Officer, Early Childhood Educator : 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:

The Officer, Early Childhood Educator will be responsible for sessions with parents and children, and curricula focusing on primary and pre-primary school students. The early childhood educator is responsible for providing developmentally appropriate programs that are aligned with national norms of the state. Ability to create prototype that can be scaled in different set ups across states.

Deep research attitude and data-driven instruction-making abilities with agility to work with constant changes.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of pedagogy and child development-related theories and practices, and an ability to combine theory and practice for on-ground execution. You are motivated by the desire to optimize the organization’s productivity by building and nurturing the foundations of ECE and bringing it to life through our programs.
• Develop and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum plans and instructional materials for the foundation level (pre-school to early primary) in alignment with educational standards and objectives.
• Capacity building of teams, partner staff related stakeholders and other program aspects. Design technology initiatives and coordination with different stakeholders (tech agencies, designers, govt. officials,
• Anganwadi, implementation partners) for the same Development of the Anganwadi Learning Lab concept – i.e., ideating and then demonstrating how the model will work, documentation and scale up of grassroots innovations.
• Deep understanding of Policies around ECE around the globe
• Develop an India-specific Early Childhood Development and Education-focused strategy, building towards systems change.
• Oversee all technical aspects of the programme, design new initiatives and ensure quality of programme implementation.
• Should have good understanding of evaluation and child assessments and can provide technical inputs.
• Planning: Implementation plans, budgets, project management trackers etc. designed with inputs from partners and other Leads, aligned with ECE
• Periodic review of project implementation and timely reporting of results.
• Analyse student assessment data to track progress, identify trends, and make data-informed decisions to improve teaching and learning outcomes.
• Conduct regular evaluations of the foundation level program to assess effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and implement evidence-based practices to enhance program quality.
• Strong project management skills with proven program implementation experience.
• Prior hands-on experience in the Indian education sector and with government stakeholders.
• Proven ability to design and drive data monitoring systems for large-scale projects.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s /PG degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience working in early childhood education
• Strong knowledge of child development theories, early childhood curriculum frameworks, and best practices in early childhood education
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including teachers, parents, administrators, and community members.
• Knowledge of early childhood development principles and practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with children.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Compensation:
Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include a thirteen 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