Job Description: Senior Subject Expert (Hindi) –
CAE

Nature of employment: Full-time

Reporting to: Chief Academic Officer

Location: Recent Delhi / Bhopal

About Peepul

Peepul is
an education-focused non-profit organization committed to transforming India's
education system and enabling every child to reach their full potential. We
work closely with national, state, and local governments to strengthen
government schools and education systems at scale. Currently, we partner with
governments in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, impacting over 6.6 million students, 273,000+ teachers, and 2,400+ school leaders across 90,000+
government schools.

At
Peepul, we collaborate with school systems to build the capacity of leaders,
teachers, and institutions. We advocate policy improvements, support mentoring
and monitoring mechanisms, and enhance student-teacher engagement in
classrooms. Through our work, we have directly supported 5.94 million
students, 254,000 teachers, and 1,644 school leaders across 88,711 schools in
Madhya Pradesh, and 658,000 students, 19,000 teachers, and 821 school
leaders across 1,500 schools in Delhi.

Our work
has been recognized internationally, including receiving the Commonwealth
Education Awards for Innovation and being featured in reports by respected
organizations such as the United Nations and the Ministry of Education,
Government of India. We are supported by leading Indian CSR partners and
prominent international foundations that share our vision of ensuring excellent
education for the most disadvantaged children.

Driven by
our core values of impact, excellence, and leadership, we are a restless,
resilient, and reflective organization. Our team of 200+ employees is
passionate about creating lasting change and is rewarded competitively for
their dedication. Join us in our mission to create a world where every child
has equal access to high-quality education.

Learn more about our
transformative work at http://peepulindia.org.

Programme Overview

The Centre for
Academic Excellence (CAE) is Peepul’s anchor for exceptional teaching and
learning. As we scale across states and programmes, the CAE ensures that
our academic vision, content, and delivery remain consistently high-quality and
deeply aligned with what makes Peepul distinctive.

Functioning as
home of Peepul’s academic thinking and innovation, the CAE drives
clarity, coherence, and continuous improvement across the organisation. Led
by the Chief Academic Officer, the CAE brings together three core
pillars:

1. A unified academic vision and strategy that guides
all programmes

2. High-quality, consistent content design and delivery
across geographies

3. Learning, research, and ongoing improvement powered by
data and insights.

CAE is closely
connected to programmes so that solutions are rooted in ground
reality, access to external subject experts, and evidence of inputs from MEL.
At its heart, the CAE exists to help every Peepul team member work with
greater clarity, confidence, and cohesion - safeguarding
academic rigour as we grow.

About the role

The
Senior Subject Expert - Hindi will bring
deep expertise in Hindi language learning and literacy




development from Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) through Grade 8. The
role is intended for a highly experienced education professional who combines
strong academic and subject expertise with practical experience of
teaching, teacher development, government systems, and large-scale education
reform.

The
Senior Subject Expert will serve as a thought partner to the Chief
Academic Officer and programme teams, working collaboratively
with subject teams across Peepul's programmes to strengthen academic
quality, shape programme design, and ensure that our work reflects
the best available evidence on teaching and learning.

The role requires an
individual who can move seamlessly between academic depth and implementation
realities - engaging with teachers, academic resource persons, school
leaders, government officials, researchers, and sector partners to improve learning
outcomes at scale.

Key
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

1. Academic Leadership and Thought
Partnership

· Provide
strategic leadership on Hindi language learning and literacy development from
FLN through Grade 8.

· Shape
Peepul's academic thinking on curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, multilingual
education, and teacher development.

· Serve as
an internal thought partner to the CAE and programme teams on key
academic decisions.

· Contribute
to the development and refinement of Peepul's academic vision, frameworks, and
quality standards.

· Stay
abreast of emerging research, policy developments, and innovations in language
education and literacy.

2. Programme Design and
Academic Quality

· Design, review and
strengthen programme models, instructional approaches, teacher
support systems, and learning resources. Collaborate closely with subject
teams across programmes to co-design, review, and continuously strengthen
academic content, instructional resources,
and programme approaches.

· Provide
expert review and quality assurance for training content, assessments, lesson
resources, observation tools, and other academic materials.

· Ensure
that programme designs reflect coherent learning progressions and
age-appropriate pedagogy across grades.

· Support
the integration of evidence, field insights, and implementation
of learnings into programme improvement.

· Advise
on the development of effective assessment approaches and the
interpretation of learning data.

3. Teacher Professional Development

· Design
and strengthen professional learning experiences for teachers, mentors, teacher
educators, and school leaders.

· Support
the development of coaching and mentoring approaches that improve classroom
practice.

· Build the
academic capacity of internal teams through coaching, mentoring, and structured
feedback.

· Facilitate




high-quality workshops, consultations, and academic discussions with diverse
stakeholders.

4. Government Engagement and System
Strengthening

· Engage
with state and national government stakeholders on academic priorities
and programme implementation.

· Support
academic discussions with SCERTs, DIETs, state missions, and education
departments.

· Contribute
to the design of system-strengthening strategies that can be implemented
sustainably within government structures.

· Translate
academic evidence and field learnings into practical recommendations for
policymakers and government partners.

· Support
Peepul's efforts to influence policy and practice through evidence-based
engagement.

5. Research, Learning, and External
Engagement

· Contribute
to research, documentation, and knowledge-building efforts within
the organisation.

· Represent
Peepul in academic forums, conferences, consultations, and sector working
groups.

· Build
relationships with universities, research institutions, government agencies,
and education organisations.

· Identify opportunities
for collaboration and learning with external partners to strengthen Peepul's
work.

Qualifications and Role
Requirements:

At Peepul, we seek talented professionals passionate
about driving educational transformation and making a positive impact. We are
looking for individuals who possess the following qualifications and meet the
role requirements:

· Educational Background: Master's
degree or higher in Education, Hindi, Language Education, Linguistics,
Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education or a related field.

· Work Experience: We value
both professional and personal experience. Candidates with over 15 Years of
professional experience in education, the candidates should have worked
extensively across classroom teaching, teacher professional development,
curriculum and content design, assessment and learning improvement, and
academic leadership. Their background includes significant engagement with
government school systems and education departments such as SCERTs and DIETs,
alongside deep expertise in Hindi language learning literacy development and
learning progression from FLN through Grade 8. They should bring strong
understanding of classroom realities within government schools and have
contributed to the social impact, nonprofit, and public education sectors. They
should have excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and
relationship-management skills.

- Other Skills: The
ideal candidate brings experience in leading large-scale education reform or
system-strengthening initiatives and has advised governments on areas such as
curriculum, teacher development, literacy, or foundational learning. They have
contributed to the field through published work, research, or thought
leadership in language education, literacy, or teacher development, and possess
experience working across multiple states or in diverse education contexts,
enabling them to adapt their expertise to varied system needs.

- Language
Proficiency: Fluency
in Hindi and professional proficiency in English.

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