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Project Manager (Assessments) - School Governance, Central Square Foundation

  • Company

    Central Square Foundation (CSF)

  • Location

    Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Programme Management & Implementation

  • Experience

    2 - 6 years

  • Date Posted

    02-Sep-2025

About Central Square Foundation (CSF)

Central Square Foundation is a non-profit organisation working with the vision of ensuring quality school education for all children in India. Since 2012, we have been partnering with the government and ecosystem stakeholders to improve the learning outcomes of children, especially from low-income communities. We are driven by our mission to enable the school education system to adopt solutions that are scalable, sustainable and effective, so that all children get equal access to opportunities needed for leading a better life.

Overview of the Role

CSF is looking for a Project Manager, Assessments, based out of Udaipur, Rajasthan to build the state’s SCERT’s capacity in developing high-quality competency-based census assessments (CCA). The work will revolve around strengthening their processes for creating questions, blueprints and sample papers for primary and upper primary grade levels, and the development of the state's curriculum framework. The fulfillment of the responsibilities will require effective coordination with other bodies of state’s education department (the Directorate, the Board, etc.). It is a full-time role and the Project Manager would report to the Project Lead of the state CSF team.

Job Description

• Conduct capacity-building workshops to ensure smooth functioning of, and delivery by, the Assessment Cell of Rajasthan’s SCERT
• Set up project management processes and guidelines and ensure that all activities are driving towards the defined goals
• Carry out relevant preliminary research as and when required
• Train the concerned personnel on using basic technology and improve their creation and review processes
• Curate and/or develop technology for various workstreams of the program and facilitate their smooth rollout in coordination with the concerned departments
• Develop and manage strong working relationships with government stakeholders at the state and district levels
• Work with expert teams at CSF on the assigned work streams to contextualize the same for the state
• Knowledge management and documentation of the implementation of work in the state.

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Keen interest in the Development/Education sector
• Fluent in English and Hindi with excellent reading and writing skills. Preference will be given to candidates who know the local language well.
• An experience in handling large data and analysis (using spreadsheets or SQL) preferred
• Past experience working with state and district-level governance and institutional structures is preferred
• Knowledge and experience working on project management, large-scale program implementation with multiple delivery tracks, and researching and monitoring among others
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree from a reputed university; a Master’s degree preferred (in education, development studies, public policy, and social sciences)

Experience

2 to 6 years (for Project Manager) of work experience, preferably in the education sector demonstrating a knowledge of curriculum development, assessment and/or content creation