Job Opportunity for Consultant – Manager Capacity Building , Parag Initiative at Kalike in Bengaluru

About Kalike:

Kalike, an Associate Organization of TATA Trusts strives to facilitate deep, large-scale and long-term impact on the quality of life through interventions in education and livelihoods in Yadgir and neighboring districts in northern Karnataka. Under its long-term vision as an institution, by converging with other portfolios and various government departments and Non-Profit Organizations, Kalike seeks to address these interrelated domains, while keeping Education as a core area of focus. Currently, Kalike has been focusing on ensuring quality education to the rural and deprived children in Yadgir & Koppal district, Karnataka.

About Parag initiative:

The Parag Initiative of Tata Trusts aims to strengthen the children’s literature sector in India to enable a culture of reading among children. To achieve this Parag works supports (i) the development of and access to good quality story books for children in Indian languages; (ii) supports school and community libraries across the country so that children have free access to books and an open and vibrant environment that supports reading for pleasure; (iii) offers professional development courses and works with teachers, librarians and facilitators to develop their capacity to engage with children’s literature and create a relationship between books and children. It also nurtures the children’s literature sector through awards, professional courses and creating platforms for linking stakeholders. Parag is a pan India initiative.

Mention in subject as “CV for the post of Manager Capacity Building , Parag Initiative”

Responsibilities

As a key member of Parag’s Professional Development vertical support the coordination of the Library Educators Course (LEC) Hindi, ensuring timely implementation of various components of the course through the 7-month calendar. Some key responsibilities include:
●     overall coordination with different stakeholders before, during and after the contact periods.

●     documenting contact periods, administering the baseline-end line and collating feedback from participants.

●     enlisting participation of the internal team and external resource persons for sessions.

●     keeping all key stakeholders updated about the status of the course.

●     maintaining database of participants and other components of the course

• Serve as a key faculty and mentor for the 7-month Library Educators Course (LEC) and the 3-month Children’s Library Course (CLC), dispensing all responsibilities including providing inputs for course content/ modules, facilitating sessions and participating in assessment of course participants.
• Support alumni engagement exercises and coordinate the Refresher Workshop for Alumni and Exposure Visits of Alumni.
• Provide on-site support to State Resource Groups (SRGs) in state(s) that the Parag Professional Development vertical is involved with, to ensure that the group is able to further train teachers in their state towards creating vibrant school libraries.
• Support the Professional Development team in conducting training programmes for states or organizations seeking support.
• Develop self through writing – publish reviews or reflective writing pieces on library practices, schools and children’s literature.
• Contribute to any other work of Professional Development vertical or Parag.
• Participate in Professional Development Team’s work with Libraries and Book Development verticals of Parag.
• This role will require an average 5-8 days of pre-planned travel every month.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Education or allied fields with a keen interest in children’s literature and library practice.

Job Specifications

●     Good understanding of the role of libraries and impact of good quality children’s literature on the reading journey of children.

●     Understanding of and good familiarity with children’s literature in Hindi.

●     Good facilitation skills in conducting sessions for professionals like teachers and educators.

Competencies

●     Good oral and written communication skills in Hindi and English languages.

●     Ability to work independently and with cross cultural teams including field teams.

●     Problem solving attitude and ability to multitask.

●     Taking initiative and strong interest in grooming young educators and teachers.