Sr. Project Associate- FLN Lab

Background

Approach

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

About FLN Lab

1. Achieve strong student learning outcomes through high-quality FLN classroom practice.
2. Generate credible evidence and documentation of what effective FLN practice looks like and what it takes to create and sustain it in a government-school context.

Job Description and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. FLN Lab Academic Leadership & Implementation — 25%

• Lead planning and implementation of the FLN Lab across assigned schools and grades, ensuring alignment with curriculum, learning progression, pedagogy and student learning goals.
• Monitor classroom implementation, identify gaps and continuously refine the approach based on evidence.
• Ensure the Lab operates as a high-quality Depth implementation and authentic demonstration site.
• Enable LFE teachers to succeed by securing required permissions, resources and school-level support, building strong relationships with Head Teachers and proactively resolving implementation barriers.
• Create a safe and supportive professional environment while maintaining a high bar for academic quality.

2. Teacher Coaching & Classroom Practice — 25%

• Act as the primary academic coach for LFE teachers through regular observation → feedback → practice → re-observation cycles.
• Diagnose classroom-level gaps and provide specific, actionable coaching to improve pedagogy, lesson design, classroom management and student engagement.
• Conduct classroom demonstrations and model effective FLN practices, including I Do – We Do – You Do, guided practice, questioning, checking for understanding and differentiated support.
• Use classroom and student evidence to help teachers connect instructional choices with student learning and become increasingly reflective, independent practitioners.

3. Student Learning & Evidence — 20%

• Track student learning against defined FLN outcomes using assessment, student work and classroom evidence.
• Identify learning gaps and work with teachers to adapt instruction and provide targeted support.
• Build evidence linking instructional practice → classroom experience → student learning outcomes.
• Generate credible proof points on what works, what does not, and what conditions and support are required to achieve strong outcomes.
• Use evidence to continuously improve the Lab and identify practices with potential for further testing through LFE's Depth, Sub-scale and Scale work.

4. Team, School/stakeholder & Project Management — 15%

• Manage assigned team members, set clear expectations, provide regular feedback and build their academic and programme capabilities.
• Manage project plans, trackers, schedules, resources and operational requirements, ensuring disciplined execution and timely follow-through.
• Maintain effective relationships with school stakeholders and ensure smooth day-to-day implementation.
• Identify and resolve implementation risks proactively.
• Remain adaptable to changes in programme priorities and take on additional responsibilities as required.

5. Documentation, Knowledge Creation & Content Support — 15%

• Systematically document classroom and programme learning, including teacher journeys, classroom transformation, student learning and implementation challenges.
• Develop success stories, case studies, articles, practice notes, learning briefs and reports grounded in evidence.
• Capture not only what worked, but what it took to make it work, and synthesise these learnings for LFE's internal programme learning and improvement.
• Maintain a repository of relevant evidence, stories, practices and learning to support programme reviews and future strategic use.
• Support selected academic and content-development projects, including curriculum, lesson plans, TLMs, assessment tools and other resources.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Graduate or Master's degree in Education or a related field; B.Ed./M.Ed./D.Ed./D.El.Ed. or equivalent preferred.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in classroom teaching, academic programme implementation, teacher development or education programmes.
• Strong classroom teaching experience, preferably with primary-grade students.
• Demonstrated experience in FLN, teacher coaching, classroom observation or academic programme implementation.
• Experience managing people, projects or workstreams.
• Experience working with government schools is preferred.
• Experience in content development, documentation or knowledge creation is an advantage.

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• Strong conceptual and practical understanding of FLN, pedagogy, learning progression, assessment and classroom practice.
• Strong classroom practitioner who can model and demonstrate effective FLN teaching.
• Strong ability to observe, diagnose and coach improvements in classroom practice.
• Strong project execution and team-management skills.
• Ability to use student-learning and programme evidence to make decisions and improve implementation.
• Excellent writing and documentation skills, including success stories, case studies, articles and learning briefs.
• Ability to translate field and classroom experience into clear, evidence-based learning.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong command of Marathi and English, spoken and written.
• High academic rigour, attention to detail, ownership and follow-through.
• Adaptability and comfort with ambiguity; able to revise plans as evidence and programme needs evolve.
• Willingness to undertake frequent school visits and field travel.
• Patience and resilience to drive improvement through repeated cycles of observation, feedback and practice.
• Willingness to take on selected academic, content or project responsibilities beyond the FLN Lab as organisational priorities evolve.

Location and Compensation