Role: Senior Academic Specialist – Literacy, New Delhi
Experience: 8+ Salary:12-16 LPA
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About the role : The Academic Specialist (Literacy) will be part of
the Central Academic Team (CAT) based in New Delhi and will provide
academic and technical leadership and support to assigned projects,
including state-level technical support. The position will work
closely with state academic teams, partner organisations, and
government institutions to support the design and implementation of
literacy programs. In addition to providing academic and technical
inputs, the role will have significant responsibility for academic
planning, coordination, and tracking of project deliverables. The
position is expected to translate academic priorities into clear
workplans, timelines, deliverables, and tracking mechanisms;
coordinate across teams to ensure timely execution; support regular
academic reviews; and identify and follow up on implementation gaps
and dependencies Key Roles and Responsibilities 1. Academic
Leadership, Management and Coordination Provide academic guidance
and mentoring to state academic teams on literacy for foundational
and preparatory grades. Develop a deep understanding of our
academic approach and instructional frameworks and ensure alignment
of state programs with our pedagogical approach. Collaborate with
state teams to provide technical support to SCERTs, Samagra
Shiksha, and other government teams to strengthen FLN
implementation. Develop and refine academic frameworks related to
literacy, including guidelines, tools, and implementation
resources. Review academic plans and deliverables to ensure
conceptual, pedagogical, and technical quality. Translate academic
priorities into clear activities, timelines, responsibilities, and
expected outputs in coordination with relevant teams. Develop and
maintain academic trackers, progress-monitoring tools, and review
dashboards to track activities, deliverables, timelines, and
responsibilities across projects. Coordinate with state academic
teams and internal teams to ensure timely execution of planned
academic activities and deliverables. Support project leads in
planning and sequencing academic activities across different
workstreams and ensuring coordination between them. 2. Curriculum




and Instructional Resource Development Review and analyse state
language curricula, textbooks, other Teaching-Learning Materials
(TLMs), and training materials to identify academic and pedagogical
gaps. Lead and manage instructional design and material development
processes, including teacher guides, workbooks, TLMs, resource
packs, and other academic resources, in collaboration with state
teams. Develop academic content and provide guidance to teams
engaged in curriculum and resource development. Coordinate the
development, review, and finalisation of academic resources while
ensuring adherence to agreed quality standards and timelines.
Support contextualisation and adaptation of academic resources in
response to state requirements. 3. Documentation and Knowledge
Management Develop academic frameworks, guidelines, presentations,
thematic notes, and policy briefs for internal and external use.
Contribute to documentation of field learnings, best practices, and
impact case studies. Coordinate cross-team academic projects such
as video content, blended courses, mentoring tools, and other
knowledge products. Develop research concept notes and support
short studies on academic components of the program. Synthesize key
learnings and insights from implementation and share them with
relevant teams. 4. Capacity Building and Professional Development
Design training modules, workshop plans, and resources for
professional development of teachers, mentors, and internal team
members. Facilitate academic sessions and workshops for internal
teams, teachers, mentors, and government officials. Contribute to
strengthening the academic capacity of teams through structured
support, review, and feedback. 5. Monitoring, Review and Data
Analysis Develop and use appropriate tracking and review mechanisms
to monitor progress across academic workstreams. Analyse data and
implementation updates from the field and other sources to identify
trends, gaps, challenges, and areas requiring attention. Present




key insights and recommendations to relevant teams to support
academic and program decision-making. Undertake field visits for
classroom observations, mentoring, training facilitation, academic
reviews, and program monitoring. Use field observations and
interactions with teachers, mentors, and government teams to inform
academic planning and program improvement. 6. Other Significant Tasks
Support proposal development, donor reporting, and program planning
exercises by providing relevant academic inputs, progress updates,
and documentation. Represent the organization in meetings,
consultations, and technical discussions with government bodies,
donors, and academic partners, as required. Qualifications and
Experience Graduation or equivalent degree required; a master’s
degree in education or a related field is preferred. Minimum 5
years of relevant work experience in curriculum design, teacher
training, academic resource development, academic program
management, or related work in FLN/primary education. Strong
conceptual understanding of foundational learning, NEP 2020, NIPUN
Bharat Mission, and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF). Strong
understanding of early-grade literacy and language development,
curriculum and pedagogy, teacher education, and foundational
learning. Required Skills Strong Hindi and English communication
skills, including reading, writing, and speaking; excellent
academic writing ability in Hindi is required. Competence in MS
Office, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, internet use, and
Hindi typing. Demonstrated ability to develop and manage workplans,
trackers, review mechanisms, and academic deliverables. Ability to
use AI tools effectively for academic and professional work.
Preferred: Experience working across multiple projects or
workstreams and coordinating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Desired Qualities Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects,
coordinate across teams, and meet timelines effectively. Ability to
work independently while collaborating effectively with state,
central, and external teams. Passion for improving government
school education and teacher professional development. Hiring Note
: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first
posted on Oct 16, 2026 on Ground Zero For any questions, ping us on
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