[Hiring] Program Lead- State Partnerships @Khan Academy

Role Description

Khan Academy India is looking for a passionate Program Lead State Partnerships to join our growing Schools Team to drive our programmes with large public school systems. In this role, you will be responsible for driving implementation of the Khan Academy programme with our school system partners. You will work closely with our Content team, Partner Operations, Teacher Enablement, and Data and Efficacy teams to ensure high quality implementation of our programme.

• Work with state leadership to help them plan the rollout of the implementation of the Khan Academy learning platform.
• Assist them throughout the implementation to take the right decisions based on data-backed insights.
• Collaborate with the rest of the teams at Khan Academy India to ensure timely and successful delivery of our program and services.
• Proactively identify avenues for increasing the success of teachers and students with our programs.
• Analyze large quantitative data sets to continuously identify strategic levers that can help us deepen our usage across the state.
• Build our learning muscle through analyzing qualitative feedback from the state systems.
• Help build capacity within the school system for a scalable and sustainable implementation.
• Balance both short-term execution and strategic planning towards the success of the program.
• Be willing to travel.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of relevant work experience; experience as an educator or in large scale government projects is an added advantage.
• Solid project management skills; successfully managed complex projects from inception to completion.
• Skilled people manager; able to coordinate dependencies between multiple teams without needing formal authority.
• Comfortable working with data; skilled at identifying trends and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
• Great communication skills; able to address different audiences using appropriate language in multiple formats.
• Quick learner; able to immerse in new problems and get up to speed quickly.
• Entrepreneurial mindset; high tolerance for ambiguity, penchant for experimentation, and bias toward action.
• Willing to roll up sleeves and help the team get work done as we grow.
• Passionate about education and have a strong desire to change the world for the better.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Remote-friendly workplace; option to work from home and flexible schedules.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Professional development focus.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Fun team events.

How to Apply

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