Lead Trainer (Assessments)

About ETS

ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.

Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.

Position Summary:

The Lead Trainer will provide high-level of academic knowledge and skills in capacity building efforts around assessment test development framework and cycle, with focus on strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) at Grades 3 and 5. The role will lead the design and delivery of capacitybuilding initiatives for teachers, DIETs, and SCERT officials/ faculty, with a strong emphasis on assessmentled improvement. The position will contribute to development of training modules on schoolbased and largescale assessments, pedagogy, and effective use of data. The role will support institutionalization of assessment and training practices aligned with state priorities and national education reforms.

The lead trainer must work independently and must also be a strong team player, working with internal groups as well as outside experts in their field of specialty. Additionally, the role regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced trainers/assessment specialists.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Lead Trainer for the statelevel project, providing academic leadership for all capacitybuilding and assessmentrelated activities.
• Design and develop structured capacitybuilding modules and manuals for teachers and SCERT/DIET faculty, with a focus on strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) at Grades 3 and 5.
• Plan and deliver training programs on assessment frameworks, methodologies, and the creation and effective use of assessment data (schoolbased and largescale) to inform and improve classroom practice.
• Develop handson, practiceoriented training content, embedding a learningbydoing approach across all training and facilitation activities.
• Provide continuous mentoring and onsite academic support, including coaching, followups, and initiation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to ensure sustained engagement and accountability on the part of teachers.
• Design and deliver customized training modules on datadriven decisionmaking, enabling teachers and academic functionaries to interpret and use learning evidence effectively.
• Establish mechanisms and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regular review, refinement, and institutionalization of training and assessment practices within the state system.
• Lead and mentor a team of trainers (up to 7), ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery of all contractual outputs.
• Support training of field personnel involved in the conduct of largescale assessments, including orientation on assessment protocols and quality assurance processes.
• Ensure alignment of all content and delivery with relevant state strategies, SCERT priorities, and national education policies (including FLN and assessment reforms).
• Work in close collaboration with other domain experts such as monitoring and evaluation to suggest tracking and data management for training related tasks.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to add value to multistakeholder teams by actively contributing, understanding diverse perspectives, and fostering collaboration across SCERT, DIETs, and field teams.
• Strong stakeholder and learnercentric orientation, with the ability to build respectful, productive relationships and make decisions keeping classroom realities and systemlevel implications in mind.
• Proven capability to lead work in complex and ambiguous contexts, including development of new assessments, innovative measurement tools, and adaptive training solutions.
• Solid understanding of assessment and pedagogy trends, with the ability to translate emerging practices into practical, scalable training and capacitybuilding interventions.
• High levels of accountability, problemsolving, and execution discipline, with the ability to plan against complex timelines, mentor teams, adjust strategies as needed, and deliver highquality outputs on schedule.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills (with command over English/Hindi, preferably Assamese); ability to work with SCERT, DIETs, and teachers.

Education & Experience:

• Post-graduate degree in Education/ Language/ Mathematics. (Mandatory)
• D.El.Ed./ B.Ed./M.Ed. is (Mandatory)

General Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 7 years of teaching and /or training experience or relevant experience in assessment design/content creation/
• Experience in developing and delivering training modules/manuals on pedagogy, assessments, and data use for instructional improvement.
• Some classroom experience and familiarity with current subject-area (literacy and numeracy) standards (foundational grades) are desirable.