Academic Coordinator

**About Peepul**

Peepul is an education-focused non-profit. **We dream and work towards creating an**

**education system in India that enables ‘every child to realize their potential.’**

We work closely with governments at the national, state, and local levels to transform

government schools and government systems. The poorest children in India study in

government schools and too many of them are falling through the cracks. We are

determined to ensure that they receive a high-quality education to help them succeed in

life.

**Job Description: Academic Coordinator
**Reports to**: Director of Education

**Location **Delhi***

**Salary**: Commensurate with experience and sector standards***

**Key Responsibilities**

**Teaching and Learning**
- Maintain high standards for teacher attendance (for both government and Peepul

teachers)
- Provide continuous support/feedback to teachers on teaching methods and work

towards improving their performance in classrooms
- Deliver teacher training modules as advised by the Education Director (for both

government and Peepul teachers)***
- Identify strategies for raising the attainment of students and to work towards these

identified and agreed goals***
- Use regular assessments to monitor progress and set targets, and respond

accordingly to the results of such monitoring***
- Ensure that all pupils achieve at chronological age level or, if well below level, make

significant and continuing progress towards achieving at level***
- Teach as required to bring up levels of children struggling behind grade level, to

challenge higher order children and as cover for absent teachers as needed
- Support the process of creating and streamlining curriculum documents for the

network

**Student responsibilities**
- Lead the way in pastoral care of children to ensure their holistic development. Role

model mindful conversations with children.
- Plan and review student assessments
- Meet student enrolment targets and attendance and maintain student retention

throughout the academic year
- Strictly follow Child Protection Policy and be responsible (in partnership with

Government In-Charge) for child safety and protection during school hours
- Ensure appropriate policies and procedures to support pupils with special

educational needs, and to promote inclusion

**Leadership and Management**
- Share responsibility for the management of the school with the School Leader and

the SDMC Principal, and contribute to the consultative and decision-making

processes
- Develop school report, assessment deck, academic calendar, school development

plan and timetable
- As line manager performance manage any staff member reporting to you
- Communicate and consult with staff, students, parents, and members of the local

community as necessary
- Maintain good working relationship with all government staff (Principal, School

Inspector, Director of Education etc.), and train SDMC staff on the Peepul way, and

invest them to work towards student attainment.
- Work with the Central Team and Government In-Charge to develop strong community

connect programmes
- Maintain a strong school community, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour

and caring, respectful relationships
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships and ensure regular and productive

communication with parents and external stakeholders.

**Operational and administrative**
- Take responsibility for day-to-day management of the school
- Support the Central Team in organizing important school visits (preparing the agenda,

school readiness, participating in school tour)
- Liase with Community Officer, Operations Manager, and other teaching staff for daily

school operations.

**Person Specification**

**Experience**
- At least 5 years of total work experience, having spent at least 3 years in

teaching/education sector

academic Fellowship programmes like Teach for India
- Experience of having worked successfully in at least one school in an urban, multi
- cultural setting, teaching students from backgrounds of socio-economic disadvantage

**Behaviours**
- Effective management style that encourages participation, innovation, and

confidence
- Enthusiasm for taking on a start-up role, in what will be a fast-paced, growing

changing network
- Performance orientation - sets and achieves high standards for self and others
- Flexible and adaptable style, responding positively to changing demands
- Ability to lead, coach and motivate staff within a performance management

framework, including professional development and effective management of

underperformance
- Ability to develop the leadership skills of others
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Resilience and motivation to lead the school through day-to-day challenges while

maintaining a clear strategic vision and direction
- Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pu