Indian School of Democracy
Vision: Redefining public leadership
Mission: Nurture principled leaders with moral courage and imagination, to work on strengthening Indian democracy through politics.
Our How: Indian School of Democracy (ISD) runs short and long programs through which we envision nurturing leaders who will be the epitome of principled leadership, and will serve the nation with a goal to reach the unreached. ISD will nurture young people for political space and create pathways for them to serve through politics after our programs.
Three foundations of our programs:
- Relevant hard skills such as policy analysis, communications, negotiations, constitutional law, mobilization, public finance etc.
- Inner transformation through immersion in the several realities of India, personal practices of reflection and discipline and development of personal leadership
- A community of peers and mentors, leading to sustained and collective impact in public space
Role of Program Manager
As an organization, our theory of change is to nurture young political leadership through our flagship programs - Democracy Express, She Represents, The Good Politician, and our upcoming program, ‘Politics 101’ (which will be launched in 2024). Each program is carefully designed and curated to meet the needs of our target audiences. For ISD, these programs and the quality of learning we provide are extremely important and they build the identity we carry. Our programs are non-partisan and invite a politically and demographically diverse audience. Beyond in-house sessions and content, we also invite expert practitioners, politicians, and academics to provide depth and rigour in all our programs.
ISD wants to build a strong team while ensuring the team’s personal growth. At this point, we need someone who is ready to commit 5-10 years in this role, to build the institution. The role requires a highly responsible individual and team committed to creating and maintaining high quality learning content and generating ideas to improve education materials. The Program Manager will create and deliver educational e-learning materials and ensure deadlines are met. The responsibilities include helping to define learning objectives and ensure they are addressed through the e-learning solution. A keen eye to ensure research is up to date and on top of learning requirements. The role works with internal stakeholders and obtains approvals and pilots to ensure the training design is in alignment with organization objectives prior to eternal release.
Politics 101 is a new program and we are looking for a person who can work with the Program Lead and manage this small team. This is like a MOOC, for political audiences and citizens. There is a lot of scope for creativity and also managing uncertainty as we co-create something very new.
In your role as Program Manager, you will be responsible for
Support End to end delivery and execution of the e-learning technology platform development
● Working with the team to shape an engaging and effective online learning experience
● Understanding the diversity of target audiences to cater to needs
● Collaborate to achieve a strong instructional design, graphic design and technology to create interactive e-learning courses
● Work with subject matter experts to craft strong learning experiences that cater to target audiences
● Assist with ad hoc training requirements as requested
● Support management and supervision in assessing training needs
● Ensure incorporation of evaluation metrics for methods used
Program Design and Research
● Research ( primary and secondary) for politically relevant topics
● Content design for online sessions, piloting the courses and getting them ready for online portal
● Full involvement and oversight in the creation and execution of technical and
process-based session design and planning.
● Coordinating with animators, video production teams, and tech platform developers,
● Creating learning materials for different kinds of political audiences, in English, Hindi and at least one more regional language
● Building partnerships and managing external faculty, other organisations, etc.
● Designing a phase-wise program/strategy for the online courses
● Analysing data, and feedback and using that to improve the online and offline modules
Other responsibilities
● Working towards successful execution of selection process for all the programs
● Contribute to team culture, and political learning of other members
● Build the capacity of the team for coaching and mentoring politicalaspirants.
● Other tasks as discussed with reporting manager
Qualifications and Skills
● Master’s degree in political science, policy, or a relevant field
● At least 4-6 years of full-time professional experience.
● Non-negotiable: Basic experience in working with MOOCs and online
curriculum development. Experience working with politicians and political
workers.
● Prior experience in program design, curriculum, and session planning.
● At least 3+ years of experience in leading a team
● Education and experience in the theory and practice of adult learning and
leadership development.
● Experience in small-group and large-group facilitation.
● Strong communication skills in English & Hindi, with proficiency in an
additional Indian language being an added benefit.
● Attention to detail, process orientation, and the ability to work in uncertainty.
● Conscientious, disciplined, and committed to rigour in all aspects of work.
● Entrepreneurial and frugal, with the ability to give and receive feedback.
● Ability and willingness to work with people from across the political
spectrum.
● Ability to work independently and be open to feedback.
Compensation
Remuneration will be based on competency and we will be building ISD
together. The salary range for this role will be 6.5-8 lakhs per annum to begin with
(non-negotiable). We are hoping you grow with the organisation, and we will revise salaries as we grow.
Application Process
To apply, please fill out the form linked below to help us get to know you better.
If you would like to know more about the role and want to have a conversation, please send your CV and questions to careers@indianschoolofdemocracy.org
If shortlisted, there will be pre-work, followed by two interviews, and a 2-day in-person final round in Delhi. The selection process can take up to 3-4 weeks to complete. The expected start date is October/November 2024 but we are flexible with that.
