Education Specialist Schools Program

Role Description
 

Capacity Building
 

In consultation with the department of school and mass education develop a capacity building journey for teachers, master trainers and govt officials so that the implementation of computational thinking curriculum is successful and the systems capacity towards building future skills among learners is developed. 
 

Organize and facilitate training/workshops for the associates who are in charge of mentoring and demonstrating the programme for the teachers to be able to implement it.
 

Organize and facilitate trainings/workshops for the teachers for them to be able to delivery session on computational thinking and future careers
 

Develop an educational leadership model for different stakeholders - state, district, schools - blended learning approach.
 

Support the master trainers in the state education department to be able to develop depth in their knowledge and skills around computational thinking and for them to be able to support the teachers
 

Content and curriculum development 
 

Lead the end to end process of curriculum development especially on computational thinking and career. The curriculum is aimed for students of class 6 to 12. This will include:
 

Curriculum framework including assessment strategies 
 

Offline and Digital Content 
 

Pilot Testing
 

Roll out of the plan
 

Work closely with the SCERT and DIET Officials at state and district level in review and existing curriculum and identifying areas of integration. Also work to align the state’s teacher capacity building plan with the plan of Quest.
 

Develop a repository of Scratch sprites and projects in Odia for use of students in the state.
 

Ed-Tech and Innovation: 
 

Develop the ed-tech strategy for the state based on innovations and learning experience framework of the organization and state realities. 
 

Identify scope for innovation with tech tools/platforms that can be integrated across different strategies in the state. 
 

Facilitate development and roll out of tech products like chatbots for learning used by students and teachers.
 

Participate in the organization level working group on blended learning and contribute to defining the organization’s position on education technology and blended learning 
 

Conduct policy research in education technology and develop papers for advocacy
 

Hackathons
 

Anchor the design and delivery of the student hackathons across different schools, districts and at the state level. This includes:
 

Training of team of associates to facilitate the hackathons
 

Training of teachers to be able support learners with writing of problem statements, development of solutions and building the products.
 

Designing and facilitating showcase events at the district level
 

Organize advance hackathons at the state level with participation of students from across the state. 
 

Design pilots through the bootcamp model to broaden the scope of the coding curriculum for grades 6th and 10th
 

Ensure documentation of the hackathons and create content for the social media posts around hackathons
 

Building the CSO collective strategy
 

Identify the NGOs, CSOs working in the districts and state to come together in taking in program elements in their program design. Support them with capacity building requirements.
 

Provide technical input to partner facilitators on instructional design, STEM content, and pedagogy support 
 

Design flow for school based events or virtual events - career days, hackathons, parent teacher meets, teacher orientations, role model interactions and learning days. 
 

Required skills and Experience: 
 

Minimum 7-8 years of work experience, in implementing blended learning content for school related projects 
 

Hands-on experience with working on coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students
 

Prior experience working in government schools and managing programme at scale
 

Prior experience of facilitating training and workshops for the govt. Teachers and officials at district/state level
 

Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
 

Deep understanding of the National Education Policy and State Curriculum Framework 
 

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Odia (preferred) 
 

Excellent IT skills
 

Willingness to travel extensively
 

Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams 
 

Job location: Bhubaneswar
 

Salary: The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 75,000/- per month (cost to company) (The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)
 

To Apply
 

Interested internal candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.