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Simple Education Foundation
At Simple Education Foundation (SEF), we work with the government to build state-level programs for teachers and principals to increase the standard of teaching in government schools across India. Our mission is to strengthen 1 million educators by 2028. We are a highly driven team with over 50 years of cumulative experience in teaching in classrooms and working with government school systems. Our team is young, dynamic, bold and audacious enough to make this mission come true in our lifetime. To help us accelerate our impact, we are looking to onboard more members on our paper plane!
About the role: Sashakt Prathmik—meaning empowered primary—is SEF’s partner-schools program to strengthen government primary schools through universal Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Now in its fourth year, the program works with Teachers, Principals, Families, and Sashakt Prathmik Fellows to drive sustainable change.
Our partner schools, called Centres of Excellence (COEs), test and demonstrate innovative classroom practices, acting as knowledge hubs for system-wide scale-up. SEF teams work on the ground daily, building deep relationships with school communities and leveraging real-time insights to refine solutions. Learnings from COEs guide strategic adjustments before integration into larger system-strengthening programs, ensuring solutions are relevant, effective, and responsive to teachers’ needs. This role provides:
A hands-on opportunity to collaborate with educators, community leaders, and children, addressing real-world challenges, bridging the gap between policy and practice, and driving impactful interventions.
An opportunity to design and facilitate research-backed teaching and learning initiatives, ensuring they address school-level education needs and improve teaching and learning practices in government schools.
A chance to support transformation in Uttarakhand, creating a lasting impact on how children experience learning in government schools.
If you're passionate about education, problem-solving, and driving change by working directly with schools and communities, this role offers the perfect opportunity to grow, contribute, and learn.
What will you do?
Design, Pilot Test and Deliver research- and evidence-based interventions for students, teachers, school leaders, communities, and parents.
Analyse and Synthesise insights from interventions to guide decision-making, refine strategies, and create scalable tools and resources.
Coach and Collaborate with educators, fostering trust-based relationships that build competencies and surface existing best practices.
Work with a diverse team of 4–6 members, including Sashakt Prathmik Fellows—female youth leaders from Gram Sabhas where 5 partner schools are located.
Partner with the Learnings & Insights and Centres of Excellence–Urban teams to co-design, reflect, and distill learnings from program interventions.
Core Competencies for all SEF Employees
Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works cooperatively with others to meet shared objectives, effectively navigating and managing ambiguity to achieve common goals.
Communicates Effectively: Delivers clear and direct multi-mode (written+oral) communications that conveys an understanding of the unique needs of different audiences, progress, learnings, and challenges.
Enables Learning & Development: Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels for self and others.
Strategically uses inputs (Data + Design): Uses data to make sense of the work we do and engage in data-driven design. Utilizes insights from data outcomes to design user experiences and interventions. Creates and manages M&E systems that ensure systematic, goal-aligned data collection and user-centred design.
Competencies for this role
Classroom Pedagogy & Facilitation: Design, deliver, and facilitate effective teaching and training strategies that create engaging, student-centred learning experiences and build capacities of diverse stakeholders. Partners with stakeholders in design, facilitation, and reflection, fostering collective ownership of interventions.
Research, Design & Data Analysis: Create stakeholder-focused interventions and resources rooted in user insights, research, and contextual realities, supported by strong data collection, analysis, and monitoring systems.
Project Management: Plan, prioritise, and manage time, resources, and risks to achieve high-quality outcomes, ensuring clear and consistent communication with team members and stakeholders.
Mentoring & Coaching: Build trust-based relationships, encourage reflective practice, and offer actionable, evidence-based feedback to strengthen competencies of stakeholders. Plans for the growth of team members and stakeholders, aligning with program outcomes and identifying external learning opportunities.
Mindset Required:
Adaptability, grit, and resilience to work in dynamic and challenging contexts of rural hilly terrain.
Innovative, resourceful, and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
Compassion in process—towards people, communities, and self.
Patience and humility to navigate unprecedented challenges and evolving work demands.
Knowledge:
Knowledge of teacher-centric education, professional development structures, and child-centric pedagogy for primary grades.
Knowledge of designing session plans and leveraging research to strengthen solutions.
Prior knowledge and experience of working directly with teachers/classrooms
Intermediate proficiency in G Suite tools.
2-4 years in the education sector, particularly in teaching, curriculum design, or teacher training.
Experience facilitating workshops or learning experiences for adults.
Prior engagement with government institutions (preferred).
Proficiency in both Hindi and English, written and spoken.
Salary and benefits:
Compensation will be between Rs 7,00,000/ - 8,00,000/- based on the experience of the candidate and will include the following perks:
Monthly reimbursements for phone and internet bills
Inclusive and diverse teams
Great Place To Work Certified
Dedicate sum to avail health insurance and pro-bono therapist on board
Paid Period and Well-being leaves
Location: Gular Dogi, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Note: Preference will be given to those from minority communities, including women, trans and non-binary people from Muslim and other religious minority communities.
