Job Opportunity for Academic Consultant at Educate Girls in Lucknow

Academic Consultant –  Project Management Unit

Position Location:  Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

About the Organization: Established in 2007, Educate Girls’ is a non-profit that focuses on mobilizing communities for girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally backward areas.

Strongly aligned with the ‘Right to Education Act’ or the ‘Samagra Siksha’, Educate Girls is committed to the Government’s vision to improve access to primary education for children, especially young girls.

We are currently setting up Project management unit in collaboration with dept. of secondary education, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. A Special Project team unit will be responsible to support the dept. of education in developing and implementing strategies for quality education, open schooling and technical support.

Position Overview:

The Academic Consultant is expected to build the Activity based learning methods, tools & develop remedial content for secondary education that help EG maximize its impact. This role will be instrumental in improving the teaching techniques and to develop learning methods for implementation in Govt. schools.

Position Key Responsibilities:

• Build Activity based Learning Methods, develop Remedial content for secondary education
• Design New methods referring NCERT suggestions and curriculum. Recommend changes if require to improve the efficacy of the curriculum
• Encourages Different Learning Style, focus is given on the outcomes of courses and the students are free to learn in their styles
• Improves Teaching Quality and enhances student participation in learning
• Collect feedback and work on the effectiveness of the classroom sessions and the workshops  being conducted
• Encourage blended approach of learning i.e. combining digital learning tools with traditional classroom learning
• Post-Graduation  in Education (M.Ed.) or PHD in related field. 

Preferred Work Experience:

• Minimum  5-6 years of relevant experience working in medium to large scale implementation projects related to education
• Practices  of the classroom teaching, includes a variety of both theoretical and practical approaches, which are designed to meet the needs of all children

Preferred Skill Set

• Understanding of secondary education, curriculum, NEP and challenges in secondary education.
• Deep understanding for the subject matter knowledge involved in secondary education,
• Demonstrated ability to design and align curriculum and assessment material
• Proven ability to scaffold curriculum and provide recommendations for remediation and enrichment based on performance and other feedback
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English & Hindi.
• Ability to utilize a variety of effective and equitable teaching approaches in the classroom,
• Good knowledge of computer – Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)