Role: Education Head, Mumbai
Experience: 6+
Salary: 7.20- 9 LPA
Note: Marathi language is preferred.
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About the role:
We are seeking a passionate, visionary, and dynamic Education Head to oversee the educational programs. This position will drive academic excellence, innovation, and impact across all centres — ensuring that children receive high-quality support in academics and non-academic areas that elevate their learning outcomes and life opportunities.

This role is 50% strategic and 50% operational.

Key Responsibilities

- Strategic Leadership (50%)

- Drive overall academic vision, program design, and quality enhancement for KKP and BMC Schools.
- Lead innovations in curriculum, pedagogy, digital tools, and experiential learning.
- Strengthen program monitoring systems to track student learning progress, retention, and impact.
- Build partnerships for resource mobilization, training, exposure visits, and community outreach.
- Provide leadership development and capacity-building support to Centre Coordinators and Teachers.
- Ensure alignment with NEP goals and foundational literacy & numeracy benchmarks.
- Create safe, inclusive learning environments and promote child protection practices.
- Serve as the Primary POC for any need-based or donor-initiated expansion (need analysis, budgeting, hiring support, identification of premises, etc.).

- Operational Management (50%)

- Supervise day-to-day academic operations across all 9 centres (and any future centres, as KKP scales up) plus 2 BMC schools.
- Conduct regular centre visits for observation, coaching, and quality assurance.
- Manage teacher deployment, schedules, training needs, and leave planning.
- Ensure timely documentation — attendance, assessments, MIS updates, reporting,



and Utilization Reports for Donors / CSR Partners.
- Support enrolment drives, parent engagement, and community relationships.
- Own all IMPACT parameters (e.g., average attendance, educational upgrade YOY, cost-effectiveness, controlling drop-out rates, etc.).

Qualifications & Skills

- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Education or a related field.
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in the education sector (preferably with underserved communities).
- Solid leadership, planning, and communication skills.
- Ability to inspire teams and drive performance improvements.
- Demonstrated innovation in teaching-learning practices.
- Fluency in Marathi, Hindi, and English preferred.
- Proficiency in digital tools (MS Office, EdTech platforms).

Desirable Candidate Profile

- Experience in the Indian non-profit space (>5 years), preferably in education and specifically in academics.
- Has managed teams and can work seamlessly in a matrixed organization.
- Savvy with the latest AI and technical tools for MIS and data integrity.
- Prior experience interacting with government officials or the Ministry of Education is an added advantage.
- Prior donor relationship management experience is preferred.

Personal Attributes

- Child-centric mindset with deep empathy for marginalized communities.
- Creative problem-solver with a growth mindset.
- Confident decision-maker with strong accountability.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-centre environment.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, with the ability to thrive in a matrixed setup.
- Demonstrates result orientation and enthusiasm to drive change.

Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on August 6, 2026 on Ground Zero

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