Senior Content Associate

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About the Organization

Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide pre-school education to children in Mumbai slums. Over the last 27 years, Pratham has grown to be one of the largest non-profit organizations working to provide quality education to children and youth in over 20 states and union territories across the country, through a range of interventions.

Pratham is a widely recognized organization, having received notable awards such as the Yidan Prize, Lui Che Woo Prize, WISE Prize for Innovation, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership, and the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year for Public Service.

Job Description

The Early Years team in Pratham is seeking a Senior Content Associate who can support the creation of educational content for learners in the 3 to 8 years age group. This includes content for ECCE (3 to 6 years) and Grades 1 & 2.  We are looking for applicants with experience in teaching young learners or who have worked in the early years educational space. Applicants proficient in creating content using digital tools such as Microsoft Office, and Google Suite will be preferred.

Job Responsibilities

Content Development 

• Review ECCE content, textbooks and educational materials used in Anganwadis or government schools and in Pratham for teaching by evaluating its content, structure, and instructional effectiveness
• Contribute to the development of activities, stories, poems, worksheets, games and other required TLM related to all developmental domains
• Collaborate with other content developers, trainers, and teachers across various states at Pratham to brainstorm, research, and integrate pedagogical trends and best practices 

Training and Capacity Building 

• Contribute to the development of high-quality training material to train educators teaching in low-resource settings, ensuring alignment with our learning outcomes and standards
• Build capacities of Pratham and Government teams across central and field locations through training
• Develop session plans and training modules for each training

Program Management 

• Engage with government stakeholders in the department and support Pratham’s state teams to plan & implement existing projects and provide on-ground support
• Support with communications efforts to improve the visibility of Pratham’s early years programs – events, collaborations, conferences, advocacy, social media etc.
• Support relevant data collection to improve the design and implementation of projects 
• Support documentation of early years programs for internal & external stakeholders
• Perform additional tasks, as required, by the management

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in a relevant field
• 4 to 5 years of work experience in the education sector
• Understanding of Early Years and its related concepts for the 3 to 8 years age group
• Attention to detail and some experience in research will be preferred
• Proficiency in English and Hindi, with excellent listening, comprehension, reading and writing skills, in both languages
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with teams is important
• Adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Passionate about promoting social change through education
• Openness to travel

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