Deputy Academic Lead

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About Shiv Nadar Foundation (SNF)

SNF is committed to the creation of a more equitable, merit-based society by empowering individuals through transformational education to bridge the socioeconomic divide. It pursues a philosophy of 'Creative Philanthropy. It is a powerful model that envisages the creation of institutions that go beyond the lifetime of its founders and continue to impact future generations for many centuries to come. It is an approach that allows sustained institutionalized philanthropy for long-term, high-impact, socio-economic transformation.

SHIKSHA Initiative

Roles and Responsibilities:

Need assessment:

·      Develop and conduct baseline assessment and through thorough analysis, identify the gaps/areas of action.

·      Conduct stakeholder meetings/FDGs and compile comprehensive requirements for the leadership perusals. 

Project Management:

·      Start-to-end project planning and delivery on timelines.

·      Planning deliverables and delegating responsibilities

·      Monitoring project progress and brainstorming ways to remove roadblocks

·      Evaluating the impact of interventions

·      Regular follow-up meeting

·      Smooth coordination and communication with other teams

·      Team management

·      Conflict resolution

Training and Development:

·      Align academic rollout with training manager/department.

·      Review and modify existing training programs and develop new programs that target tangible results

·      Facilitate TNI

·      Capacity building of team members according to diverse profiles and roles across the organization.

·      Support in building a team of trainers through TOT programs.

·      Prepares and implements training budget.

·      Device ways to monitor and evaluate the impact of training.

·      Remain up-to-date with latest educational policies and modules.

Content development:

·      Development of ICT content for students and teachers based on curriculum and pedagogies for effective learning outcomes.

·      Understanding of ICT features/ areas for intervention (LMS, templates, app)

·      Interacting with the tech and product teams to suggest product features, try different teaching strategies, request specific data points as feedback, and make sure the product aligns with our vision for education.

·      Work on creating guidelines and set processes for zero-error content creation, and setting QA/review processes.

Curriculum development:

·      Device curriculum for nurturing lifelong learning opportunities for students and teachers. To make this possible deploy technology at best.

·      Based on curriculum continuously work towards enhancing the quality of delivery (activity development, Lesson plans, TLM, suggested infra, etc.)

Assessment and survey development:

·      Develop diverse surveys and other assessment tools for strengthening teaching–learning process.

·      Conduct training for the field team to effectively monitor assessments at schools which will help in TNI for teachers and students.

·      Documentation and reporting based on the data collected through assessments.

Innovations and continuous improvement:

·      Based on learning/demand from the field look for solutions that takes program to the next level.

·      Think out of the box and propose areas of improvement for content, delivery, training, and supervision. 

·      Contribute and take ownership of developing new programs.

·      Pilot the approved solution or prototypes, for scaling.

·      Remain up-to-date with the latest developments in the education sector that can be replicated.

·      Keeping the team motivated.

Documentation and Reporting

·      Maintain meeting records for all key tasks.

·      Documentation of pilots, field study observation and training reports.

·      Maintain archive old manuals and reports, any documentation related to achieving academic development

·      Document case studies and best practices from the field for enriching other areas of program. 

Educational Qualification and Skills

·      Must possess a master’s degree in education, psychology, or social sector

·      Is well-versed in educational policies and theories. 

·      Proficient in communication - Hindi and English.

·      Knowledge of advanced computer skills - MS Suite

·      Ability to manage multiple projects and large teams.

·      Worked on projects related to bridging the digital divide, the use of technology for process improvement, and quality improvement.  

·      Candidate should have experience of working in the field (direct implementation) and at the management level in the education sector and must have worked with government schools in rural areas.

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Selection Process

•     1st round – telephonic interview

•     Job-specific written test

•     Interview with HR

•     Interview with core vertical heads

•     Final interview with Project Director