Content/Curriculum Developer – Pehlay Akshar Foundation

Pehlay Akshar Foundation has a core belief of providing students the right to education and skills to be future-ready since its inception in 2008. With the philosophy of creating safe spaces, Pehlay Akshar works with students and teachers across India, partners with State Governments and implements programs that change how students learn, and teachers teach in schools. In response to COVID, #AStoryADay was launched that provides English stories to children to improve their English skills from home. It brings cheer and learning through simple stories. Head to http://www.astoryaday.in/ to volunteer today! In partnership with SCERT (Maharashtra), Pehlay Akshar Foundation also launched Magic Classroom, a virtual classroom based on the Maharashtra State Board Textbooks for students of 1st to 8th grade across English and Vernacular mediums. It helps children continue learning from homes during this pandemic. Spread the word about this with families who you know will greatly benefit it.

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Location: Mumbai Travel Required: Yes
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Job Description

Roles And Responsibilities:

• Design curriculum focusing on communicative English (ESL) for students.
• Develop training modules that meet key learning objectives that the target audience needs. Modules should be concise, easy to follow, and formatted for self-learning while considering the appropriate learning techniques for the audience.
• Oversee or get involved in curriculum development and educational material development activities.
• Initiate learning design meetings with the program team and M&E for assigned projects together and refine the content required.
• Help define learning objectives and key learning points, and ensure they are addressed by the learning solution, in conjunction with the programs.
• Create an Interactive detailed syllabus, workbooks, and supporting training and digitals.
• Conduct research to further understand learners’ requirements for each learning program.
• Develop and generate high-quality instructional education material to convey in plain English. This could include, for example, text, video, animation, recorded presentations, or e-learning formats using design best practices, required templates, and SOP frameworks, etc.
• Explore the use of new technologies, apply these technologies where applicable, and assist with technical
  solutions for e-learning modules if possible.
• Be innovative and creative in the use of language, graphics, animations, interactions, audio, and video.
• Collaborate with the program team, external subject matter experts, and instructors to align the curriculum with the latest teaching methodologies and ensure it meets the needs of both learners and educators.
• Ensure that the curriculum is adaptable to different proficiency levels and age groups in addition to exploring different modalities for learning, such as gamification, storytelling, or project-based learning, to enhance engagement and retention.
• Consider the cultural backgrounds of the learners and incorporate cultural sensitivity into the content and
  curriculum, making it more relatable and engaging.
• Generate reports on the effectiveness of the curriculum, learner progress, and other relevant metrics to provide insights to the team.

Skills:

• Ability to work both independently and with a team.
• Ability to write and articulate/communicate complex ideas in simple, understandable terms
• Digital communication skills.
• Excellent in English Written and verbal skills.
• Strategic thinking skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Good eye for detail.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Work Experience:

• 5 to 7 years’ experience in curriculum development for learners and educators

If interested in this opportunity: please send an email to hr@pehlayakshar.org along with your CV and a cover letter describing how you are a good fit at Pehlay Akshar.

For further information please visit us on https://pehlayakshar.org/