Location: Delhi
Experience: 6+ years
Programme / Team: Center for Academic Excellence (CAE)
About Peepul
Peepul is an education-focused non-profit working with governments to strengthen India's public education system at scale. We partner with national, state, and local governments to improve teaching, leadership, and system effectiveness in government schools. Currently, Peepul works with governments in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, impacting over 9.75 million students, 325,000 teachers, and 100,000+ schools. Our work has received national and international recognition, including the Commonwealth Education Award for Innovation, and is supported by Indian CSR partners and leading global foundations. Driven by our values of impact, excellence, and leadership, our 200+ member team is committed to delivering lasting, system-level change in education.
Learn more: http://peepulindia.org
About the Centre for Academic Excellence (CAE)
The Centre for Academic Excellence (CAE) is Peepul's engine for high-quality teaching and learning. As we scale across states, CAE ensures that our academic vision, content, and delivery remain consistent, rigorous, and impactful. As the hub of Peepul's academic thinking and innovation, CAE drives:
- A clear and unified academic vision across programmes
- High-quality content and instructional design at scale
- Continuous improvement powered by data, research, and classroom insights
Working closely with programme teams, government stakeholders, and MEL, CAE ensures that what we design is grounded in reality and built for scale. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.
About the Role
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Research evidence-based maths pedagogy, concept progressions, and strategies for foundational and grade-level learning.
- Design and review blended-learning content such as presentations, scripts, storyboards, assessments, teacher guides, and lesson plans.
- Develop student-facing materials including problem banks, concept maps, practice sets, and PPTs.
- Ensure content accuracy, conceptual clarity, and alignment with curriculum standards.
- Use data and field insights to strengthen maths instructional practices and support course correction.
- Draw on Peepul's programme learnings to codify and transfer best practices into academic design.
- Set up effective planning and management systems to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
- Collaborate with programme teams, MEL, subject experts, and field teams for seamless implementation.
- Build and maintain strong operational relationships with government partners.
- Coordinate with external nonprofits and experts to leverage specialised maths expertise.
- Support capacity building of government teams to ensure long-term sustainability.
Candidate Profile
- Educational Background: A degree in Mathematics, Elementary Education, STEM Education, or a related field is preferred; a master's degree is an added advantage.
- Work Experience: We value both professional and personal experience. Candidates with at least 6 years of demonstrated experience in designing or reviewing Math's learning resources, literacy materials, assessments, or teacher training content will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates who also have classroom teaching experience in mathematics at the elementary or middle-school level with a strong conceptual and pedagogical understanding of numeracy and math instruction.
- Other Skills: Strong analytical, editing, writing and communication skills; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
- Language Proficiency: Strong English communication skills; working proficiency in Hindi preferred.
How to Apply
Apply via Peepul's careers portal using Apply button.
You will be required to submit:
- CV (12 pages) outlining relevant experience and qualifications.
- Cover Letter explaining your motivation to work with Peepul and alignment with the role.
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