Academic Advisor

Academic AdvisorAbout us:LEAD is the market leader in School EdTechs and the first edtech UNICORN of 2022.The fastest-growing School EdTech company in India, Fortune has recognized us asone of India’s top 24 Employers of the Future in June 2022. We partner withAffordable Private Schools across the country and empower them with the tools andresources that transform them into centers of excellence. Our enhancedperformance monitoring tools, dedicated lesson plans, and tech-based solutionsenable educators to provide students with the best education.Our mission is to provide excellent education to every child. With our 9000+ partnerschools across the country, we have seen a growth from 35 schools in 2018 to 9000+in 2024LEAD - Growth Highlights:● Raised $100 Mn in a Series E round and became the first Ed Tech Unicorn of2022 (Business Standard - LEAD becomes first edtech unicorn of 2022)● Our co-Founder & Co- CEO Smita Deorah is the only leader from India to winthe Power of Women (POW) 2022 award held in the USA (ASU+GSVSummit)● LEAD has won in the 'Most Innovative Product/Service' sub-category,('Unicorn' category), at the Businessworld Unicorn Awards 2022● We are building a B2B + At-home Learning business, which is a US $14Bmarket opportunity across 120 Mn Private School students in India, alone.● Education Leadership Award by American Leadership Board in 2018.● Best School Management Award in 2019.Follow us on Social MediaJOB DESCRIPTIONPurpose of the Job:Academic Advisors play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission - theydirectly work with teachers and schools to ensure that our system is effectivelyimplemented to achieve the desired learning outcomes. We are looking for highlycompetent professionals who are excited by the idea of democratizing qualityteaching tools and techniques to students and teachers in Affordable PrivateSchools.Key Responsibilities :● Build capacity by training and coaching School leaders, Academiccoordinators, and teachers in LEAD partner schools to driveimplementation of the LEAD academic system that delivers excellentstudent outcomes.● Support and monitor LEAD School academic system execution in partnerschools through regular observations and data-driven conversations.● Share insightful and meaningful reports at regular intervals to showcasestudent and teacher performance, and interventions that are being carriedout.● Build academic relationships with school owners, principals, academiccoordinators, and teachers● Collaborate with other functions in the organization to effectively solveproblems that hamper partner school’s experience with LEAD.● Proactively gather insights from the field and feed them back internally toimprove the LEAD academic system.● Experience in managing multiple stakeholders and collaborating withlarge and diverse teams.● Strong training and facilitation experience in Pedagogy and CurriculumimplementationIdeal Experience Profile :● Education - Any Bachelor's degree (B.Ed, M.Ed preferable)● 3 years in an academic support role, OR● 3-5 years of K-10 teaching experience (Teacher, Principals, Academiccoordinator), OR● 1-2 years of fellowship experience ( eg. Teach For India) and 3-4 years ofpost-fellowship● 2+ years experience of managing teacher teams● EdTech or SchoolTech industry background in academic operations/academic consultant roles.● Ability and flexibility to travel 15-20 days a monthDepartment: Excellence TeamLocation: Nellore