Multiple positions for an upcoming project in Assam

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) India is looking to fill multiple positions for a World Bank supported project in Assam. The last date to apply is 07 October 2025 (14:00 hrs IST).

ACER India’s skills lie in the educational research that include strong internationally recognised expertise in large scale education surveys, learning assessment, education programme evaluation, synthesis of best practice and policy advice at all levels of education with the mission to improve the learning outcomes of all, alongside. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of ACER which is a technical partner of the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and is credited with designing the globally recognised Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). To know more about us, please visit:

1. Project Manager

• Post-graduate or equivalent in Management studies, social sciences.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in social sector as a project manager of which minimum 6 years of experience working within the education or development practice.
• Experience in leading at least three large-scale education reform projects, preferably with the Government.
• Number of positions: 1
• Person Month(s) per Person: 30 months (Entire project duration)

2. Lead Trainer

• Post-graduate in Education/ language/ Mathematics. B.Ed./M.Ed. is mandatory
• Minimum 5 years of teaching or training experience or relevant experience in assessment design/content creation.
• Experience in developing and delivering training modules/manuals on pedagogy, assessments, and data use
• Strong communication and facilitation skills; ability to work with SCERT, DIETs, and teachers.
• Number of positions: 1
• Person Month(s) per Person: 24 months (Years 1 to 3)

3. Assessment Expert

• Post-graduate in education/educational measurement/ statistics/ economics /mathematics.
• Specific certification in assessment and psychometrics
• Minimum 10 years of experience in assessment development, preferably for the foundational grades
• Number of positions: 2
• Person Month(s) per Person: 24 Months (12 months in year 1 and 6 months each in year 3 and year 5)

4. Monitoring and Evaluation Expert

• Post-graduate in economics/ Management
• Minimum 5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of large- scale programs in the social sector, preferably in education.
• Experience in working with govt education systems preferred.
• Number of positions: 1
• Person Month(s) per Person: 60 Months

5. Subject Matter Experts on literacy and numeracy

• Post-graduate in Language (for literacy) or Mathematics (for numeracy)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in item development for assessments, module design and delivery of training
• Proficiency in local language(s) of the stateis highly preferable.
• Expertise in developing competency/learning outcome-based materials for formative and summative assessments.
• Number of positions: 4 (2 in literacy and 2 in numeracy)
• Person Month(s) per Person: 12 Months (Year 1 of the assignment)

6. Trainer

• Post-graduate in Education/ language/ Mathematics. B.Ed./M.Ed. is mandatory
• Minimum 5 years of teaching or training experience or relevant experience in assessment design/content creation.
• Experience in developing and delivering training modules/ manuals on pedagogy, assessments, and data use
• Strong communication and facilitation skills; ability to work with SCERT,DIETs and teachers
• Number of positions: 7
• Person Month(s) per Person: 24 months (Years 1 to 3)

Interested candidates strictly meeting the above criteria can send their CVs to Tamanna.Arora@acer.org and Akshat.Agarwal@acer.org with CC to Jagbeer.Kaur@acer.org