Senior Project Associate - KGBV Strengthening

The Senior Project Associate will play an important role in implementing the designed interventions in the allocated schools with the children or with the teachers in KGBV Schools. She will be working closely, engaging with the school principal, GCDO (Girl Child Development Officer), Teachers & students in those schools, along with the LFE Project Manager. She will be responsible for the goals & objectives that are set for those schools and for any support that needs to be provided to reach the goals/outcomes set for overall improvement & empowerment of KGBV girls & teachers. This role is a combination of high academic rigour with strong field engagement, contributing to empowered KGBV girls with academic excellence, agency & self-confidence. The candidate will also play a key role in shaping learning journeys of KGBV teachers, mentoring their growth, and ensuring strong collaboration with the school & dept. Stakeholders. The ideal candidate would be someone with prior classroom teaching experience, holding any subject-specific expertise, along with the foundational Literacy & Numeracy, and the sensitisation from the Gender lens. We are looking for someone who is both a reflective practitioner and a proactive contributor who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative environment. The responsibilities are as follows: Project Implementation (50%) Strengthen foundational learning for students (Grades 6–8) in KGBV schools by designing and facilitating targeted academic support sessions, enabling students to progress towards grade-level readiness. Enhance teacher competencies through regular classroom observations, structured feedback, and ongoing mentoring to improve instructional quality and learner engagement. Design and facilitate need-based professional learning workshops for teachers, informed by classroom observations, teacher interests, and student learning data. Lead gender sensitization initiatives for students, teachers, and the wider school ecosystem through structured awareness sessions grounded in adolescent realities and school contexts. Create and facilitate safe, inclusive dialogue spaces for girls, enabling open conversations on taboo and sensitive topics related to gender, identity, health, and well-being, using age-appropriate and contextually relevant approaches. Build strong relationships with school leadership and stakeholders to ensure alignment, trust, and sustained implementation of academic and gender-focused interventions. Monitor, document, and reflect on program outcomes, capturing qualitative and quantitative insights to inform continuous improvement and reporting. Content Creation & Facilitation (30%) Lead the design and development of academic and life-skills content for students (Grades 6–8), including lesson plans, activity guides, worksheets, and assessments aligned to grade-level expectations and foundational gaps. Facilitate sessions in the KGBV schools and contextualise content, ensuring materials are age-appropriate, culturally responsive, language-sensitive, and relevant to the lived realities of adolescent girls. Design structured session plans for student support classes, gender sensitization sessions, and dialogue circles with clear learning objectives, facilitation steps, reflection prompts, and assessment indicators. Develop teacher-facing resources such as facilitation guides, observation tools, mentoring frameworks, and reflective practice templates to support consistent classroom improvement. Co-create and adapt content with teachers and field teams, incorporating classroom insights, student feedback, and contextual constraints to strengthen ownership and usability. Integrate gender, inclusion, and socio-emotional learning lenses across academic and non-academic content rather than treating them as standalone topics. Pilot, review, and iterate content and session designs based on field testing, classroom observations, and learning outcomes, ensuring continuous improvement. Facilitate high-quality sessions by modelling effective facilitation practices and guiding facilitators on pacing, questioning techniques, and learner-centered approaches. Stakeholder Management (20%) Liaise with district education officers, school leaders, and teachers to ensure buy-in and smooth coordination. Organise review meetings with government stakeholders and provide timely updates. Represent LFE in state or district-level forums, workshops, and planning sessions Submit timely donor reports to keep the funders informed and updated at regular intervals. Work collaboratively with partners and consultants to achieve project goals

Master's degree required (Education, Development, Management, or related disciplines). Minimum 2 years of classroom teaching experience is mandatory 2–3 years of experience in education, teacher training, instructional design, or academic project coordination. Prior experience mentoring teachers or fellows and facilitating teacher development programs. Experience in managing and developing teams Experience in coordinating with government stakeholders Proven experience and understanding of working with adolescent girls or gender empowerment Familiarity with foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) initiatives and classroom practices. Should have led at least 1 project in the government education sector at the State/district level