Manager - Content and Curriculum

About Leadership For Equity (LFE)

Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership For Equity, LFE), is a non-profit (NGO) based out of Pune, Maharashtra. 

We envision Public Education Systems That Refuse To Let Children Down.

APPROACH: In our two-fold approach to change, we build the capacity of government system leaders, and we influence system processes. In partnership with the local and state education bodies, we co-create programs that shift teaching-learning practices and improve student learning and well-being. This work coupled with our research and advisory support to influence policies, we hope to create an effective government education system.

Over the last 5 years, LFE has built the capacity of 2100+ system leaders and 40,200+ teachers to impact 8 million students across Maharashtra. Additionally, LFE has recently expanded its operations and started working in another three states of India, including Haryana, Tripura & Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, LFE works with five districts (Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Satara & Akola), three municipal bodies (Pune MC, Pimpri Chinchwad MC & Nagpur MC) & 5 state-level education bodies (School Education Dept, SCERT, Samagra Shiksha, Tribal Development Dept, & TRTI). In Andhra Pradesh, LFE works closely with the Samagra Shiksha Office, SCERT, & The World Bank on a multi-year strategic project to improve the quality of learning across 26 districts of the State. Lastly, in Haryana & Tripura, LFE works with SCERTs of both states in setting up targeted program management units (PMUs) to strengthen the delivery of large-scale academic programs. 

BELIEF: We believe Public Education Systems are the gatekeepers of social EQUITY, especially when India's 120 million poorest-of-the-poor children continue to go to government-run schools. A multi-layered, complex, and systemic problem of educational inequity will require a solution rooted in the SYSTEMS CHANGE approach. We believe that a COLLECTIVE effort by forging partnerships with governments, like-minded philanthropists, corporates, donors, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations will help bring scalable and sustainable social change.

About SALT Project

LFE & Mantra4Change are coming together to support the Andhra Pradesh Government, which has been on an ambitious plan to revamp the government school system into a high-performing school ecosystem to serve children from underserved communities. Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) project is a multi-organizational project focused on improving the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms. The project aims to enhance human capital and achieve a sustained reduction in learning poverty across all districts of the state.

The SALT operation will support the GoAP in three key results areas:

1. Strengthened Foundational Learning
2. Improved Quality of Student-Teacher Interactions and
3. Strengthened Institutional Capacity for Service Delivery

The project will be implemented in close collaboration with the Department of School Education (DoSE), GoAP, and state-level administrative units including the SCERT, SIEMAT, and the local network of DIETs. The focus will be to achieve the outcomes with an inherent focus on strengthening the people and processes within the public education system.

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Senior Manager of Content and Curriculum will work with the Chief Programs Officer to ensure Teacher Professional development goals are achieved in the SALT Project. Additionally, they will collaborate with the members across teams as and when required as well as be an integral part of the organisational leadership and drive learning across teams.

Content Design and Production (50%)

• Create a strategic plan to strengthen Andhra Pradesh’s teacher professional development. 
• Design processes, rubrics, and checklists for the content team to create high-quality outputs based on industry standards and evidence-based practices while adhering to strict timelines.
• Advise on and oversee the design of training materials, scripts, storyboards, course outlines, structured lesson plans, and other auxiliary training-related aspects. 
• Advise on and oversee the design of project plans, pre and post-tests, training assessments, monitoring mechanisms, and guidelines to enable smooth implementation.
• Visit training sites, classrooms, and other offices across districts to oversee implementation and use the observation data to tweak subsequent plans.
• Coordinate with other teams and operations counterparts to ensure smooth implementation.
• Compile training completion and impact reports in digital and print formats that are widely consumable. 

Team Management (20%)

• Manage a team of 2-3 Managers and 4-8 Associates across content and training functions, focusing on their deliverables and professional support and development.
• Design and lead team structures to sustain a culture of collaboration, belief in public systems, strong accountability, and timely project delivery.
• Assist the organization in the recruitment and selection of team members.

Stakeholder Management (15%)

• Consistently engage with senior leadership of the state and SCERT to enable a continued partnership with the state and increased buy-in for the program.
• Submit timely donor reports to keep the funders informed and updated at regular intervals.
• Find and maintain relevant partnerships to support work done by the organization and foster collaboration in the sector, including other agencies, as part of the SALT project.

Vendor Management (15%)

• Work with vendors to oversee aspects of content production, such as delivery of animation, recordings, translation, etc.
• Work with platform partners to ensure smooth hosting and data retrieval of course consumption.
• Manage timelines and reviews with vendors and the internal team.
• Coordinate with a finance team and the organizational leadership to ensure contracts are in place and payments and invoicing occur as per timelines.

Requirements

 Education & Experience

• Degree in education/teacher development or related discipline. MPhil/PhD preferred. A Master’s degree is mandatory.
• 7-10 Years of experience leading large-scale training programs, preferably with the government or with government school teachers.
• Should have led at least 1-2 projects in the government education sector at the State/district level.
• Proven experience in instructional design, project management, and training course creation and management.

Important: Given the nature of the project, please apply only if you qualify based on the above requirements.

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and one regional language. Working knowledge of Telugu would be helpful.
• Being able to take the initiative and work in an autonomous, semi-structured environment.
• Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change toward overcoming systemic inequities and ensuring improved outcomes for all citizens.
• Certification or strong understanding of instructional design for professional development courses and curriculum design.
• Working experience or knowledge of public policy implementation would be highly preferred. 
• A basic understanding of social equity, development discourse, and education policy in India.
• Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness to respond to them.
• High openness to learning.
• Ability to influence people, take initiatives, and build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders & partners across public and private spaces.
• Strong ability to create outstanding presentations work with Microsoft Excel & Google Suite.
• Patience and resilience to stick it out in the face of setbacks and uncertainties.

Location and Compensation

Location: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Compensation: In addition to being part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive healthy compensation at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual’s prior experience and qualifications.

The current compensation band offered, based on fit and experience, is 9-10 lakh INR per annum CTC.

Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate based on caste, race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.