Thursday, July 02, 2009

Project Leadership openings at iDiscoveri

iDiscoveri is a social enterprise with a mission to renew education in India and beyond. Led by alumni of Harvard, Cambridge, IIMs, and IITs, iDiscoveri brings together an exceptional and multidisciplinary group of passionate educators, management professionals, and psychologists. iDiscoveri has touched close to 100,000 people through its various learning initiatives and worked with over 500 organizations including schools, corporations, and government institutions.

Our flagship program, XSEED, is a comprehensive academic solution for improving teaching-learning quality in schools. Currently being implemented in almost 150 schools across India, XSEED significantly improves student learning. The XSEED team is rapidly expanding, and we are looking for dynamic thinker-doers to lead some of this work.

The opening: Curriculum Project Leaders
Dynamic leaders who manage the quality and process on creation projects. Projects could range from creation of curriculum for specific contexts (for example, low-income schools), upgrade of curriculum materials, creation of new assessment materials, etc. The role will involve managing a team of in-house and outsourced creators and reviewers to deliver against project timelines. The Project Leader will be responsible for the final quality of the created content, therefore incorporating a strong quality review process will be key to the role.

The person:
1. You have a strong track record of managing projects / timelines
2. You have a strong quality track record
3. You are academically inclined and have a strong academic background
4. You write well
5. You are interested in the teaching-learning process, and how it can be made more innovative
6. You can manage people, assert your viewpoint, and give constructive feedback
7. You are 25 to 35 years old
Apply only if you meet at least 5 of the above criteria
Please apply with your CV and a 1-page statement of purpose to goodwork@idiscoveri.com with the code CPL in your subject line.