CENTA is looking for individuals with in-depth conceptual understanding of specific subjects and experience in content/assessment creation. Prior experience with ed tech companies, education content players or assessment companies will be a plus. Ability to work in both English and Tamil is a significant advantage. Academic qualifications in the concerned subject is a plus, but not necessary.

Location: Chennai; full-time, in-office

Reporting to: Regional Head, Tamil Nadu

Subject Leads required for (please tick subject(s) of interest in application form):

Maths + Physics (combined)
Chemistry + Biology (combined)
English language
Tamil language
Social Sciences

Roles:

Own end-to-end creation of questions and content, towards delivery of the project, in the specific subject, in a timely manner (as per phases defined by the client).
Manage and guide and team of Subject Matter Experts or SMEs (both full-time and part-time) to get the required output – the Subject In-Charge is expected to be extremely hands-on in creating questions and content himself/herself, reviewing the work of SMEs, iterating with them closely to get the final question/content to the desired level of quality and depth.
Encourage and lead high energy academic debates in the team, while also focusing on output.
Review, refine and finalise the questions and content created by the team.
Find and onboard more Subject Matter Experts when needed, in alignment with the Regional Head.
Maintain the question bank using the tool defined by CENTA.
Based on overall project targets, set targets and track team’s progress on a daily basis using simple tools like Google Sheets and keep Regional Head, Project Managers and other stakeholders updated.
Coordinate with internal teams as needed (e.g. other experts of CENTA in Bangalore, translators, etc.).
Coordinate with the Client as needed, including taking content input from client experts.

Skills/Experience needed:

Enjoy the subject and understand it in a conceptually sound manner!
Have a view on how the subject should be taught – not necessary but a plus.
Strong analytical and qualitative reasoning skills – why a question is good or bad, how an explanation brings out the concept well or does not bring it out well, etc.
Strong verbal communication skills in English and Tamil
Strong written communication and presentation skills in English (Tamil is a strong added advantage)
Creativity in presenting or explaining something would be a strong advantage.
Basic data-handling skills and comfort with MS Excel / Google Sheets; general comfort with technology.
Drive, perseverance, rigour and attention to detail.
Organized, with strong process management to multi-task and take things to closure.

Career paths include growing to overall Content/Assessment Head or Chief Academic Officer, moving into product management if interested, moving into training if interested, etc. given the organization’s rapid growth.

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