Ekya Schools - Manager - Learning & Development

Founded in 2010, Ekya Schools is a chain of progressive K-12 schools in Bangalore, India. We are committed to provide immersive learning experiences facilitated by passionate educators, to prepare students for a rapidly evolving future. The Ekya Learning Center (ELC) is an in-house academic cell that designs curriculum to neatly dovetail with Ekya's culture, instruction, assessments and professional development. ELC's programs impact learning for 7500 students through nearly 400 educators.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Lead Ekya Schools in developing specific plans to scale its academic capabilities by Creating Ekya's strategic academic plan.

- Researching, designing and driving effective implementation of a rigorous standards-based, choice-based and interdisciplinary curriculum.

- Designing professional development modules to orient staff members in Ekya's curricular systems and key pedagogical issues.

- Helping teachers to develop instructional strategies and intervention programs that elevate achievement

- Setting up a professional growth plan for teachers through mentorship, observation and feedback.

- Implementing professional learning approaches including learning clusters and whole-school PD.

- Engaging in learning walks at individual schools alongside school leadership - principal, coordinators.

- Providing effective and inspiring management to a high-functioning and well-integrated curriculum team.

- Developing academic excellence by leading a team to: monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of instructional programs across grades and learning areas , design learning programs to embody Ekya's Habits of the Mind and Habits of the Heart

- Establish a common vision and culture of instructional model, develop and implement curriculum unique to Ekya, establish systems for maintaining and monitoring academic program data, develop and monitor a common, data-driven student level assessment system.

Qualifications

- At least 5 years of experience in curriculum planning.

- Deep understanding of curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional development, and instructional technologies. Including - standards, curriculum mapping and unit planning frameworks.

- Proven track record of achieving short- and long-term organizational mission and academic results through the development and implementation of immersive, inquiry-led academic programs.

- Ability to work with and coach senior-level staff on curricular changes and implementation.

- Knowledge and experience in using Understanding by Design Framework would be a definite plus.

- Sensitive to cultural contexts and an ability to design a local yet internationally relevant curriculum.

Required Core Competencies include:

- Outstanding organizational skills and high attention to detail; outstanding communication skills.

- Strong work-ethic, detail-driven, and a commitment to doing whatever it takes to get the job done.

- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, delegate, and lead by example.

- Fluent in the use of quantitative and qualitative data to drive decision making and strategic direction.

Professional Background:

- A minimum of a Bachelors; Masters is preferred.

- Classroom teaching experience is a plus but not mandatory.