Job Description

Education Specialist, Schools Program 

Bhubaneswar Odisha 

About Quest Alliance: 

At Quest Alliance we transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators

We are a not-for-pro?t trust that focuses on research-led innovation and advocacy in the ?eld of teaching and learning. We engage with educators, civil society, government institutions and corporate organizations to demonstrate and enable scalable and replicable solutions in school education and vocational training 

At Quest you will get the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to addressing issues around quality education and skills training. The organization gives you the space to learn and grow in a fun and engaging environment.  We have an eclectic group of people working at Quest drawn from diverse disciplines including Education, Technology, Design, Youth Development and Business.

About the Role

Over the last 7 years Quest Alliance has been working in the secondary schools ecosystem of more than 10 states of India. In the state of Odisha, Quest Alliance started to work with the govt schools in 2020, working in collaboration with the Department of School and Mass Education, Govt. Of Odisha in the last 3 years, more than 4,00,000 learners have been reached directly in more than 1,000 schools across the state. Quest has been able to influence mainstreaming of computational thinking curriculum as a curriculum subject and club in all secondary schools of the state. The major focus of the program is to build support for young people to have career pathways defined while building 21st century skills.

The Education Specialist will be part of the state team leading the entire learning experience team responsible for anchoring designing and facilitating capacity building programs for the teachers, master trainers and govt officials. Work with partners and team in formulating the curriculum framework for the coding and computing curriculum and develop the content and curriculum for classes 6 to 10.

The role will require significant time towards engaging in conversations with the senior government officials and advocating for educational products to be mainstreamed.

The role demands skilled individuals with knowledge on coding, AI and future career trends.

Role Description

Capacity Building

In consultation with the department of school and mass education develop a capacity building journey for teachers, master trainers and govt officials so that the implementation of computational thinking curriculum is successful and the system’s capacity towards building future skills among learners is developed.

Organize and facilitate training/workshops for the associates who are in charge of mentoring and demonstrating the program for the teachers to be able to implement it.

Organize and facilitate trainings/workshops for the teachers for them to be able to delivery session on computational thinking and future careers

Develop an educational leadership model for different stakeholders - state, district, schools - blended learning approach.

Support the master trainers in the state education department to be able to develop depth in their knowledge and skills around computational thinking and for them to be able to support the teachers

Content and curriculum development

Lead the end to end process of curriculum development especially on computational thinking and career. The curriculum is aimed for students of class 6 to 12. This will include:

Curriculum framework including assessment strategies

Offline and Digital Content

Pilot Testing

Roll out of the plan

Work closely with the SCERT and DIET Officials at state and district level in review and existing curriculum and identifying areas of integration. Also work to align the state’s teacher capacity building plan with the plan of Quest.

Develop a repository of Scratch sprites and projects in Odia for use of students in the state.

Ed-Tech and Innovation:

Develop the ed-tech strategy for the state based on innovations and learning experience framework of the organization and state realities.

Identify scope for innovation with tech tools/platforms that can be integrated across different strategies in the state.

Facilitate development and roll out of tech products like chatbots for learning used by students and teachers.

Participate in the organization level working group on blended learning and contribute to defining the organization’s position on education technology and blended learning

Conduct policy research in education technology and develop papers for advocacy 

Hackathons

Anchor the design and delivery of the student hackathons across different schools, districts and at the state level. This includes:

Training of team of associates to facilitate the hackathons

Training of teachers to be able support learners with writing of problem statements, development of solutions and building the products.

Designing and facilitating showcase events at the district level

Organize advance hackathons at the state level with participation of students from across the state.

Design pilots through the bootcamp model to broaden the scope of the coding curriculum for grades 6th and 10th

Ensure documentation of the hackathons and create content for the social media posts around hackathons

Building the CSO collective strategy

Identify the NGOs, CSOs working in the districts and state to come together in taking in program elements in their program design. Support them with capacity building requirements.

Provide technical input to partner facilitators on instructional design, STEM content, and pedagogy support

Design flow for school based events or virtual events - career days, hackathons, parent teacher meets, teacher orientations, role model interactions and learning days. 

Required skills and Experience:

Minimum 7-8 years of work experience, in implementing blended learning content for school related projects

Hands-on experience with working on coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students

Prior experience working in government schools and managing programme at scale

Prior experience of facilitating training and workshops for the govt. Teachers and officials at district/state level

Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem

Deep understanding of the National Education Policy and State Curriculum Framework

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Odia (preferred)

Excellent IT skills

Willingness to travel extensively

Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams 

Job location: Bhubaneswar 

Salary: The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 75,000/- per month (cost to company) (The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate) 

To Apply

Interested internal candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here. 

Know About Quest

Website :http://www.questalliance.net/

Blog : https://thelearnerbyquest.wordpress.com

About the Team and Culture

Everyday is a Friday! - How we make our workplace fun

Quest Day - Our Bday celebrated with people we love, and there is food & music

What our partners & collaborators say? - see here

Annual All Staff Meet - From Goa, Kumarakom, Coorg, Bodh Gaya & Puducherry this is where all  employees meet to celebrate their learning & relationships

Watch our youtube playlists for more.

About Company

Quest Alliance is a non-governmental organization established in 2008. The registration number of the organization is: BNG(U)-VRT-4-00187-2008-09?(20-10-2008). The organization is operational in Karnataka, India. Quest Alliance works in the area of Education & Literacy, Information & Communication Technology (ICT) , Labour & Employment, etc. The NGO works towards the promotion of sustainable development.

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