Job ID: 288872

Officer, Literacy

Room to Read India

Location: Jharkhand

Apply by: 26 Apr 2026

Relevant Sectors

Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption

Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research

Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Officer, Literacy

Location: Jharkhand

Organization Profile:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read develops children’s foundational literacy skills, as well as life skills that promote gender equality. Committed to accelerating learning outcomes for more children, more quickly, we have benefited 45 million children across 28 countries. In India, we are working since 2003 and have positively influenced lives of more than 18 million children. Presently, we work across the 10 Indian states of Chhattisgarh, New Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Learn more at www.roomtoreadindia.org.

Position Overview:

The Officer, Literacy will anchor and support all literacy inputs. S/he will be based at Jharkhand and will report directly to SPMU lead and have dotted reporting to Country office Manager, IDTS. One Program Associate (IDTS) will report to him/her. This position will involve frequent travel to field as well as regular interaction with education officials, partners and external experts.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Lead and Design state level Curriculum, FLN approach, Literacy Materials and TLM:

Facilitate in formulating curricular position paper and vision document for state around FLN, contributing to SCF.
Provide guidance to state FLN PMUs in reviewing and finalizing Learning outcome framework, curricular frameworks on Literacy as per NIPUN guidelines through a consultative process with SCERT.
Provide technical support to state FLN PMUs in designing curricular materials inclusive textbooks, school readiness materials, learning gap addressing materials, in-service teacher training plan.
Support PMU and state level institutions in development of FLN tool kits with a focus around Foundational literacy.
Guide in designing curricular materials and TLMs around Literacy for early grades.
Build relationships with state and district education officials, government partners, and school administrators to further the program.

Vision building and Capacity Building of State and District Resource Groups on Literacy:

Orient state curricular group on FLN principles and approaches.
Build capacities of SRG, DRG and core groups at different level around FLN vision and approaches.
Provide technical guidance to FLN core group in designing and facilitating capacity building workshops on literacy at state and district level.
Ensure a resource group is available to the state around Literacy to suppourt all FLN related technical work in the state.
Provide technical support in establishing a system in the state to map level of proficiency of FLN teachers on literacy.

Lead Teacher Professional Development and support in strengthening field implementation of Foundational literacy:

Provide support in developing a roadmap for CPD of teachers on Literacy.
Enable development of a professional development framework on Literacy for the state.
Enable creation of professional development packages for teachers on Foundational literacy.
Support state FLN state level core group in developing teacher development package on Foundational literacy.
Support in developing assessment mechanism for the state in assessing efficacy of professional development and teachers’ proficiency around Foundational Literacy.
Develop/refine state team capacity building on policy level, pedagogical level and teacher training facilitation skill with the Facilitator Guides.
Regularly participate in coordination meetings with government counterparts, implementing partners, and internal teams to stay aligned on objectives, timelines, and deliverables, to ensure the project/intervention is on track in the state.
Keep track of progress towards the agreed outcomes. Plan visits to the field to track project progress on regular basis.
Analyse data from reading assessments, classroom monitoring data and/or library rating indicators to determine trends, if any and identify areas that need more focused attention. Review and revise program design, materials and training content accordingly.
Work with the govt and internal stakeholders to strengthen the monthly review meeting at/state/district/block level around data-driven discussions and action plans on FLN implementation.
Regularly participate in coordination meetings with government counterparts, implementing partners, and internal teams to stay aligned on objectives, timelines, and deliverables, to ensure the project/intervention is on track in the state
Support in planning and participate in community mobilization events (e.g., FLN campaigns, Melas) and annual recognition ceremonies for high?performing teachers/officials.

Guide and Support Technical Team at PMU level:

Technically inform state FLN PMUs on conducting studies and formative assessment frameworks and tools around Foundational Literacy.
Provide support to MEL team in designing FLN related studies in states with a focus on foundational learning and TPD.
Provide technical support to PMUs in developing sustainability plan for FLN post NIPUN mission period.
Provide technical support to state FLN PMUs in reporting the progress vis a vis Foundational Literacy as per approved work plan.
Provide technical guidance to state FLN PMUs in developing monitoring indicators for education departments.

Qualifications:

Required:

Master’s in education / social sciences or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
Prior experience of working with state governments towards state reforms in literacy would be desired.
In-depth knowledge about language and reading practices and approaches, including national and international research on the same.
Knowledge about early grade reading assessments
Experience of having worked with program design and log frames will be an added advantage
Strong written and oral communication skills

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include thirteenth month bonus, health insurance and a retirement plan. 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; all personnel are expected to adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy and Child Protection Code of Conduct.

How to Apply:

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