Central Square Foundation Hiring for Numeracy Manager & Content Developer Job at Bhopal Full Time

Position: Numeracy Manager & Content Developer, MP FLN Reform

Location: Bhopal

Founded in 2012, Central Square Foundation (CSF) is a non-profit philanthropic foundation

working on the vision of ensuring quality school education for all children in India. We are driven

by our mission to transform the school education system with a focus on improving learning

outcomes of children, especially from low-income communities.

We believe that ensuring Universal, Early, Conceptual and Procedural Mastery of Foundational

Skills is absolutely essential for the overall success of the education system. In order to achieve this,

we partner with individuals and social impact organizations to bring innovative solutions in

education, as well as work with the government to drive systemic impact. We collaborate with the

ecosystem to leverage knowledge, build evidence and create proven tools around critical issues

such as early learning, EdTech, classroom instruction methods and governance.

We also support exceptional social entrepreneurs with powerful ideas, undertake application-

oriented research, provide a platform for sharing of innovation, and collaborate with other

stakeholders in the ecosystem to find policy solutions – all towards enabling sustained change in

India’s educational system.

CSF’s team members bring a deep sense of commitment and passion towards our collective vision

that every child deserves quality education. We strive for excellence in everything we do and

collaborate to create an impact as we move closer to achieving our mission. We encourage an

entrepreneurial outlook that evokes new and bold ideas along with taking smart risks. CSF provides

a dynamic, learning and positive environment that is driven by our strong sense of values.

Position Summary

The team works in collaboration with State Education Departments to bring reform by

implementing large-scale system-led projects with the goal of improving student learning

outcomes. Our team supports the State to design and implement an integrated program which

encompasses multiple critical aspects of a reform process ranging from building effective classroom

pedagogy to working with the state to build salience and necessary state capacity to deliver FLN at

scale, while also strengthening governance and other key enablers that are critical for the reform.

CSF along with a coalition of partners including The Education Alliance, Sol’s Arc for numeracy and

Room To Read for literacy, have entered into a long-term engagement with the Education

Department of Madhya Pradesh for system reform and has set up a Project Management Unit

(PMU) to deliver it.

The position will be part of the PMU team and based out of Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal for the

duration of the project (a minimum of 2 years until planned exit from State) and might require

frequent travel within the state. The role reports to the State Numeracy Lead.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Co-create instructional design, material and training with state
  

• Review mathematics curriculum developed by state, textbooks and other materials

• Help in design and development of foundational numeracy instructional framework,

training modules and TLM for early grades in consultation with Sol’s ARC, the central

team of the numeracy academic partner in the state.

• Support the design and implement continuous professional development of State

Resource Group (SRG) and District Resource Group (DRG), BACs, CACs, and teachers

on early grades numeracy

• Assist in designing workshops, facilitation modules, workshop materials, etc. for

professional development of teachers on program design and activities in

consultation with Sol’s ARC, the central team of the numeracy academic partner in

the state.

• Facilitate the designing of assessment tools, classroom observation tools and other

required monitoring formats in consultation with Sol’s ARC, the central team of the

numeracy academic partner in the state.

• Work closely with RSK Subject Matter Experts and DIETs for their support in

material development, workshops, assessments and monitoring

• Help build state capacity on early language learning
  

• Co-develop and execute strategies for capacity building of BACs/CACs to ensure

effective onsite support to the teachers

• Support the professional development material development and course roll-out in

the state in consultation with FLN Unit and with Sol’s ARC, the central team of the

numeracy academic partner in the state.

• Other activities
  

• Participate in meetings and workshops invited by the government, RSK, DIETs and

other organizations.

• Participate in workshops on material development, training module development

and training of trainers.

• Attend review meetings at the national, state and district level and provide reflective

feedback on the program implementation and design issues.

• Make regular visits to the schools, observe classroom transactions, speak to teachers

and headmasters and supervise the functioning of the BACs/CACs related to

technical support.

o Attend government meetings, discussions and committees on numeracy and use

those forums to advocate for enabling policies and government orders in support

of numeracy programs.

o Provide technical assistance to schools in teaching-learning by using instructional

materials designed and produced for teachers especially for this program; make

suggestions for improving quality and utilization of these materials.

• Preparing regular (monthly, quarterly and yearly basis) qualitative reports and

documenting case studies and best practices.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

• Strong academic background with an advanced degree or fellowship with specialization in

Mathematics/ Numeracy Education, with solid understanding of research-based

approaches to teaching Numeracy. Candidates with a B. El. Ed. qualification will be

preferred.

• 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience, with prior experience in designing curriculum

material and trainings; at least 2 years of hands-on experience in teaching Numeracy in

Grade 1-5, ideally in an under-resourced environment

• Passion to make a scaled impact in education and belief in the possibility of foundational

learning for all children

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; strong Hindi language writing skills for

training modules, workbooks, manuals, etc. and fluency in Hindi; reasonable knowledge of

English

• Strong project management skills, and an ability to be able to set priorities, plan timelines

and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work independently and proactively, without support staff and with little

supervision

Desired Qualities:

• Hardworking, determined and action-biased

• Mission driven, optimistic and enthusiastic – must believe in achieving transformational

change

• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks at once and able to prioritize as required

• Ability to control and manage complex situations and expectations that may be arise from

various external stakeholders

• High ability to collaborate and actively listen, understand and value team members’ views

• Prior exposure to either the education sector, public sector, development sector, or

consulting is desirable.

Compensation:

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the

candidate’s experience levels.

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