Consultant, Curriculum Reform Social Science

Your team (Curriculum Reform) 

The Curriculum Reform team's core focus is to advocate for and deliver high-quality resources to attain Foundational Learning at scale. The team comprises of subject experts across English, Tamil, Math, Science and Social. 

In this role, some of your responsibilities will include: 

• Building a working understanding of academic domains (Social Science). Based on your area of expertise) and applying this knowledge to support content development.
  
  


• Supporting the design and development of curriculum and instructional materials (teacher handbooks, student worksheets, textbooks, and assessments) for Classes 1–5, aligned to defined learning outcomes and progressions.
  
  


• Supporting the implementation of content development processes and ensuring adherence to established frameworks and M&E standards across projects.
  
  


• Creating draft content and adapting existing materials based on feedback from internal teams and state stakeholders.
  
  


• Coordinating with internal teams (academics, training, M&E, tech) to ensure timely delivery and alignment of academic outputs.
  
  


• Engaging with state SMEs and officials for content validation, feedback, and iterative improvement, while building working relationships to support project execution.
  
  

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Have had teaching experience. Have experience with early grade education, assessments, curriculum design, or instructional design.
  
  


• Have exceptional planning skills and set a high bar of excellence for yourself and your team.
  
  


• Have prior experience working with government stakeholders.
  
  


• Have a keen interest in pedagogy and strive to read and research extensively on it.
  
  

Prerequisites include: 

• 3 to 5 years of experience in curriculum design/teaching.
  
  


• Proven ability to craft and create high-quality early-grade teacher and student resources.
  
  


• Strong government and stakeholder management skills, including co-creation and acquiring approval from subject-matter experts.
  
  


• Familiarity with Tamil Nadu’s school ecosystem.
  
  


• Project Management and quality control, ensuring timely content delivery.
  
  


• Proficiency in Tamil is desirable.
  
  


• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  
  


• Ability to travel (occasional) and willingness to work on-site (Chennai)
  
  

Other Details: 

• This role will report to: Project Lead, TN Curriculum Reform
  
  


• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  
  


• Please note: You will be expected to bring your own laptop with updated software (MS Office 2016)
  
  


• Remuneration: 5 LPA to 7 LPA