Senior Project Associate, Teacher Professional Development, MCD Scale Programme

About the Organization

Peepul is an education-focused non-profit organisation committed to transforming India's education system and enabling every child to reach their full potential. We work closely with national, state, and local governments to transform government schools and government systems. Currently, we work with governments in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh to meaningfully have an impact across ~325,000 teachers and 9.75 million+ students across 100,000+ schools.

​At Peepul, we collaborate with school systems to build the capacity of leaders, teachers, and institutions. We advocate for policy improvements, support mentoring and monitoring, and enhance student-teacher engagement in classrooms. Our work has been recognised internationally, including receiving the Commonwealth Education Awards for Innovation and being featured in reports by respected organisations like the UN and the National Ministry of Education, India, and we are well-funded by both Indian CSR and prominent international Foundations working toward a common purpose of excellent education for the most disadvantaged sections of society.

Driven by our core values of impact, excellence, and leadership, we are a restless, resilient, and reflective organisations. Our team of 200+ employees is passionate about creating lasting change and is rewarded competitively for their dedication. Join us in our mission to create a world where every child has equal access to high-quality education.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced candidate to join our team. The Senior Project Associate will work closely with both the program team as well as the MCD school system and will be responsible for providing on-ground support to the schools through classroom observation. The purpose of the classroom observations would be to support the professional development of teachers, sharing best practices among them, collaborating with principals, coordinating and preparing the schools for visits.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with senior government stakeholders and Peepul’s leadership, to support the design, development, and implementation of key projects / interventions, as part of the larger programme.
• Define success metrics and growth aspiration for their projects/interventions and communicate these effectively with all stakeholders.
• Work with in-house MEL team and external experts to develop appropriate project evaluation tools, including rigorous academic assessment.
• Designing, piloting and facilitating the development of assessment tools (formative and summative), rubrics and remedial interventions in collaboration with government counterparts.
• Applying content knowledge and classroom experience in developing the interventions that will lead to shifts in teacher mindset, knowledge and practice. To manage best-in-class project implementation.
• Own and drive the implementation of their projects at-scale, in close coordination with Peepul’s education and training team, and in consultation with Project Manager(s) and Program Manager(s).
• Leverage Peepul’s work across programmes to transfer codified learnings to their work.
• Create effective work-planning and management systems to ensure work remains on track and effectively prioritised.
• Develop systems to ensure the effective use of data across the programme, developing appropriate tracking metrics to ensure high-quality implementation and identify areas for course correction and learning.
• To be a strong team collaborator, manage cross-functional relationships and engage effectively with key government stakeholders.
• Effectively work collaboratively with education specialists, subject matter experts and field staff.
• Develop and maintain strong operational relationships with government partners, putting in place mechanisms to support collaboration and cross-organisational working.
• Design and build effective, fully aligned partnerships with other education non-profits and agencies, to leverage external expertise and resources where appropriate.
• Build capacity within government teams to ensure ongoing, sustainable organisational self-improvement after the formal end of the project.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Educational Background: A relevant educational background in Elementary Education or ECE is highly preferred.
• Work Experience: We value both professional and personal experience. Candidates with at least 3 years of experience in teaching English language and phonics in elementary classrooms would be preferred.
• Other Skills: Excellent communication skills to support and influence stakeholders and ability to work independently and collaboratively with a diverse group of individuals.
• Language Proficiency: English and Hindi

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