Central Content Associate| Elementary Grades| Pratham

Pratham Education FoundationProgram Roles
About Central Content Associate for Elementary Grades
The position of a Central Content Associate for the Elementary Grades Team offers wide spectrum of opportunity in the education sector. The Central Content Associate for Elementary Grades Team functions along following outlines:

Development of quality learning content for foundation literacy and numeracy in Hindi and Math.
Building and reinforcement of teachers’ capacities, via training workshops on pedagogy and maximized learning techniques in Indian classrooms
Tracking field progress through field visits, testing content feasibility and following reports
Roles & Responsibilities
The primary roles and responsibilities of a Central Content Associate will include:
Creating Teaching-Learning materials: The Associate will create quality teaching-learning materials for relevant grades with the requirements of any project/region.
Teacher-training material: The associate will design modern and dynamic training approaches for the teachers. He/she will also train teachers in various locations on the specific manuals and modules created.
Digital Content: The Associate will create online content such as audio, video, text messages etc for children as well as teachers/facilitators.
Capacity Building: The associate will build Pratham’s field staff’s capacity by handling project-specific trainings/workshops in various locations. By interacting with teachers on an on-going basis, he/she will understand the requirements of teachers and students, as-well-as design and implement changes wherever required.
Field visits: The Associate will periodically make visits to project locations in order to personally gauge classroom issues, assist teachers, interact with community members – parents, village head, angawadi sevikas etc and write reports on crucial field categories.
Report writing: The associate will compile and write reports on behalf of Central Content Team for Elementary Grades.
Designing and lay outing: The associate will provide valuable inputs to the DTP and graphic designers to produce quality teaching-learning materials.
Translation: The associate will translate stories, articles, research papers etc. from English to Hindi and vice versa.
Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
Required:
Graduate degree (Language and Literature/Social Work/ Child Development and related fields)
Strong command over oral and written Hindi and English languages
Discerning eye for editing and modifying contents
Ability to communicate fluently in Hindi and English (preference to the candidate of one southern language)
Ability to work effectively in teams
0 – 2 years of work experience
Strong literary connections
Strong interest in the goals of Pratham
Comfortable with extensive field work and travel
Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
Preferred:
Familiarity with rural and semi-urban regions of India
Willing to travel frequently
Work experience in development projects
Qualification of teaching- learning methodology in early years
Preference will be given to person with Master’s in Social Work/ Language and Literature/ Child Development
Application Process
1. Send the following to rakesh.chahuhan@pratham.org and mention ‘Application for the position of Central Content Associate – Elementary Grades in the subject line:
i) Current Resume: Resume should contain
Contact Information for Applicant
Academic Background
Universities Attended; Degrees Acquired
Academic Record (Marks or GPA, if applicable)
Past work experience, highlighting relevant skills
Relevant Coursework: List Courses in Development, Management and Education
Experiences in development, teaching and/or education (if applicable)
Languages Spoken
ii) Statement of Purpose (500 Words)
2. Based on the resume and Statement of Purpose, suitable candidates will be shortlisted for a brief telephonic interview and will be required to submit a written assignment.
3. Further shortlisted candidates will be invited for a final round of interview.
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis till the position is filled.
Salary
₹30,000 – ₹40,000 per month.
Salary shall be finalized based on the experience and skill set of candidates. Salary is negotiable for exceptional candidates.
Travel, food and lodging costs for work related travel outside base location shall be separately borne or reimbursed on actuals by Pratham.