The Senior Specialist – Academic & Social Emotional Learning (SEL) will serve as a strategic and programmatic anchor for strengthening academic quality, teacher effectiveness, and holistic student development across Adi  Dravidar   Welfare (ADW) Schools, Government Tribal Residential (GTR) Schools, and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Tamil Nadu.  

This role requires a senior-level professional who can  operate   at the intersection of  policy design, program implementation, field systems strengthening, and capacity building . The Specialist will contribute to shaping large-scale academic and SEL interventions while ensuring deep contextual alignment with the needs of first-generation learners and tribal communities.  

The position demands both  strategic thinking and ground-level execution , with regular engagement across state, district, and school ecosyste...