Job Opportunity For Social Mobilizer, GEP At Room To Read In Rajasthan

Roles & Responsibilities:

Program Planning, Implementation and Training:

• Organize and facilitate Room to Read’s life skills sessions with girls and support them to use such skills in their lives.
• Serve as a positive role model and mentor to girls by facilitating monthly group mentoring discussions.
• Identify girls at risk of dropping or failing out of school using Room to Read’s risk and response system. 
• Prioritize such at-risk girls for individual mentoring and follow-up support in the form of individual conversations and home visits, as needed.
• Organize and facilitate Room to Read’s parent workshop sessions with parents/caregivers of girls to discuss specific topics related to girls’ education.
• Conduct an introductory home visit with parents/caregivers of all new girls enrolled in the Girls’ Education Program.
• Collaborate closely with the Program Officer and Program Associate to conduct one community-wide awareness event each year to mobilize support for girls’ education and gender equality.
• Collaborate regularly with school authorities and communities to ensure local support for program implementation.
• Collaborate closely with the Program Officer and Program Associate to conduct meet-up activities for Girls’ Education Program alumnae, as needed.
• Participate in module trainings on Girls’ Education Program content and activities. These trainings will be led by the Program Officer and/or GEP Manager.
• Support the Program Associate in the process of material support assessment and distribution for selected girls, as needed
• Collaborate with other Social Mobilizers to conduct program activities as assigned by the Program Associate.
• Participate in weekly 1-on-1 meetings with direct supervisor and other regular coaching/capacity building discussions, as needed.
• Participate in regular trainings and meetings with Room to Read staff, as planned.
• Participate in any other activities that may be required to be undertaken to fulfill the objectives of the organization.

Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation:

• Participate in monthly SM review meetings to discuss technical program implementation challenges and best practices with the Program Officer and other SMs.
• Monitor and keep written records of girls including school attendance, academic performance, and participation in program activities. 
• Work closely with the School Focal Point (main contact person at the school) to regularly obtain this data as needed.  Provide this data to the Program Associate/Assistant when requested.
• Assist the Program Associate/Assistant with regular collection of Girls’ Education Program alumnae data, including conducting alumnae information surveys, as needed.
• Assist the Program Associate and/or Program Officer in conducting life skills assessments of Girls’ Education Program participants, as needed.
• Prepare and submit regular reports to the Program Officer and Program Associate, as needed
  Track and submit all program activity expenses and invoices.
• Participate in donor site visits and provide information to donors about Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program, as requested.
• Document best practices, case studies, and lessons learned and share with the GEP Program Officer
• Qualifications:
  Required:
• Bachelor Degree in education / social sciences or equivalent/ or higher.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience and/or interest working with and or counselling adolescent girls.
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
• Strong organizational and planning skills including the ability to monitor progress of program implementation.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative.
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Desire and ability to spend a significant majority of time traveling and providing direct support to girls at the school, community, or home.
• Fluency in language spoken by girls.
• Familiarity or experience with gender issues, girls’ education and/or community development preferred.
• Female candidates strongly preferred. 

Compensation:

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

Room to Read is a child-safe organization.
 

Location(s)

India – Rajasthan 

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