Background
Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership for Equity, LFE) is a non-profit organisation based in Pune, Maharashtra, working to strengthen India’s public education system so that every child learns and thrives. We envision public education systems that refuse to let children down.
LFE partners with state and district governments across multiple states—including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana—to improve teaching practices and build sustained academic support structures within the public system. Our work is anchored in the belief that public education systems are the gatekeepers of social equity, and strengthening them is essential to ensuring that every child has access to strong foundational and future-ready learning.
Approach
LFE’s systems-change approach focuses on improving classroom practice and enabling government ownership through three core levers:
- Co-creating high-quality curricular resources and building teacher capacity
- Developing academic leadership to coach and mentor teachers
- Providing data-driven advisory support and policy implementation guidance
Our model empowers teachers as instructional leaders and embeds long-term support through government-run mentor cadres, continuous classroom observation cycles, and in-system academic structures. Technology plays a critical role, including an in-house Classroom Observation App for real-time monitoring and a WhatsApp-based teacher support chatbot for contextual resource delivery.
The approach is iterative and context-responsive, grounded in classroom realities and tailored to state and district needs. Implementation varies across geographies—whether working directly with teachers or through government-appointed mentors—ensuring relevance and feasibility within existing structures. A continuous feedback loop of training, observation, and coaching moves beyond one-time interventions toward sustained practice change. All programs are co-designed and co-implemented with government partners to ensure scale, sustainability, and systemic ownership, ultimately leading to improved student learning outcomes in foundational and future literacy.
About KGBV Strengthening, Andhra Pradesh
LFE has a partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to improve the quality and outcomes of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) across the state. The project aims to pilot innovations in 5–7 schools in the first phase and then grow to multiple districts, focusing on improving girls’ learning, empowerment, and transition outcomes.
Job Description and Responsibilities
The Project Associate will play a key role in implementing the designed interventions in the allocated KGBV schools by working directly with children and teachers. The role involves close coordination and engagement with school principals, GCDOs (Girl Child Development Officers), teachers, and students, in collaboration with the LFE Project Manager and senior team members.
The Project Associate will support the achievement of school-level goals and objectives by contributing to the delivery of academic, gender, and teacher-support interventions, and by identifying on-ground needs that require additional support to strengthen outcomes related to the overall improvement and empowerment of KGBV girls and teachers.
This role combines strong academic engagement with intensive field work, contributing to the development of KGBV girls’ foundational learning, confidence, agency, and well-being. The Project Associate will also support the professional learning journeys of KGBV teachers by assisting in classroom observations, mentoring processes, and reflective practices, while maintaining consistent coordination with school and departmental stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have prior classroom teaching or facilitation experience, subject-level familiarity, and an understanding of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN). Exposure to or willingness to learn and apply a gender-sensitive and inclusion-focused lens is essential.
We are looking for a reflective practitioner with strong execution skills who is proactive, open to feedback, and comfortable working in dynamic, collaborative, and field-intensive environments.
The responsibilities are as follows:
Project Implementation (50%)
- Support foundational learning for students (Grades 6–8) in KGBV schools by facilitating planned academic support sessions and assisting in activities aimed at improving grade-level readiness focussing on English & Mathematics
- Assist in strengthening teacher competencies through classroom observations, documentation, and sharing structured feedback under the guidance of senior team members.
- Support the facilitation of need-based teacher workshops and learning sessions, contributing to preparation, coordination, and follow-up based on identified classroom needs.
- Implement gender sensitization sessions for students and teachers using existing modules and facilitation plans, ensuring sessions are age-appropriate and contextually relevant.
- Facilitate safe and inclusive dialogue spaces for girls, encouraging participation and open conversations on sensitive topics related to gender, health, and well-being with support from the project team.
- Coordinate closely with school leadership and teachers to ensure smooth implementation of academic and gender-focused activities.
- Collect, document, and reflect on program data and field insights, supporting monitoring, learning, and reporting processes.
Content Creation & designing (30%)
- Support the development of academic and life-skills content for students (Grades 6–8), including lesson plans, worksheets, activity guides, and simple assessments under guidance.
- Assist in contextualising content for KGBV settings, adapting materials to be age-appropriate, language-sensitive, and relevant to adolescent girls’ contexts.
- Prepare detailed session plans for student learning sessions, gender sensitization activities, and dialogue circles based on existing frameworks and templates.
- Support the development and use of teacher-facing resources such as facilitation guides, observation formats, and reflection tools to aid classroom improvement efforts.
- Collaborate with teachers and field teams to adapt content based on classroom realities, student responses, and implementation challenges.
- Incorporate gender, inclusion, and socio-emotional learning perspectives into sessions and materials with guidance from senior team members.
- Support piloting and revision of content and session plans by capturing feedback from classrooms and sharing improvement suggestions.
Stakeholder Management (20%)
- Coordinate with school leaders, teachers, and district officials to support scheduling, communication, and smooth on-ground implementation.
- Support the organization of review meetings with government stakeholders by preparing notes, documentation, and follow-up actions.
- Represent the organization in meetings and workshops at the district or block level when required, along with senior team members.
- Assist in preparing donor and internal reports by compiling field updates, stories, photographs, and basic data.
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Master’s Degree preferred in either Mathematics or English (Education, Development, Management, or related disciplines).
- Subject Matter Expert is needed either in Mathematics or English
- Minimum 2 years of classroom teaching experience is mandatory
- 1–2 years of experience in education, teacher training, instructional design, or academic project coordination.
- Prior experience mentoring teachers or fellows and facilitating teacher development programs.
- Experience supervising teams and coordinating with government stakeholders.
- Proven experience and understanding of working with adolescent girls or gender empowerment
- Familiarity with foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) initiatives and classroom practices.
- Prefer only women candidates as the role involves regular visits to KGBV schools.
Important: Given the nature of the project, please apply only if you qualify based on the above requirements
Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and one regional language. Working knowledge of Telugu is mandatory.
- Knowledge and experience of teaching-learning strategies in topics pertaining to academics, as well as empowering adolescent girls
- Being able to take the initiative and work in an autonomous, semi-structured environment
- Belief in the potential of the public sector and that government systems can and will change toward overcoming systemic inequities and ensuring improved outcomes for all citizens
- Working experience or knowledge of gender and women empowerment, public policy implementation would be highly preferred.
- A basic understanding of social equity, development discourse, and education policy in India
- Adaptability to changing responsibilities and resourcefulness to respond to them
- High openness to learning
- Ability to influence people, take initiatives, and build and sustain relationships with multiple stakeholders & partners across public and private spaces
- Strong ability to create outstanding presentations, work with Microsoft Excel & Google Suite
- Patience and resilience to stick it out in the face of setbacks and uncertainties
Location and Compensation
Location: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, with frequent local travel across districts. Please apply only if you are comfortable with travelling.
Compensation: In addition to being part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive healthy compensation at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual’s prior experience and qualifications.The current compensation band offered, based on fit and experience, is 4-6 lakh INR per annum CTC.
Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate on the basis of caste, race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.