IT for Change, an NGO that works on the integration of digital technologies for social change projects is hiring for the following positions in its EdTech-enabled teacher education and school development programs.
Program Assistant – Education: Language Educator – English
Job Profile:
- Designing and facilitating EdTech-integrated classroom sessions focusing on building English language skills
- Facilitating teacher professional development programs on integrating EdTech in language teaching-learning, as part of the education team
- Creating and curating digital curricular resources in English
- Visiting schools to assist teachers in integrating new pedagogies in the classroom. This will involve developing lesson plans, transacting, and documentation
- Contributing to building teachers’ communities of practice within districts and across the state of Karnataka and other states in India
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Education or Social Work
- 1–4 years of relevant experience in the school education sector
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Proficiency in English (speaking, reading, and writing) is a must
- Strong competence in language pedagogy with keenness to explore and adapt new pedagogical strategies and technologies
- Deep understanding of and interest in education and Indian social contexts. Field experience in government school system would be a bonus
- Knowledge/experience of using storytelling-based pedagogies for language teaching is preferred
- Comfort in working with digital technologies (mobile and desktop based) with basic troubleshooting skills
- Basic proficiency in working with digital technologies (mobile and desktop based), including tools for communication and digital resource creation (office suite, cloud apps, etc.)
- People skills and ability to work with a team are essential
Note:
- The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India as per project requirements
- Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate.
- The job would be exciting and 'cutting edge' (innovating new models of teacher education in India) and has scope for immense job satisfaction.
To apply, please fill the form here: https://tinyurl.com/itfchire25
Program Assistant – Education: Language Educator – Kannada
Job Profile:
- Designing and facilitating EdTech integrated classroom sessions focusing on building Kannada langauge skills
- Facilitating teacher professional development programs on integrating EdTech in langauge teaching-learning, as part of the education team
- Creating and curating digital curricular resources in Kannada
- Visiting schools to assist teachers in integrating new pedagogies in the classroom. This will involve developing lesson plans, transacting, and documentation
- Contributing to building teachers’ communities of practice within districts and across the state of Karnataka and other states in India
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Education or Social Work
- 1–4 years of relevant experience in the school education sector
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Proficiency in Kannada (speaking, reading, and writing) is a must
- Strong competence in language pedagogy with keenness to explore and adapt new pedagogical strategies and technologies
- Deep understanding of and interest in education and Indian social contexts. Field experience in government school system would be a bonus
- Knowledge/experience of using storytelling-based pedagogies for language teaching is preferred
- Comfort in working with digital technologies (mobile and desktop based) with basic troubleshooting skills
- Basic proficiency in working with digital technologies (mobile and desktop based) including tools for communication and digital resource creation (office suite, cloud apps, etc)
- People skills and ability to work with a team are essential
Note:
- The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India as per project requirements
- Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate.
- The job would be exciting and 'cutting edge' (innovating new models of teacher education in India) and has scope for immense job satisfaction.
To apply, please fill the form here: https://tinyurl.com/itfchire25
Program Assistant – Education (MEL) (1- 2yrs experience)
Program Associate – Education (MEL) (3+ yrs experience)
Job Profile:
- Conducting research on available data from government databases/documents and other sources
- Understanding trends and developing monitoring and evaluation tools
- Coordinating and undertaking regular needs assessments, baseline-endline surveys, impact studies, project evaluations, etc.
- Setting up systems to manage information/data generated through the MEL activities
- Interpreting data, analysing results and trends using statistical techniques where appropriate and documenting the findings
- Generating high-quality formal analytical reports on key program delivery outcomes as per defined calendar
- Designing outputs and presentations based on analysis to disseminate knowledge and information to various stakeholders including programme management/ teachers/ government officials
- Conducting periodic data quality assessments through pattern and outlier analysis to highlight possible risks in reporting that data
Qualifications and Experience:
- Master’s degree in Education, Development Studies, or Economics or related field of study with relevant experience in the domain of education
- Relevant work experience: minimum 1–2 years for the Assistant position, and more than 3 years for the Associate position. (M&E/MEL focused role, or data analysis/ research, or design/ monitoring/ scale-up of programs in education)
- Field experience in the implementation of education programs would be a bonus
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in working with spreadsheets
- Assessment, analysis, and visualization of quantitative and qualitative data. Knowledge of specific tools and statistical analysis and visualization software would be a bonus
- Data interpretation, presentation and reporting
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills in English
- Speaking proficiency in Kannada is mandatory
- Keenness to explore new processes and technologies
- Deep understanding of and interest in education and Indian social contexts. Familiarity with the government school system and educational policies would be a bonus
- People skills and ability to work with a team are essential
Note:
- The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India.
- Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate.
- The job would be exciting and 'cutting edge' (innovating new models in school education and teacher professional development in India) and has scope for immense job satisfaction.
To apply, please fill the form here: https://tinyurl.com/itfchire25
Project Assistant – Technology
Job Profile:
- Design and conduct (face-to-face and webinar-based) technology training programs for teachers and teacher educators across schools, colleges, and institutions including government and non-government stakeholders on the use of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for effective technology integration in the teaching-learning process.
- Coordinate with teachers and teacher educators on ICT-integrated programs at the school/college/institution level.
- Visit schools and colleges regularly to support ICT-integrated programs and assist teachers and teacher educators with hardware and software installations.
- Train teachers and teacher educators to create digital resources using mobile- and computer-based FOSS applications.
- Coordinate ICT-integrated programs in schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. Visit institutions regularly to support the implementation of education programs, including hardware/software setup.
- Provide on-call and in-person mentoring and technical support to teachers and field resource teams.
- Support the resource creation team by exploring FOSS tools for audio-visual creation and editing; help develop technology-based resources for teaching and learning. Create and maintain digital content repositories for internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop FOSS user manuals, video tutorials, and other self-learning materials to support digital tool adoption.
- Explore and train others on mobile- and computer-based digital technologies that aid teaching and learning.
- Install, configure, use, and troubleshoot FOSS applications, including desktop publishing, multimedia (audio/video editing), resource creation tools, website management, operating systems, and office suites.
- Configure and maintain internet connectivity, LAN/WAN networks at the office and workshop locations.
- Customise and test Linux-based operating systems as per project and user requirements.
- Support the web admin in editing and updating content on organisational websites built with Drupal, WordPress, Moodle, and MediaWiki.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Preferably B.Sc., BCA, BE, B.Tech, Diploma (in Computer Science), or any graduate with the required skills and interest.
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Candidates with 1–3 years in a similar job providing technology training will be considered for the position of “Project Assistant – Technology”
- Knowledge or interest or experience of work in Ed-tech projects in school education is a plus.
- Fluency in English and Kannada (reading and writing) is required. Basic spoken Hindi is an added advantage.
- Willingness to travel across Karnataka and other parts of India as needed.
- Interest in training Teacher educators, teachers and students in the use of FOSS tools in teaching learning process.
- Working knowledge of Linux or other open-source operating systems and tools.
- Eagerness to learn new FOSS technologies and tools and help others adopt them.
- Enthusiasm for supporting educational field projects through technology.
- Age preference: 24 to 30 years.
Note:
- The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India as per project requirements
- Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate.
- The job would be exciting and 'cutting edge' (innovating new models of teacher education in India) and has scope for immense job satisfaction.
To apply, please fill the form here:
Option 1: https://tinyurl.com/itfctechhire072025
Option 2: Send your updated CV to tech-jobs [at] itforchange [dot] net with the subject line: “Project Assistant – IT –[Your Name]”