Background
Leadership For Skilled Education Foundation (branded as
Leadership for Equity
, LFE) is a non-profit organisation based in Pune, Maharashtra, working to strengthen India’s public education system so that every child learns and thrives. We envision public education systems that refuse to let children down.
LFE partners with state and district governments across multiple states—including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana—to improve teaching practices and build sustained academic support structures within the public system. Our work is anchored in the belief that public education systems are the gatekeepers of social equity, and strengthening them is essential to ensuring that every child has access to strong foundational and future-ready learning.
Approach
LFE’s systems-change approach focuses on improving classroom practice and enabling government ownership through three core levers:
Co-creating high-quality curricular resources and building teacher capacity
Developing academic leadership to coach and mentor teachers
Providing data-driven advisory support and policy implementation guidance
Our model empowers teachers as instructional leaders and embeds long-term support through government-run mentor cadres, continuous classroom observation cycles, and in-system academic structures. Technology plays a critical role, including an in-house Classroom Observation App for real-time monitoring and a WhatsApp-based teacher support chatbot for contextual resource delivery.
The approach is iterative and context-responsive, grounded in classroom realities and tailored to state and district needs. Implementation varies across geographies—whether working directly with teachers or through government-appointed mentors—ensuring relevance and feasibility within existing structures. A continuous feedback loop of training, observation, and coaching moves beyond one-time interventions toward sustained practice change. All programs are co-designed and co-implemented with government partners to ensure scale, sustainability, and systemic ownership, ultimately leading to improved student learning outcomes in foundational and future literacy.
About KGBV Strengthening, Andhra Pradesh
LFE has a partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to improve the quality and outcomes of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) across the state. The project aims to pilot innovations in 5–7 schools in the first phase and then grow to multiple districts, focusing on improving girls’ learning, empowerment, and transition outcomes.
Job Description and Responsibilities
The Project Coordinator will play a critical role in implementing and strengthening the designed interventions across allocated KGBV schools by working closely with children, teachers, and school leadership. The role requires deep engagement with adolescent girls, particularly around gender sensitisation, self-expression, voice, and agency through well-facilitated critical dialogue spaces.
The Coordinator will lead the facilitation of structured dialogue spaces that enable students to question, reflect, and express their experiences across key thematic areas such as gender norms and menstrual health and hygiene (MHH). Through these spaces, the Coordinator will support girls in developing critical thinking about social norms & expectations and build their confidence and agency.
The ideal candidate brings prior classroom teaching or facilitation experience, a strong grounding in gender and adolescent development, and the ability to hold safe, inclusive spaces for young people. The candidate should have a strong willingness to learn and apply; a gender-sensitive lens is essential.
We are looking for a reflective practitioner with strong facilitation and coaching skills who is proactive, open to feedback, and comfortable working in dynamic, collaborative, and field-intensive environments.
The responsibilities are as follows:
Project Implementation-Facilitation (50%)
Lead high-quality facilitation of Critical Dialogue Circles and gender-focused sessions across assigned KGBV schools.
Create and sustain safe, inclusive, and participatory spaces that encourage girls’ voice, reflection, and agency.
Facilitate sessions on gender, self-expression, life skills, and menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) using approved program frameworks.
Model strong dialogic facilitation practices, including the use of open-ended questioning, wait time, and equitable participation strategies.
Ensure sessions are developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and sensitive to the residential KGBV context.
Track and respond to varying levels of student participation, including drawing in quieter or hesitant students.
Conduct pre- and post-session reflections to assess effectiveness and identify facilitation improvements.
Identify emerging student needs, risks, or sensitive concerns and escalate appropriately following safeguarding protocols.
Ensure fidelity to program design while making thoughtful contextual adaptations based on school realities.
Maintain timely and high-quality documentation of sessions, participation trends, and key observations.
Content Creation & designing (30%)
Support the contextualisation of gender-focused content for KGBV settings, ensuring relevance to adolescent girls’ lived realities.
Refine facilitation plans for Critical Dialogue Circles, gender sensitisation sessions, and menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) modules.
Develop session plans, activity guides, and reflective tools that promote critical thinking, voice, and agency among girls.
Ensure all content integrates gender-responsive, inclusive, and socio-emotional learning perspectives.
Adapt existing program materials based on classroom observations, student responses, and field insights.
Create or strengthen teacher-facing resources such as facilitation guides, observation rubrics, and reflection templates.
Support the piloting of new content in schools and lead structured feedback loops for continuous improvement.
Maintain quality standards in presentations, training decks, and student-facing materials.
Document learning from implementation to inform iterative content improvement at the program level
Stakeholder Management (20%)
Coordinate with school principals, teachers, and district officials to support scheduling, communication, and smooth on-ground implementation.
Support the organization of review meetings with government stakeholders by preparing notes, documentation, and follow-up actions.
Represent the organization in meetings and workshops at the district or block level when required, along with senior team members.
Assist in preparing donor and internal reports by compiling field updates, stories, photographs, and basic data.
Requirements
Education & Experience
Master’s degree preferred in Education, Gender Studies, Development Studies, or a related field.
Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in adolescent development or gender-focused initiatives.
Prior classroom teaching and/or facilitation experience with middle or secondary grade students (preferably Grades 6–10).
Demonstrated experience facilitating sessions with adolescent girls, especially on gender, life skills, or well-being themes.
Prior experience coordinating with government schools or education departments is desirable.
Important:
Given the nature of the project, please apply only if you qualify based on the above requirements
Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and one regional language.
Working knowledge of Telugu is mandatory.
Strong facilitation skills, especially in holding safe and inclusive dialogue spaces with adolescents.
Demonstrated gender-sensitive lens; comfortable engaging with sensitive topics such as gender norms and Menstrual Health & Hygiene (MHH)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; working proficiency in Telugu is mandatory.
High-quality documentation, observation, and report-writing capability (non-assumptive, evidence-based).
Ability to analyse classroom and field data to inform program improvements.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills with school and government partners.
Strong planning and execution skills in dynamic, field-intensive environments
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, presentation design, and Canva
High ownership, reflective mindset, and openness to feedback and continuous learning.
Willingness and ability to travel frequently to KGBV schools across districts. Please note that these schools need to be planned with extensive travel time.
Location and Compensation
Location:
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, with frequent local travel across districts.
Please apply only if you are comfortable with extensive travelling
.
Compensation:
In addition to being part of a young and dynamic learning team, the individual will receive healthy compensation at par with the non-profit sector benchmark for this position, commensurate with the individual’s prior experience and qualifications. The current compensation band offered, based on fit and experience
, is 3.6-4.2 lakhs INR per annum CTC.
Leadership For Equity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We do not discriminate on the basis of caste, race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.
