State Numeracy Specialist
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Job Summary
Role:State Numeracy Specialist New Delhi
Experience: 6-8 years
Salary: 10 to 12.5 LPA
About the Organization
We are an education nonprofit that partners with state governments to strengthen Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) outcomes at scale. The organization serves as a technical partner to the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) supporting the design and implementation of state-wide FLN initiatives under the NIPUN Bharat mission.
About the role
The State Numeracy Specialist is a senior technical role and the primary subject matter lead for foundational numeracy and mathematics pedagogy within the embedded team at SCERT.
The roles principal responsibility is state-level academic support working alongside SCERT DIETs and the district academic system to co-develop instructional materials strengthen teacher training systems build DIET and DRG capacity and design multi-modal CPD frameworks for FLN teachers. Where district-level demonstration projects are implemented the Specialist also provides direct academic support to those districts deepening the state-level work with on-ground evidence and practice.
This role will be meaningful for someone who combines strong mathematical content knowledge with a genuine commitment to how children learn number concepts and who can work effectively within government systems to drive lasting change.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Leadership for Foundational Numeracy (State Level)
- Provide technical inputs to SCERT and state institutions on foundational numeracy early mathematics learning and FLN pedagogy.
- Support the development and implementation of state FLN strategies academic plans and NIPUN Bharat-aligned numeracy initiatives.
- Ensure coherence across academic inputs by aligning them with NEP 2020 NIPUN Bharat and state priorities.
- Represent the organization in state-level academic consultations technical working groups reviews and government meetings.
2. Strengthening Teacher Training Systems
- Lead the design development and review of numeracy-focused teacher training modules facilitator guides and learning materials.
- Support the planning and execution of large-scale teacher training programmes including cascade training models.
- Build the academic capacity of DIET faculty master trainers Block Resource Persons (BRPs) and other education functionaries.
- Promote practice-oriented professional development through demonstration lessons peer learning model classes and mentoring.
- Improve training effectiveness through systematic observation structured feedback and continuous academic support.
3. Academic Support to State and District Systems
- Work closely with district teams to strengthen training delivery improve classroom practices and develop local academic leadership.
- Support district-level officials (BEOs BRPs DIET faculty) in academic planning review processes and on-ground problem-solving.
- Facilitate contextualized responsive solutions to FLN implementation challenges at the block and cluster level.
4. Strengthening Classroom Practices
- Support the implementation of evidence-based numeracy practices in FLN classrooms.
- Strengthen teacher approaches across key numeracy domains: number sense and number operations; mathematical reasoning and problem-solving; measurement geometry and data handling; and the use of manipulatives and activity-based learning.
- Guide district and block-level teams on effective classroom observation and academic support processes for numeracy.
- Identify persistent classroom challenges and design targeted academic support interventions to address them.
5. Academic Resource Development
- Lead or contribute to the development contextualization and quality review of teacher training modules teacher guides TLMs assessment tools and academic frameworks.
- Ensure all materials are pedagogically sound contextually appropriate and aligned with state curriculum and FLN frameworks.
- Work collaboratively with SCERT and internal teams to iteratively refine and improve academic resources.
6. Institutional Capacity Building
- Support SCERT and DIETs to strengthen their academic leadership functions and teacher support systems.
- Design and implement capacity-building initiatives for DIET faculty BRPs and academic support cadres.
- Mentor government functionaries to improve training quality classroom support delivery and academic monitoring.
- Contribute to building sustainable government-owned systems for continuous professional development.
7. Monitoring Evaluation and Learning
- Support the use of classroom observation data training assessments and learning outcomes data to inform academic decisions.
- Analyze implementation evidence and surface priorities for academic improvement.
- Prepare academic reports case studies technical briefs and learning documents for internal and government audiences.
- Contribute to organizational learning and knowledge management processes.
8. Support to Demonstration Districts (where applicable)
- Where district-level demonstration projects are implemented provide intensive on-ground numeracy academic support to selected districts alongside the state-level role.
- Work with DIET faculty BEOs and BRPs in demonstration districts to strengthen planning training delivery classroom support and academic review processes.
- Document innovations field challenges and learnings from demonstration districts to inform and strengthen state-level academic strategy.
Key Deliverables
- Strengthened numeracy-focused teacher professional development systems at state and district levels.
- Improved quality of numeracy instruction and classroom practices across districts.
- Enhanced academic capacity of SCERT DIET and district-level structures.
- High-quality academic resources training modules assessment tools and support systems developed and reviewed periodically.
- Regular academic reports documentation and technical inputs for state stakeholders and leadership.
Required Qualifications & Experience
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Education: Masters degree in Mathematics Mathematics Education Elementary Education or a closely related field.
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Experience: 610 years of relevant experience in education programmes with a strong focus on foundational numeracy mathematics education or FLN.
- Demonstrated experience in teacher professional development academic support and instructional design.
- Prior experience working with government education systems particularly SCERTs DIETs or large-scale state programmes.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Deep understanding of foundational numeracy and mathematics pedagogy including activity-based and constructivist approaches.
- Strong instructional design and academic content development skills.
- Proven ability to design and facilitate effective teacher training programmes.
- Skilled at facilitation mentoring and coaching including of government functionaries.
- Ability to engage constructively and build credibility with senior government stakeholders.
- Strong analytical documentation and report-writing skills.
- Excellent communication skills in both Hindi and English.
Preferred Experience
- Prior experience working with SCERTs DIETs SIEMATs or within government academic systems.
- Hands-on experience with FLN implementation under NIPUN Bharat.
- Involvement in state-level education reform technical assistance or system-strengthening projects.
- Multi-district programme implementation experience.
- Familiarity with the local education landscape and ecosystem.
