Senior Academic Specialist – Literacy, New Delhi
Core
Provide academic and technical leadership for state-level literacy programs, translating priorities into workplans and tracking deliverables while developing instructional resources.
Role type
Senior Academic Specialist (Literacy)
Builds
Literacy programs, instructional frameworks, teacher guides, workbooks, and policy briefs for government schools.
Domain
Education (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy - FLN) in India
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Curriculum design, instructional design, academic program management, data analysis, stakeholder coordination, policy interpretation (NEP 2020, NIPUN Bharat), Hindi academic writing
Preferred skills
Master's in education, experience coordinating across multiple projects, experience with blended learning tools
Technologies
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), AI tools
Responsibilities
Develop and refine academic frameworks and guidelines; review state language curricula and textbooks; design training modules for teachers; analyze field data to identify implementation gaps; coordinate with state academic teams and government institutions; facilitate workshops and mentoring sessions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC