Qualification & Experiences
We are looking for someone who is excited to grow as a teacher educator and program leader, and who brings a strong bar of instructional excellence, facilitation skills, and a deep commitment to educational equity and learning and growth.
-Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of teaching experience in a low-income community
-Proven track record of driving outcomes in the classroom and instructional excellence.
-Strong project management skills, with the ability to plan, execute, and manage multiple priorities effectively.
-A commitment to addressing educational inequity and serving low-income communities.
-Strong mobilisation and relationship-building skills, with experience working with diverse stakeholders.
-Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
-Strong openness to learning and feedback, with a willingness to reflect, adapt, and grow in a fast-evolving program environment
-Adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to learn in a growing organization
-Willingness to travel extensively (40% of your time)
-Previous experience working as a teacher coach or trainer would be a plus, but not necessary.
Responsibilities
On ground Instructional Support:
-Lead instructional support for multiple Circle U partner sites, including classroom observations, lesson modelling, workshop facilitation, and coaching with clear, actionable feedback.
-Support teachers and coaches in applying learning from Circle U sessions to their classrooms and school contexts.
-Build strong, trust-based relationships with school teams to strengthen instructional practice and student outcomes.
Training, Coaching, and Curriculum:
-Serve as lead faculty for the program, facilitating training sessions across in- person residencies, virtual electives, and learning touchpoints through the year.
-Contribute to the sourcing, design, and adaptation of instructional materials, including rubrics, assessment resources, and high-quality instructional materials (HQIMs).
-Contribute to the design of grade-specific learning experiences across program tracks (KG, Elementary, Middle School), ensuring content is contextualised and relevant for participants.
-Model instructional excellence and reflective practice, serving as an example across the Circle U community.
Project Management, Operations, and Partnerships:
-Lead and project-manage key projects and workstreams within Circle U offerings, including planning, timelines, coordination, and follow-through.
-Manage and support key program operations and logistics in partnership with internal teams (Ops, Tech, Finance, Labs, Incubation).
-Build relationships with entrepreneurs, school leaders, faculty, and ecosystem partners to strengthen program delivery and long-term sustainability.
-Contribute to building Circle U’s and The Circle’s leadership culture, values, and ways of working as the vertical grows.
Manager, Circle U
Circle U
Summary
As Manager, Circle U, you will play a central role in shaping and building Circle U - The Circle’s teacher preparation and capacity-building vertical serving educators in low-income communities across India.
By 2033, Circle U aims to become a reputable School of Education, preparing 3,000+ educators with the capabilities to reinvent learning. This role is a rare opportunity to help shape that institution at its founding stage.
Circle U is entering Year 2 of operations. This is a build-from-the-ground-up phase: systems are still being shaped, quality benchmarks are being defined, and the long- term identity of the program is being forged. As part of the Circle U founding team, this role is for someone who is energised by the pace, complexity, and ambiguity of a start-up environment within a mission-driven organization - someone who is excited to contribute to a teacher education model that has the potential to reinvent teacher preparation in India.
You will lead the delivery of training experiences across Circle U’s programs, work closely with teachers and coaches across partner schools, and contribute to key program projects and workstreams. You will also lead on-ground instructional support at partner sites, including classroom observations, coaching, and
facilitation - continuously learning and evolving alongside the educators you serve.
In the coming year, your work will play a crucial role in contributing to the learning experiences of 400 educators across India through:
-A one-year certification program serving 200 teachers and coaches, combining in-person residencies, school-based apprenticeships, virtual learning, site visits, and coaching
-A suite of short-stint hybrid courses serving 200 educators beyond The Circle Network