Designation: Associate, Quality Reading Material
Department: Quality Reading Material
Location: Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi
Organization Profile:
Room to Read India was established in 2003 and presently has programs in twelve states – Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Room to Read is a global organization transforming the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Since 2000, Room to Read has benefited more than 52 million children across 29 countries. Learn more at www.roomtoreadindia.org.
Position Overview:
Associate, Quality Reading Material position will be based at New Delhi, Country Office and report directly to the National Program Coordinator, Quality Reading Material. Primarily an editorial role in local language children’s literature, the position might require some travel and involves frequent interaction with authors, illustrators, publishers, printers, and officials.
Responsibilities:
Overall Responsibilities:
- Help organize and facilitate workshops for writers and illustrators to produce new children’s books every year.
- Edit, and finalize manuscripts. Translate the manuscripts in English.
- Coordinate with translators, writers, illustrators, designers and other external and internal stakeholders to produce the books.
- Understand the technical aspects of book printing and publishing. Provide technical advice to Admin on the bidding and printing process of books/other material: issue requisition, undertake technical assessment, provide soft copies, proofread and approve errors, follow up with printer, check quality of printing, approve payments.
- Help organize and facilitate events such as the annual Children’s Literature Awards and other efforts around advocacy for high quality children’s books and a strong reading culture.
- Help develop modules for internal and external trainings on book production, book selection, usage in classroom and libraries, etc.
- Develop a thorough understanding of Room to Read's (RtR’s) Literacy program design.
- As part of the QRM team, assist in defining criteria for engaging, relevant, and culturally appropriate reading material for primary school grades to create ideal book lists for RTR libraries.
- Contribute to Gap Analysis (in all the languages of RtR operation) for determining the kind of reading materials available in the market (for purchase) or in schools and therefore identify the gap with respect to the ideal book list.
- Coordinate with the Operations team to ensure distribution of all reading materials to project areas and libraries and understand the inventory management process for books and other materials and keep it updated.
- Communicate with Global Office and other external stakeholders as needed.
- Contribute to preparation of various reports, budget reviews, forecasts and documentation of good practices. Manage PRs, contracts, invoices, and tracking for projects assigned.
- Any other work assigned from time to time to meet the technical needs of the organization.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in literature/language/education/social sciences or equivalent.
- Master’s in literature/language/education/social sciences or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in developing good quality children educational/learning material like storybooks, textbooks etc.
- In-depth understanding of the role of supplementary materials on reading skills and habits of children.
- Experience of developing teaching learning materials (TLM) and other instruction materials will be a plus.
- Experience of having worked directly with teachers and children will be an added advantage.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Compensation:
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.
Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
How to Apply:
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