Careers
A lot of systematic directed effort and research is occurring today to improve the quality and performance and to reduce the cost of products and services the world over. This is true for buildings, cars, airplanes, telecommunications, computers and many other products and services. But can we say the same thing for education? Probably not though we may all acknowledge that education is the critical field in human endeavour.
There are sporadic research efforts in various places that make a difference on a small scale. But EI’s aim is to form a critical mass of people interested in education to conduct basic and advanced but useful research in school education and make a substantial contribution to this field. This should help in improving the quality of education reaching the children and also developing new educational products in tune with the needs of the times.”
We are continually on the lookout for young, talented, thinking individuals who have the confidence and the drive to independently take up challenging projects and execute them. If you think that you have it in you, and cannot find something of your taste below, then just send your CV to info@ei-india.com
Positions Available
| Position | Code | Location |
| Sales Managers | SM | Various towns |
| Educational Advisors (Commission-based Sales Executives) | EA | Various towns |
| Educational Specialists | ES | Various towns |
| Teacher Trainers | ETR | Ahmedabad |
| Programmers | P | Ahmedabad, Navi Mumbai |
| Management Trainees | MT | Ahmedabad |
| Project Managers | PRM | Ahmedabad/Hyderabad |
| Zonal Managers, Google Project, Large Scale Assessment | ZMG | Patna/ Delhi/ Kolkata |
| Data Analyst | DA | Ahmedabad/Hyderabad |
| Language Test Developer | LTD | Hyderabad |
| Marketing Support Executive | MSE | Ahmedabad |
| Tele-Caller Executive | TCE | Ahmedabad |
| Chief Financial Officer | CFO | Ahmedabad |
| Logistics Executive | LOE | Ahmedabad |
| Profit Centre Head | PCH | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai |
| Head Finance | HFI | Ahmedabad |
1 Sales Manager
Locations where Sales Manager’s position are available:
1) Ahmedabad
2) Kolkatta
3) Trivandrum
4) Pune
5) Delhi West
6) Indore
7) Andhra Pradesh based in Hyderabad
Profile of Sales Manager
The Sales Manager will be responsible for coordinating the regional operations of EI. This position involves significant responsibility and high level of target orientation. The current product portfolio of EI includes ASSET - a diagnostic test, Teacher Training, and Curriculum Services.
EI’s main initiative is ASSET- a diagnostic skill-based test that measures “understanding” and provides detailed feedback to children from class 3 to 10 about what their academic strengths and weaknesses are. Over 1.5 lakh students from over 700 schools across India, Middle East, Singapore and Nepal are taking ASSET every year. With a database of 10 million student responses, ASSET is a unique repository of the state of learning in India today.
In terms of teacher training and Curriculum Services there is a tremendous scope for growth which needs to be tapped.
Job Description
- Interacting and building relationships with School Principals, Management and Teachers to create and service the demand for EI offerings.
- Building a team of Educational Advisors who will be the front line of the sales effort.
- Inspiring, leading and coordinating the team to evolve into partners working towards a common goal of school improvement with the school management.
- Take ASSET into the next stage of product growth through penetration in schools of small cities and towns.
- Coordinate with SBU Heads of different products and services to ensure Maximum geographical reach and coverage.
Desired Profile:
- Field level sales experience of atleast 5 years with proven record.
- Strong target orientation with a history of overachievement of targets.
- A quick learner with a deep personal motivation towards self-improvement.
- “Willing to work the in field” and travel extensively
- A “team person” inspiring and living the dream.
- Extensive experience of travel and knowledge of the region would be a distinct advantage
- Self-starter with the ability to motivate and develop an effective team of advisors.
- Entrepreneurial streak, with a strong desire to do something “different”, and a liking for education.
Minimum Experience: 3 years
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
REF: SM
2. Educational Advisors (Commission-based Sales Executives)- Freelance basis in any town in India
If you have the desire to contribute to the field of education, EI offers you an opportunity to interact with schools and partner with them in the process of school improvement. EI works with schools in the areas of Diagnostic Assessment, Teacher Training, Curriculum Services and Skill improvement for students.
EI’s main initiative is ASSET- a diagnostic skill-based test that measures “understanding” and provides detailed feedback to children from class 3 to 10 about what their academic strengths and weaknesses are. Over 1.5 lakh students from over 700 schools across India, Middle East, Singapore and Nepal are taking ASSET every year. With a database of 10 million student responses, ASSET is a unique repository of the state of learning in India today.
In terms of teacher training, and Curriculum Services there is a tremendous scope for growth which needs to be tapped.
Job Description
- Building a list of schools in your town/ city, periodically visiting them and making presentations regarding ASSET and Teacher Training Programs offered by EI to schools.
- Coordinating between the Schools that sign up with EI to ensure smooth progress of the assessment test, teacher training programs, competitions and other activities. This would involve as an example - collection of lists of participating students, ensuring question papers reach schools, collection of answer sheets and distributing analysis to the schools.
- Following-up on activities conducted in schools and get feedback from students and teachers. This would help EI identify new opportunities that EI can service in the schools.
- Reporting on a regular basis to the Relationship Manager of your region.
- The Regional Manager will assist you and will be available for any training, guidance and support you might need to perform your role effectively.
Desired Profiles
- Good communication skills and an attitude of accepting challenges.
- University Professors with an orientation towards School Education preferred.
- Homemakers who have worked previously and who can devote upto 4 hours a day have been very successful as Advisors.
- Ready to work on a freelance basis. Most of the remuneration is paid in the form of commissions so the potential to earn is unlimited.
- A quick learner with a deep personal motivation towards self-improvement.
- “Willing to work the field” and travel within the city/ town. Having a vehicle would help.
- Entrepreneurial streak, with a strong desire to do something “different”, and a liking for education. Prior experience in interacting with schools will definitely help.
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
Location: Any City or town in India
REF: EA (Please specify the town/ city you would like to operate)
3. Educational Specialists
Educational Initiatives’ mission is to significantly improve the quality of learning in schools the world over by developing innovative, research-based products.
India has a large number of teachers and principals (the practitioners) and it has educational experts (the theorists) - but it probably lacks a layer of educational technologists (those who understand the theory, try it out in practice and modify it). These educational technologists marry a good understanding of theory with a bias for action. EI attempts to provide that layer for India’s educational system.
EI’s main initiative is ASSET- a diagnostic skill-based test that measures “understanding” and provides detailed feedback to children from class 4-9 about what their academic strengths and weaknesses are. More than 80,000 tests have been administered to students in over 400 schools in the past 2 years. ASSET Direct is currently being test-marketed as a direct retail offering to parents.
EI has also partnered with some reputed organizations in India as shown below- - With Wipro’s Applying Thought to Schools program for teacher training - With Reliance, to conduct the admission test for Dhirubhai Ambani International School - With Intel Corp., USA to “parameterize” the Indian Class 5 Math curriculum - With the Gujarat Science Academy to organize the Gujarat Science Olympiad - With the TVS Group to help their schools redefine their class 6 curriculum
Job Description
- Be a part EI’s team of educational specialists in developing high quality diagnostic tests that can accurately pi-point learning and provide specific feedback for improvement.
- Participate in subject based research projects with the objective of designing more effective assessment methods.
Desired Profile:
- Very strong academic fundamentals (school level English, Math, Science)- should have got 80+% in school Board exams.
- Teaching/educational experience highly desirable; should be aware of children’s abilities at different classes
- Able to think innovatively, likes to read
- Comfortable with internet surfing and usage
We believe there are multiple profiles that can actually fit the requirement. Some profiles that we think are particularly suited for this position, are-
Set 1: Senior educationists- former teachers, principals, academics, 35+ years old, bright, academically oriented persons with very strong teaching background and educational fundamentals.
Set 2: Someone with a Master’s degree or PhD in Education, currently working in some University abroad (need not even be Indian at all)
Minimum Experience: 7 years
Maximum Experience: No limit
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
Location: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, (but not a constraint for candidates who are willing to work full-time via the internet)
4. Teacher Trainers
Educational Initiatives’ mission is to significantly improve the quality of learning in schools the world over by developing innovative, research-based products.
India has a large number of teachers and principals (the practitioners) and it has educational experts (the theorists) - but it probably lacks a layer of educational technologists (those who understand the theory, try it out in practice and modify it). These educational technologists marry a good understanding of theory with a bias for action. EI attempts to provide that layer for India’s educational system.
Apart from ASSET, teacher training is the significant initiative taken up by Educational Initiatives. EI needs full-time and part time trainers in Ahmedabad, Baroda and other metros. Some trainer positions require travel to conduct workshops in different schools across the country.
EI has partnered with some reputed organizations in India as shown below- - With Wipro’s Applying Thought to Schools program for teacher training - With Reliance, to conduct the admission test for Dhirubhai Ambani International School - With Intel Corp., USA to “parameterize” the Indian Class 5 Math curriculum - With the Gujarat Science Academy to organize the Gujarat Science Olympiad - With the TVS Group to help their schools redefine their class 6 curriculum
Job Description
- Be a part EI’s team of educational specialists in delivering high quality training programs that can effect school improvement in a fundamental way.
- Collect, devise and share with schools successful teaching methodologies that can be implemented in the classroom.
The requirements for this position are-
- Good presentation and training skills
- Strong teaching experience in subject of choice.
- Teaching/educational experience essential for subject trainers.
- Positions available in Ahmedabad/Baroda and metros
- Part-time positions also available.
Desired Profile:
Senior educationists - former teachers, principals, academics, 35+ years old, bright, academically oriented persons with very strong teaching background and educational fundamentals.
Minimum Experience: 7 years
Maximum Experience: No limit
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
Location: Ahmedabad, Baroda and some other cities
5. Programmers
EI has undertaken a number of innovative IT-based innovations to ensure high quality customer and responsive service. These range from technical innovations like Automatic Question Generators and OCR recognition; academic systems for on-the-fly generation of test diagnostics
Job Description:
- Designing organizational and educational systems after understanding the requirement
Desired Profile:
- BE from a reputed institute or MCA, etc.
- Passion for programming and computers; strong in C; Javascript, HTML; experience of PHP, MySQL, C++, Java, PDF would be an advantage
- Systematic worker, open to learning new things
Minimum Experience: 1 year
Maximum Experience: 10 years
Remuneration: As per Industry Standards
Location: Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai
6. Management Trainees
There is a huge scope for growth in a young organization as it offers a vast array of Job responsibilities and the potential to gain exposure to a host of learning opportunities. At the beginning of one’s career, one needs to perform different roles and use the time to decide the final career path based on the experience gained during this period.
At EI, there are a host of things happening - Product Development, Market Research, Promotional Strategy formulation, On-the-ground Sales, Territory Mapping, Institutional Selling, Training, Research. the list is actually quite wide and encompasses different streams of management studies.
Job Description:
- You will assist senior management in various functions, gaining all round exposure and eventually rising to suitable positions.
Desired Profile:
- Fresh MBA’s or those with upto two years experience
- Willing to travel and take up multiple roles and responsibilities
Minimum Experience: Fresh MBAs can also apply
Maximum Experience: 2 years
Category: Management Trainees
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
Location: Ahmedabad
7. Project Manager - Bhutan Project
Bhutan is a country that is uniquely positioned between India and China, both of which have been reporting tremendous growth in their economy and is projected to grow further in the next decade. Research also reports that economic well being of nations in the 21st century is going to depend on the cognitive skills of the population and not on mere school attainment (Hanushek and Woesmann, 2007). Given this scenario, quality education of Bhutanese children in terms of knowledge and skills assume tremendous significance as a strategy for progress of the nation. This will enable Bhutan to develop human resources that are on par with the best any country has to offer, and will also help keep pace with fast growing economies of India and China. Excellence in education will ultimately have pay-offs in booming economy and growth in social indexes, resulting in a happy society. Educational Initiatives is working with the Government of Bhutan to measure and improve student learning and the teaching learning processes in their schools. This is a 5 year project and covers the entire country of Bhutan.
Job Description:
- Will require taking overall responsibility for execution of the project and coordinating with representatives of the Bhutan government
- Will require occasional trips to Bhutan. May require 1-2 trips of over 1-2 months duration and setting up an office there.
- To oversee all aspects of the project using planning, monitoring and controlling processes.
- Identifying resources needed and creating systems for managing deliverables.
- Coordinating between the core project team and support teams like logistics, IT and Finance.
- Communicating all pertinent information to the SBU Head.
- Ensuring successful execution of project as close to 100% of approved best practice as possible.
- Ensuring appropriate and updated project documentation.
Candidate Profile:
- Be a MBA from a Reputed Institute.
- Have 3-8 years experience in planning and execution of Large Scale projects with complex logistics.
- Good communication skills in English.
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and time management skills.
- Ability and interest to pick up technical information about testing and analysis tools.
Location: Hyderabad/Ahmedabad.
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate.
8. Project Manager - Google Project
World over, governments and citizens alike seem to agree that good quality education is one of the most powerful factors that can improve the quality of life. While education in the past meant largely the 3R’s, the needs of the knowledge society call for critical thinking, learning how to learn and problem solving skills to be imparted to students. Improving an education system almost certainly requires a multi-pronged effort. Parallel to these efforts, however, it is necessary to establish some method to objectively measure the level of student learning! Further, this method of measuring student learning must be valid, periodic, external and largely accepted. While the national efforts in India have helped in increasing the percentage of children attending schools, there is a large effort needed to improve quality of student learning.
Currently, Educational Initiatives with Google Inc., USA has embarked on a first-of-its-kind, ambitious and complex exercise to measure learning levels of government school children across 21 Indian states. The project involves assessment of student achievement in classes 4, 6 and 8 and will cover about 21 states and thus about 15 languages. The study aims to establish student achievement levels and to provide insights into comparative performances of different states, to create cross-learning and remedial opportunities.
Job Description:
- Will require taking overall responsibility for execution of the project.
- Interacting and making presentations to state government officials.
- To oversee all aspects of the project using planning, monitoring and controlling processes.
- Recruit people and coordinate with Zonal managers and their teams.
- Identifying resources needed and creating systems for managing deliverables.
- Coordinating between the core project team and support teams like logistics, IT and Finance.
- Communicating all pertinent information to the SBU Head.
- Ensuring successful execution of project as close to 100% of approved best practice as possible.
- Ensuring appropriate and updated project documentation.
Candidate Profile:
- Be a MBA from a Reputed Institute
- Have 3-8 years experience in planning and execution of Large Scale projects with complex logistics.
- Good communication skills in English.
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and time management skills.
- Ability and interest to pick up technical information about testing and analysis tools.
Location: Hyderabad/Ahmedabad
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate.
9. Zonal Managers, Google Project, Large Scale Assessment
EI is working with Google Inc., USA in a first-of-its-kind, ambitious and complex exercise to measure learning levels of government school children across 21 Indian states.
Job Description:
- To plan effectively and come up with innovative solutions for the successful administration of the project.
- To help in recruiting evaluators for the project in your state.
- To liaison with the schools, DEO’s, etc for smooth implementation of the project.
- To carry out all the tasks required for testing in a standardised manner across the state.
- To assist the research team in activities like data verification, sampling, and the prerequisites for printing of the test papers.
- To handle all the logistics issues for the State.
Candidate Profile:
- Be a MBA / PG in Sciences
- 2-5 years experience in execution of Large Scale projects with complex logistics.
- Good communication skills in English and one Indian language is essential.
Location: Patna/ Delhi/ Kolkata.
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
10. Data Analyst
Job Description:
- Analyse student performance and background data using mathematical and statistical tools like Excel, SPSS and in-house programs.
- Identify patterns and stories the data reveals. Prepare reports based on the analysis.
- To keep up with modern data analysing techniques related to test theory suggested by literature.
Candidate Profile:
- 5 years experience in handling analysis of large data.
- Strong analytical skills and logic with the ability to understand the patterns in data.
- Ability to synthesize information from the data.
- Good written communication skills are essential.
- An M.Stat degree would be an advantage.
Location: Hyderabad/Ahmedabad
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
11. Language Test Developer
Job Description:
- Build expertise in the designated subject of specialization in multiple ways, including reading and interacting with schools, school children and education experts.
- Understand and make updations on Language research and assessment.
- Carry out curriculum analysis and develop skill tables for the assessment.
- Make papers and items with an understanding of the regional language nuances.
- Make scorecards for scoring the items finalized.
- Analyse student performance and write diagnostic reports.
Candidate Profile:
- PG in literature or applied linguistics.
- Experience in school education / developing standardised assessments is an advantage.
Location: Hyderabad
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
12. Marketing Support Executive
Job Description:
- Analysis of ASSET sales data, tracking customer sign-ups, managing inventory of sales stocks, coordination with sales team for reports, compilation of weekly sales reports, getting customer feedback (parents and schools).
Candidate Profile:
- Be a Graduate.
- Experience of working in a sales support function preferred. Fresh MBA’s can also apply.
- Good knowledge of MS Office softwares (Word, Powerpoint, Excel).
- Good command over written and spoken English.
Location: Ahmedabad
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate.
13. Tele-Caller Executive
Job Description:
- Tele marketing with the school Administrators/Principals, Generating sales leads, dispatching marketing material to schools, coordination with sales team for generated sales leads, compilation of weekly sales reports.
Candidate Profile:
- Be a Graduate.
- Freshers can also apply.
- Good knowledge of MS Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Good command over written and spoken English.
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate.
Location: Ahmedabad
14. Chief Financial Officer
A CA or an MBA Finance with at least 10 years’ work experience. Candidate must have good knowledge of accounting, finalisation, MIS, taxation, legal and statutory compliance issues and investment management. Good knowledge of excel or any programming languages will be very useful. Must have fluent English.
Location: Ahmedabad.
Remuneration: Not a constraint for right candidate
15. Logistics Executive
Job Description:
- Analysis of ASSET data, managing inventory, coordination with school, internal team for reports, compilation of weekly reports, getting customer feedback (parents and schools). Vendor & customer (parent & school) interaction.
- Can handle systematic packing of material.
- Task completion of work from entering of Initial data upto completion analysis dispatch.
Candidate Profile:
- He should be Graduate.
- He should have strong analytical skills.
- Strong knowledge of computers skills with exposure to Excel and Internet.
- Good knowledge of Printer / computers.
- Good communication skill in English who can co-ordinate with school, school’s principal and with the internal team members and should be able to handle correspondence independently.
Strong target orientation. - A quick learner with a deep personal motivation towards self-improvement.
- Should able to take responsibilities in the crisis situation.
- Multi-skilled person who can adapt to different environments and different demands.
- He should be able to handle front desk-work and back office-work and good at dealing with suppliers etc
Remuneration: Not a constraint for the right candidate
Location: Ahmedabad
16. Profit Centre Head
Job Description
EI is coming up with a number of new projects. The Profit Centre Head will lead and execute large scale projects, recruit people and coordinate teams.
He/She will also be responsible for formulating,implementing and devising innovative strategies that help in revenue generation. The position requires high target orientation.
Candidate Profile:
- MBA / Post graduate in any discipline with 3 years experience in handling projects independently.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work with multiple teams.
- Self motivated and able to motivate the teams and convince them to try out new ideas.
- General interest in education and a desire to contribute to this field
Location: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai
17. Head-Finance
Job Description:
- The person will head the finance, accounting, taxation and MIS for the entire company and report to the Directors
- This is a demanding role that will require a lot of hard work on a regular basis.
Candidate Profile:
- CA/MBA Finance from leading business school with strong command over accounting fundamentals, proficiency in MS Excel
- Min 3 years post-qualification work experience (not including articleship), with exposure to MIS functions.
Location: Ahmedabad
Remuneration: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.