Job Openings Senior Manager - Programs

About the job Senior Manager - Programs

JD for Senior Manager - Programs at Involve Learning Solutions Foundation

At Involve, we’re on a mission to bring students to the center of their own learning journeys. We believe that when students are trusted, supported, and given space to lead, they don’t just learn better they thrive.

We started back in 2018 when our founders, Divanshu and Samyak, both fresh out of IIT Madras, chose to skip placements and instead build something that mattered. They envisioned classrooms where students weren’t just passive listeners, but active participants—teaching, mentoring, leading, and growing together.

Today, that vision is alive and growing, and we are working with government schools in six Indian states. Our core program, Peer Teaching, trains senior students to mentor their juniors in foundational skills like reading and math. But it’s about more than academics, it’s about building confidence, communication, problem-solving, and agency. Because we believe agency is the key to breaking cycles of inequality and helping young people truly own their futures. Over the next 5 years we look forward to creating impact for 10 million children across the length and breadth of India!

We work hand-in-hand with state and district governments in places like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka. We’ve been lucky to be backed by incredible partners like the Agency Fund, Acumen, Central Square Foundation, and Wells Fargo. And along the way, we’ve been recognized by platforms like HundrED and Reimagine Education for doing things differently and effectively.

But honestly, what keeps us going is our students. The girl who ran her first peer-led session with shaky hands and a steady voice. The boy who found his voice helping his classmates. The thousands of stories that remind us every day why this work matters.


Role Overview

Senior Manager- Programs is responsible for key aspects of program delivery including depth, quality and integrity across all programs. They will be the key driving force ensuring programs ranging from direct-to-student programs to programs that work with government and CSO partners, are designed and executed with clarity. Their role will include (but not limited to) creating annual programs strategy, reviewing program plans, supporting program managers in their role, capacity building and developing of program teams and managing program budgets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program Operations & Scale

  • Provide strategic direction and governance for operating models that enable scale without compromising depth or intent.

  • Define and uphold quality at scale across all programs

  • Establish operating principles and governance frameworks for large-scale implementation

  • Make informed trade-offs between speed, reach, and depth

2. Design Support

  • Ensure program philosophy and learning intent are translated into coherent, grounded, and scalable designs.

  • Guide decisions on what elements may be adapted/ modified and what must remain intact

  • Enable strong feedback loops between design, delivery, and learning

  • Work closely with MEL team to ensure strong data based decision making for the program

  • Ensure design evolution is informed by on-ground realities and reflective learning

3. Team Building

  • Build capability and depth in the program teams to sustain programs over time.

  • Foster a culture of quality, care, and accountability

  • Reduce dependency on individuals through strong systems and maintain process rigour

4. Partnership Acquisition

  • Determine which government and NGO partnerships align with Involve’s mission and standards

  • Define partnership models, governance structures, and quality assurance mechanisms

  • Enable long-term, trust-based relationships with key partners

  • Shape an ecosystem of aligned partnerships that enable responsible and sustainable scale.

What We’re Looking For

We always hire for attitude first, smarts next and then your skills. We are looking for individuals who align with our Vision & Values and who have what it takes to solve the most complex of problems to build the next big education organisation!

Experience & Background

  • 10–15 years of experience in education, leadership development, organisational development

  • Deep Understanding of Education & Public Systems

  • Strategic thinking with the ability to simplify complexity

  • Leadership That Builds Others

  • Strong facilitation skills

  • Experience in Program/project management, process setting and creating SOPs

  • Strong written and verbal communication

  • An undergraduate degree in any stream is a must; a master’s degree is a plus

  • Okay to commute often across locations

  • Strong work Ethics: Punctuality, Sense of environment, self-driven;


Who Will Thrive in This Role

  • You believe meaningful change in education requires depth, patience, and systems thinking

  • You care deeply about how adults and children learn, not just what they are taught

  • You can challenge assumptions with empathy and clarity

  • You value reflection as much as action

  • You enjoy building programs, people, and processes from the ground up

Why you should join us:

  • The 15% at Involve - 15% of your work time (~1 hr/day) at Involve is to investigate a new idea - to innovate, to create. There are primary focus areas you could explore that can directly contribute to the project:

  • Personal Development and Entrepreneurial Thinking

  • Student leadership & future-ready skills

  • Engaging Teachers to create more opportunities for student-driven learning.

This will help identify your area of interest and explore learning opportunities, something that will contribute towards your self-development and career growth in the long run.


Location: Any of our work locations (Sambhal, Varanasi, Bhagalpur, Banka, Patna - Should be fluent in Hindi, both verbal and reading)

Compensation: INR 18-22 LPA CTC (Negotiable based on experience & fit)

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