communicate directly and lead by example for the team.
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity and commitment to confidentiality.
• Show initiative in problem solving and be open to new ideas.
• Be approachable and welcoming.

Other Skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written in standard English.
• Ability to interact with families in a nurturing, compassionate, and sincere manner.
• Intermediate to advanced level experience with recent versions of Microsoft Suite, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet Explorer; ability to use current webinar technology and audio conferencing.
• Experience in blended instructional methodologies – online/offline will be an added advantage.
• Has excellent writing skills and presentation skills.
• Is creative with good analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team with minimal supervision.
• Ready to travel with in the assigned region on a daily basis and across other region on need basis.

Required Skills

Creative Problem Solving Curriculum Planning Creative Lesson Planning Collaboration and teamwork Collaboration with Teachers and Parents Curriculum Development