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Position Overview: The Associate Training will report to the Program Officer (Literacy) and play a critical role in strengthening teacher capacity-building and implementing the State’s Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and Quality Education initiatives across the Jharkhand State. The role will focus on designing and contextualizing training modules for teachers, monitoring cadres, and other key functionaries, while also facilitating training sessions to enhance classroom practices in foundational literacy. In addition, the Associate will support the development of Continued Professional Development (CPD) mechanisms for teachers, ensure effective cascading of teacher training, and contribute technical inputs for planning and program delivery. The position will require close coordination with training experts, government stakeholders, and technical partners to ensure robust planning, monitoring, and system strengthening. This role demands a balanced mix of academic expertise in FLN and primary education, strong stakeholder engagement, and project monitoring skills, with the goal of supporting state priorities on FLN and quality education while fostering collaboration at every level of the education system. About the Project: Room to Read, in partnership with the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC), is setting up a State Project Management Unit (SPMU) to strengthen the Quality Education ecosystem in the state over a five-year period (2025–2030). The SPMU will design and implement initiatives aligned with the state’s FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) Mission and other quality education interventions at scale across Jharkhand. This includes driving academic excellence, system strengthening, teacher development, data-based decision making, and community engagement across all districts. Responsibilities: Development of Training Module: Contribute to the design, adaptation, and contextualization of training modules for teachers, monitoring cadres, and key education functionaries, ensuring alignment with the State FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) and Quality Education roadmap. Integrate evidence-based practices, innovative pedagogy, and local context into training materials to enhance teacher effectiveness in foundational literacy and numeracy. Support in the development of session plans, training modules, facilitation guides, and digital/print resources to strengthen classroom practices. Collaborate with subject experts, training partners, and government counterparts to ensure quality, relevance, and standardization of training content across districts and blocks. Continuously review, update, and refine training modules based on feedback from field implementation, monitoring data, and evolving state priorities on FLN and quality education. Ensure training content incorporates capacity-building components for continuous professional development (CPD) of teachers and field cadres. Technical (Academic) Support: Support teams in strengthening partnerships with district and state-level education functionaries, fostering collaboration and building consensus around a shared vision for FLN success. Collaborate with government officials and technical partners to ensure the effective utilization of existing and newly developed Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs) by teachers, students, and Cluster Resource Persons (CRPs). Provide training facilitation expertise by supporting the design, delivery, and refinement of effective training sessions for teachers, monitoring cadres, and other stakeholders. Enable continuous professional development (CPD) of teachers and education cadres by integrating academic insights into state-led training programs, workshops, and mentoring structures. Contribute subject expertise on foundational literacy and pedagogy, ensuring evidence-based teaching practices are reflected in classroom implementation and teacher capacity-building. Assist in stakeholder management, ensuring strong academic and technical support to district/block functionaries for improved instructional quality and classroom outcomes. Capacity Building and Training: Facilitate training sessions for teachers, monitoring cadres, and key education functionaries to strengthen classroom practices in foundational literacy. Do the need analysis of teacher capacity and support designing the capacity building packages for teachers and stakeholders. Support the cascading model of teacher training by mentoring block- and cluster-level officials to ensure consistent and effective knowledge