Program Officer, Multilingual Education – Room to Read

Room to Read Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 39 million children and has worked in 23 countries and in more than 182,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to benefit 40 million children by 2025.

Position Overview:
Program Officer, MLE- IDTS position will be based at New Delhi, Country Office and report directly to the Advisor- Instruction Design and Teacher Support (IDTS). This position will involve frequent travel to field offices, as well as regular interaction with education officials, partners, school administrators, teachers, and students.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Led the development of instruction design and materials for multilingual education programs in consultation with different departments and based on available research.
• Develop planning and material for capacity building of state team on multilingual education.
• Review existing materials on foundational literacy, multilingual education, and capacity building and develop content for the Cadre of trainers (videos, hand-outs, literature review, etc.)
• Participate in the discussions, reviews, presentations, and meetings related to the multilingual education program.
• Develop a thorough understanding of RtR’s Literacy program design.
• Lead expert engagement on MLE
• Participate in GO-led meetings/workshops for multilingual education.
• Participate in CO-level meetings/workshops with the technical team and IDTS.
• Preparation and facilitation in Training of Trainers (ToT), one MLE alignment with policy and Instruction and library interventions
• Participate in CO level Program Review Meetings
• Facilitate and participate in state-level training on foundational literacy and multilingual education.
• Any other task or combination of smaller tasks (Research/ assessments, other departmental coordination) that will require a significant amount of this position’s time.
• Participate in meetings with government officials to coordinate for multilingual education.
• Determine topics for research and further analysis, both at the local/field level as well as at the country level w.r.t MLE
• Keep track of progress towards the agreed outcomes.
• Regularly communicate with Operations/RM&E/Administration/ Finance/ HR teams at the CO and State levels to ensure smooth implementation of program activities.
• Attend training and review meetings for Teachers, Library Coaches, and Literacy Facilitators
• Undertake any other work assigned from time to time to meet the technical needs of the organization.

Qualification:

Required:

• Master’s degree in education / social sciences or equivalent.
• Minimum 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Prior experience working in the area of Early Grade Literacy/Multilingual Education

Preferred:

• Awareness of language and reading practices and approaches.
• Master’s in education / social sciences or equivalent preferred
• Experience working in a Multi-lingual context.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in Hindi, and English. Knowledge of another Indian language would be an added advantage.

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.

Location(s) India – 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