Financial Literacy Subject Matter Expert, India

**ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY** Khan Academy is a fast-paced, nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything. **ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA** Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world-class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and is enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery-based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home and teacher directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is already available in Assamese, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, and Punjabi. **ABOUT THE INDIA CONTENT TEAM** Our content team in India includes seasoned Subject Matter Experts who create thousands of awesome videos, articles, and practice questions, aligned with the Indian curriculum, to help both teachers and students. We are actively working on content localization in various Indian languages, the content we co-create reaches far and wide, both nationally and globally **ABOUT THE ROLE** We are looking for a Financial Literacy Subject Matter Expert to **lead** our efforts of creating videos, articles and practice questions. **Please note that this is a contract role.** **What You'll Do**: - **Curriculum & Content Strategy**: Develop syllabus-aligned content plans for financial literacy, ensuring comprehensive coverage and logical progression. Proactively review and enhance existing content to maximize clarity and effectiveness. - **Engaging Content Creation**: Craft compelling practice questions that test conceptual understanding and create engaging video content to explain complex topics in an easy-to-grasp manner. - **Continuous Improvement**: Analyze content performance metrics to identify areas for enhancement and refine our content strategy based on data and user feedback. - **Adaptability & Travel**: Embrace the dynamic nature of our work, including a willingness to travel approximately once per quarter for 2-3 days to facilitate workshops if needed. **What You'll Bring**: - **Expertise & Experience**: A minimum of 4 years of combined experience in teaching financial literacy and creating engaging educational content in this domain. Your communication skills, both written and verbal, are exceptional. - **Efficiency & Focus**: A proven ability to manage your time effectively and prioritize tasks. In our fast-paced environment, the ability to "timebox" content creation is crucial for meeting deadlines and scaling our efforts. - **Proactive & Autonomous Approach**: You thrive in an environment that values initiative and self-direction. We provide context and trust you to manage your work effectively, proactively seeking clarification, providing updates, and escalating challenges when necessary. - **Entrepreneurial Spirit**: You possess an entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, eager to experiment, and driven to take action. You're willing to roll up your sleeves and contribute to all aspects of our growth. - **Passion for Impact**: You have a genuine passion for education and a deep-seated desire to make a positive difference in the world through financial literacy. **PERKS AND BENEFITS** We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team like a for-profit. - Competitive salaries - Remote-friendly workplace; Flexible schedules - Health and wellness benefits - Professional development opportunities - Fun virtual events **LEARN MORE** - Sal’s TED talk from 2011 - Sal’s TED talk from 2015 **Ready to Make an Impact? Here's How to Apply**: Please upload your resume or LinkedIn profile in the designated space. Additionally, please complete the following task and attach your response as a Google Doc, PDF, or other suitable format. For video submissions, please upload them to Google Drive or YouTube and include the link in your document. **Part 1: Explainer Video (Choose One Topic)** Create one concise explainer video (maximum 8 minutes) on **one** of the following topics, keeping in mind the guidelines below: - Saving Money - Borrowing Money - Budgeting - Buying Vehicles/House **Guidelines**: - **Target Audience**: Aim for someone completely new to financial literacy and likely feeling confused by the topic. - **Focus on Pain Points**: Identif