Senior Associate - Teacher Training & Educator Capability

Job Title: Senior Associate -
Teacher Training & Educator Capability

Location: Pune 

To support the design, delivery and continuous
improvement of high-quality teacher-development programmes for school
vocational education.

• Support the design and development of teacher-training
  programmes, ToTs, Master Trainer programmes and other educator-capability
  initiatives.
  
• Facilitate teacher and trainer training programmes using
  experiential, practical and competency-based approaches.
  
• Support the development and refinement of training plans, session
  designs, facilitator guides, activities, practice exercises and assessment
  tools.
  
• Observe teachers/trainers during training and field
  implementation and provide specific, constructive feedback to improve
  facilitation and classroom practice.
  
• Support Master Trainers, trainers and teachers through mentoring,
  practice, reflection and follow-up.
  
• Participate in field visits to schools, training sites and
  implementation locations to understand challenges and support
  implementation.
  
• Capture field observations, participant feedback and
  implementation experiences and convert them into improvements in training,
  content and resources.
  
• Support the development and use of tools for trainer selection,
  readiness assessment, observation, feedback and refresher learning.
  
• Contribute to building and strengthening trainer pools and supporting
  cascade-training processes.
  
• Adapt training approaches and resources to different curricula,
  learner/teacher contexts, languages and implementation settings.
  
• Work closely with the Training, Content and Quality Assurance
  teams to ensure that training focuses on capability and application rather
  than attendance alone.
  
• Engage with teachers, Vocational Trainers, Master Trainers and
  other education stakeholders to understand their needs and identify areas
  for capacity building.
  
• Contribute to documentation of effective practices and lessons
  from the field for wider use across programmes.
  
  

Requirements

Minimum Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in
  teacher training, teaching, adult learning, educator development or a
  related field.
  
• Experience in skill education/vocational education would
  be strongly preferred.
  
• Experienced teachers, Vocational Trainers or trainers with a
  strong understanding of pedagogy and experiential learning may
  also be considered.
  
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating teacher/trainer training
  or professional development programs.
  
• Understanding of practical, experiential and
  competency-based learning approaches.
  
• Ability to observe classroom/training practice and provide
  meaningful, actionable feedback.
  
• Ability to understand new curricula quickly, pedagogical
  approaches and program requirements.
  
• Strong communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
  
• Comfortable with regular travel to schools, training
  sites and field locations.
  
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with
  Training, Content and other teams.
  
• Experience working with government education systems, NGOs or
  large-scale education programs would be an advantage
  

Educational Background: 

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Education, Psychology, Social
Sciences, Human Resource Development, Vocational Education or a related field.

B.Ed./M.Ed. or equivalent teacher-education
qualification would be an advantage.

• Teacher Training & Adult Learning
  
• Experiential, Practical & Competency-Based
  Learning
  
• Training Facilitation & Session Delivery
  
• Trainer/Master Trainer Support & Mentoring
  
• Classroom Observation, Feedback & Coaching
  
• Training Content, Session Plan & Assessment
  Development
  
• Field Engagement, Programme Coordination &
  Stakeholder Management
  

• Strong communication
  and interpersonal skills
  
• Confident
  and engaging facilitator
  
• Empathetic
  and learner-centric
  
• Observant
  and feedback-oriented
  
• Adaptable
  and open to learning
  
• Collaborative
  and team-oriented
  
• Self-driven, responsible and comfortable with field
  travel
  

• Direct
  implementation in schools
  
• Partnership with
  central-state governments to define, and scale
  policy 
  
• Building of Centres
  of Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation
  
• Resource
  organisation for the skilling ecosystem
  

Through the design
& execution of innovative models from training
centres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives,
LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives both
grassroots learning and systemic transformation across
India. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state education
systems across 20+ states, we provide technical and
project management support, enabling governments to translate
policy into action.

LAHI’s current
scale of work includes - 

• 20+ States and UTs
  
• 15000+ Schools
  
• 15 Lakh+ Students
  
• 250+ Team Members