State Academic Expert: Partnership & Trainings: Odisha

Job Description
Job Description

Rocket Learning is a high-growth ed-tech non-profit with the mission of catalyzing early childhood education and community engagement in India. We work with the central government and state governments to impact over 5.5mn children. Established by a passionate founding group (IIT, IIM, HBS, Rochester, MBB, start-up alumni) Board and backed by reputed funders, we are a diverse team of passionate, energetic, and optimistic folks with a shared ambition of transforming India’s education system.

Title: State Academic Expert: Partnership and Trainings;- Level 1
Location: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Language: Odiya

Key Responsibilities
1. Develop and implement processes for high-quality curriculum development aligned with national standards for parents and educators in the public education system, targeting ages 0-3 and 3-6.
2. Lead the content and training material creation process for different ECCE domains in Hindi and English language (ideation, shooting video footage, coordinating with media editors, coordinating with Teacher Professional Development Team)
3. Support in Scripting/Translation/dubbing/production and Quality Management of all content produced in Hindi/English Language along with other representatives from Education Team
4. Plan and anchor pilot-testing/user-testing across various content formats —videos, games, worksheets, images and polls—to assess effectiveness of RL's curriculum and to integrate user feedback into content development.
5. Review curriculum monthly and annual plans for Parent and Teacher product in assigned geographies with Junior/Associate State ECCE Experts
6. Support in optimizing the Learning Management System (LMS) to ensure full functionality, including automated scheduling, content uploads, and user engagement for Hindi curriculum packets.
7. Offer support to align the curriculum with state requirements and national standards to ensure efficient content distribution and meeting of educational goals,for assigned geos along with SMEs.
8. Build relationships/support in maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, as per requirements.
9. Participate in monthly and quarterly check-ins with Operations Teams of assigned geos to continuously improve and customize educational content as per state and national standards along with SME.
10. Observe/support/conduct internal and external team training facilitation (both in-person and online) to enhance technical proficiency in assigned geos along with other Education team experts.
11. Conduct frequent field visits to observe and maintain quality checks on trainings and provide mentor support.
12. Join selected geo-specific WhatsApp groups to perform quality checks on the TP/PP journey and provide semi-annual reports of insights for assigned geos.
13. Plan and conduct field visits for assigned-geos for observations/ training/ research.
14. Support in development of interactive educational games and technologies
15.Support cross-team functions and collaboration for all assigned geo-initiatives/pilot programs, address ad hoc requests, troubleshoot issues, and innovate educational approaches and technologies. 16. Enhance team skills and cohesiveness through participation in and initiation of regular professional development and team building activities.

Critical Factors for Success
● Degree or certification in Early Childhood Care and Education/Education/Child
Psychology and Development/Teacher Training/Social Work.
● 8-10 years of work experience in education either as a curriculum developer, teacher
or on teacher training programs.
● Have a strong understanding of how children learn and develop in their early years.
● Interest in developing expertise in the development of digital and offline
instructional tools.
● Be comfortable presenting in front of the camera.
● Willingness to travel a few days each month for field visits, training and
educational shoots.
● Willingness to participate and provide need-based support with additional
requirements for growth of team and organization
● Be able to adapt to the demands of a young, fast-growing organization.
● Be comfortable working with technology in a remote-work environment
● Be fluent in Odiya, English and have a working knowledge of Hindi.
Knowledge of other regional languages is a bonus.


Requirements
1. Develop and implement processes for high-quality curriculum development aligned with national standards for parents and educators in the public education system, targeting ages 0-3 and 3-6. 2. Lead the content and training material creation process for different ECCE domains in Hindi and English language (ideation, shooting video footage, coordinating with media editors, coordinating with Teacher Professional Development Team) 3. Support in Scripting/Translation/dubbing/production and Quality Management of all content produced in Hindi/English Language along with other representatives from Education Team 4. Plan and anchor pilot-testing/user-testing across various content formats —videos, games, worksheets, images and polls—to assess effectiveness of RL's curriculum and to integrate user feedback into content development. 5. Review curriculum monthly and annual plans for Parent and Teacher product in assigned geographies with Junior/Associate State ECCE Experts 6. Support in optimizing the Learning Management System (LMS) to ensure full functionality, including automated scheduling, content uploads, and user engagement for Hindi curriculum packets. 7. Offer support to align the curriculum with state requirements and national standards to ensure efficient content distribution and meeting of educational goals,for assigned geos along with SMEs. 8. Build relationships/support in maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, as per requirements. 9. Participate in monthly and quarterly check-ins with Operations Teams of assigned geos to continuously improve and customize educational content as per state and national standards along with SME. 10. Observe/support/conduct internal and external team training facilitation (both in-person and online) to enhance technical proficiency in assigned geos along with other Education team experts. 11. Conduct frequent field visits to observe and maintain quality checks on trainings and provide mentor support. 12. Join selected geo-specific WhatsApp groups to perform quality checks on the TP/PP journey and provide semi-annual reports of insights for assigned geos. 13. Plan and conduct field visits for assigned-geos for observations/ training/ research. 14. Support in development of interactive educational games and technologies 15. Support cross-team functions and collaboration for all assigned geo-initiatives/pilot programs, address ad hoc requests, troubleshoot issues, and innovate educational approaches and technologies. 16. Enhance team skills and cohesiveness through participation in and initiation of regular professional development and team building activities. Critical Factors for Success ● Degree or certification in Early Childhood Care and Education/Education/Child Psychology and Development/Teacher Training/Social Work. ● 8-10 years of work experience in education either as a curriculum developer, teacher or on teacher training programs. ● Have a strong understanding of how children learn and develop in their early years. ● Interest in developing expertise in the development of digital and offline instructional tools. ● Be comfortable presenting in front of the camera. ● Willingness to travel a few days each month for field visits, training and educational shoots. ● Willingness to participate and provide need-based support with additional requirements for growth of team and organization ● Be able to adapt to the demands of a young, fast-growing organization. ● Be comfortable working with technology in a remote-work environment ● Be fluent in Odiya, English and have a working knowledge of Hindi. Knowledge of other regional languages is a bonus.