Nature of employment: Full-time
Reporting to: Chief Academic Officer
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
About Peepul
Peepul is an education-focused non-profit organisation committed to transforming India's education system and enabling every child to reach their full potential. We work closely with national, state, and local governments to transform government schools and government systems. Currently, we work with governments in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh to meaningfully have an impact across ~325,000 teachers and 9.75 million+ students across 100,000+ schools.
At Peepul, we collaborate with school systems to build the capacity of leaders, teachers, and institutions. We advocate policy improvements, support mentoring and monitoring, and enhance student-teacher engagement in classrooms. Our work has been recognised internationally, including receiving the Commonwealth Education Awards for Innovation and being featured in reports by respected organisations like the UN and the National Ministry of Education, India, and we are well-funded by both Indian CSR and prominent international Foundations working toward a common purpose of excellent education for the most disadvantaged sections of society.
Driven by our core values of impact, excellence, and leadership, we are an ambitious, resilient, and reflective organisation. Our team of 250+ employees is passionate about creating lasting change and is rewarded competitively for their dedication. Join us in our mission to create a world where every child has equal access to high-quality education. Learn more about our transformative work at
http://peepulindia.org.
Center for Academic Excellence Overview
The Centre for Academic Excellence (CAE) is Peepul’s anchor for exceptional teaching and learning. As we scale across states and programmes, the CAE ensures that our academic vision, content, and delivery remain consistently high-quality and deeply aligned with what makes Peepul distinctive.
Functioning as home of Peepul’s academic thinking and innovation, the CAE drives clarity, coherence, and continuous improvement across the organisation. Led by Chief Academic Officer, the CAE brings together three core pillars:
- A unified academic vision and strategy that guides all programmes
- High-quality, consistent content design and delivery across geographies
- Learning, research, and ongoing improvement powered by data and insights
CAE is closely connected to programmes so that solutions are rooted in ground reality, access to external subject experts, and evidence inputs from MEL. At its heart, the CAE exists to help every Peepul team work with greater clarity, confidence, and cohesion - safeguarding academic rigour as we grow.
About Role - Subject Expert – Mathematics (CAE)
Key Responsibilities
- Research evidence-based maths pedagogy, concept progressions, and strategies for foundational and grade-level learning.
- Design and review blended-learning content such as presentations, scripts, storyboards, assessments, teacher guides, and lesson plans.
- Develop student-facing materials including problem banks, concept maps, practice sets, and PPTs.
- Ensure content accuracy, conceptual clarity, and alignment with curriculum standards.
- Use data and field insights to strengthen maths instructional practices and support course correction.
- Draw on Peepul’s programme learnings to codify and transfer best practices into academic design.
- Set up effective planning and management systems to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
- Collaborate with programme teams, MEL, subject experts, and field teams for seamless implementation.
- Build and maintain strong operational relationships with government partners.
- Coordinate with external nonprofits and experts to leverage specialised maths expertise.
- Support capacity building of government teams to ensure long-term sustainability
Qualifications and Role Requirements
Educational Background: A degree in Mathematics, Elementary Education, STEM Education, or a related field is preferred; a master's degree is an added advantage.
Work Experience: We value both professional and personal experience. Candidates with at least 6 years of demonstrated experience in designing or reviewing Math's learning resources, literacy materials, assessments, or teacher training content will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates who also have classroom teaching experience in mathematics at the elementary or middle-school level with a strong conceptual and pedagogical understanding of numeracy and math instruction.
Other Skills: Strong analytical, editing, writing and communication skills; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
Language Proficiency: Strong English communication skills; working proficiency in Hindi preferred.
