Instructional Designer- Early Childhood Education

Curriculum Developer-Early Childhood Educator

Job responsibilities:

• Work with Vice President – Academics in managing the publishing plan for the department
• Manage the products and publishing portfolio for the Foundational Stage
• Create engaging teacher resources (including but not limiting to lesson plans, academic planner, TLMs) for successful implementation of Foundational Stage curriculum
• Responsible for product strategy for Foundational Stage in response to market needs
• Work with AM – Foundational Stage and effectively deliver the best quality print and/or digital product(s) within agreed timeline
• Design and deliver great user experiences: manage, monitor and improve the user experience for digital content and product(s).
• Collaborate and work with DGM – Assessments and Curriculum Support, AGM – School Support, AGM – Training to support the schools with required training, additional support material, and assessments for Foundational Stage.
• Plan, develop, prioritize, implement, and oversee the processes ensuring that products / solutions are published / released within set deadlines, as per scope, according to budget and are of the highest quality.

Requirements:

• Desirable to have a master's degree in any academic subject.
• Desirable to have qualification on early childhood care and education. Knowledge of early childhood international curricula like IEYC or Cambridge Early Years will be an added advantage.
• Mix of language proficiency (verbal and written), deep pedagogical understanding (including play-based pedagogy), brain development (neuroscience), subject specialization and business acumen.
• 8 years of work experience; of which at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Possess strong working knowledge and understanding of National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework – Foundational Stage 2022.
• Desirable to have experience in Instructional Design.
• Ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders such as school principals, authors, illustrators, trainers, teachers, and other solution providers.
• Organized and process driven, and ability to work across timelines and cross-functional teams.
• Team / Stakeholder management and interpersonal skills to lead, inspire collaboration and empower team.
• Have strong project management skills.