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Project Lead FLN Mission

  • Company

    Madhi Foundation

  • Location

    Nagaland

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Programme Management & Implementation

  • Experience

    4 - 6 years

  • Salary

    1200000 - 1500000

  • Date Posted

    12-Aug-2025

About Madhi Foundation

Madhi Foundation is a non-profit organisation working in the education sector and aims to reimagine school systems and eliminate the Foundational Learning Crisis in India by 2030. Established in 2016, Madhi Foundation is committed to the cause of bridging the equity gap in education for children across India and draw our inspiration from the Tamil adage, “vidhiyay madhiyaal vellalaam”, which translates to “destiny can be conquered with intellect (madhi)”. We believe that equitable and purposeful education can be a great leveler for children, mitigating the adverse impact of most social, cultural or economic disadvantages on their future. Madhi designs and implements tech-based, scalable, and context-specific programmes, aimed at eliminating the Foundational Learning gap among children from marginalized and most underserved communities across India. Vision: Foundational Learning first, so every child can thrive.

Overview of the Role

The Project Lead will play a key role in delivering on Madhi’s mandate with the government. They will be expected to anchor the Project Management to drive the FLN mission by integrating the Madhi team’s sub-verticals to function seamlessly and deliver on the objectives. The team consists of diverse & dynamic professionals like instructional designers master trainers field experts data analysts and product developers. The Project Lead will be responsible for bringing the programmatic vision for FLN alive by setting up project management systems and constantly aligning the team’s activities in line with the short medium and long-term project goals.

Job Description

1.Programme Strategy / Project Management
• Design a comprehensive project management process and implement project management protocols to ensure on-time delivery of the goals.
• Set up processes and build support infrastructure to produce high-quality output adhering to Madhi standards propose improvements by researching project designs from similar programs to incorporate the best approaches in driving large-scale projects
• Support organizational learning by sharing data periodically and setting up step-backs for the team to reflect and improve on their practices
• Examining and evaluating the effectiveness and efficacy of the program
• Identify focus areas for future growth of the institution by providing inputs into the strategic plan

2.Stakeholder Management
• Represent Madhi in state-level committee meetings with Samagra Shiksha SCERT and other departments
• Anchor meetings articulating Madhi’s strategic approach with partners donors and government agencies
• Facilitate cross-functional conversations with state-level stakeholders and ensure that the mission strategy is aligned within decision-making processes
• Ensure periodic connection with key stakeholders (internal & external) and diagnose and provide effective solutions for seamless collaboration

3.Project Reporting & Communication
• Support the projects team with the assessment and formulation of impact metrics
• Ensure documentation of the various projects is updated and available at all times for the mission to progress smoothly
• Strategize content for reports and presentations on Madhi’s overall approach to FLN.
• Ensure updated documentation of FLN mission data for releasing case studies and success stories to the state and districts

4.Team Management
• Track project progress and support the team to achieve their individual goals
• Ensure all team management processes are followed diligently and personalized support provided whenever required
• Manage a highly skilled and motivated team and constantly strive to help them grow and realize their potential
​• Conduct capacity building sessions with the team

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Excellent project management skills: ability to independently manage projects and work with agile delivery schedules
• Have proven planning and time management skills and display a drive to see projects through to completion
• Possess excellent leadership and coaching skills and set a high bar of excellence for yourself and your team
• Are able to think from first principles and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Have excellent networking and relationship-building skills and outstanding interpersonal & communication skills
• Enjoy working with a diverse range of stakeholders and strive for cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of English and local language would have an advantage
• Ability to travel within the Nagaland

Education

Have a Masters degree in a relevant field including business public policy education or a related field of study from a reputed institution

Experience

• At least 4-6 years of relevant work experience in project management with a minimum of 2 years of managerial experience • Excellent working knowledge of MS Word Excel and Powerpoint; experience of working with g-suite would be an advantage • Strong reading conversational and written skills in English and Local language.