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Program Assistant, GEP
Room to Read
posted 28d ago
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This position will involve close interaction with education department officials, school administrators, teachers and students along with travel to Districts. They would serve as the main point of contact for the local government officials. The base location would be the State office of the government department at Dehradun.
- Strong understanding of Room to Read s Girl Education Program design and the ability to defend the program in various forums.
- Good awareness of Gender and Life Skills programs, their design and strategies operating in region, its planning and implementation nuances.
- Closely work with Government Education Department and serve as a technical resource at the State/ district/ block level and participate proactively in technical assistance discussions.
- Developing good understanding of existing policy documents and attend government meetings, discussions and committees and use those forums to advocate for enabling policies and government orders in support of Girl Education Program.
- Provide onsite technical assistance to school as per observation and make suggestions for improving quality and utilization of library resources.
- Responsible for managing relationships with government counterparts in their jurisdiction and respond to issues that may arise in these relationships.
- Collate and analyze program data and school information emanating from the field, develop programmatic co-relations and flag off issues for larger discussion.
- Make joint visits to schools, observe trainings ,classroom implementation , speak to teachers and headmasters
- Identify design and quality issues, including problems being faced in field implementation. Discuss these issues with the concerned person and based on that provide solutions at the field level.
- Identify gaps in training plan and ground practices and suggest on future plans.
- Act as the resource person with respect to different capacity building initiatives at different level.
- Attend review meetings at the district and state/national level and participate in key government level meeting, trainings and development workshops.
- Prepare monthly reports for submission for external as well as internal team. These reports to have qualitative inputs, case studies and best practices.
- Participate in any other activities which may be required to be undertaken to fulfill the objectives of the organization.
- Prepare monthly dashboard and able to draw trends from data.
- Master s degree in education/social work/development/Gender Studies or equivalent.
- Minimum 2-3 years of relevant work experience in areas of gender and life skills.
- Previous experience working closely with schoolteachers and government.
- Demonstrate understanding of Uttarakhand educational challenges, including gender issues, and knowledge of regional policies and guidelines governing education in the state.
- Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
- Proficient in MS Office for reporting purposes.
- Strong organizational and planning skills, including the ability to monitor program implementation progress.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative.
- Previous experience working closely with diverse groups of people.
- Experience in facilitation and training.
- Good knowledge of Hindi and English.
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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Programme Assistant salary at Room to Read
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₹6
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L/yr
25%
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Flexible timing
Monday to Saturday
Within city
Day Shift
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