We are looking for a dynamic midlevel programme leader who reports to the Assistant Director (State Engagements) to chart out the development map of a young organization.

The Qualification Criteria for the position are:

1. A Bachelor's / Master's degree in Elementary Education / Education / Nursery Teachers- Training from a recognized institute;

2. Minimum eight to ten years- experience in Pre-Primary education/teaching/ teacher training;

3. Demonstrated knowledge of pre-primary to Class 2 classroom environment;

4. Demonstrated ability of teaching pre-primary classes, familiarity with curriculum design, creating lesson plans and transacting pre-primary classes with experiential learning and play-way method;

5. Demonstrated experience of conducting teacher's training;

6. Demonstrated experience of Mentoring teachers, classroom observations and conducting demonstration classes with Nursery and KG children, for the benefit of their class-teachers, in different schools;

7. Ability to have a working relationship with schools and teachers;

8. The role will be based in Agartala with regular school visits across the state. Role will require travelling to schools for supervision;

9. Communication skills - oral and written fluency in English and Bangla. Knowledge of Hindi and Kokborok will be an added advantage;

10. Good IT, data and documentation skills- MS Office, Internet, etc. and reporting through emails; Create, update and use field data and prepare routine as well as specialized reports and presentations;

11. Demonstrated ability to manage projects and handle teams efficiently and with empathy;

12. Prior experience of liaison with government departments and officials and ability to maintain liaison with the nodal person from DEE on need basis, to apprise department on progress of the programme.

The Key Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:

1. Programme Management: Overall responsibility of programme management, through its execution and coordination at the field level with the help of field resource/s;

a. Staying abreast of the field developments;

b. Cognizant of timelines and a strong drive to honour them;

2. Relationship Management: Develop and maintain a positive relationship with the key government officials and stakeholders from the school system, by way of:

a. Regular communication and liaison with the state offices and respective officials as well as the internal reporting authority;

b. Support to selected state resource persons;

c. Regular communication with Heads of Schools;

d. Coordinating and execution of all programme related events;

e. Prioritizing the fulfilment of programme milestones;

3. Reporting, Data Management and Documentation:

a. Maintaining programmatic including school wise records;

b. Collating and Reporting on the data;

4. Coordinating school visits and associated responsibilities:

a. Supervising school visits and Classroom observation by team and state resource persons;

b. Conducting regular school visits;

c. Conducting demonstration classes with Nursery and KG children, for the benefit of their class teachers, in project schools;

d. Mentoring teachers;

e. Maintain school visit calendar;

f. Provide supervision to the maintenance of all school visit records;

g. Reflecting, reporting and documentation (Action Research);

5. Managing coordination between the central team and the Government of Tripura;

6. Providing support to the central team in curriculum design, lesson planning, training materials creation and its facilitation and ideation.

Additional essential qualities we are looking for in candidates who will be associated with this programme would include:

- A belief that all children, regardless of their family's social-economic background can realize their potential to achieve;

- Persistence and determination;

- Strong work ethic and high level of integrity;

- Willingness to work in a start-up environment;

- Critical thinking, problem-solving and quick thinking ability- to be able to take decisions independently, if required, keeping the Assistant Director informed at all times;

- Sensitivity towards different sections of society and the ability to get along with people irrespective of backgrounds;

- A commitment to social change and desire to work in the school education sector;

- Respect for the overall ethos of the organization they represent.

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