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Rocket Learning - Senior Program Manager - Odisha In Southern And Western Odisha

  • Company

    Rocket Learning

  • Location

    Southern and Western Odisha

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Experience

    5 - 7 years

  • Date Posted

    29-Sep-2026

  • Application Deadline

    29-Oct-2026

About Rocket Learning

Over 85% of brain development occurs before the age of six. Quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) ensures school readiness, substantially increases school completion and lifelong earnings, and frees up parents (especially women) to enter formal employment. It is called one of the 'greatest and most powerful equalizers' by India's National Education Policy. The Problem The Solution However, over 35 million children in India do not have access to high quality education at the preschool level, meaning that they are not ready when they enter the first grade in school. This leads to dismal educational outcomes at the foundational learning level - 43% of low income children can’t recognize letters of the alphabet and 35% numbers 1-9 in grade 1. Even worse, children have lost out on the chance to build their brain capacity and fall tens of IQ points behind their higher-income peers, as early as age six. This is a fundamental injustice that is nearly impossible to remedy later and condemns them to continue in the vicious cycle of poverty.

Overview of the Role

This position is a mid-senior level full-time position whose principal aim is to help enhance early childhood education in the state. The Senior Program Manager will report to the Program Lead and be responsible for recruiting, supervising, and developing 2-4 statewide program managers. Of the open positions, two SPM roles will preferably be filled by candidates based in or willing to relocate to the Southern and Western regions of Odisha; candidates from the Coastal region may also be considered, provided they are comfortable being deployed in Southern/Western Odisha based on program requirements.

Job Description

Key Activities
1. Assist the government in charting a roadmap for early childhood education in the state.
2. Build strong relationships with the state and district gov't stakeholders.
3. Translate data from the field into insights. Create goals based on those insights, broken down into small, actionable milestones.
4. Hold regular meetings to collaborate with gov't partners, understand their work, and build personal relationships.
5. Be close to the "stakeholders": meet regularly with the children, their parents, Anganwadi workers, and district and block level officials and build relationships.
6. Hire, train, and grow a team of colleagues committed to their learning and ensure communication among team members is frequent and effective.

Areas of responsibility
1. Weekly updates and Quarterly reports
2. All communication requirements and protocols
3. Statewide implementation of RL's programs
4. All support, safety, goal setting and training needs for your team

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

1. Seamless communication with your managers and colleagues
2. Close alignment with RL's core values and principles.
3. Mission-driven, enthusiastic, and optimistic - committed to transformation.
4. Enjoyment and ability to handle multiple projects and solve problems in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.

Experience

5-7 Years

Last Date To Apply : 29-Oct-2026