Room to Read

Position Overview:

The Program Associate will be part of the POD team, and would assist Sr. Manager Operation and the State operation team in smooth functioning of the RtR program implementation.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Planning and Management:

• Develop a good understanding of all RtR programs, their inter-linkages in view of the convergence.
• Responsible for GEP operations and also assisting PoM in carrying out the additional work of literacy like plaques, procurement etc.
• Create a tracker of the states allocated and update it regularly, including procurement.
• Follow up with the state teams and admin. Department, on various reports, ICs, and budget related issues, especially for GEP program.
• Assist in AP&B process and support state program teams.
• Coordinate with admin team for timely procurement of various provisioning of programs.
• Analyse budgets and forecasts from the states. Follow up on the variances in ICs and spending at the state level.
• Coordinate with other program teams, especially GEP program for timely redressal and mitigation of various operational issues.
• Keep record of the all the PNGOs, and state level partnerships, do follow ups for the timely renewal of the partnership documents (agreements/MoUs).
• Innovate and create systems with POM that are easily adaptable at the field level, to increase operational efficiency of the organization.

Reporting:

• Reviewing the monthly and quarterly program reports of GEP including dashboards and provide suggestions to concerned state teams and departments as and when required. 
• Generate independent reports on GSD to monitor program implementation, as well as perform data analysis.
• Document best practices and lessons learned during field work and share with Program staff at state and country level.
• Facilitating the PIM at field level and its implementation at all levels in close coordination with state teams and departments.

Other:

• Participate in any other activities which may be required to be undertaken to fulfil the objectives of the organization.
• Attend internal meetings (Literacy, GEP review, planning, workshops, coordination meeting etc.) and external workshops as and when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Sr. Manager Operations.
• Undertake field visits of both GEP and LP as required, in consultation with the Sr. Manager Operations.
• Follow up on donor visits in various locations, in coordination with Communications and Dev team for both GEP and LP.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in education / social sciences or equivalent
• Masters in education / social sciences or equivalent preferred
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

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.

Location(s)

India - Main - New Delhi

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