Education Specialist / Lead Education Specialist - Maths

About the Role:

The Education Specialist plays a crucial role within the CARES (Comprehensive Assessment Reporting and Evaluation for Schools) team at Educational Initiatives. Working alongside content developers, software engineers, and product experts, the Education Specialist develops curriculum-aligned assessments that measure student learning and understanding across diverse school contexts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop curriculum-aligned assessment items and test papers for Mathematics across various grade levels
• Create, review, and quality-check assessment content for accuracy, clarity, alignment to curriculum standards, pedagogical soundness, and to ensure assessments accurately measure conceptual understanding, application skills, and learning outcomes.
• Align assessment content with different curricula used by schools (CBSE, ICSE, State Boards, International curricula, etc.).
• Analyze assessment performance data to identify learning trends, common misconceptions, and areas requiring intervention.
• Coordinate with the field team to understand specific assessment needs and timelines.
• ​Stay updated on curriculum changes, examination patterns, educational standards, and assessment best practices.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings to ensure seamless product development and delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the CARES assessment platform.
• Manage small projects & meet deadlines**.**

Requirements

Must Have :

• Strong subject knowledge in Mathematics across middle and high school levels.
• Strong attention to detail and quality focus.
• Ability to manage tight timelines and work under pressure.

Good to Have :

• Proficiency in data analytics
• Microsoft office suite

Not Suitable for :

• Significant/ frequent job hoppers
• Individuals who do not like daily deadlines.

Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Mathematics
• 0-5 years experience in education, Assessments or educational research
• Willing to relocate to Bangalore and work from office 3 days a week.​​