Programme Manager - Bhumi Fellowship

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

Job summary

Bhumi Fellowship seeks a Programme Manager to lead a cluster of fellows and schools in Tamil Nadu. You will empower fellows, design and deliver learning spaces, and build sustained partnerships with schools, government bodies, and donors to scale impact.

We value experience in managing people or projects, teaching or content creation, and the ability to design fellowship programs. English communication and MS Office skills are important.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing people / projects.
• Teaching and/or content creation experience is desirable.
• Any Graduate, post-graduate or fellowship.
• Experience in managing/designing a fellowship would be an advantage.
• Prior experience teaching in a formal classroom.

Responsibilities

• Empower Fellows by developing their skills and competencies through regular learning and development spaces.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders including the school management, the government and donors to ensure the long-term sustainability of our efforts.

Skills

People & project management

Teaching / content creation

Adult learning design

Data analysis

English communication

Team player

Problem solving

Education

Any Graduate / Post-Graduate / Fellowship

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Chennai (1), India | Posted on 09/16/2026

• Salary 6 LPA - 9 LPA - Based on the candidate profile
• State/Province Tamil Nadu
• Country India

Job Description

The Bhumi Fellowship aims to create young changemakers ineducation.

Integrating whole school transformation is at the heart of the BhumiFellowship. Fellows assist teachers, school officials, and parents insupporting the holistic development of children.

In the next decade, we aim to impact the lives of one million children throughthe Bhumi Fellowship.

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

Roles & Responsibilities of Programme Manager:

• Empower Fellows by developing their skills andcompetencies through regular learning and development spaces
  
• Build partnerships with stakeholders including the schoolmanagement, the government and donors to ensure the long-term sustainability ofour efforts
  

Preferred Education Qualification / Experience:

• Experience of managing people / projects
  
• Teaching and/or content creation experience is desirable
  
• Any Graduate, post-graduate or fellowship
  
• Experience in managing/designing a fellowship would be anadvantage
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Prior experience teaching in a formal classroom & anability to coach people to be exceptional teachers
  
• Ability to design and drive outcome-oriented plansthrough the team’s collective effort
  
• Ability to design and facilitate adult learning spaces
  
• Ability to gather and analyse data to inform decisions
  
• A good understanding of the education ecosystem includingpolicies, curriculum frameworks and functioning of school systems.
  
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English (andTamil would be an advantage)
  
• Good computer knowledge and MS Office skills.
  
• Emotional maturity to work with the perspectives and needsof diverse team members
  
• Highly resourceful team-player, who is also self-driven.
  
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunitiesand proposes solutions
  

Other Information:

• Scope: Full time
  
• Designation: Programme Manager,based on the candidate's profile
  
• Reporting to: Associate Director, Bhumi Fellowship
  
• Remuneration: Rs.6-9 LPA, negotiable based on thecandidate’s profile