You will be expected to anchor the training delivery model and classroom observation processes for FLIP. You will ensure that the training delivered is high-quality, error-free and cascades effectively. This will include liaising with government stakeholders and pedagogy advisors to improve existing training processes and creating new ones. Additionally, you will also be expected to set up internal systems and processes to create data collection tools and ensure the team collects high-quality field data. The Lead, Training and Impact will also be the consulting SME for all training conducted by Madhi.

What we do

Madhi works with the Department of School Education (and with Samagra Shiksha and the State Council for Educational Research and Training, Tamil Nadu) to implement large-scale reforms in curriculum, teacher training and governance to improve foundational learning outcomes among students in government schools in the state. The organisation is 4 years old and is all set to scale its impact from the pilot project 'The Foundational Learning Improvement Programme' (FLIP), which was implemented in 2000 schools. Encouraged by the potential of FLIP, the state has integrated it entirely with its efforts to implement the 'Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission' (FLN Mission), outlined in the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, across 40,000 primary schools in the state.

Apart from FLIP, Madhi is also piloting two new ideas: a mobile-based application (Edukit) to improve the quality of teaching and teacher support; and the creation of a Centre for Research and Innovation in Foundation Learning (CRIFL) with a vision to strengthen programme impact as well as contribute to the larger ecosystem by disseminating knowledge and learnings from the field.

Your Team

The Training & Impact team mainly has two broad functions: capacity building and impact measurement. The Training team is responsible for the delivery of instructional materials, tools and strategies for teachers and administrators to improve their knowledge, skills and mindset. The impact team is responsible for creating tools, systems and processes for measuring effectiveness of training and classroom practices. The training and impact team is diverse and dynamic comprising pedagogy experts, instructional designers, teacher trainers and field officers. The team believes that high-quality contextual training along with academic support driven by evidence from observations, can equip teachers to transform classroom practices and help improve learning outcomes at scale.

About the role

You will be expected to anchor the training delivery model and classroom observation processes for FLIP. You will ensure that the training delivered is high-quality, error-free and cascades effectively. This will include liaising with government stakeholders and pedagogy advisors to improve existing training processes and creating new ones. Additionally, you will also be expected to set up internal systems and processes to create data collection tools and ensure the team collects high-quality field data. The Lead, Training and Impact will also be the consulting SME for all training conducted by Madhi.

In this role you will execute:
Training and Capacity Building

• Support in the creation of the overall training strategy & roadmap and thereby drive effective implementation
• Propose improvements informed by exemplar training models from other educational systems to incorporate the best approaches to capacity building for the given context
• Support in the development of the teacher and administrator professional development framework to train and onboard the teachers, HMs and BRTEs to the programme
• Support the Senior Manager to plan and execute the training planning workshops with the state department and obtain necessary approvals from the SMEs at the State
• Create high-quality session plans that help shape the knowledge, skills and mindsets of the participants
• Conduct training sessions at the state, district or block level as per the need of the project and the organisation
• Observe the training sessions allotted to gain qualitative insights to improve the training processes
• Support in the creation of periodic training observation reports that capture effectivity of the training and recommend improvements to the existing processes

Impact Measurement

• Support the planning and execution of baseline and endline student assessment exercise across intervention and control districts
• Co-lead the effort to create the classroom observation framework for the programme with the Senior Manager of the vertical
• Plan and execute classroom observations with the team and continuously strive to innovate and problem-solve to improve the quality of public education
• Shadow classroom observations conducted by field officers and provide constructive feedback to improve their observation skills
• Periodically capture stories, cases and insights from the field that will help the programme team to inform their decisions across the three verticals

Team Management

• Manage a highly motivated team of field supervisors and officers and constantly strive to help them grow and realise their potential
• Ensure all team management structures are followed diligently and personalise support as and when required
• Contribute to the development of of a Learning and Development framework for the Training and Impact team

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Possess exceptional leadership and coaching skills
• Have a penchant for coaching and know exactly how-to breakdown complex processes for consumption
• Have exceptional planning skills and sets a high bar of excellence for yourself and your team
• Have demonstrable skills with respect to attention to detail
• Thrive with autonomy and use it responsibly
• Have worked with the government or are aware of the uncertainties of working with the government but are excited about it anyway
• Can speak, read and write Tamil

Other mandatory prerequisites include:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in teaching, teacher training and programme delivery
• At least 2 years of managerial experience with a team span of minimum 10 members
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of specialisation
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to speak, read and understand Tamil

This role will report to:

• Lead, FLIP

Location:

• Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Remuneration:

• Rs. 7.2-9.6 lakhs per annum

Please note:

• You will be expected to bring your own laptop, with latest software installed (MS Office 2016)

Link to Application Form:

• https://forms.gle/41LMNP3dzuwu8ETq7