Senior Content Associate for Language & Literacy, Early Years

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About the Organization

Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide preschool education to children in the slums of Mumbai. Over the last 30 years, Pratham has grown to be one of the largest non-profit organizations working to provide quality education to children and youth in over 25 states and union territories across the country, through a range of interventions.

Job Description

The Early Years team in Pratham is seeking to hire a Senior Content Associate who can support the creation of educational content for Language & Literacy for learners in Grades 1 & 2. We are looking for applicants with experience in teaching Language & Literacy to young learners. Language here refers to the first language of the state and medium of instruction of most Government schools in the same state. So for example, this would be Hindi for Delhi, Punjabi for Punjab and Telugu for Andhra Pradesh. Applicants proficient in creating content using digital tools such as MS Word, and Google Suite will be preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Review and revise textbooks, manuals and educational materials used in government schools and in Pratham for teaching the first language of children in early grades by evaluating its content, structure, and instructional effectiveness. 
• Contribute to the development of activities, stories, poems, worksheets and games in the first language for learners both in class and in the community
• Collaborate with content developers in Pratham, trainers, teachers and parents across various states to brainstorm, research, and integrate pedagogical trends and best practices in the first Language
• Engage with government stakeholders and other organizations as required and support Pratham’s state teams to plan & implement existing projects
• Support with communication efforts to improve the visibility of Pratham’s early years programs – events, collaborations, conferences, advocacy, social media etc
• Contribute to the development of high-quality training material to train educators teaching in low-resource settings while ensuring alignment with our learning outcomes and standards
• Build capacities of teams across central and field locations through training and on-ground support
• Support relevant data collection and analysis 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

• 3-4 years of work experience in the education sector with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or 1-2 years of work experience in the education sector with a Master’s degree
• Understanding of the first language and its related concepts for the 3-8 years age group.
• Attention to detail and some experience in research will be preferred
• Proficiency in English and Hindi language, with excellent listening, comprehension, reading and writing skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with teams
• Adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Passionate about promoting social change through education
• Openness to travel is important

Desired Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in any other Indian language is an advantage
• Experience creating training and learning material such as session plans/training agenda, content such as self-created stories or poems, training manuals, textbooks, etc.
• Experience conducting state-level training of government stakeholders to build their capacity on Language pedagogy in the foundational stages

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