Consultant, Build More Leaders Programs, Firki

Location: Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru

Position Summary

Reporting to: Coach, In-Service Programs, Firki

Teach For India’s Phase 4 goal is to cultivate 50,000 leaders to transform the lives of children in low-income communities. As part of the Movement Building cluster, Firki aims to develop 10,000 of these leaders by 2032. While Firki has historically focused on online programs, we are launching an in-person format to deepen impact and to create contextualized programs to meet the needs of specific regions.

The BML Consultant will act as a Project Manager for their region, taking end-to-end ownership of the program for at least 100 educators per city. This role moves beyond simple facilitation; it involves designing the program context, sourcing participants, managing operations, and conducting deep classroom observations to ensure high-quality intervention.

Team Overview

Firki is Teach For India’s Online Teacher Education Portal: a world-class, open-source blended learning programme for teachers across India to access, use and transform their teaching practice. It focuses on building skills and understanding of general pedagogy, personal development, school & community relations, and the education landscape. It is designed for both in-service and pre-service educators to improve their practice and student outcomes. Firki has 100,000+ users across India, out of which 35,000+ are enrolled in the platform for courses, and a webinar database of 25,000+ participants.

The long-term vision for Firki is to be the most accessible and effective route to a high-quality alternative teacher certification in India. Firki takes a 70:20:10 approach to teacher training in which 70% of the learning happens through actual teaching practice in the classroom, 20% through coaching, mentoring and communities of practice (webinars and online learning circles), and 10% through the different learning opportunities that the platform offers, like courses, webinars and resources. Please click here to take a look at the portal.

Responsibilities

Program Design, Sourcing, and Contextualization:

• Sourcing & Partnerships: Collaborate with city teams to source 100+ invested educators annually.

• Needs Assessment: Meet with teachers and coaches/school leaders to understand their specific needs and contextualise the training plan accordingly.

• Curriculum Alignment: Create the learning curriculum aligned with the needs of educators and coaches

• Operational Setup: Manage all logistics and operations for the program, including setting up the Firki program page, documentation, and monitoring & evaluation.

Program Execution and Facilitation:

• Training Delivery: Execute the program in batches, clusters, or small groups, ensuring high-quality in-person instruction.

• Classroom Observations: Conduct regular class visits for the cohort of 100+ teachers and school leaders to provide observation and ongoing feedback with the support of coaches in the respective school.

• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary Project Manager for the teachers in the region, while city teams assist with initial sourcing.

• Alumni engagement: If applicable, bring alumni of previous programs and educators together through showcases and build network connections.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Impact Assessment:

• Assessment Management: Administer baseline and end-line assessments, as well as feedback forms for all sessions.

• Impact Tracking: Conduct student and teacher interviews to understand the program's impact, track portfolios where participants document learning, and compile relevant reports.

• Documentation: Oversee the documentation of program outcomes and rigorous monitoring throughout the intervention.

Additional Responsibilities

As a Manager at Teach For India, you will:

• Contribute to the team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities.
• Serve as an ambassador of the Teach For India brand and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after committing time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply.
• Support with key organisational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, and Movement Building.

Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations

• Undergraduate degree in any discipline and a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience
• 2 to 3 years of experience in content creation and working with educators, supporting them in their professional development
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English
• Ability to conduct high-quality training in the local regional language (Tamil/Kannada/Telugu/Hindi) alongside English is essential
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Understanding of curricula, training & coaching, and assessments
• Being open to feedback and having an open mindset to implement the feedback received
• Experience working in a deadline-oriented, target-driven environment with respect for process and professionalism
• Self-accountability in terms of work, project deadlines, problem-solving, and professional expectations.
• Strong people and partnership management skills, to effectively oversee partnerships with diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency in using data to drive decisions