JD – State Manager, EdIndia Foundation

Background:
EdIndia Foundation (www.edindia.org) 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 intervening in

Government Schools and Institutions impacting more than 1.8 lacs teachers from Maharashtra,

Rajasthan, Tripura 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

who will be based at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and will work closely with local field team, Operational

Head and Academic Lead of EdIndia.

Responsibilities of Academic Coordinator:

• As a part of your Academic portfolio, ensure to fulfil all the academic 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.

• Liaison with SCERT and DIETs on regualar basis.
• Manage the engagement activities for the pre-service students as per the program requirement.
• Independently manage end-to-end project updates and partner communication across the

various levels in the organization.

• Periodically visit the field to support the teachers with a view to strengthen the academic quality

of the program. Also coordinate and contribute to internal team’s capacity building.

• Work with field team and operational heads to identify and cater to the content requirements

for the state.

• Work 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

• As a State Manager, you will lead the initial Pilot and subsequent scale-up projects in

Uttarakhand for EdIndia’s capacity building programs for In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers.

• Coordinate with the field team to ensure on-site academic support to the teachers of selected

schools on day-to-day basis.

• Work closely with state, district and block officials of Department of Education, Govt. Of

Uttarakhand for project requirements.

• Ensure primary connect with staff of selected schools and address their support requirements.
• Other key responsibilities shall include but are not limited to; Stakeholder management and

coordination, Teacher capacity building, Vendor liaison

You could be a good match if you possess:

• Strong conceptual and pedagogical understanding of English and/or Maths.
• Rich experience of classroom teaching, teacher training and content development

preferably in Govt. school education system.

• Propensity and ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking clearly and

persuasively, in English and Hindi.

• 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.
• 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 any discipline from reputed university/college.
• Successful track record in the field of academics and content development especially in

the area of English and Maths.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in at least one of the following: Academic Content

development, Pedagogy, Teacher Training.

Remuneration and Benefits: Remuneration will be competitive with Indian

philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels.

Location: Position will be based at Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

No. Of Positions: One

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EdIndia Foundation is a section 8 not for profit company focussed on leveraging technology and data analytics to create innovative

solutions to impact education at scale. EdIndia has been provided incubation support by Sterlite Power and its group companies. About

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transmission developer and solutions provider globally. It is focused on addressing complex challenges in the sector by tackling the key

constraints of time, space and capital.