Job Opportunity for Program Associate – GEP at Room to Read in Uttarakhand

Position Overview:

The Program Associate in Girls Education Program spends time to assist Project Lead to implement program with quality and carrying out all activities of Project in state. The position will be based in District Head Quarters and will involve frequent travel to field. The work will entail providing support to Project Lead in all activities like documentation of all activities, draft quality case stories/success stories and planning of stakeholder engagement. S/he will also be responsible for strengthening linkages with like- minded organizations, liaison with block/district level officials, regular program and financial tracking, collecting program data and entering it into RtRs database and determining and delivering material support for girls participating in the program. The Program Associate reports to Project Lead.

Room to Read is a child safe organization.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Program Implementation as per Program Design:

• Undertake regular field based monitoring as per the approved monitoring plan
• Fill the monitoring forms, consolidate and report to state office.  
• Participate in regular trainings and meetings with Room to Read staff.
• Ensure feedback provided by various stakeholder is recorded in written regularly.
• Participate in donor/ government stakeholders visits to program locations and provide information to donors/stakeholders about Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program as needed. 

Liaising, Networking and Building Linkages at the Field, Block and District Level:

• Plan and organize meetings for government officials (block and district level) about the program and its updates, upcoming plans.
• Establish and strengthen monitoring mechanisms at the district / block level while working closely with the governance systems
• Liason with the government to strengthen mainstreaming of reporting and monitoring mechanisms related to the Program
• Building linkages with like-minded organizations
• Support PL/PO for creating visibility of GEP in District and State level. 

Planning, Reporting and Documentation:

• Documentation of state level initiatives
• Project reports at district level
• Collect this data and provide to PL/PO as needed and agreed as per data flow mechanisms
• Collect this data (MIS), provide it to the PL/PO, and enter it into Room to Read’s database (as indicated).
• Document best practices, case studies, photos and lessons learned and share with the GEP Team.
• Flag challenges/issues/timely alerts to PL/PO to ensure smooth implementation. 

Qualifications:

Required:  

• Master’s degree in Education/ Social Work/ development/Gender Studies or equivalent to these.
• 3 – 5 years of relevant work experience in areas of  girls education, gender and life skills
• Prior experience of living and/ working in rural  and semi urban areas
• Prior experience of working closely with school teachers and government
• This position requires extensive travel to district/block levels.
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
• Good understanding of MS word and MS excel for reporting purpose.
• Strong organizational and planning skills including the ability to monitor progress of program implementation.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative.
• Prior experience of working closely with diverse groups of people.
• Prior experience in facilitation and training.
• Good knowledge of Hindi and English
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, with proven ability to work with excel  
• Experience in data entry and analysis 

Preferred:

• English fluency
• Experience of working on counselling techniques related to adolescent girls
• Good knowledge of local dialect 

Room to Read offers a competitive pay with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read has zero tolerance when it comes to child abuse and exploitation and believes that all children have equal rights to protection. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the child protection policy, code of conduct and standards and will undergo rigorous reference and background check through third party. Background check will include the verification of employment history and criminal check. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check

Location(s)

India – Uttarakhand 

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization 
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness  
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration 
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment  

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled