Program Lead for Partnerships

Location: Bengaluru (includes field travel)
Experience: 1-2 years
Salary: 4.5 to 6 LPA

Involve Learning Solutions Foundation

Involve Learning Solutions Foundation is a non-profit on a mission to reimagine education in India by putting students at the centre of their own learning. Founded by IIT Madras alumni Divanshu and Samyak, Involve was started with a single idea: when children are trusted, supported, and given agency, they not only learn better—they thrive. Since its inception in 2018, Involve has empowered almost one million students across government schools in six states, using a peer-teaching model where senior students mentor juniors in reading, maths, and life skills. The heart of Involve is its belief that children learn best when they are active participants, not passive listeners.

Their flagship Peer Teaching programme isn’t just about academics. It’s about nurturing confidence, communication, leadership, and problem-solving. Backed by leading education investors like Agency Fund, Wells Fargo, and Central Square Foundation, Involve works closely with state and district governments to bring systemic change, especially in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka.

Inside Involve, the environment is dynamic, youthful, and welcoming—“fun” is in their DNA. The team values bold ideas, open communication, ownership, and continuous learning. If you care about educational equity, value impact over hierarchy, and love working with passionate changemakers, Involve offers you a front-row seat to shaping the future of Indian education.

Role

Are you passionate about transforming education from the ground up? As Program Lead for Partnerships at Involve, you’ll play a pivotal role in building an ecosystem that brings students, partner organisations, and communities together to champion agency-led learning. This is your chance to drive high-impact collaborations, design innovative programmes, and help scale a movement that’s putting students in charge of their futures.

Responsibilities

Co-create and support the design of partner-led interventions focusing on student leadership, peer teaching, and agency.
Coordinate rollouts of pilots and initiatives with partner organisations.
Develop resource materials, session plans, and toolkits to support effective implementation.
Facilitate ongoing engagement with partners, including check-ins, collaborative reviews, and field visits.
Onboard and orient new partner organisations, managing MoUs, proposals, and work plans.
Build and manage knowledge sharing platforms—organise meetings, learning circles, and student showcases.
Lead communications within the collective, documenting stories of change and case studies.
Design and support monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) processes—track capacity building, sustainability, and student outcomes.
Maintain trackers/dashboards for decision-making and facilitate regular reflection and learning with partners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in any stream is required; Master’s degree is a plus.
1–2 years’ experience in designing education programmes; experience leading projects independently preferred.
Strong skills in planning, teamwork, and communication (English and Hindi, oral and written).
Familiarity with research, MEL, data analysis, and session design.
Passionate about education, able to work collaboratively, and demonstrates strong ownership and work ethics.
Willing and able to travel regularly to field sites.

Benefits

15% of work-time allocated for personal learning and exploring new ideas.
Chance to experience steep, non-linear growth and high-impact work.
Collaborative, youthful, and flat team culture—no hierarchy.
Work with an amazing, diverse team and enjoy a fun, supportive work environment.