Job Description

About the Organization: Himmotthan Society is one of the leading NGOs in the Himalayan region, that has been known for its work in the Himalayan rural landscape for the last 2 decades. The organization has worked intensively on livelihoods, agriculture, and WaSH. While working intensively in the far-off remote areas, it was observed that the best education services were not reaching the communities, hence the organization decided to start with its interventions in these regions. Over the last few years, the organization has piloted and expanded its education portfolio.

Himmotthan Society has an MoU with the Government of Uttarakhand to work in 665 schools of 4 blocks of 3 Districts in Uttarakhand to strengthen primary school education. Multiple interventions are proposed in the program tenured from (Oct 2022 – Sep 2025).

More on Himmotthan: www.himmotthan.org

Position: State Lead, Education

Theme: Education

Nature of Role: Fixed Term/Consultancy

Location: Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

About the Programme: The current ongoing education program focuses on Improving the quality of education with a special focus on strengthening the foundational learning of children from Government Primary Schools in Uttarakhand. These 665 schools are spread across in Uttarakhand. The average school strength in the region is around 20 children with a basic setup of one/two classrooms and 1 teacher at the majority of the locations. Some of the overall key elements of the program are: (i) 665 schools are covered from 4 Blocks and 3 Districts (Rudraprayag, Tehri and Nainital) in Uttarakhand; (ii) Professional Development of Teachers and Field Staff on the key elements of the program – FLN, Children’s Libraries, and Physical Literacy; (iii) Advocacy with the District and State Level; (iv) Community Engagement and Strengthening of SMCs; and (v) Monitoring and Assessment

Apart from this, the organization has also piloted small projects in secondary education around e-classrooms and sports grounds aiming at creating good learning facilities in the schools.

About the Role: The State Lead will be responsible for the overall management of the programs, reporting, financial management, and designing new education programs

Some of the important responsibilities of the State Lead are:

Coordinating with the Executive Director and other senior members on project implementation and progress reporting

Coordinating and liaising with different Government Education departments

Presenting the portfolio’s work in different Government meetings

Coordinating with the funders for timely reporting and any other requirements

Budget Tracking and Financial Management of the project

Coordinating with program team members for timely project implementation

Checking the consolidated data and reports

Anchor the team meetings and reflection sessions

Networking and collaborating with other organizations in the sector

Document the learnings, observations, and case studies and publish them regularly within the organization and share them with local authorities/funders/internal communications team etc.

Writing new proposals and fundraising for new projects in collaboration with organization leads

Reporting:

The State Lead will be reporting to the Executive Director, Himmotthan Society

Job Location & Travel Requirements:

The duty position will be in Dehradun in Uttarakhand with frequent travel requirements between all project blocks

Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:

Master’s degree in relevant field or equivalent

Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in the field of education

Experience working at the field level with multiple stakeholders

Experience in implementing a project in a rural setting

Good understanding of existing education scenario

Good interpersonal skills

Command in both English and Hindi

Good documentation skills

Open to feedback

Flexible to operate in a frugal setting

Ability to multitask

Open to travel and (preferably) can drive in the mountains

Submission of CV and Statement of Suitability:

Applicant should submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with a Statement of Suitability, mentioning present and past work experience and current and expected salary.

Application should reach to HIMMOTTHAN by the 10th November 2024 in a sealed envelope marked “Applied for the post of….”, and addressed to: The Executive Director, HIMMOTTHAN, 193-Vasant Vihar, Phase-II, Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand (www.himmotthan.org). Applications by email should be sent to himmotthan@gmail.com. Only short-listed applicants will be acknowledged.

Remuneration: Commensurate with experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Executive Director

Himmotthan Society

About Company

In 2001, Tata Trusts initiated Himmothan Pariyojana (HMP) to target the root causes of under development in the Central Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. Himmotthan, the associate organization which manages the Himmothan Pariyojana, has been working in the central Himalayan regions of Uttarakhand since 2007. The expansion of Himmotthan work beyond Central Himalayan region of Uttarakhand to Western Himalayan region is being seen as a natural growth of the organisation that has evolved through constant learning and incorporation of new ideas aimed towards the betterment of the rural communities. Himmotthan works in the state of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Leh region and is focused on working among the rural mountain communities by developing sustainable community owned enterprises linked to livestock, agriculture, non-timber forest produce, and intervening for better education, access to safe water, sanitation and energy.

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