Senior Manager, Regional Partnerships - Chennai

Teach For India; Chennai District; Sur place; INR 1 200 000 - 1 600 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive remuneration

Medical insurance

Maternity coverage

Résumé du poste

A leading educational non-profit organization is seeking a Senior Manager for Regional Partnerships in Chennai. The role involves implementing strategies to transform education for low-income children and managing partnerships with government and alumni. With 5-8 years of experience in public relations or business development, the ideal candidate will inspire teams and foster collaborations to drive systemic educational changes. Join a mission-driven team committed to educational equity in India.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of relevant work experience in external-facing roles.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to solve complex challenges.
• Ability to inspire a team and develop individuals over time.

Responsabilités

• Drive large-scale projects and promote educational equity.
• Build sustainable partnerships with governing bodies.
• Support and develop strategies for regional goals.

Connaissances

Public relations

Government relations

Management consulting

Business development

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Formation

Graduate/Postgraduate in any field

Description du poste

Senior Manager, Regional Partnerships - Chennai

Working at Teach For India

Teach For India is on a journey to reach an India free of poverty and filled with love by ending educational inequity in our country. Fifteen years into our journey we are a movement of ~5000+ Alumni working at all levels of the education system, who are reaching 1 in 10 children across the country. These Alumni have graduated from our two-year Fellowship Program where they taught in under‑resourced classrooms to put ~33,500 low‑income children on a different life path. Today, we have ~1000 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India. Over 16,000 Teach For India students have appeared for the 10th grade board examinations till date, with an impressive 95% pass rate across cities as of November 2024.

In 2022, we embarked on Phase 4, our fourth strategic phase. We have a bold and ambitious ten‑year journey ahead of us that aims to grow 50,000 leaders, who will work collectively, and with love, to transform the lives of 1 in 10 low‑income children in our regions, through an education that unleashes the potential of self, others and India. In this decade, five key priorities will lead us to this vision.

• Strengthen our core Fellowship to build strong teacher leaders who provide an excellent and equitable education to our children and continue to do so beyond the Fellowship
• Scale our impact by strategically introducing additional Fellowships as alternative pathways for leadership development
• Match the Alumni of our programs at an intersection of their interests and the needs of the system and our children
• Advocate for key issues that impact educational equity, and engage 3.5% of the population in the movement for educational equity
• Act collectively with our Alumni to learn about and address key issues in our regions.

Our work will only be completed when we have built a movement of leaders that is large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.

We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission‑driven team of individuals. We’re committed to learning and excellence in our roles, and to being deeply rooted in our core values.

What Teach For India Can Offer You

• The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach across the nation and working with changemakers across the country.
• A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employee’s Staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development.
• A work environment in which employees’ holistic well‑being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves.
• Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organizations spanning 50+ countries across 6 continents.
• Remuneration that is competitive within the top quartile of the Indian NGO pay scales, and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Regional Partnerships (SMRP) will be the custodian of the Regional Strategic Roadmap. Their role is pivotal in driving both large‑scale projects as well as key examples of excellence over a 2‑3 year time frame with an intention to change the status quo for children in the region. They will directly report to the City Director and manage a team of 1‑3 individuals to lead this challenging and inspiring mission for the city.

The SMRP will contribute as a thought partner to the City Director and select Vertical Heads (Govt. Relations, Alumni Impact, Careers, & Fellowship Recruitment) on strategy, annual goals, and operational plans. They will hold an integrated view of these verticals at a city level, leading progress through cross‑vertical collaboration and strong team management and execution. They will also play an active role in tactical and strategic decision‑making, design and planning of interventions and team culture management as a City Leadership Team member.

Team Overview

Chennai, with its 1,900+ students across 65+ classrooms in 26+ schools, is entering its 15th year of operations in May 2026! The Chennai team would allow you to play a part in shaping Teach For India’s future in the city as we expand our impact to children, within and beyond our classrooms. Over the last few years, Chennai has witnessed phenomenal potential for driving deep systemic impact through the fellowship and the alumni movement in the region. We have 40+ alumni who have worked directly in highly influential government projects and PMUs in the last few years. The Team drives partnerships with the government who become an integral branch of Teach For India as stakeholders. The Team creates and leverages a connected network of partners and alumni to build and sustain the movement in the city.

Responsibilities

As Senior Manager, Regional Partnerships, you will work with the City Director and set goals based on the highest need in the region. The responsibilities include:

• Deepening Government Relationships:
  • Support the professional development and execution of initiatives led by the Government Relations Manager.
  • Build sustainable programmatic relationships with senior Government officials with support from the Government Relations Manager.
  • Source large‑scale external partnerships for Teach For India and our Alumni organizations that advance educational equity in the region.
  • Advocate for alleviating key structural and/or policy barriers that impede progress towards the regional vision.
  • Advocate for an effective learning environment (classroom sizes, instructional hours, etc.) in TFI partner schools.
• Support and develop a strategy, contextualizing goals, quarterly milestones, action planning, execution and professional development.
• Design and curate learning & action spaces for regional Alumni to act collectively towards the regional vision.
• Nurture the growth of and collaboration between Alumni organizations in the region.
• Build strong relationships with Alumni Entrepreneurs and the Regional Alumni Chapter committee to facilitate their progress.
• Sourcing career opportunities for Fellows & Alumni:
  • Identify and engage with organisations that serve children from underserved communities in the region by providing opportunities for them to interact with and hire from our Fellows & Alumni.
  • Cultivate a pipeline of key alumni in the region and match them to roles aligned to the regional vision and their aspirations.
  • Build an ecosystem of donors and other relevant partners that accelerate our work in the region, especially where barriers to entry are high.
• Building the Fellowship Pipeline:
  • Actively build the Fellowship pipeline by advancing our brand and developing partnerships with local academic institutions and youth organisations
  • Develop strong operations to facilitate volunteering and internship opportunities across Teach For India staff teams, classrooms and projects
  • Ensure Fellows join the program with clarity & conviction through effective matriculation spaces and events
• Fostering a movement for educational equity in the region:
  • Establish and leverage the Regional board in partnership with the City Director.
  • Advance key policy and implementation shifts that accelerate progress for children
    • Developing a community that consistently mobilizes others.
    • Forging coalitions of organisations and individuals working towards educational equity.
    • Cultivating a network of well‑known advocates that span business, government, politics, and entertainment.

As a People Manager at Teach For India, responsibilities include:

• Building a robust pipeline of talent to lead the organization.
• Managing and coaching the team members to ambitious outcomes.
• Driving engagement, growth, and retention of team members.
• Engineering and overseeing a monitoring and evaluation system, coupled with strategic direction, to guide our abilities to improve continuously.

As a Senior Manager at TeachFor India, responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities.
• Driving internal alignment and support for Teach For India’s core Programs.
• Serving as an ambassador of Teach For India and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after committing time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply.
• Supporting key organizational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, and Movement Building.

Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

• Graduate/Postgraduate in any field.
• 5-8+ years of relevant work experience in external‑facing roles (e.g. public relations, government relations, management consulting, business development).
• Ability to inspire a team to achieve outcomes and develop individuals over time.
• Experience in managing, executing, and taking complete ownership of multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to work collaboratively and make strategic decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience of having built strong relationships and having influenced others without authority.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and critical thinking skills to solve complex community‑related challenges.

Preferred Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

• Previous experience working in the development/education sector.
• Experience in building and managing high‑functioning teams to targeted outcomes.
• Experience of having created profound, meaningful learning experiences and resources for adults through strong design‑thinking capabilities, addressing both dynamic and diverse learning needs of individuals.
• Experience in building and managing high‑functioning teams to targeted outcomes.
• Tamil language proficiency is preferred.

Note: We want to hear your unique voice and perspectives through the process, hence all applicants are expected to personally author statements of purpose/essays in the application form. Sole use of AI or Chat‑GPT based tools may lead to disqualification from the process.