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Senior Officer – EdTech

Reports to: Program Lead / Head of EdTech

Location: Bangalore 

About The Organisation:

Quest Alliance is a non-profit trust that envisions a world where all young people are self-learners and prepared for the 21st century. The organisation works at the intersection of education and technology to build skills, agency, and community among youth — with a particular focus on underserved government school ecosystems.

Through programs spanning digital literacy, STEM education, career readiness, and teacher capacity building, Quest Alliance has reached thousands of students and educators across multiple states in India.

Role Overview

The Senior Officer – EdTech will play a key role in driving innovation and technology integration within Quest's education programs. The role focuses on designing and implementing Ideathons and Hackathons that nurture creativity, problem-solving, and innovation among students in government schools. The person will also lead the setup and sustenance of tinkering environments, mentor teachers and students in hands-on STEM learning, and build pathways for young innovators to access advanced opportunities such as bootcamps, mentorships, and innovation forums.

This role requires a blend of technical expertise, facilitation experience, and passion for equity-centered learning and iterative design.

Key Responsibilities

Ideathon & Hackathon Implementation

• Design and oversee the end-to-end implementation of Ideathons and Hackathons — from ideation to prototyping — facilitated by government school teachers.
• Provide technical mentorship on hardware-software integration, including sensors, microcontrollers, and basic coding.
• Collaborate with state and national teams to develop hackathon themes, rubrics, facilitation guides, and toolkits.
• Capture insights and document prototypes, showcasing student innovations and connecting them to post-event opportunities such as incubation or community applications.
• Set up and maintain tinkering environments in select schools/labs and build team and teacher capacity to sustain them.

Advanced Hackathon Pathways

• Co-design and support district and state-level hackathon bootcamps to help students develop advanced MVPs (Minimum Viable Products).
• Support the execution of national-level hackathons, enabling students to showcase high-quality prototypes.
• Identify and develop pathways for students to access mentorship, internships, and exposure to higher education institutions and innovation platforms of national and international repute.

Working Relationships

Internal Stakeholders	External Stakeholders
Program Lead / Head of EdTech	Funders & CSR Partners
Implementation Team	Government School Partners
Communications Team	CSO & NGO Partners
Accounts Team	Vendors
Admin Team

Required Qualifications & Skills

Educational Qualification (Minimum Required):

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

• 3–5 years of experience in STEM education, learning experience design, or EdTech, preferably within government education systems and contexts.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating student-facing innovation programs such as hackathons, maker spaces, or tinkering labs.

Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of hardware-software integration (IoT, sensors, microcontrollers preferred).
• Intermediate proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Blockly, or Scratch.
• Hands-on problem-solving and troubleshooting ability.
• Strong documentation, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across multiple teams with ownership and clarity.
• Self-driven, proactive, and open to feedback with a growth mindset.
• Passion for equity-centered learning, learner agency, and iterative design approaches.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS-Office (MS-Word, MS-PPT, MS-Excel), Gmail and other platforms.

Remuneration: Rs. 47,000/- per month (cost to company). Salary will be commensurate with experience and expertise of the candidate.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Personal Accident Insurance covering up to ₹10,00,000 annually.
• Mediclaim Insurance covering up to ₹3,00,000 annually, supported through our insurance partner Loop, which also offers additional wellness benefits.
• Reach for the Stars (RFS) amount of up to ₹5,000 to support self-learning and knowledge-building efforts.
• Internet allowance of up to ₹750/month, reimbursable based on actual usage.
• Childcare/day care fee support of up to ₹3,000/month (matching contribution) for employees with children under 6 years.
• Group emotional wellbeing sessions (worth ₹7,500 per session) fully covered by the organisation.
• 1:1 counselling sessions (worth ₹1,800 per session) fully covered by the organisation.

We are an equal opportunity organization. We encourage applicants from all genders, communities and sections of the society to work with us.