In Delhi, you will lead rigorous programmes while operating at the intersection of state delivery and national ambition — close to the Government of India, close to the institutions that shape education policy, and positioned to strengthen how organizations work is codified, communicated and contributes to broader education thinking and practice. This role requires strong judgement on what to codify, what to scale, and how to translate programme learning into broader influence.

What You Will Own
1. Ownership of a Large, Complex Public Education System Transformation
Responsible for entire state portfolio. This means setting up the multi-year vision, making high-stakes strategic calls, and being accountable for outcomes at scale.
- Define and own the long-term strategy for the state, aligning ambitions to state priorities and ensuring every initiative is built to embed and endure.
- Hold accountability to achieve our audacious goal of system- level measurable improvements in teaching practice, student learning, and the effectiveness of system-level processes (such as training,



coaching, and academic monitoring).
- Make consequential decisions across programme design, resource allocation, and strategic direction, with the autonomy to move fast and the discipline to build for permanence.
- Keep the theory of change live, stress-testing assumptions against impact data, course-correcting rapid, and holding the team to the highest evidential standards.
- Identify and convert new opportunities to deepen organization's presence, designing programmes that open new chapters in the state's education reform story.
- Ensure programmes are embedded within government systems, building ownership, capability, and continuity beyond direct involvement.

2. Influencing and Shaping Government Priorities at the Highest Levels
Lead strategic voice in the state, operating with authority at the intersection of civil society and government to shape how the state thinks about, invests in, and

📌 Deputy Director (New Delhi)
🏢 Arthan
📍 New Delhi