Educate Girls
**Job Description: Project Manager – Communication Specialist**
**Location:** Patna, Bihar
**Work Type:** Full-Time Consultant Agreement in a Work from Office Setup
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### **About Educate Girls (EG):**
Educate Girls is a non-profit organization established in 2007, dedicated to mobilizing communities for girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally backward areas. Our scalable, replicable, and sustainable program model operates under the framework of India’s Right to Education Act.
Since our inception, we have grown from a pilot with 500 schools to impacting over 24,000 schools across more than 33 districts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. We have enrolled over 1.4 million Out-of-school Girls (OOSG) and reached 18.6 million beneficiaries through our program model.
Our mission is to build one of the largest second-chance programs, Project Pragati, aiming to transform 10 million lives in the next decade by creating an ecosystem for adolescent girls and young women to access better life chances.
**Core Values:** Integrity | Collaboration | Gender Equality | Empathy | Excellence
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### **Role Overview:**
We are seeking a Project Manager (Communication Specialist) to lead our communication strategies, develop information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns, and manage events related to Project Pragati. This role involves knowledge documentation, strategic communications management, and fostering relationships with key stakeholders.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. **Program Execution:**
– Document best practices through video documentaries, case studies, and print material for international and national dissemination.
– Design campaigns, such as career guidance initiatives, to enhance school enrollments under government schemes.
– Organize events like conferences, seminars, roundtable discussions, and field visits, providing event management support.
2. **Government Linkage:**
– Cultivate relationships with state-level government agencies and represent the organization in meetings and workshops.
– Align program objectives with state educational policies and priorities.
3. **Stakeholder Engagement:**
– Collaborate with educational institutions and local organizations to strengthen outreach.
– Build partnerships to enhance the impact and sustainability of career awareness programs.
4. **Monitoring and Reporting:**
– Develop monitoring mechanisms to track progress and prepare comprehensive reports for stakeholders.
5. **Social Media Management:**
– Create and curate content for social media platforms, execute media strategies, and analyze metrics for campaign effectiveness.
**Requirements:**
– Post-graduate degree in management, marketing, media, or a related field.
– Minimum of five years’ experience in PR/communication/media management, preferably in the social sector.
– Strong communication skills, proficiency in Hindi and English, and understanding of computer and internet use.
**Attributes for Success:**
– Experience in designing communication strategies and policy recommendations.
– Skills in knowledge-sharing sessions, data visualization, and persuasive writing/presentation.
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This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization, fostering gender equality and educational impact. Join us in shaping the future of education for millions of girls across India.
To apply for this job please visit www.educategirls.ngo.
