TERMS OF REFERENCE
Maharashtra, as one of India's largest and most diverse states, presents both significant opportunities and persistent challenges in this regard. Despite considerable investments in school infrastructure and digital initiatives, the integration of EdTech within government secondary and higher secondary school systems remains uneven. Significant gaps persist in access to curriculum-aligned digital resources, pedagogical application of technology by teachers, and the institutional capacity required to sustain and scale digital interventions. At the same time, growing challenges such as high dropout rates, learning gaps at the lower secondary level, and disruptions to learning continuity including those driven by climate-related events make the case for evidence-based, equity-centred digital solutions more urgent.
Aligned with the Next-Gen Learning programme (2024–2026) and its overarching outcome of retaining more adolescents in lower secondary and supporting their transition to secondary school with improved foundational skills, this Technical Assistance (TA) will support the Department of Education, Government of Maharashtra in building a climate-resilient, coherent, scalable, and equity-focused EdTech ecosystem. This will require close collaboration with the State Education Department, MSCERT, academic institutions, and civil society organizations to ensure that technology serves pedagogical goals, reaches the most marginalized learners, and is grounded in robust evidence.
Minimum requirements
Work Experience
- A Minimum of 5-6 years of work experience in the field of Education and Edtech
- Experience of engaging effectively with state government, non-profit organizations, Edtech organizations, universities, professional associations, and other key stakeholders.
- Proven experience in capacity building and training of teachers, school leaders, or district-level education functionaries on technology-enabled learning.
- High level of writing, editing, analysis, and reporting skills, with the ability to produce high-quality documents
- Fluency and command over spoken and written English are mandatory. The ability to speak Marathi would be a preferable qualification for this assignment.
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills
- High level of writing, editing, analysis, and reporting skills, with the ability to produce high-quality documents
- Large-scale program implementation
Desirables
- The ability to speak Marathi would be a preferable qualification for this assignment.
Technical proposal requirement
- Proposed approach/methodology to deliver the assignment including risk factors and mitigation strategies
- Documentation sample/writing sample
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- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
- A detailed technical proposal
- Documentation sample/writing sample
Remarks
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