Job Description

Role: Assistant Manager- Academics and Training
Experience Required: 5+ years
Salary Range: upto 9 LPA
Location: Mumbai HQAbout KEF:
Kotak Education Foundation (KEF) was founded by Uday Kotak. He is the Founder Trustee of KEF, Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. He has led the group in a broad range of financial services for over 30 years. Uday
believes that the true measure of performance is value creation. The group\'s vision for equitable prosperity extends beyond financial services.Kotak Education Foundations (KEF) mission is to support children and youth from underprivileged families through different education based interventions to rise above the poverty line and lead a life of dignity through sustainable processes. KEF works with some of India\'s most economically underprivileged communities, attempting to alleviate poverty through education and livelihood programs.KEF works with multiple regional language government-aided private institutions. These schools have been set up by social entrepreneurs and lack quality teaching, infrastructure and leadership. Through its various programs across education, innovative healthcare and livelihood training programs, the foundation supplements the efforts of these schools to improve their conditions.Role & Responsibilities:Teaching based:

• Class observations and qualitative feedback for the team
• Managing supervisors and overseeing and supervising the KEF/Umang processes in School
• Check insights from the data collected to make an action plan, and suggest mitigation/remedial/course correction.

Supervisory role - Team Management:

• Plan and conduct organized inductions to help team members into their roles
• Define well-planned and reviewable on-the-job training for teachers
• Planning teachers\' training schedules and contact sessions
• Plan and organize team schedules and responsibilities through area-wise weekly meetings.
• Manage work deliveries and ensure timely reporting of every team member
• Be responsible for the growth and development of every team member
• Handle and facilitate all team HR issues by maintaining a close understanding of HR processes and employee rules.
• Facilitate movement and logistics between schools
• Facilitate all operational, content and teaching-related needs for all the concerned stakeholders

Reporting:

• Conduct regular team meetings at HO, school, and other locations.
• Maintain and record data and make it available in required formats
• Weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly and need-based reporting to be adhered to by self and team.

Relationship Management:

• External-Build and maintain rapport with school teachers and functionaries of school.
• Internal Maintain healthy work relationships with peers and senior members of the team.

Process Management:

• Understand and oversee attainment of the work processes and milestones at all times
• Suggest and update the program based on feedback and improvement suggestions by internal and external stakeholders
• Conceptualize, design and create process notes, annexures, new activity proposals and need-based documents, reports and addendums

Development:

• Support in research
• Support program evaluation and give inputs
• Innovate creative teaching methods
• Ideate and introduce in-house development workshops
• Be involved with module improvisations.

Training

• Develop and implement a comprehensive training program
• Research, evaluate, recommend and assist with the implementation of learning courses
• Plan training sessions as and when required
• Provide on-field training and monitoring support within and outside of Maharashtra

Candidate Specifications:

• Educational Qualification: MA/BA with M.Ed./ B.Ed. + teaching and supervisory exp, Experience in teachers training is a must
• Years of Experience 5+ years in the educational segment
• Work Skills:

• School-related supervisory experience is a must.
• Should have worked in a senior administrative role.
• Willing to travel to slum area schools in and around Mumbai
• Willing to travel to schools in Maharashtra and any other states
• Basic computer skills
• Report making
• Competencies

• Excellent English speaking skills
• Good class observation skills
• Communication in the local language
• Team managing skills
• Excellent verbal, written articulation andlistening skills
• Strong reasoning and problem-solving abilities
• Other Skills

• Assertive
• Leadership skills
• Self-starter, motivator, creative, good communicator, patient, disciplined

Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on June 24, 2024 onHave questions, ping us on WhatsApp helpline: +8058331557

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