Senior Manager, Learning And Development Job in Teach To Lead

Senior Manager, Learning and Development

Mumbai

About Us

At Teach For India, we build a nationwide movement of leaders who work relentlessly to end educational inequity. Ten years into our journey we have 900 Fellows who grow as leaders while teaching 32,000 low-income children and a growing movement of 3400 Alumni who work at all levels of the education system. We are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem. Over the next 3 years, we aim to keep growing this talent pipeline, supporting our Alumni to have even greater impact and innovating constantly to get closer to our vision. Our work will only be done when we have built a movement of leaders large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.
We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of individuals. Were committed to learning towards excellence in our roles and equally to practicing the values that shape us as people. We are an equal opportunities employer and provide compensation and benefits which are at the top of the NGO sector.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager for Learning and Developmentwill manage a team of three individuals and be responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring the performance management, learning opportunities and vision for engagement for all staff members at Teach For India. This will include, but is not limited to:

• Creating a vision, strategy and operational plan for Talent Development and Engagement at Teach For India
• Designing a competency framework that will allow the organization to anchor acquisition and development in key competencies that we believe Staff at Teach For India ought to have at every level within the organization
• Setting a vision for and running the implementation of an approach to identifying high potential Staff members
• Articulating an approach to and overseeing the implementation of succession planning activities
• Designing and implementing an effective program to upskill Vertical Heads and Senior Managers across the organization
• Supporting managers and team leaders in remedial measures when required (by working closely with the Senior Manager, City Support and Development)
• Ensuring compliance with the organizations performance management framework and processes
• Working closely with the Director, Human Resources and the National Human Resources team to help facilitate the translation of design principles into implementation processes

Team Overview

Currently, Teach For India has ~ 300 staff members and the Human Resources team is responsible for hiring, developing and engaging this diverse, multi-talented and passionate group of people. Beyond this, the Human Resources team also helps build awareness about Teach for Indias movement and engages with people who have expressed an interest in working for the organization. Finally, the Human Resources team also remains engaged with Staff Alumni, such that they continue to remain lifelong ambassadors for Teach for India

What Teach For India Can Offer You

1) A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employees staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development.
2) A work environment in which employees holistic well-being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves.
3) The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach across the nation and working with changemakers across the country.
4) Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organisations spanning 56 countries across 6 continents.
5) Remuneration that is competitive with Indian NGO pay scales and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizing and implementing the overall Learning and EngagementStrategy across the organization
• Establishing key metrics to accurately define the competencies and skills required for each role/department within the organization along with individual performance mapping
• Resolving employee relations issues in a timely manner by recommending appropriate action, interpreting and administering policies and conducting investigations
• Acting both as a liaison and an advisor to provide technical expertise on HR issues to staff and the leadership team
• Coaching and training other team leaders on various aspects of the organization from a Human Resource perspective
• Ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations as well as organizationalpolicies/processes (in matters of talent development)
• Managing the end to end performance management system including - monitoring performance evaluations, performance development, and performance improvement plans as required
• Overseeing involuntary terminations by preparing necessary material, providing coaching and support and conducting exit interviews with employees
• Supervising the implementation of the rewards and benefits programs
• Developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of training activities and providing regular updates to the leadership team, along with recommendations for improvement as appropriate
• Designing and delivering high-quality presentations and training materials including session training, workbooks, job aids, quick reference guides, webinars and videos
• Monitoring and evaluating employee progress and development by implementing an evaluation and proficiency assessment process that is consistent with the organization appraisal, developmental and feedback standards
• Developing and conducting planned and spot audits to identify training needs and opportunities for performance improvement

Additional Responsibilities

Knowledge and Technical Skills

Competencies and Abilities

Values and Mindsets

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication and synthesis skills - written and verbal
• Demonstrated experience/competence in the design and rollout of talent development programs
• 6+ years of work experience, preferably in a distributed workplace setting
• Ability to blend organizational development research work with practice at Teach For India
• Proven ability to navigate and engender change in talent development

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

• Past experience with developing or running high quality performance management systems is preferred but not required