Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka (with extensive travel to program locations across 8 states)
Experience: Open to candidates with relevant skills; prior experience in education preferred
Compensation: ₹32,000-₹36,000 per month (CTC); negotiable based on experience
Closes on: Oct. 31, 2025
Pratham Education Foundation
What started in 1995 as a preschool education effort in Mumbai's slums has grown into one of India's largest education nonprofits. Pratham now works across 25+ states to improve learning outcomes for children and youth through programs that focus on foundational literacy, numeracy, and skill development. The organization has earned global recognition, including the Lui Che Woo Prize and WISE Prize for Innovation, for its evidence-based approach to tackling educational inequality in resource-constrained settings.
Role
This position connects Pratham's English Team with teachers on the ground across multiple states. You'll adapt learning content for local contexts, build teacher capacity through training, and provide hands-on classroom support to improve English language learning for children in underserved schools.
Responsibilities
- Adapt centrally developed English learning content to suit local contexts and state curriculum frameworks
- Organise and facilitate teacher training workshops (online and offline) to strengthen ESL teaching practices
- Conduct field visits to monitor classroom implementation, provide support, and document progress
- Serve as liaison between the English Team, field staff, government education departments, and teachers
- Support systematic documentation of program outcomes and teacher development progress
- Provide regular reports and insights from the field to inform program improvements
- Facilitate review meetings with state education officials and stakeholders
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or higher in Education, English, Social Sciences, or related field
- Proficiency in English and Kannada; Hindi knowledge desirable
- Strong understanding of ESL pedagogy and interest in curriculum development
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to motivate teachers
- Strong planning, organisational, and analytical abilities
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and manage deadlines
- Willingness to travel extensively to low-resource and remote locations
- Readiness to commit for 2-3 years
- Prior experience in content development, teacher training, or educational program implementation preferred
- Experience with government education systems or nonprofits is a plus
- Ability to communicate in Marathi, Tamil, or Telugu is advantageous
Benefits
- Opportunity to impact English language learning for thousands of children across multiple states
- Exposure to diverse educational contexts from rural to peri-urban settings
- Professional development in content adaptation, teacher training, and program implementation
- Travel, food, and lodging costs for official travel reimbursed as per policy
Apply
Email the following documents with ‘Application for the position of State Content and Training Associate – English Team’ in the subject line.
- Latest CV, including contact info, academic background, universities attended and degrees acquired, academic performance (marks/GPA as applicable), past work experience highlighting relevant skills, languages spoken.
- Cover letter of not more than 300 words describing an experience that has shaped your interest in education or language learning. Explain how this experience connects to your interest in applying for this role.
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