Senior Project Associate- FLI

Background

Approach

1. Co-creating high-quality curricular resources and building teacher capacity
2. Developing academic leadership to coach and mentor teachers
3. Providing data-driven advisory support and policy implementation guidance

Role Overview

and Responsibilities

1. Program Implementation & Lab Operations (50%)

• Academic Delivery: Drive the rollout of computational thinking, block-based coding, and AI literacy training modules for government teachers and students.
• Project-Based Learning & Showcases: Cultivate an environment where students shift from tech consumers to creators, culminating in public project exhibitions and community problem-solving presentations.
• Data-Driven Course Correction: Conduct regular on-site observations of labs and classrooms; leverage usage metrics and learning data to pivot and refine implementation strategies.

2. Team Management & Culture (20%)

• Line Management: Directly manage a field team of 2–4 Associates/Project Coordinators, ensuring clear daily deliverables and operational alignment.
• Professional Development: Coach team members on technical tool proficiency, pedagogy, and field-level troubleshooting.
• Accountability & Well-being: Establish transparent reporting structures (KRAs, performance reviews) while fostering a collaborative team culture rooted in empathy and public system transformation.

3. Stakeholder Management & Co-Creation (20%)

• Government Relations: Build trust-based relationships with local administration, Block Education Officers (BEOs), DIET officials, and School Headmasters to ensure high regular attendance in labs.
• Infrastructure Advocacy: Collaborate with school administrations and local tech vendors to resolve basic structural challenges (electricity backups, internet connectivity, hardware faults).
• Impact Reporting: Convert complex field data regarding lab utilization, teacher mindset shifts, and student project completion rates into highly consumable presentations and reports for government and internal stakeholders.

4. Organizational Support (10%)

• Brand Representation: Act as the face of LFE’s tech initiatives at regional forums, donor visits, and education conferences.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Share ground insights with LFE’s core design and research teams to influence macro-level state tech policies.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• B.E./B.Tech/MCA/M.Sc in Computer Science, IT, or EdTech; OR a Master’s in Education/Development with a strong demonstrable tech portfolio.
• 2+ years of experience executing field-level projects, ideally within the EdTech, Education, STEM Education, or ICT sectors.
• Prior experience teaching, mentoring, or facilitating coding and computer science lessons directly to school students (K-12) is highly preferred.
• Experience running training workshops for teachers or designing interactive tech/coding curricula.

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• Hands-on familiarity with coding languages and logic - specifically block-based coding.
• A strong personal interest in emerging technologies, AI literacy, and making tech education accessible to rural or under-resourced communities.
• Fluency in Marathi and Hindi is required to communicate effectively with local school cohorts and park officials. Good professional English for reporting is expected.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills are required to confidently share data, project reports, and student updates with high-level authorities like the CEO and DEO.
• Ability to make complex logic fun, interactive, and project-based for young learners inside a computer lab environment.

Location and Compensation