Manager – Student Readiness Across India | Teach For India

aikyam; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach For India seeks a Manager – Student Readiness Across India to design and lead its college and career readiness ecosystem for grades 8–10. The role blends programme design, curriculum development, partner management, Fellow enablement and transition support to help first‑generation learners pursue higher education and meaningful careers.

You will design readiness pathways, align with city teams, and build resources for student and Fellowship training.

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate in any discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in education or related fields.
• Strong stakeholder and partner management skills.
• Experience working across cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong systems thinking and programme management abilities.
• Experience in curriculum or learning experience design.
• Experience training educators or frontline teams.
• Knowledge of higher education access or career readiness.
• Background in youth development or education innovation.
• Teach For India Alumni encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead grade 8–10 college and career readiness ecosystem.
• Develop student readiness pathways covering career awareness and financial literacy.
• Build Grade 10–11 transition support for students.
• Source, onboard and manage education and career readiness partners.
• Design Fellow training sessions, toolkits and learning resources.
• Coordinate with programme, partnerships, data and city teams.
• Support recruitment, fundraising, volunteering and movement building.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Partner management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Facilitation

Problem solving

Systems thinking

Programme management

Curriculum design

Youth development

Education

Graduate or Postgraduate

Job description

Manager – Student Readiness Across India | Teach For India

Teach For India is one of India's leading education nonprofits working to eliminate educational inequity by developing leaders and transforming the educational experiences of children from underserved communities.

Role

The Manager, Student Readiness will design and lead Teach For India's college and career readiness ecosystem for students in Grades 8–10. The role combines programme design, curriculum development, partner management, Fellow enablement, and transition support to help first‑generation learners successfully move into higher education and meaningful careers.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the Grade 8–10 college and career readiness framework.
• Develop student readiness pathways covering career awareness, financial literacy, digital literacy, and transition skills.
• Build structured Grade 10–11 transition support for students.
• Source, onboard, and manage education and career readiness partners.
• Design Fellow training sessions, toolkits and learning resources.
• Develop career readiness resources for college and early‑career students.
• Build financial literacy and scholarship awareness systems.
• Coordinate with programme, partnerships, data and city teams.
• Track student needs and strengthen readiness systems across cities.
• Support organisational initiatives including recruitment, fundraising, volunteering, and movement building.

Requirements

• Graduate or Postgraduate in any discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in education, programme design, curriculum development, youth development, talent development or related sectors.
• Strong stakeholder and partner management skills.
• Experience working across cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong systems thinking and programme management abilities.
• Experience in curriculum or learning experience design.
• Experience training educators or frontline teams.
• Knowledge of higher education access, career readiness or first‑generation learners.
• Background in youth development, career services, fellowship programmes, or education innovation.
• Teach For India Alumni are encouraged to apply.
• Design high‑impact programmes that support thousands of first‑generation learners across India.
• Hybrid work model offering flexibility across eligible locations.
• Work with one of India's leading education nonprofits committed to educational equity.
• Collaborate with educators, government agencies, partners, and education innovators.
• Build expertise in programme design, curriculum development, and systems thinking.
• Gain exposure to cross‑functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and large‑scale education initiatives.
• Contribute to long‑term systemic change in education while advancing your leadership and programme management skills.