JD for Design & Research Lead at
Involve Learning Solutions Foundation
Involve (www.involveedu.com) was founded by recent graduates from IIT Madras, Divanshu, & Samyak, and is an international award-winning organization that works with schools to develop age-appropriate leadership in seniors and improves academics of juniors using PEER TEACHING.
We train and mentor senior school students (from 7th grade onwards) to teach their juniors (4th-8th grades). We have worked with 2500+ students till now (Find pictures and videos of our classrooms by clicking here.)
We train and mentor senior school students (from 7th grade onwards) to teach their juniors (4th-8th grades). We have worked with 2500+ students till now (Find pictures and videos of our classrooms by clicking here.)
We are backed by Central Square Foundation, Singapore International Foundation & N/Core (Nudge Foundation). We also have Ujwal Thakar (Ex-CEO Pratham), Lakshmi Narayan (CEO, APF) and Sanjay Purohit (Ex Chairman-Infosys Consulting) as our mentors. More about us at Deccan Herald, The Logical Indian, YourStory & The Better India.
Vision: To create student-driven learning ecosystems in schools that improve student ownership & shared learning culture
Mission: To implement Peer Teaching classrooms across schools to develop leadership skills in students
This, right here, is our awesome Team who is #involved!
Overview of the Role:
The Design and Research Associate role is aimed at understanding the grass-root challenges and designing the program. This role is most suited for those exploring opportunities in doing primary and/or secondary research and in leading the program design. It will be focused on creating a sustainable and scalable Peer Teaching Program for various age groups of students in schools.
1. Program Design Support
- Research & develop tools to support aspects of Peer Teaching, skill and academic development of students aimed at creating a student-driven ecosystem.
- Develop a strategic plan for supporting ops team aligned to the scope and focus of the projects
- and their current stage of intervention at different partner schools
- Create learning environments and build capacity within the team through shared learning, unconditional support and strong self and peer accountability
- Establish goals and systems to analyze progress at schools
- Evaluate underlying causes for gaps in implementation, collaborate to respond effectively and
contribute to customizing program
2. Org Engagement
- Identify and forge new external partnerships with organizations/people aimed at learning from existing resources
- Participate in meetings, workshops or related forums/events, as required by school or Involve
3. Documenting and reporting
- Lead efforts to document and create case studies/papers from various programs/interventions
- Adapt tools or surveys to evaluate, collect data and document stakeholder (parents, teachers, students) response to intervention
Why you should join us:
1) The 15% at Involve
15% of your work-time (~1 hr/day) at Involve will be allotted for collaborative learning in the initial months. This will later evolve into an opportunity, as an individual, to investigate a new idea - to innovate, to create. There are primary focus areas you could explore that can directly contribute to the project:
- Personal Development and Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Student leadership & future-ready skills
- Engaging Teachers to create more opportunities for student-driven learning.
This will help identify your area of interest and explore learning opportunities, something that will contribute towards your self-development and career growth in the long run.
2) Non-linear growth: If you are good, like really good, you get to be in the core team and grow non-linearly to become the Head of Operations for us!
3) High Impact work; Strong ownership for the work you do and No hierarchy!
4) Young and Amazing Team (IITs, Azim Premji University, Teach for India): Read here- IIT Grad Gives Up Rs 21 Lakh/Year Job, Starts Initiative That Could Revolutionise India’s Education
5) We are fun. Like crazy fun! & we love memes! Ask anyone around :)
6) We are crazy about Food, so you get brownie points for being a foodie!
People we are looking for
We are looking for individuals who align with our Vision & Values and who have what it takes to solve the most complex of problems, to build the next big education organization!
What we promise to give you is a steep growth and a great learning culture that we have built here (Read about one such experience here).
You should have:
- A degree in education AND/OR experience teaching in low-income schools or government schools
- Prior experience in leading design efforts for 21st Century Skills or content development
- Prior experience in doing primary or secondary research.
- Track record of independently leading a successful project or team delivering educational
programs AND/OR working with teachers/students will be an added advantage
- Strong work Ethics: Punctuality, Sense of environment, self-driven;
- Interests: Passionate about education; enjoys mentoring and working with school kids.
Location: Chennai/Bangalore (Prefered to have students fluent in either Tamil or Kannada)
Compensation: Rs. 25,000- 35,000 per month (Negotiable based on experience & fit)
How to apply: Apply here
Please contact Divanshu @9087864370 or Samyak@8447707384 for details about the role or any further queries.
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