Faculty- Early Childhood Development

Job description
Position Overview:

We are seeking a committed and dynamic Early Childhood Development (ECD) Faculty member to join

at Muktangan. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute towards strengthening Early

Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) practices through Outreach & Advocacy, Teacher Education,

Curriculum Development & Community Engagement. We welcome applicants with strong theoretical knowledge, practical experience in ECCE, and a passion

for improving early learning outcomes for children.

Key Responsibilities:

A. Outreach and Advocacy:

Involves reaching out to potential implementing partners and building their capacity to design classroom -

based systems that deliver a high-quality engagement along with optimized learning outcomes for every

student. In this role the early childhood educator would be required to:

• Do detailed need assessments

• Collaboratively design early years learning curriculums and relevant TLMs

• Facilitate early childhood education training modules in physical or virtual formats

• Conduct preschool classroom observations and provide documented feedback on the M&E metrics

• Collaboration with various Government, Non-government and academic institutions for contextualizing our ECCE curriculum and processes.

B. Teacher Education:

Involves continuous capacity building of “community teachers and Preschool faculty” developed in the Muktangan constructivist methodology.

C. Organizational:

Involves continuously researching emerging trends in the sector and attempting to enhance the network with institutions that are aligned to the Muktangan vision to promote an engaged & inclusive classroom

experience.

Required Competencies:

▪ Passionate about researching & designing early years learning routines that can engage teachers &

children and believes in children through play and active constructivism pedagogy.

▪ Working knowledge of Marathi/Hindi or both will be given preference

▪ Outstanding communications and inter-personal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders

▪ Proven ability to develop preschool content (including use of technology) that is relevant to the learner

▪ Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external teams as well as lead projects

▪ Must be flexible working with a professional, demanding work schedule and environment

▪ Open to travel to the assigned project location.

Educational Qualification & Years of Experience:

• MSc. Early Childhood Education or M. Ed in Development Studies/Human Development

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as an early childhood practitioner

Remuneration:

Salary shall be at par with industry standards.

Interested candidates may send their CV along with a covering letter to: contact@muktanganedu.org