Head of Pedagogy - Employability Training

Work in an Eduversity, that emphasizes on unique pedagogy and is facilitated by industry-aligned faculty members.

Our client is a one-of-its-kind business school operating in an asset-light model, creating industry-ready graduates for the past decade. It is disrupting India's higher education space by offering Pay after Placement MBA (UGC approved ) and PGDM (AICTE approved) programs, working on a unique placement first model - fees are collected only after placement is done and finalised.

They deliver industry integrated education leveraging modern technology with a focus on developing job-ready managerial professionals who can have a successful corporate career. It has established a 100% placement record to date and has over 200 companies namely Amazon, Swiggy, Decathlon, BigBasket, Jaquar, Reliance, Future Group, SBI and more visiting the campuses every year to hire fresh talent.

As a Head of Pedagogy - Employability Training, you will develop a deep understanding of the profile of the learner - attributes, behaviors, mindset and skill gaps.

What you will do:

Conducting ongoing market research to align the industry requirements with the learner’s skill gaps, learning needs and understanding the employability gap among the target segment

Guiding learning programs and outcomes through the lens of learner’s profile and behavior

Conducting research and recommendation processes to build a robust outcome-based learning architecture

Curating indicators, tools and tests that map the learning outcomes in the learning journey and beyond

Collaborating with cross-functional team members to ensure implementation of learning outcomes processes and systems

Analyzing ongoing student learning performance to validate the robustness of the learning methodology

Creating detailed insights for the content team to continually improve program curriculum through learning outcomes analysis

What you need to have:

Masters in Liberal Arts or related field and some prior experience in research and research methodologies

More than 3-4 years of progressive experience working in the education sector with some exposure to training development, pedagogy or research in the education sector

Knowledge of approaches, systems and processes in education (secondary or higher), including tech-enabled learning

Understanding of innovative pedagogies more specifically pedagogy of adult learning that enhances learning outcomes among students including pedagogical planning

Good hand in formative and summative assessment tools and techniques including assessment integrated lesson plan modules

System 2 thinker (as Kahneman describes)

Ability to think in the lines of structure, system and scale