Position title
Technical Expert (Numeracy)
Description
To improve foundational numeracy outcomes among students in project schools by strengthening teaching-learning practices through academic support, teacher capacity building, mentoring, monitoring, and development of numeracy-focused learning resources. The role involves collaborating with teachers, academic institutions, government departments, and other stakeholders to effectively implement foundational numeracy interventions, support professional development, facilitate training and assessments, document best practices, and contribute to overall strengthening of the education system at block and district levels.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensuring learning outcome improvement of targeted students in all the 100 schools under the project, through working closely with the Teachers, Academic Resource Persons and other stakeholders to achieve foundational literacy outcomes.
- Design and implement the setting up of Academic Resource Centres at CRC, BRC and DIET pertaining to the assigned districts. Develop teaching learning resources (TLRs), training modules and subject contents on the literacy aspect in general and foundational literacy in particular.
- Work closely with primary school teachers for their continuous professional development in Foundational Literacy aspects and facilitate their academic Leadership.
- Capacity building of team and regular field visits to provide monitoring and mentoring support to the field team, teachers and other stakeholders towards implementation of the project activities.
- Continuous documentation of the project processes on the assigned domain especially assessments and identify successful model of the language learning processes and outcomes.
- Collaborate on the training and capacity building programs in convergence with the Block and District education department ensuring that, the training outcomes are achieved as planned.
- Coordinate and support in implementing tanning modules, assessment tools, training follow ups etc. Support in preparing training calendar and training implementation plan/modules in convergence with the Department and theme lead.
- Update on job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading for professional development and sharing.
- Coordinate with the District/Block academic leadership, including DIET, BRC etc. for organizing regular review and monitoring meeting on implementation of the Foundational literacy aspects.
- Conduct periodic review meeting of the field team with specific emphasis on Foundational literacy promotion activities towards overall system strengthening at the block and district level.
- Plan and conduct necessary sharing and dissemination activities with the District/Block academic leadership and other stakeholders for promotion of Foundational literacy activities.
- Any other work as assigned by the Theme lead from time to time.
Desired Candidate Profile
Education: Master’s Degree in Education/ Social Science or relevant academic streams.
Experience:
- At least 4 to 5 years of thematic and pedagogical leadership in the relevant field in the areas of teachers training, curriculum development, training module development, instructional material designing etc.
- Program implementation related engagements on thematic aspects with NGOs, Government Departments, Resource Agencies, Academic institutions on numeracy theme.
- Experience of working in system strengthening activity in collaboration with government will be an added advantage
Key Skills
- Passion to work with children, teachers and community.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and vernacular of the state
- Team player, good interpersonal skills, honest, self-motivated and sincere.
- Proficiency in MS OFFICE (word, Excel and Power point) is a must.
Hiring organization
CInI - Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives
Employment Type
Contractor
Beginning of employment
01-06-2026
Duration of employment
1 Year
Industry
NPO, NGO, Social Services
Job Location
Kheroj/Hadad, Gujarat, Khedbrahma block, Sabarkantha District, India
Date posted
May 13, 2026
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