Job Description

ABOUT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIFT) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, and the US President, Mr. Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 18.88 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Digital Equalizer (DE) envisions a world where all children from under-served communities, especially girls, are prepared for a career and life. The program is bridging India’s digital divide by providing and integrating technology into underperforming, under-resourced public schools, training teachers in techno- pedagogy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) methodology, and transforming classrooms into collaborative and interactive places for students to learn while preparing them for success in the 21st-century global economy. Targeting students most at risk of dropping out of school (grades 6-10),

Digital Equalizer instills a love for learning in them.

Since its inception in 2004, the Program has empowered 8.14 million children with interactive STEM experiences, trained 240,302 teachers in STEM pedagogy, and transformed 46,385 schools across 35 states and union territories of the country. 

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Regular school visits to gauge the relevance, use and challenges of the programme;

Responsible for database management – school profile, teachers and students’ profile and any other data as requested by the line manager and update of information on transfer of enrolled teachers and any deputation;

Responsible for submission of real time data for DE schools on a weekly basis through Online Data Tracking App;

Responsible to prepare hands-on STEM models and ensure one model is prepared for each class every week;

Responsible for establishment and maintenance of STEM labs in DE schools/SILC Lab;

Provide training to the enrolled teachers on computer literacy, digital literacy, financial literacy, STEM activities and DE approach. Coaching and mentoring teachers at the school level;

Provide support to the English Helper, TEFES, DELP and other new programs that would be taken up in schools. In addition, helping teachers in effective lesson planning and instructional design;

Responsible for EDUKIT development and STEM manual development;

Conduct student training in IT, financial literacy and subject content;

Responsible to track monthly results of students falling under the CCE pattern. Address any challenges under this system and design remedial activities;

Ensuring adherence to minimum guarantee components in all schools of the respective clusters;

Responsible to give demo classes on a monthly basis to the teachers;

Responsible to coordinate with BRP & CRC of DE schools and ensure timely programme delivery and update the respective stakeholders;

Career guidance and counseling of students;

Periodical reporting on programme deliverables;

Responsible to organize and conduct workshops / summer camps / centralized trainings/ science fairs/ exhibitions for the students as and when required;

Responsible to organize and conduct workshops/centralized trainings for the teachers of DE schools;

Regular interaction/meetings with parents and SMC members to update them about the various activities conducted at schools and the student performance; &

Any other work as assigned by the program officer. 

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Post-graduation/graduation in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics with minimum 1 year of experience.

Proficiency in use of MS office, MS Excel and statistical tools is a must.

Possesses a variety of skills – multi tasking, time management, flexibility and adaptability.

Good communication skills in Marathi, English and Hindi – both written and verbal

Good Analytical skills and problem solver.

Ability to work in field, with communities and in multi-stakeholder processes.

Readiness to travel and commit to demanding program requirements. 

OTHERS:

Salary shall commensurate with experience. 

POSITION AVAILBILTY:

Immediate 

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this position, please click HERE 

Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

About Company

In a country where extreme contrasts of wealth and poverty coexist in everyday life, we hear hopeful stories of India’s rise and rapid growth. Yet 800 million people – more than the entire population of Africa – live on less than two dollars per day in India.

Amid the tragic devastation caused by the Gujarat earthquake in 2001, President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee recognized the need for a philanthropy platform that would connect the world’s two largest democracies and provide a trusted bridge for meaningful participation in India’s democratic and economic growth for both Americans and Indians. The American India Foundation has since built on this vision and created countless opportunities for India’s poor to live successful, productive lives while creating impactful change at an unprecedented scale, changing the lives of more than 8.4 million of India’s less fortunate.

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