Education Lead

Education Sector Lead

About SOUL

School of Ultimate Leadership Foundation (SOUL) is an upcoming leadership development institution in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The green and peaceful campus of SOUL is located next to the global financial hub of GIFT City and brings cosmopolitan energy to the region. The international Ahmedabad airport is only 30mins away. The upcoming bullet train station makes Mumbai only 2.5hrs away.

SOUL is one of its kind institutions in India to nurture future leaders who will excel nationally and globally. Focus is on Youth Political Leadership Development. Additional programs with elected political leaders, bureaucrats in public policy and public leaders in institutions and implementation roles enrich the portfolio of SOUL.

SOUL deeply believes in the potential of every human to be a leader. Experiential learning programs help discover the leader within us and demonstrate leadership in our work. The experiences created at SOUL are based on deep human connections that bring forth leadership to serve the people and the nation with integrity and purpose.

Job Description

This is a mid to senior management position and will focus on designing and developing leadership programs in the field of school and higher education to achieve the objectives of NEP 2020.

Program Design & Development: To design and develop short-term leadership programs in the education sector for policy makers (ministers, secretaries etc.), public officials at implementation and institutional roles such as Vice Chancellors, State Project Directors, SCERT Directors, DIET Principals, etc. Create learning architectures that blend theory, experiential learning, case studies, and action planning. Build assessment frameworks to measure program impact, participant outcomes, and policy implementation effectiveness.

Program Delivery & Facilitation: Deliver sessions to diverse audiences and create meaningful engagements through dynamic facilitation, storytelling, and interactive methodologies. Hold space for senior leaders to engage in deep reflection, peer learning, and strategic thinking. Create psychologically safe learning environments that encourage authentic sharing, and collaborative problem-solving. Co-facilitate programs with subject matter experts from IIMs, IITs, premier institutions, and government leadership in service as well as retired. Analyse program data — pre/post assessments, participant feedback, impact metrics — to continuously improve program quality.

Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Design and implement strategic dialogues and forums that engage Education Ministers, Education Secretaries, Vice Chancellors, and other senior and institutional leaders on innovation, technology, relevance, feasibility to strengthen implementation of NEP 2020.

Continuous Innovation & Knowledge Creation: Develop proprietary education leadership frameworks tailored to public education context of India. Collect and publish impactful case studies, success stories, and tech-first initiatives. Stay current on NEP 2020 implementation, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in education, and ed-tech innovations.

Background Expected

• 10+ years of experience in education planning, education program development, instructional design, teacher training, or educational leadership. PAB experience will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated capacity to design and deliver professional development programs for educators, education leaders, or senior government officials.
• Proven experience working with government education systems, policy implementation, or education reform initiatives, particularly with institutions such as the Ministry of Education (MOE), UGC, NCERT, SCERT, DIET, Samagra Shiksha etc.
• In-depth understanding of NEP 2020, NCF 2023, their recommendations and implementation strategies. Direct experience with state-level education policy implementation is a strong advantage.
• Advanced degree in Education, Public Policy, Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field. A research background and experience would be an added asset.
• Experience in publishing, visible applied projects, facilitation design, coaching and familiarity with technology-based education platforms (such as DIKSHA and iGOT) will be an added advantage.
• Experience in published research, thought leadership, facilitation certifications, coaching credentials.

Personality Expected

(Share evidence and examples of the expected inner qualities)

• Ability to zoom-out to see the institution-level picture, and zoom-in to sit with one participant's behavioural pattern until it makes sense.
• Ability to be at ease, working with diverse groups of people, energy, and occasional chaos without losing calm. Collaboration, ownership, and mutual respect are non-negotiable.
• Ability to learn fast, ask sharp questions, and being transparent.
• Care about inner growth as much as outer success — reflection, feedback, and hard conversations.
• Depth, discipline, and consistency in how human behavior is understood, assessed, and nurtured in the institute.
• Problem solving ability.
• The work will stretch you. Some days will feel magical. Some will be messy. Both are part of the deal.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite.

Benefits

The compensation package is aimed to attract serious talent. Monetary compensation is to be read along with benefits which are difficult to monetize such as pride associated with a new institution, relationships which are meaningful and deep, joy of decoding complex human behaviours and opportunity to grow as a leader nationally and globally.

Selection Process

If the above description and principles align with your pursuits, we invite you to write a personal statement in no more than 500 words of why you want to do, what you want to do. You may use AI tools to write, however, believe in what you write and be authentic about your pursuits. Consider making your narrative inspirational than impressive. Share your CV and application which is not masked by your laurels or achievements but clearly articulates your precise skills which can be useful in SOUL, your own life goals and how you feel those life goals can be achieved in SOUL.

We will review each application and would initiate conversations where we see alignment of values and objectives. Interview process consists of portfolio review, technical assignment for skill test, strategic and cultural fit and rigorous reference checks. Budget for in-person meetings with our management in Ahmedabad (stay will be complimentary). We ensure continuous communication until the position is closed.

How to Apply

Email: [Confidential Information]

Subject line: — Education Lead -[Your Name]

Include:

1.A personal statement (500 words) on why this role excites you and why you want to do, what you want to do. The statement should also outline your approach to education leadership development -what you believe, how you practice, and why it matters.

2.Your CV, focused on what you've built-programs, curricula, learning experience-not just where you've worked. Include Case studies(2-3) of education programs you designed and delivered, with clear outcomes and impact metrics and Links to your work-published papers, blogs, conference talks, training modules (if available).

3. The Personal Statement and CV with all the above-mentioned details are mandatory. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not fulfil all the requirements.We will evaluate you for other evolving roles.

Thank you,

Team SOUL.