Senior Project Associate – Development Impact Bond (DIB)

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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.

Job Description

The role of the Senior Project Associate - DIB on Assessment Reforms is critical to the success of the continued partnership with erstwhile MCD towards achieving quality education for all, and to Peepul’s strategic objective of supporting quality improvement in the public school system in India.

This is therefore an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to play a key role in a flagship reform initiative with enormous potential impact. To enable programme’s success, we are required to rapidly roll-out and scale our support to reach all teachers officials in the MCD.

The Senior Project Associate will be an excellent team player, who will drive design and delivery of interventions towards stronger support and accountability of teachers and academic officials of the MCD. The ideal candidate should be able to bring together education expertise, creative problem-solving and stakeholder management, towards the creation, implementation, and impact tracking of high-quality initiatives towards improvement of the quality of education in the MCD.

Job Responsibilities

To support the design and delivery of the DIB – Assessment Reforms project and build a coalition of support around them.

• Support the instructional design of FLN based training content, including the creation of engaging, need-based, relevant, and rigorous training modules for teachers, School Leaders and other stakeholders.
• Design high quality needs-assessment and post training assessments to track the impact of the capacity building interventions.
• Build consensus within all levels of government and other stakeholders, towards the vision and objectives of the programme
• Apply content knowledge and classroom experience in developing the interventions that will lead to shifts in teacher mindset, knowledge, and practice
• Support the program manager in implementing the pilot of interventions, documenting learning, and evolving the design to have greater impact at scale

To manage best-in-class project implementation

• Plan and sequence the implementation of Training modules for teachers in close coordination with the Program manager
• Design and facilitate training sessions for teachers, school leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Conduct classroom observation to understand the impact of the trainings on ground and drive an effective implementation of the learnings of training through sharing feedback to the teachers

To be a strong team collaborator, manage cross-functional relationships and engage effectively with key government stakeholders

• Effectively work in a matrixed environment with programme team, monitoring and evaluation team and field staff
• Develop and maintain strong operational relationships with government partners, providing leadership and putting in place mechanisms to support collaboration and cross-organisational working.
• Design and build effective, fully aligned partnerships to leverage external expertise where appropriate given Peepul’s in-house skill-set
• Build capacity within government teams to ensure ongoing, sustainable organisational self-improvement after the formal end of the projects / the broader programme

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• At Peepul, we seek talented professionals passionate about driving educational transformation and making a positive impact. We are looking for individuals who possess the following qualifications and meet the role requirements:
• Educational Background: A relevant educational background in Education or related disciplines is highly preferred.
• Work Experience: We value both professional and personal experience. Candidates with at least 3-5 years of experience in teaching, mentoring or education-related work would be preferred. Demonstrated knowledge and skills in assessment design and facilitation is required.
• Other Skills: Excellent interpersonal 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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