Program Coordinator, Quality Reading Material

2 weeks ago


New Delhi, India Room to Read Full time

Position Overview:
Program Coordinator - QRM position will be based at New Delhi, Country Office, and report directly to the Associate Director - Quality Reading Material. The position will require some travel and networking with authors, illustrators, publishers, like-minded organizations, and education officials. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for planning and execution of national campaigns, capacity building workshops at state and national level, other events and collaterals. Support in planning and tracking of IC & budget, budget review and forecast. Oversee team to ensure projects are on track, Inputs into QPR, budget documents, strategic documents, reporting etc. The person will also contribute on growth plans and custom project proposals, Capacity Building and Technical Guidance to QRM team and states team on quality reading material.

About QRM:
QRM create and publishes local language books for children between the ages group of 5 to 12 years. These books cover topics that capture children’s imaginations and make reading fun. Our goal is to inspire children to read, expand their minds, and develops a lifelong love for reading and learning. Apart from publishing books for our libraries, the department is also responsible for procuring relevant reading material for the libraries.

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop a thorough understanding of RtR’s Literacy program design and role of QRM within the program.- Plan, oversee and enable various events held by the department through the year, both at state and national levels, like Author and illustrator workshops to produce new reading material every year. Workshops for book selection for RtR libraries, both at state and national levels. Other events or workshops with stakeholders in the children literature field like publishers, other like-minded organizations.- Planning and organizing QRM Annual Events and/or support other events/webinars being organized by the organizations at national and state level.- The person will lead the development and publishing of RtR books as well as other forms of reading material being developed in the department.- Support and assist in sourcing, purchasing and distribution of books. Also seeks and arrange opportunities for book rights and licencing.- Leading the Annual Planning and Budgeting for the department and will track the budget, IC and procurements on a monthly basis.- Ensure QRM department is planning and executing book selection events on regular basis for all languages that we work in.- Explore and support the opportunities of co-creations, co-publishing, technical assistance at state level and national level.- Work with Communications Team on promotional material for QRM events, campaigns and as well as contribute on any need for various collaterals being developed by Communications Team.- Regularly communicate with Operations/ Administration/ Finance/ HR teams at the CO and State levels to ensure smooth execution of activities around children’s literature and other quality reading material.- Ensure proper reporting and documentation in the department.- Keep track of progress towards the defined and agreed outcomes.- To coordinate with the consultants in creation of material, as and when needed.- To read and update oneself regarding the current national/international trends in the field of children’s literature.- To read and update oneself regarding the current national/international research in the field.- Undertake any other work assigned from time to time to meet the technical needs of the organization.

Overall Technical Support, Guidance and Coordination:
- Oversee Reading material and book development, review and ensure quality.- Contribute to preparation of conceptual notes, proposals, operation manuals/guidelines and workshop related session plan and materials/modules in local language.- Support state team in analysing and identifying the gaps/needs in the state with respect to good reading material. Design and develop state specific approach and scope & sequence to help build awareness around children’s literature need.- Provide technical support and assistance to the Program Officers, Associates, and state teams with respect to all aspects of the QRM.- In consultation with RM&E colleagues, support research and analysis, both at the local/field level as well as at the country level in the areas proposed for coming years.- Communicate with GO and other external stakeholders as per need.- Oversee any GO level need /requirement and workshops.- Identify the supplemental materials needed, both digital and non-digital for multiple stakeholders, including states.- Explore and ideate creation of new content or repackaging existing material/books, including for edtech platforms.- Assist reading supplemental material requirement in the program. Also participate in workshops/ discussions regarding decidable reading material need in the instructional program.

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