Transform Schools
Website:
transformschools.in
Job details:
Role - Programme Officer- Teaching & Learning
Location- Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Organisation’s Profile
Transform Schools is working to ensure that every child realises their full potential in school and beyond. Anchored in India’s national priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 4, 5, and 10), our mission is to improve learning outcomes, gender equity, and life opportunities for secondary-grade students aged 11–18.
We co-design and implement evidence-based education programmes with State governments, with a focus on strengthening foundational learning, building equitable learning environments, and preparing students for transitions beyond school. Our work combines pedagogical innovation, teacher development, data-driven instruction, and systemic reform to ensure every adolescent—especially those from underserved communities—can thrive.
As co-convenors of the State of Secondary Education (SOSE) global collaborative, we are also shaping a global agenda to position secondary education as a societal minimum standard—mobilising research, investment, and practice across the Global South.
A key part of our work is the Learning Equaliser Programme, an integrated learning, gender, and life skills initiative for students in Classes 8 and 9. The programme combines targeted academic instruction with gender-transformative education and life skills development to address both learning gaps and the social barriers that affect adolescents’ agency, aspirations, and well-being. Through structured instruction, participatory learning methods, and engagement with teachers, parents, and communities, the programme aims to create supportive ecosystems that enable adolescents of all genders to exercise voice, confidence, and leadership.
Job Purpose
Transform Schools is developing the Learning Equaliser (LE) approach, a school-based programme that seeks to address learning gaps among adolescents through structured academic instruction, participatory learning approaches, and strengthened teaching and facilitation practices.
Transform Schools is seeking a Programme Officer – Teaching & Learning to support the effective implementation and quality delivery of the Teaching & Learning component of the programme across the assigned region.
The role will work closely with Programme teams, regional teams and a network of facilitators to ensure that teaching and learning interventions are delivered consistently, effectively and in accordance with the programme design.
Key Responsibilities
1. Teaching & Learning Programme Implementation
- Support the planning and implementation of Teaching & Learning interventions across the assigned region.
- Ensure that programme activities are implemented according to approved programme design, curriculum, tools, timelines, and quality standards.
- Support facilitators in translating curriculum and pedagogical approaches into effective classroom and group-learning practices.
- Track implementation progress and identify gaps, delays or emerging instructional challenges requiring support.
- Support the consistent implementation of the programme's academic approach across schools and programme locations.
2. Facilitator Management, Coaching and Support
- Manage, guide and support facilitators responsible for delivering Teaching & Learning interventions in the assigned region.
- Provide regular guidance to facilitators on lesson preparation, instructional planning, classroom management, student engagement and use of teaching-learning materials.
- Conduct regular review meetings with facilitators to discuss implementation progress, learning challenges, classroom experiences and support requirements.
- Observe facilitator-led sessions periodically and provide constructive, actionable feedback to strengthen instructional practice.
3. Classroom Observation and Quality Assurance- Conduct regular field visits to monitor the quality of teaching and learning implementation.
- Observe programme sessions and assess instructional quality, student engagement, classroom practices and adherence to programme methodology.
- Provide timely and constructive feedback to facilitators following classroom observations.
- Track recurring instructional challenges and work with facilitators to develop practical solutions.
- Identify examples of strong teaching practice that can be shared across the programme.
4. Programme Planning and Coordination- Support the development of regional implementation plans, activity calendars and facilitator deployment plans.
- Coordinate with relevant internal teams for teaching-learning materials, training, assessments, data collection and other implementation requirements.
- Participate in programme review meetings and contribute field-level perspectives and recommendations.
Qualifications and Skills
- Postgraduate or graduate qualification in Education, Teaching, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Psychology or a related discipline.
- 5–6 years of relevant experience in teaching, teacher development, education programme implementation, instructional coaching or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in classroom observation, facilitator/teacher coaching or academic support.
- Ability to translate pedagogical concepts into practical guidance for teachers or facilitators.
Please write to rashmi@peopleforaction.org with the subject line: “Application for Programme Officer – Teaching & Learning (Bhubaneshwar)”.
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