Project Associate, Teacher Professional Devlopment

**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.

We are restless, resilient, and reflective. We aim high, we innovate, we work smart, we work

as a team, and we use rigorous research to inform our work.

**Job Description: Project Associate
**Reports to**: Project Manager

**Location**:Delhi

**Start date**: Immediate

**Salary**:Commensurate with experience

**Role Context**

Peepul has partnered with the SDMC to strengthen learning outcomes, through the

Exemplar Schools as well as a Teacher Training and Development programme. Through this

partnership, we have also developed a deep understanding of the municipality context,

education landscape, and administrative support structures at the ground-level.

In the Exemplar School Network, we test, demonstrate, and continually evolve our high
- engagement classroom practice toolkit, supporting 1200 children from the poorest families

in Delhi. These innovation labs of ours are also bright spots for the country’s government

school system, with 85%+ of our students meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations.

They showcase the excellence that is possible in the public school system, at a cost model

comparable to normal government expenditure.

Building on the learnings from the schools, we are **building the Capacity of Teachers and**

**Education Officials (Sitara Programme), Delhi, India. **Specifically, we are supporting the

teacher capacity building of 2,800 teachers across ~600 Delhi primary schools in partnership

with the SDMC (South Delhi Municipal Corporation), to build their capacity to implement the

toolkit in their schools and classrooms. We use a three-pronged strategy which includes: (1)

bite-sized modular training sessions, (2) professional learning communities, and (3) in
- classroom observations and support to build the capacity of teachers.

**Role Description**

The role of the **Project Associate **is critical to the success of the continued partnership with

the SDMC towards achieving quality education for all, and to Peepul’s strategic objective of

supporting quality improvement in the public-school system in India.

This is therefore an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to play a key role

in a flagship reform initiative with enormous potential impact.

To enable programme’s success, we require to rapidly roll-out and scale our support to reach

all teachers and officials in the SDMC.

The **Project Associate** will be an excellent team player, who will drive design and delivery of

interventions towards stronger support and accountability of teachers and academic officials

creative problem-solving and stakeholder management, towards the creation,

implementation, and impact tracking of high-quality initiatives towards improvement of the

quality of education in the SDMC.

**Key responsibilities**

**To support the design and delivery of projects and build a coalition of support around them.**
- Work with senior government stakeholders and Peepul’s leadership, to support the

design, development, and implementation of key projects / interventions, as part of the

larger programme
- Build consensus within all levels of government and other stakeholders, towards the

vision and objectives of the programme
- Define success metrics and growth aspiration for their projects/interventions, and

communicate these effectively with all stakeholders
- Work with in-house M&E team and external experts to develop appropriate project

evaluation tools, including rigorous academic assessment where appropriate

**To manage best-in-class project implementation.**
- Own and drive the implementation of their projects at-scale, in close coordination with

Peepul’s education and training team, and in consultation with Project Manager(s) and

Program Manager(s)
- Leverage Peepul’s work across programmes to transfer codified learnings to their work
- Create effective work-planning and management systems to ensure work remains on

track and effectively prioritised
- Develop systems to ensure the effective use of data across the programme, developing

appropriate tracking metrics to ensure high-quality implementation and identify areas

for course correction and learning

**To build an effective and sustainable delivery architecture, including a high
- performing**

**team and strong public, private and non-profit partnerships.**

experts and field staff
- Develop and maintain strong operational relationships with government partners,

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