Consultant — Schools of Excellence Program (Sports, Arts & Co-Curricular Vertical)

About the Role Bhumi's Schools of Excellence Program strengthens holistic student development in select government schools through structured Sports, Arts, and Co-Curricular programming. This role sits at the intersection of program design, government liaison, and data-driven program management, working closely with government officials, school leadership, and coaching/facilitation partners to build a model that enables excellence in student participation, skill-building, and achievement beyond the classroom. We're looking for a generalist with genuine interest and some experience in the sports and/or arts space — someone who understands how school-level sports, arts, and co-curricular programs work, can speak the language of coaches and instructors, and can translate that understanding into a program that works at scale in a government school system. You don't need to have competed or performed at a high level yourself; what matters is a real interest in this space and the ability to design and manage a program around it. Key Result Areas (KRAs) • Government & Institutional Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as Bhumi's primary point of coordination with HMs, DEOs, Physical Education/Arts faculty, and coaching or facilitation partners. Build and sustain relationships that keep the program credible. • Sports/Arts & Co-Curricular Program Design & Oversight: Design and refine the coaching/facilitation model — content structure, session pacing, and coach/mentor inputs — drawing on interest, exposure, or experience in sports and/or arts to keep the model realistic and effective for government-school students. • Data Analysis & Performance Monitoring: Track student participation, attendance, and skill/performance progression across schools and disciplines (sports, arts, other co-curricular activities). Build simple, usable dashboards/reports that help identify what's working and course-correct quickly. • Coaching Quality Assurance & Capacity Building: Monitor the quality of coaching/facilitation delivery across partner schools. Work with coaches, instructors, or teachers to close gaps and maintain consistency across sites and disciplines. • Reporting & Cross-Team Coordination: Prepare periodic updates for leadership. Preferred • A genuine interest in sports and/or the arts, along with some exposure to this space — as a participant, volunteer, organiser, instructor, or through prior work/project experience, OR • Prior experience designing, managing, or coordinating a sports, arts, or co-curricular program or event, even in a generalist capacity. • A reasonable working understanding of how school-level sports/arts ecosystems function (e.g., school and district tournaments, annual days, exhibitions, co-curricular requirements) — you don't need to be a domain expert, but you should be comfortable learning and engaging with this world. • Strong stakeholder management skills, ideally with exposure to government or institutional environments. • Comfort working with data, building trackers, reading performance trends, and translating numbers into decisions (Excel/Sheets fluency expected). Other Requirements • Based in Chennai; willing to work out of the DPI office as the primary base, with travel to partner schools. • Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving, early-stage program. Other Information • Scope: Full-time Consultant • Reporting to: Assistant Manager, Schools of Excellence • Remuneration: Rs. 4,50,000 – 6,00,000, negotiable based on the candidate's profile • Expected Joining Date: Immediate • Location: Chennai