The Academic Manager will support the Academic Lead in coordinating academic design and capacity-building activities under Mission SOAR Nagaland. The role ensures timely consolidation of inputs from ecosystem partners, government stakeholders, and field educators into actionable frameworks, materials, and training resources. The Academic Manager will provide critical operational and project management support to enable the Academic Lead to focus on pedagogical quality and stakeholder alignment.

• Support the Academic Lead in consolidating frameworks, lesson plans, assessments, and training resources.
• Coordinate with SCERT, DIETs, and other state institutions for feedback and approvals.
• Track design timelines and milestones, ensuring timely delivery of academic outputs.
• Manage quality control documentation and review cycles across partners.
• Support facilitation of co-design workshops and training sessions.
• Organize academic content for dissemination through DIKSHA or other platforms.
• Maintain records of academic interventions, iterations, and evidence of impact.
• Prepare inputs and updates for governance and reporting processes.

This role reports to the Academic Lead ( with dotted-line coordination with the Programs Lead).

• Postgraduate degree with 5-7 years of program/academic coordination experience.
• Familiarity with curriculum design, training programs, or education reform.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder coordination abilities.
• Ability to manage timelines and quality assurance processes.
• Experience with educational technology platforms is desirable.