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SIGNIFICANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.
Position Overview:
In partnership with Jharkhand education project council (JEPC), Jharkhand, Room to Read is setting up a State Project Management Unit (SPMU) Quality Education for the period of . The SPMU will have the mandate to design and implement quality education activities for primary grade students across Jharkhand. This will include Foundational Literacy and Numeracy mission related activities also. As part of the SPMU initiative, the Principal Lead will be responsible for leading the planning, implementation, and oversight of all Quality Education initiatives under the SPMU–Quality Education mandate. The Principal Lead - PMU will provide strategic guidance to SPMU Lead in Ranchi on whole set of PMU activities including FLN reform, Balvatika activities, District implementation support, communication, documentation and assessments.



The position will also play an instrumental role in positioning of SPMU work in national and international forums. The Principal PMU Lead will also be coordinating with other departments at Country Office (CO), strategic partners towards ensuring that SPMU objectives are achieved in timely manner. This position will report directly to the Program Operations Director (POD). This position also involves frequent travelling to the field office, meetings with key government officials, as well as regular interaction with the education officials, partners, school administrators, teachers and students.
Roles And Responsibilities:
Strategic Partnerships, Planning and Coordination:
Serve as the primary contact for management of all external strategic partners involved in the successful implementation of the SPMU.
Lead strategic planning, adaptive monitoring, and timely evaluation of programs from design to completion.
Work in robust coordi

📌 Principal Lead, Implementation New Delhi
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