Job Description
Last date of Application: 20th November, 2021
No. Of Positions: One
Background: EdIndia Foundation is a not-for-profit organization focussed on leveraging technology and data analytics to create innovative solutions to impact education at scale. EdIndia believes that Technology has a huge potential to impact government schools at scale. Acknowledging the fact that there are existing barriers to integrate technology within the government system, EdIndia was set up with a mission to “create tech-based solutions to impact the quality of education at scale”. It is supported by Sterlite Power Group of Companies.
EdIndia is reaching out to its clientele – teachers in particular and the school education system in general – through its programmes Pragyan, Nirnay and Teachable. Pragyan is directly intervening in 100 government schools of Rajasthan and Tripura and impacting more than 2 lac teachers from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand for enriching their classroom teaching/learning practices by making available teaching ideas and content as well as by discussing relevant issues through various e-platforms. Nirnay analyses the secondary data of learners’ performance already available with the system and makes it available to them in such a way as to have clear pedagogic and administrative implications. Teachable is a dedicated program to cater content and training requirements for Pre – Service Teachers across potential geographies.
Given the nature of engagements EdIndia has an in-house academic unit. As part of its aggressive scale-up plans EdIndia is expanding its academic team and is seeking to recruit Academic Coordinator/s who will be based at Agartala (Tripura) and will work closely with local field team, Operational Head and Academic Lead of EdIndia.
Responsibilities of Academic Coordinator:
• Ensure to fulfil all the content requirement of different programmes and projects under EdIndia.
• Develop content for teachers and students for various e-platforms.
• Design, develop and execute workshops, webinars, and trainings for teachers.
• Coordinate the content curation and modification tasks.
• Independently manage end-to-end project updates and partner communication across the various levels in the organization.
• Periodically field visits to work with field team and teachers to strengthen the academic quality of the program.
• The Academic Coordinator will work very closely with local field team and operational heads to identify and cater to the content requirements for state.
• Reporting to the Country Lead – Academics, the Academic Coordinator will also work closely with the different Program and Vertical Leads within the organization, Project Partners for M&E, Content and others to ensure development of quality content, operationalization of a robust M&E system for the project, ensuring high-quality measurement of project outputs and intermediate outcomes.
You could be a good match if you possess:
• Strong conceptual and pedagogical understanding of English and/or Maths
• Proficient in Bangla.
• Rich experience of classroom teaching, teacher training and content development preferably in Govt. school education system (at least up to secondary level).
• Passion for bringing change in the professional experience of teachers and by default in the learning experiences of students.
• Experience of developing simple and effective pedagogical ideas and activities.
• Propensity and ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking clearly and persuasively, in English and Hindi.
• Penchant to develop innovative ways to improve delivery, optimize costs, improve strategy and engagement, assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
• Aptitude for building collaborative relationships, working cooperatively and effectively with others in a non-hierarchical setting to achieve goals, resolving problems and making decisions that enhance Project Delivery, and managing complexity and driving for results.
• Passion for achieving quality results, setting priorities, developing a work schedule, monitoring progress toward goals, and tracking details/data/information/activities.
• Skill to manage relations, carry out your relation within the working group and across the partners with tact and diplomacy.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Masters in relevant field of English and/or Maths
• Proficient in Bangla.
• Successful track record in the field of academics and content development.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in at least one of the following: Academic Content, Pedagogy, Training.
Remuneration and Benefits: Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels.
In case you are interested please click to apply at https://forms.office.com/r/vC81MLjPPw
No. Of Positions: One
Background: EdIndia Foundation is a not-for-profit organization focussed on leveraging technology and data analytics to create innovative solutions to impact education at scale. EdIndia believes that Technology has a huge potential to impact government schools at scale. Acknowledging the fact that there are existing barriers to integrate technology within the government system, EdIndia was set up with a mission to “create tech-based solutions to impact the quality of education at scale”. It is supported by Sterlite Power Group of Companies.
EdIndia is reaching out to its clientele – teachers in particular and the school education system in general – through its programmes Pragyan, Nirnay and Teachable. Pragyan is directly intervening in 100 government schools of Rajasthan and Tripura and impacting more than 2 lac teachers from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand for enriching their classroom teaching/learning practices by making available teaching ideas and content as well as by discussing relevant issues through various e-platforms. Nirnay analyses the secondary data of learners’ performance already available with the system and makes it available to them in such a way as to have clear pedagogic and administrative implications. Teachable is a dedicated program to cater content and training requirements for Pre – Service Teachers across potential geographies.
Given the nature of engagements EdIndia has an in-house academic unit. As part of its aggressive scale-up plans EdIndia is expanding its academic team and is seeking to recruit Academic Coordinator/s who will be based at Agartala (Tripura) and will work closely with local field team, Operational Head and Academic Lead of EdIndia.
Responsibilities of Academic Coordinator:
• Ensure to fulfil all the content requirement of different programmes and projects under EdIndia.
• Develop content for teachers and students for various e-platforms.
• Design, develop and execute workshops, webinars, and trainings for teachers.
• Coordinate the content curation and modification tasks.
• Independently manage end-to-end project updates and partner communication across the various levels in the organization.
• Periodically field visits to work with field team and teachers to strengthen the academic quality of the program.
• The Academic Coordinator will work very closely with local field team and operational heads to identify and cater to the content requirements for state.
• Reporting to the Country Lead – Academics, the Academic Coordinator will also work closely with the different Program and Vertical Leads within the organization, Project Partners for M&E, Content and others to ensure development of quality content, operationalization of a robust M&E system for the project, ensuring high-quality measurement of project outputs and intermediate outcomes.
You could be a good match if you possess:
• Strong conceptual and pedagogical understanding of English and/or Maths
• Proficient in Bangla.
• Rich experience of classroom teaching, teacher training and content development preferably in Govt. school education system (at least up to secondary level).
• Passion for bringing change in the professional experience of teachers and by default in the learning experiences of students.
• Experience of developing simple and effective pedagogical ideas and activities.
• Propensity and ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking clearly and persuasively, in English and Hindi.
• Penchant to develop innovative ways to improve delivery, optimize costs, improve strategy and engagement, assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
• Aptitude for building collaborative relationships, working cooperatively and effectively with others in a non-hierarchical setting to achieve goals, resolving problems and making decisions that enhance Project Delivery, and managing complexity and driving for results.
• Passion for achieving quality results, setting priorities, developing a work schedule, monitoring progress toward goals, and tracking details/data/information/activities.
• Skill to manage relations, carry out your relation within the working group and across the partners with tact and diplomacy.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Masters in relevant field of English and/or Maths
• Proficient in Bangla.
• Successful track record in the field of academics and content development.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in at least one of the following: Academic Content, Pedagogy, Training.
Remuneration and Benefits: Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels.
In case you are interested please click to apply at https://forms.office.com/r/vC81MLjPPw
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Academic Coordinator | EdIndia Foundation position is now open for candidates interested in the Teacher Jobs sector. This role in Agartala, Tripura offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Teacher Jobs is a plus.
