About PGP-DM

The Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP DM) is ISDM’s flagship initiative designed by leading academics and practitioners from both the development

and management sectors. The yearlong program blends ideas of development with concepts of management, combines in-class sessions with a two-week field component on “Realizing India” and promotes collaborative group work.

Purpose of Role

The work broadly revolves around in‐person and online activities related to a course under PGP DM, including course development, course delivery, curating course

materials, LMS support, data analytics, engaging all current and potential stakeholders, shaping content and fulfilling all related activities. This is a course based engagement

with attachment to a specific faculty over the time period of teaching from course development to course grading.

Teaching Assistant Job Responsibilities

Works under the supervision of a course faculty

Classroom management and attend all the lectures

Helping the faculty with grading, curating course materials and other logistics

Conducting office hours and discussion sessions to help students understand the ideas and concepts introduced in the course, develop problem solving skills and, in general, enlarge the intellectual imagination of the students

Competences and skills preferred

Excellent communication skills- written and oral

Coordination and Management Skills

Adept in MS office

Strong academic leanings

Project management skills and ability to adhere to deadlines

Technically and experientially equipped in managing digital modes of learning

Ability to conduct tutorial sessions for students on course content

Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills

Versatility to simultaneously work on diverse tasks and deliver consistently

Education and Experience Requirements

Masters Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline within Social Science, Liberal Arts or Business Management with at least 2 years of relevant experience.

Education and Experience focus areas

Development Studies; Finance, Fund-raising; Marketing; Strategy; Organisation Behaviour; Data Analysis; Monitoring & Impact Evaluation; Systems Thinking, Program Theory Matrix; Operations Management, Technology in Management.

Note: This is a course-based engagement with attachment to a specific faculty. You will be part of a TA pool and take up multiple courses TAship as per availability and interest within the time period of one academic year.

The position is based out of Noida, India.