Manager – Content & Pedagogical Design

Key Education Foundation is looking for a Manager – Content & Pedagogical Design

About KEF

Key Education Foundation (KEF) is a Bangalore-based, not-for-profit organisation working to improve the quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE) for children from low-income communities.

Research indicates that more than 90 percent of brain development occurs before the age of six, yet most children in India begin formal learning only at Grade 1. KEF exists to change this reality.

Our mission is to empower institutions, educators, and parents to drive systemic transformation in Early Childhood Education. We work through direct program implementation in schools and Anganwadis, as well as through partnerships with government systems at the state and district levels.

In 2024–25, KEF works across Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Nagaland, reaching over 100,000 children through 3,000+ schools and Anganwadis.

To know more about our work, visit: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Medium

About the Role

The Manager – Content & Pedagogical Design will play a key role in building KEF’s pedagogical capability across programs. The role is responsible for translating KEF’s educational vision into coherent learning frameworks, instructional approaches, teacher support systems, and implementation-ready resources. The role sits at the intersection of program implementation, pedagogy, and learning design.

Role Details

Position: Manager, Content

Reporting to: Content. Lead

Commitment: Full-time

Location: Bengaluru

Remuneration Range: 5,00,000 – 8,00,000 INR per annum

Joining Date: Immediate

Key Responsibilities

Pedagogical Framework Development

Develop pedagogical frameworks across school readiness, foundational literacy, numeracy, and teacher development and curriculum resources.

Define developmental competencies, learning outcomes and age-wise progression pathways.

Build competency and progression frameworks aligned to NCF and educational research.

Curriculum & Learning Design

Design curriculum structures, learning sequences and instructional pathways.

Develop lesson architectures, assessments, TLMs and learning experiences.

Ensure coherence between outcomes, pedagogy, content and implementation.

Program–Pedagogy Integration

Work closely with program teams to ground design in classroom realities.

Conduct classroom observations and use feedback to improve instructional approaches.

Support localisation and adaptation of content.

Teacher & Facilitator Development

Design teacher learning journeys and professional development pathways.

Develop training modules, facilitation guides and coaching resources.

Facilitate workshops and learning sessions.

Content Quality & Knowledge Building

Establish quality standards for curriculum, assessments and learning resources.

Document implementation learnings and promising practices.

Contribute to framework documents and institutional knowledge products.

Essential Mindset

Think deeply about how children learn.

Connects educational theory with classroom practice.

Enjoys designing frameworks, learning experiences and instructional systems.

Can work across strategy and execution.

Values field immersion and continuous learning.

Essential Skills

Curriculum design and instructional design

Learning sciences and developmental progression design

Competency framework development

Assessment design

Teacher professional development

Facilitation and training

Curriculum mapping

Strong writing and documentation

Stakeholder management

Qualifications and Experience

5–8 years in education, curriculum design, pedagogy, teacher development or learning design.

Experience working with teachers, schools or education programs.

Experience designing curricula, frameworks, teacher development programs or educational products.

Familiarity with NCF, FLN, ECCE and competency-based learning.

Core Evaluation Areas

Framework Thinking

Pedagogical Design

Teacher Development

Field Orientation

Next Steps

If you are interested in this role, please express your interest by filling out this form

For any questions or clarifications, feel free to reach out to rakesh@keyeducationfoundation.org

Process of Interview

4 Rounds

1st Round: Verification and Hygiene check call (20 minutes)

2nd Round: Pre-work Assignment

3rd round: Skill, Mindset, Attitude fit (1 hour)

4th Round: Call with Hiring Manager: Culture and Alignment to Cause fit (1 hour)

Total time to complete all rounds: 25-30 days from the date of application

Warmly,

Team KEF!