The Government of Tamil Nadu believes in the power of the youth to improve the efficiency
of the governance processes and hence, is launching the Tamil Nadu Education
Fellowship (TNEF) to support the novel initiatives undertaken by the School Education
Department. The Tamil Nadu Education Fellowship will be a 2-year fellowship that will
recruit passionate young professionals to provide support for the implementation and the
delivery of all critical educational initiatives by the School Education Department and
achieve the vision set by the Government. A cohort of 114 Fellows and 38 Senior Fellows
will be placed in teams of 4 across every district of Tamil Nadu.
Role of a Fellow:
The Fellows will work closely with the Senior Fellows and the School Education
Department at the district level. The Fellows will focus on supporting the key activities
undertaken by the district level officials.
In this role, some of your responsibilities will include
● Support in implementing the key initiatives & its related activities
● Support in implementation of communication strategies in the community
and support to conduct other outreach campaigns
● Support the officials to use digital tools to undertake critical activities such as
identifying needs of the school, provision of training and quality of
implementation and other similar activities
● Generate reports and document case studies from classrooms periodically
● Support to improve the visibility of the initiatives across various media:
social, print, radio etc.
● Aid the district administration to create action plans for implementing the
programmes effectively
Prerequisites include
● Minimum two years of experience in any field.
● A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of specialization.
● Ability to read, write and speak English and Tamil
● Proficiency in basic computer and internet applications
● Working knowledge of Google Suite, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
● Basic knowledge of various social media platforms and usage of the same
● Willingness to travel within and outside the block/district for programme
related activities
Stipend: 32,000 per month
Role of a Senior Fellow:
The Senior Fellow will manage the Fellows stationed in the district and will be the point of
contact for the School Education Department at the district level. They will share district
level updates with the district level officials and support the department in achieving its
goals. The focus of your role will be to manage the three Fellows who are a part of the
district team.
In this role, some of your responsibilities will include
● Support in creation of detailed action plan for activities to be carried out at
the district level
● Support the district administration to conduct regular training of the various
stakeholders
● Support the district administration to organise progress review meetings at
the block and district level
● Support all report generation processes for the district administration
● Support the officials to use digital tools to undertake critical activities such as
identifying needs of the school, provision of training and quality of
implementation and other similar activities
● Support the department to enable cross-learning among blocks through
workshops and exchange of best practices amongst Blocks, Clusters and
Schools.
Prerequisites include:
● 5+ years of relevant work experience
● A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field of specialization
● Working knowledge of Google Suite, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
● Basic knowledge of various social media platforms and usage of the same
● Ability to speak, read and understand English and Tamil
● Willingness to travel within and outside the block/district for programme
related activities
Stipend: 45,000 per month
Link to the application form : Click HERE
Last Date : 30.6.2022