Cluster Manager

About Magic Bus

Founded in 1999, Magic Bus works with children and young people living in poverty, in India, taking them from a childhood full of challenges to a life with meaningful livelihoods. We equip children and young people in the age group of 12 to 18, with the skills and knowledge they need to grow up and move out of poverty. Children on the Magic Bus program successfully fend off destabilizers such as child marriage and child labor to complete school and become first generation salary earners having secure careers in the organized sector. We work with support structures like parents, teachers, the community at large and local government institutions to ensure social, emotional and economic well-being for all young people living in that area. Our approach mobilizes the entire ecosystem available to the child or young person to create transformational change in their lives. Our Govt partnership programme is designed to collaborate with the government school system to train teachers to provide life skill education to adolescents in grades 6 to 10. Our youth-centered Livelihoods Program connects the aspirations and potential of young people to available market opportunities. We build their employability skills and map job potential based on individual strengths and mobility. We operate in 24 states and UTs. Our regional Head Quarters based in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Karnataka. Magic Bus also has its global fund raising offices in UK, US, Germany and Singapore. Magic Bus offers a dynamic work environment for committed professionals interested in learning and growing with the organization. Get a real view of life at Magic Bus. Check out our website http://www.magicbus.org/

 

In Chhattisgarh, we are currently working in two districts namely Kanker and Kondagaon in partnership with SCERT and Samagra Shiksha, Government of Chhattisgarh with outreach of 40,000 tribal students through building capacities of teachers and systems to deliver life skills inputs in govt. schools.

The key objective of the programme is to

• Develop a scalable model in collaboration with the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) and the Department of School Education (Samagra Shiksha) to integrate life skills education in government schools of Chhattisgarh.
• Improve life skills among adolescents and equip them with competencies  to manage destabilizers in life.
• Improve school regularity among adolescents, leading to completion of secondary education.
• Equip teachers from government schools to deliver life skills education in the school system.
• Enable school education system with mechanism to monitor and evaluate impact of life skills delivery in government schools.

The project will support the SCERT/Department of Education in the State of Chhattisgarh to integrate life skills curriculum aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and NCF 2023 for school education, into the state curriculum.

Profile Summary:

Develop detailed program plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, aligning with government priorities and organizational objectives. Build and nurture strong working relationships with key government stakeholders. 

 

 

Key Responsibilities

Programme Planning and Implementation:

• Develop district-level action plans aligning with the overall programme strategy.
• Ensure timely and efficient implementation of activities in line with programme PIP.
• Ensure session delivery of curricula in intervention schools.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build strong relationships with district and block education, Tribal departments and DIETs and other relevant stakeholders.
• Represent the programme in district-level meetings and advocate for life skills education.

Team Management:

• Supervise and mentor field staff to achieve programme goals.
• Provide training and support to ensure staff are well-equipped to perform their roles.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Ensure accurate reporting of programme progress.
• Prepare periodic programme reports and submit them to the SPM.
• Use data to analyse the effectiveness of programme interventions and identify areas for improvement.

Capacity Building:

• Organize training for teachers, youth mentors (CYLs), and school staff on programme methodologies.
• Ensure that DRGs and MB field staff are trained and supported for cascading the training to teachers.

Community Engagement:

• Lead community awareness initiatives to promote life skills and education among local youth.
• Mobilize community support for the enrolment and retention of students, particularly drop-out and irregular students.

Financial Management:

• Manage district-level budget and expenditures in line with financial guidelines.

Innovation and Problem-Solving:

• Address operational challenges proactively and implement creative solutions.
• Encourage innovative practices that can enhance programme outcomes.

 

Desired Competencies

• Programme Management
• Networking and Partnership Building
• Presentation and Communication Skills
• Planning and Organizing Skills
• Language Proficiency (written and verbal) in Hindi and English
  • Demonstrate ability to work in ambiguity and be decisive
  • Have impeccable integrity and high personal ethics
  • Innovative and Solutions oriented thinker

• Entrepreneurial, with high-energy levels and the passion to succeed

 

Qualification and Experience:

• Masters in Social Work, RD, any Social Sciences or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience in social development sector and  2 years must have been in a similar role
• He/she must be able to adhere to the highest ethical and moral standards and be able to display transparency. 

 

Location : Kanker / Kondagaon Districts

CTC: 4.8 lakhs p.a. (Travel and mobile over and above)

Application process: Candidates interested in the post may please apply their updated resume by email to apoorva.punekar@magicbusindia.org

All applicants are requested to mention the following along with their resumes

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Preferred location: Kanker or Kondagoan

Tags Candidate to have experience of atleast 5 years in social development sector with Education sector understanding. Experience of working with Government will also be an added advantage