Position: Program Associate
Location: Meerut
About Chimple: Chimple is a product of Sutara Learning Foundation whose mission is to build a gamified, personalized and adaptive learning system which guides a child from absolutely no knowledge of the alphabet to a stage where the child can read to learn and perform basic arithmetic. Chimple aims to educate the children of the world using joyful mobile software that encourages self-driven learning. We envision children using the tablet as a lifelong friend on their journey of discovery. We believe that modern technology has a profound influence on learning that has not yet been utilized for learning by children.
Chimple has implemented in-school programs in 15 BMC schools in Mumbai and our at-home learning app has been used by 25,000 children across India. This year we are planning to conduct an year long research evaluation across 35-40 schools in the Haryana/UP area in coordination with respected organizations in the Education/Development sector. We will also be conducting programs in Karnataka and suburbs of Mumbai. Due to the potential for huge scale up of EdTech solutions, we believe we are just beginning to make an impact and our goal is to reach 1 million children across India in 3 years.
Chimple is among the 5 Finalists in the competitive Global Learning XPRIZE which challenges teams from around the world to develop open source and scalable software that will enable children in developing countries to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic within 15 months. Chimple is a grantee of Central Square Foundation.
Position Summary: The Program Associate is responsible for smooth operation of our programs in the assigned geography. The Program Associate plays a key role in liaising with all major external stakeholders including partners, head teachers, teachers, parents, and education officials. Specifically, the Program Associate will work with the Program team of Chimple to drive implementation, on-ground troubleshooting, and ground-stakeholders liaising.
Responsibilities:
Program Delivery:
The incumbent candidate will be responsible for on ground program delivery via
- Interaction with key stakeholders on the ground including Head teachers, teachers, and parents Influencing parents, teachers to gain their confidence and guide them on a day to day basis so as to ensure usage of Chimple app by teachers, parents and children.
- Coordination between different stakeholders like Chimple program team, implementing partner teams etc
- Nudging teachers and parents in WhatsApp Groups and in-person (during PTMs) to drive app usage
- Problem solving and timely escalation/reporting of issues - technical and otherwise - to Chimple HO and finding solutions to the satisfaction of all stakeholders
Training:
- Delivery of training for teachers, HTs, and Parents as and when required in offline (in-person) as well as online mode
- Planning for pre and post training activities
- Hand-holding all the stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes post training
Monitoring:
- Monitoring the progress of the program and ensuring deliverables are met
- Visiting Schools on a regular basis for monitoring the program and resolving problems/queries, if any
- Monitoring WhatsApp groups and other platforms if any
- Data gathering as per pre-designed templates and ensuring high quality data collection
- Implementation of on-ground surveys from time to time
- Keeping the data templates related to training and other activities up to date
- Reporting - quantitative as well as qualitative
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- Graduate in any discipline
- Should have at least 2+ years of experience managing School Interventions - preferably technology-based interventions
- Experience in Government liaising (at least at the District level) would be preferable
- Previous experience in training teachers, preferably on technology
- Solution-oriented attitude
- Excellent MS Office and Google Suite skills
- Excellent Presentation and Communication skills in both Hindi and English
- Data gathering / Surveying skills
Note: Possession of a two-wheeler vehicle and a valid license is a prerequisite since this position requires daily travel to schools.
Salary will be commensurate with industry standards.