Job Opportunity for Content Associate at Leadership for Equity at Pune

Background

Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE), is a non-profit (NGO) based out of Pune, Maharashtra. 

We envision Public Education Systems That Refuse To Let Children Down

APPROACH: In our two-fold approach to change, we build the capacity of government system leaders and we influence system processes. In partnership with the local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. This work coupled with our research and advisory support to influence policies, we hope to create an effective government education system.

Over the last 5 years, LFE has built the capacity of 2100+ system leaders, and 40,200+ teachers to impact 8 million students across Maharashtra. Additionally, LFE has recently expanded its operations and started working in another 3 states of India including Haryana, Tripura & Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, LFE works with 5 districts (Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Satara & Akola), 3 municipal bodies (Pune MC, Pimpri Chinchwad MC & Nagpur MC) & 5 state-level education bodies (School Education Dept, SCERT, Samagra Shiksha, Tribal Development Dept, & TRTI). In Andhra Pradesh, LFE works closely with the Samagra Shiksha Office, SCERT & The World Bank on a multi-year strategic project to improve the quality of learning across 26 districts of the State. And lastly, in Haryana & Tripura, LFE works with SCERTs of both states in setting up targeted program management units (PMUs) to strengthen the delivery of large-scale academic programs. 

BELIEF: We believe Public Education Systems are the gatekeepers of social EQUITY, especially when India’s 120 million children continue to go to government-run schools. A multi-layered, complex, and systemic problem of educational inequity, will require a solution rooted in the SYSTEMS CHANGE approach. We believe that a COLLECTIVE effort by forging partnerships with governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations will help bring scalable and sustainable social change.

About the project 

In order to help LFE realise its vision of systemic change to improve public education systems, one of a critical pathway is improving the capacity of middle-management or education officers via Training to ensure that there is a multiplier effect on our impact on education quality, and officers have knowledge, mindsets and skills to lead programs in their jurisdictions. 

In order to ensure this, the State government along with LFE is revitalising the officer development support across the State by building capacity of the existing administrative and academic machinery at the State, District, Block level. So far the project entails the following:

• Building capacities of officers across State & District level through direct training as well as designing a online learning experiences for them
• Creating content for in-person and online training for officers
• Ensuring clear support structures for Education Department government functionaries across the state.
• So far, 3 Courses under LEAD (a blended program for officer development) have been completed and officers within SCERT and DIETs and a forth course will be launched soon. 

About the Role: Description & Responsibilities

The Content Associate will work with the training & content team at LFE to ensure project goals are  achieved. Additionally, the Content Associate will collaborate with members across the team and support manager as and when required.

Content Development and Design (60%)

• Create a course and content plan relevant to project goals, officer needs and organizational mission
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and trainings to gain context
• Research and creation of content on topics related to educational program design and evaluation, educational management and leadership development, organizational development, education policy implementation, etc.
• Working in close collaboration with the respective Subject Matter Expert (SME), for curating the most relevant content to include in the course, and also devising modes of assessment, learning & assessment frameworks and interactions (tests, quizzes etc.)
• Create visual design documents, audio visual content using content creation tools (Videoscribe/Articulate Storyline 360 etc.) including audio narration scripts, and interactive elements wherever necessary. 
• Managing Officer Peer Learning Communities (20%)
• Plan for PLCs (Professional Learning Community discussions) for different cadres of Officers based on registrations.
• Design PLC progression and plans
• Facilitate PLCs with groups of officers
• Analyse participation and feedback data from the LMS (Learning Management System)
• Design and assess the assignments submitted by participants
• Visit multiple stakeholders across different districts to discuss the opportunities for project implementation
• Coordinate with district officials for Professional Development (PD) sessions and facilitate the sessions

Data analysis & Documentation (10%)

• Support manager to manage platform partners to link created content based on CMS and LMS requirements
• Analyse data from platform team 
• Creation of batch-wise reports

Stakeholder Management (10%)

• Work with a hierarchy of stakeholders from other states to build long-lasting relationships that aid project operations and expansion plans 
• Conduct regular update meetings with stakeholders and provide progress towards goals of the
• Project in a consumable format to all stakeholders

Requirement: Education & Experience

• Bachelors in any field. Masters in Education / Development degree is preferred.
• Prior experience in managing small teams would be highly preferred 
• At least 2-3 years of experience in working on content creation projects and have a knowledge of instructional design principles. Hands on experience of working in any of the content creation tools (Canva, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia) would be preferred. 
• Interest or prior experience in facilitation during Capacity building workshops can be an added advantage 

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills – and functional knowledge (oral and written) of Hindi & English would be highly preferred. Fluent Marathi communication skill is a must. 
• Experience in project design and M&E (basic)
• Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change towards overcoming systemic inequities and ensuring improved outcomes for all citizens
• Being able to take initiative and work in an autonomous, semi-structured environment
• Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness to respond to them
• High openness to learning
• Ability to build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders & partners across public and private spaces 

• Strong ability to create outstanding presentations, work with Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, and varied data sets
• Patience and resilience to stick it out in the face of setbacks and uncertainties

Location and Compensation

Location: Pune, Maharashtra. Will involve travel across to districts or states (need based)

Compensation: Range of salary – Expected to be around 4.00 to 5.00 per annum based on experience. 

Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate on the basis of caste, race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.