Project Associate - FLI

Background

Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as Leadership for Equity , LFE) is a non-profit organisation based in Pune, Maharashtra, working to strengthen India’s public education system so that every child learns and thrives. We envision public education systems that refuse to let children down.

LFE partners with state and district governments across multiple states—including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana—to improve teaching practices and build sustained academic support structures within the public system. Our work is anchored in the belief that public education systems are the gatekeepers of social equity, and strengthening them is essential to ensuring that every child has access to strong foundational and future-ready learning.

Approach

LFE’s systems-change approach focuses on improving classroom practice and enabling government ownership through three core levers:

• •Co-creating high-quality curricular resources and building teacher capacity
• •Developing academic leadership to coach and mentor teachers
• •Providing data-driven advisory support and policy implementation guidance

Our model empowers teachers as instructional leaders and embeds long-term support through government-run mentor cadres, continuous classroom observation cycles, and in-system academic structures. Technology plays a critical role, including an in-house Classroom Observation App for real-time monitoring and a WhatsApp-based teacher support chatbot for contextual resource delivery.

The approach is iterative and context-responsive, grounded in classroom realities and tailored to state and district needs. Implementation varies across geographies—whether working directly with teachers or through government-appointed mentors—ensuring relevance and feasibility within existing structures. A continuous feedback loop of training, observation, and coaching moves beyond one-time interventions toward sustained practice change. All programs are co-designed and co-implemented with government partners to ensure scale, sustainability, and systemic ownership, ultimately leading to improved student learning outcomes in foundational and future literacy.

About the Haryana State Project

The Leadership For Equity team works in partnership with SCERT Haryana to strengthen teaching-learning systems through state-wide academic reform initiatives. The partnership spans classroom observation and mentoring systems, teacher professional development, digital learning platforms including DIKSHA, Future Literacy initiatives, and other system-strengthening programmes. LFE works closely with SCERT and district education teams to design, implement, monitor, and continuously improve these initiatives through capacity building, field implementation, data-driven decision-making, and institutional strengthening

The major scope of the work includes:

• •Working with SCERT Haryana to design, implement, and strengthen state-wide Future Literacy Initiatives (FLI) focused on improving teaching-learning processes and institutional capacity in building 21st century skills and AI understanding.
• •Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of teacher capacity by strengthening implementation processes, monitoring mechanisms, and quality assurance across the state, district, and block levels.
• •Co-planning and co-implementing teacher and officer capacity-building programmes through blended learning, face-to-face workshops, and other professional development initiatives at scale.
• •Collaborating with SCERT, DIETs, district and block education teams to institutionalize sustainable systems, strengthen programme ownership, and improve implementation quality across state-wide initiatives.

Job Description and Responsibilities

We see the Project Associate role at LFE to be highly aspirational where the scope to learn and create impact at a systemic level is immense. The Project Associate will work with the Senior Associate/Project Manager to play a critical leadership role in ensuring the planning for and execution of the responsibilities listed below. They include but are not limited to:

Program Implementation & Operations(50%)

• •Plan and execute state-level FLI programmes across Haryana, ensuring timely implementation, measurable outcomes, and strengthening teachers’ and students’ 21st Century Skills and AI literacy.
• •Analyse FLI programme data to track progress against key outcomes, identify implementation gaps and trends, and generate insights to strengthen programme planning and execution.
• •Coordinate with internal teams, district and block stakeholders, and operations counterparts to ensure smooth and timely execution of FLI interventions.
• •Facilitate state, district, and block-level trainings, workshops, consultations, and review meetings to support effective programme implementation.
• •Develop timely presentations, reports, and implementation updates on teacher training, classroom practices, student sessions, and other FLI interventions.
• •Monitor implementation through regular visits to training sites, classrooms, and district/block offices, using field observations and data to identify gaps and strengthen subsequent plans.
• •Collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely development of M&E tools, communication materials, dashboards, and programme resources.
• •Document best practices, program learnings, and programme outcomes to inform continuous improvement and reporting.

Stakeholder Management and Coordination (30%)

• •Build and maintain strong working relationships with SCERT Haryana, DIETs, district and block officials, and other government stakeholders to enable effective programme implementation.
• •Plan and facilitate monthly update and review meetings with stakeholders, providing clear updates on project progress, key achievements, challenges, and priorities against project goals.
• •Prepare presentations, reports, review notes, government communications, and other project documentation to support effective stakeholder engagement and decision-making.
• •Track and follow up on action points, commitments, and decisions, facilitating coordination across multiple stakeholders to ensure timely progress.

Partnerships & Liaisoning (10%)

• •Support planning/designing the overall partnership strategy in conjunction with the Senior associate, project manager, and the team.
• •Engage with state and district officials to showcase LFE’s ongoing work, understand stakeholder priorities and requirements, and identify areas of alignment with LFE’s programmes.
• •Identify and pursue potential partnership and programme opportunities with government institutions across the state, in coordination with the relevant internal teams.

Peer Support & Collaboration (10%)

• •Collaborate with team members to provide timely support across ongoing projects and work areas, contributing to shared team goals.
• •Seek and incorporate feedback, guidance, and support from peers to strengthen the quality of work and promote continuous learning.

Requirements:

Education & Experience

• •Bachelor’s degree in Education, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Development Studies, Public Policy, or a related field. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• •Minimum 2 years of experience in programme implementation, government partnerships, education programmes, or large-scale development projects.
• •Experience working with government education departments , teacher professional development, classroom observation systems or capacity-building programmes will be preferred.
• •Willingness to undertake regular field travel across Haryana.

Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities

• •Excellent written and oral communication skills - and functional knowledge (oral and written) of Hindi and English .
• •Strong facilitation skills to conduct engaging meetings and training sessions with government stakeholders.
• •Fluency and ability to create outstanding presentations, and work with Micros