Academic Director (Job Vacancy)

Objective: To oversee the smooth functioning of the Academics Department and ensuring consistent provision for academic ambiance. The prime role of the Academics Operation Head is to provide strong academic leadership. Required to lead, manage and develop the department to ensure it achieves the highest possible standards of excellence in all its activities. Manage staff in the day-to-day operations for functional area(s) of responsibility. Responsible for retaining staff, career coaching, personal development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees. Ensure work completion within schedule and constraints. Key Responsibilities: ACADEMIC IMPLEMENTATION • Build capacity by training and coaching school leaders, academic coordinators, and teachers in NALANDA LEARNING partner schools to drive implementation of NALANDA LEARNING academic system that delivers excellent student outcomes. • Support and monitor NALANDA LEARNING academic system execution in partner schools through regular observations and data- driven conversations. • Create and share excellent and meaningful reports at regular intervals to showcase student and teacher performance and interventions that are carried out for school development • Be responsible for development & implementation of Academics. • To attend meetings when required by Senior Management. • Be responsible and accountable for setting and advancing the academic strategy of the Department. • Conduct training & orientation programmes. • Develop and deliver Professional Development workshops, observe and analyze classroom practices design further interventions based on identified needs. • Work with Director & departmental heads to ensure course correction, if required. • Be responsible for recruitment of Academics Team & evaluation of their performance on a regular basis. • Evaluate business processes and operational and/or financial effectiveness. Analyze and resolve complex issues and provide alternative solutions as necessary. May lead process improvement for immediate unit. • Represent the unit’s business and academic operations. • Manage the academic data and the school’s student information system (SIS) SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT • Building strong relationships with school owners, principals, academic coordinators and teachers and invest them in the implementation of the academic system. • Work closely with stakeholders in partner schools to co –create and execute school development plans that help them achieve the desired student outcomes and grow the NALANDA LEARNING program support • Ensure that all the schools implement lesson plans as per the guidelines. IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE – KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: • Having at least 15+ years’ experience in Education, Edtech Industry and B2B • Qualification – B.Ed., mandatory; Ph.D. Degree preferred; Must have done ECCE/NTT • Experience in startups will be fast tracked • Departmental Head – Delivering consistent result and creating collaborative relationships • People Leader – Developing talent and engaging associates • Leadership – Practice breakthrough thinking and navigate complex challenges with the team • Strong Strategic skills • Experience with building and developing teams • Enthusiastic to work in a growing start-up environment with tight deadlines while maintaining quality. • Ability and flexibility to travel 15-20 days a month. • Industry – Education / Edtech Industry Salary: 9-11 LPA About Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd. Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd is a pre- primary education initiative which was founded in 2012 under the brand name of "Little Laureates". This was the brain child of Mr. Tamal Mukherjee and Mr. Timir Mukherjee, the founders having more than 20+ years of experience in financial service sectors and pre schooling segment. The group has established the second largest pre-school chain in West Bengal and Tripura and counts some marquee investors such as Aavishkaar Capital, and other Angel investors such as Jayesh Parekh, Vineet Rai etc. as its backers. Within a short span of time, Nalanda was able to establish 83 branches (COCO) and became a household name in eastern part of India specially in West Bengal and Tripura. In March 2020, the whole world shut down and Covid-19 disrupted the entire education system with 90 per cent of the preschools being forced to close their doors resulting in a huge learning gap of students between 2 years to 6 years of age. Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd., is India’s largest and most advanced B2B SaaS-based Platform on a mission to empower the education ecosystem to enable Students and Educators to prosper. It is a winning combination of ground breaking technology and traditional schooling to support parents, students and bringing back hopes of all preschool owners with security and business continuity. Today the Nalanda team is delivering quality education to over 4,500+ students across India with over 150+ empowered mentors, having conducted over 1 lakh classes seamlessly in calendar year 2021. With Nalanda’s legacy of physical and virtual pre-schooling experience that led to its tremendous success during the Pandemic, have now launched its new program “ASSIST” with a vision to help standalone preschools revive their business and at the same time empower new age edupreneurs to assist in their educational business aspirations.