Programme Manager

Bhumi; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Bhumi Fellowship is seeking a Programme Manager to oversee a cluster of fellows and their schools, driving whole‑school transformation and child development across multiple cities in Tamil Nadu. You will coach fellows, design learning spaces, and ensure program quality while building lasting partnerships with schools, government bodies, and donors.

Successful candidates will manage fellowship priorities, contribute to recruitment and strategy, and report on donor activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing people and projects
• Teaching and/or content creation experience is desirable
• Strong written and verbal communication in English; Tamil an advantage

Responsibilities

• Coach Fellows to achieve whole-school outcomes, including student learning and teacher development.
• Empower Fellows by providing learning and development opportunities.
• Build partnerships with school management, government and donors for sustainability.
• Contribute to recruitment, strategy, donor reporting and expansion priorities.

Skills

People management

Project management

Teaching

Content creation

Data analysis

English communication

Tamil language (advantage)

Education

Any Graduate / Post-graduate or fellowship

Fellowship/leadership experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Salary Rs.6-9 LPA, negotiable based on the candidate’s profile
• City Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Anaimalai
• State/Province Tamil Nadu
• Country India

Job Description

About the Bhumi Fellowship

The Bhumi Fellowship aims to create young changemakersin education.

Integrating whole school transformation is at the heartof the Bhumi Fellowship. Fellows assist teachers, school officials, and parentsin supporting the holistic development of children.

In the next decade, we aimto impact the lives of one million children through the Bhumi Fellowship.

Role Overview

The person will beresponsible for a cluster of fellows and their schools.

Roles & Responsibilities of Programme Manager

• Coach Fellows to achieve whole-school outcomes,such as student learning, teacher, and school leader development.
  
• Empower Fellows by developing their skills andcompetencies through regular learning and development spaces.
  
• Build partnerships with stakeholders includingthe school management, the government and donors to ensure the long termsustainability of our efforts.
  
• Contribute to broader fellowship prioritiessuchas fellow recruitment and selection, strategy, donor reporting and expansion.
  

Preferred Education Qualification / Experience

• Successful completion of igrow journey withmanager
  
• Experience of managing people / projects
  
• Teaching and/or content creation experience isdesirable
  
• Any Graduate, post-graduate or fellowship
  
• Experience in managing/designing a fellowshipwould be an advantage
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Prior experience teaching in a formal classroom& an ability to coach people to be exceptional teachers
  
• Ability to design and drive outcome-orientedplans through the team’s collective effort
  
• Ability to design and facilitate adult learningspaces
  
• Ability to gather and analyse data to informdecisions
  
• A good understanding of the education ecosystemincluding policies, curriculum frameworks and functioning of school systems.
  
• Good written and verbal communication skills inEnglish (and Tamil would be an advantage)
  
• Good computer knowledge and MS Office skills.
  
• Emotional maturity to work with the perspectivesand needs of diverse team members
  
• Highly resourceful team-player, who is alsoself-driven.
  
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeksopportunities and proposes solutions
  

Other Information

• Scope: Full time
  
• Reporting to: Senior Manager, Bhumi Fellowship
  
• Remuneration: Rs.6-9 LPA, negotiable based on the candidate’s profile
  
• Expected Joining Date: Immediate
  
• Location: Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Anaimalai