Manager, Program Implementation & Training - Mumbai, Maharashtra

About Saturday Art Class (SArC)

About the Role

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Program Design & Implementation Leadership

• Lead the design and implementation of SArC’s state and project-level programs, translating goals into clear implementation strategies, roadmaps, and priorities.
• Develop and strengthen contextual, scalable, and sustainable approaches to educator capacity building and classroom implementation.
• Adapt program strategies based on state context, field realities, partner needs, and implementation learning.
• Work across teams to ensure effective integration of curriculum, training, monitoring, resources, and operations.

2. Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop the implementation team, providing clarity on priorities, ownership, and outcomes.
• Build the team’s ability to think, problem-solve, make decisions, and lead, rather than relying on execution directed by the manager.
• Allocate team capacity and resources effectively across programs and states.
• Establish regular reviews and feedback mechanisms to strengthen accountability, learning, and performance.

3. Government & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and manage relationships with state and district education departments, SCERTs, government officials, and implementation partners.
• Understand government priorities, structures, and processes and use these to shape relevant and feasible program strategies.
• Represent SArC in government discussions, reviews, and strategic conversations.
• Identify opportunities to move programs from SArC-led implementation towards government ownership, institutionalisation, and scale.

4. Program Quality, Capacity Building & Continuous Improvement

• Oversee program quality across training, educator practice, and classroom implementation, ensuring alignment with intended outcomes.
• Design and oversee relevant training, ToTs, refresher sessions, and ongoing educator support as part of the overall program.
• Use classroom observations, feedback, implementation data, and field insights to identify gaps and drive course correction.
• Document and translate implementation learnings into improvements in program design, training approaches, and tools.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Arts, Development Studies, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in educator training, capacity building, program management, learning and development, or teacher professional development.
• Experience designing and facilitating training for educators or adult learners.
• Experience working with government education systems, NGOs, or development sector organizations is preferred.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel extensively across India.

Skills & Mindset

• Strong facilitation and instructional design skills, with the ability to develop and contextualize training approaches for diverse audiences and state contexts.
• Strong program planning and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables effectively.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, particularly the ability to build relationships and work effectively with government and partner organisations.
• Strong team collaboration and leadership skills, with the ability to work across functions and support team development.
• Adaptable, self-driven, and organised, with proficiency in Google Workspace and digital learning tools.

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