Programme Manager - Mumbai

Bright Future; Kurla; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Future is seeking a Programme Manager in Kurla, Maharashtra to oversee the delivery of programs. This role ensures that students are prepared for employment after program completion. Key responsibilities include designing strategies, monitoring projects, and managing stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate should have a post-graduate degree in social sciences or equivalent experience, with over 10 years in the social sector and a focus on team management. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• Total 10 years in the Social Sector, with a minimum of 3 years in a team management role.
• Experience in operations/projects management.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate strategy design and budget allocation for training aspirants.
• Organize and lead meetings for strategy review and project outcomes.
• Monitor and coach teams to ensure quality delivery of programs.
• Build and maintain trust among stakeholders through engagement.

Skills

Project Management

Networking and Stakeholder Management

Oral and Written Communication

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

Post graduation in social sciences (preferably MSW)

Graduate with experience managing large teams

Job description

The Programme Manager is responsible for delivery of all of Bright Future’s programs in a defined zone. The key responsibilities of the role are to monitor and execute programs running in the centers within the assigned zone and support with placement of the students in network organizations post completion of the program. Thus, this role is critical for Bright Future as it ensures that the students are industry ready and that there are job opportunities for students after completion of the programs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate design of strategy and allocation of budgets for training aspirants. Ensure partnerships with network organizations to ensure placement of aspirants after program completion.
• Organize and lead monthly meetings for review of planned strategy v/s outcomes of the project and expenses. Keep track of the project progress and ensure the project sustainability.
• Monitor and coach team in core competencies to ensure quality delivery of the program by conducting weekly review meetings.
• Build and maintain trust among the donors, Employers, Mentors and Stakeholders (Parents, Alumni, School Principle and teachers etc.) by engaging them on projects. Ensure proactive reporting on a monthly or quarterly basis and engage them in celebrating small successes of the project to keep engagement levels high.
• Organize quarterly plan V/s progress reviews with Entire project team or project In charge with Programme Head.
• To provide administrative support whenever required or in case of change in location or identification of a new area/ location /schools or provide assistance in baseline or end line.

Compensation

Best in the Industry

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Qualifications: Post graduation in any social sciences preferably MSW. Alternatively a Graduate with experience managing large teams would also be suitable.
• Years of Experience: Total 10 years in the Social Sector and a minimum 3 years in a team management role in the area of operations/projects.

Required Knowledge

• Knowledge of social structure and challenges faced by adolescents and youths (Specific to 13 to 25 years) and how parents play a role in the same.
• Understanding of correlation of Education and livelihood and its challenges also able to design solution to the same.
• Knowledge of Financial implications of the programs.
• Awareness of the Entire Social and Economic details of the education space and able to translate it into actionable strategies at the ground level.
• Theoretical and practical concepts of running a similar program - should be able to provide inputs on program design and operations best practices based on experience

Required Skills

• Project Management.
• Networking and Stakeholder Management.
• Organization Oral and Written Communication.
• Problem Solving.
• Analytical Skills Ability to Track expenses for each centres, oversee the Budget Management.