District Coordinator

Khan Academy; Mumbai; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Khan Academy India is looking for a Divisional Coordinator to support the implementation of its educational program across government schools in Maharashtra. The role involves collaborative efforts with education officials, training school staff, and assessing program effectiveness through regular school visits.

Applicants should have 3-5 years of relevant experience, fluent Marathi skills, and a passion for education. This is a contract role for 12 months, with responsibilities including managing relationships with school and district officials.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience, preferably as an educator or with government schools.
• Fluent in Marathi (spoken and written).
• Comfortable traveling to schools regularly.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the Khan Academy program across government schools.
• Manage relationships with district officials and school personnel.
• Conduct regular school visits to gather insights and improve program usage.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Excellent communication

Ability to document information

Quick learner

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

About the Role

Khan Academy India is looking for divisional coordinators to join our growing Schools Team as a Divisional Coordinator consultant to support our programme with the government school system in Maharashtra. The consultant will be based in one of the ten districts of Maharashtra and responsible for implementation in partnership schools in the ten districts. In this role, you will be working with the Senior Program Lead and Project Lead and will be responsible for driving the implementation of the Khan Academy programme in the schools.

Please Note: This is a 12-month contract role starting no later than 1st July, 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Support programme implementation: Work with Maharashtra State Team to help support the implementation of the Khan Academy learning platform across government schools in assigned districts. You will be responsible for all schools across a district focusing on setting up the Khan Academy programme for success in those districts. This will include:
  • Delivering and supporting training to education officials (Khan Academy program mentors/administrative cadre), principals and teachers on a regular basis.
  • Track progress and implementation of the programme in the schools and de-bottleneck challenges.
  • Follow up on implementation by regularly visiting schools assigned and supporting teachers to implement the program.
• Identify and replicate best practices of implementation happening across schools in your districts.
• Manage relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with administration officials which include district level officers, district-level officers, principals and schools.
• Regularly conduct school visits and have regular touchpoints with the teachers to generate insights from the schools and create plans to improve usage.
• Build our learning muscle by analyzing qualitative feedback from the state systems and sharing them with the larger team.
• Provide any other support, as needed, for the programme.

About You

You would be a great fit for the role if you are:

• Someone with 3-5 yrs of relevant work experience. Having been an educator or having worked with government schools in Maharashtra is an added advantage.
• Strong collaborative mindset with an ability to build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders.
• Excellent ability to document information from multiple sources and present it in a consumable format for others in English and Marathi.
• A great communicator – you can address different audiences using audience-appropriate language to communicate clearly and efficiently in multiple formats, including email, written documents, digital presentations, and verbal conversations.
• A quick learner – you immerse yourself in new problems and quickly get up to speed.
• Someone with an entrepreneurial mindset, including a high tolerance for ambiguity, a penchant for experimentation, and a bias toward action.
• Willing to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work done as we grow.
• Passionate about education and have a strong desire to change the world for the better.

Fluent in Marathi (spoken and written) (Spoken Marathi is a must)

Comfortable in working out of the districts listed above and travelling to schools regularly.

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