Program Associate, JNV Team, Avanti Fellows
Position Summary:
The Program Associate will lead end-to-end operations for one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
school. Her/his role includes teaching, inspiring, training and motivating students towards
achieving their learning goals.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
âž” Classroom Teaching and Management
â—† Conduct remote classes on Zoom
â—† Prepare for classroom sessions with presentation slides in advance and teach students
for ~30 hours a week
â—† Explain concepts in a creative and engaging way using real life examples
◆ Monitor students’ progress, their classwork and homework to ensure that they are on
track to achieving their learning goals
â—† Encourage self-discipline and punctuality in the Avanti Classroom
âž” Mentoring, Career Guidance and Academic Support
â—† Build strong relationships with students through one-on-one interaction sessions, help
students overcome their academic and personal issues
â—† Regularly work with students to break down their academic workload into small
achievable goals and track their progress on these goals
â—† Debrief with students regularly on their test scores and classroom performance (both
CBSE board and Avanti) and suggest ideas for improvement
â—† Assist students in building their career trajectory based on their interests
âž” Parent Engagement
◆ Discuss the student’s performance with their parents in person or over phone at least
once a month
â—† Conduct Parent Teacher Meetings (PTMs) in schools at least once every 3 months and
share aggregate and individual reports with parents
âž” Data Analysis
â—† Consistently collect and upload feedback about classroom and test performance on
Avanti’s online learning management system
◆ Quarterly analyse students’ performance and track high/low performers, while providing
targeted support to the high/low performers
â—† Generate insights on reasons for poor student performance and devise solutions to
address those problems
âž” Special Projects