Content and Training Associate, Grade 1 & 2

Role: Content and Training Associate, Grade 1 & 2 (Language & Literacy)

Industry Type: Education / Training

Department: Teaching & Training

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Administration & Staff

UG: Any Graduate

PG: Any Postgraduate

Content and Training Associate, Grade 1 2 (Language Literacy)

The Content and Training Associate role is a technical, capacity-building position working closely with program, state, and central teams to develop and strengthen Grade 1-2 language and literacy content and training practices across Pratham s foundational learning initiatives.

Content and Training Associate Grade 1 2 Team

Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Learning material development:

  Create quality, learner-centric material in Hindi and other languages for young learners, aligned with the requirements of specific projects and regions.

• Teacher-training material:

  Design modern, dynamic training approaches for teachers, and train teachers across locations on the specific manuals and modules developed.

• Capacity building:

  Strengthen the capacity of Pratham s field staff by leading project-specific trainings and workshops across locations. Through ongoing interaction with different stakeholders, understand the needs of the team and students, and design and implement changes as required.

• Field visits:

  Make periodic visits to project locations to assess classroom and community issues firsthand, support teachers, parents and report on key field findings.

• Program support:

  Collaborate with state and program teams to strengthen planning, coordination, and implementation of assigned initiatives.

• Travel:

  Travel extensively across program locations within and outside the home state, or trainings, capacity building, field visits, pilots, assessments, and reflection processes as required.

• Content and pedagogy:

  Work collaboratively across teams to strengthen content, curriculum, and pedagogical approaches.

• Facilitation:

  Facilitate ongoing learning and capacity-building for field teams through trainings, reflection spaces, and follow-up support.

• Data and course correction:

  Support data collection and analysis to inform and improve the design and execution of capacity-building plans.

• Internal coordination:

  Facilitate seamless communication and collaboration across teams within Pratham.

• Feedback and design:

  Provide inputs, feedback, and suggestions at the program and organizational level, and design follow-up activities.

• Government and partner relations:

  Support engagement with government stakeholders and partners, in coordination with program and state teams.

• Documentation:

  Document processes and outcomes for the project.

• Advocacy:

  Engage in discussions to help influence mindsets and approaches, and support capacity-building toward this goal.
• Perform additional tasks as required.

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• Graduate degree (Social Work/ Early Childhood Care and Education/ Child Development and related fields)
• Strong command over oral and written Hindi and English language
• Discerning eye for editing and modifying content
• Ability to communicate fluently in Hindi and English
• Ability to work effectively with different teams
• 0-2 years of work experience
• Strong interest in the goals of Pratham
• Comfortable with extensive field work and travel
• Ability to organise and manage multiple tasks efficiently

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with rural, semi-urban and urban regions of India
• Willing to travel frequently
• Work experience in development projects
• Qualification of teaching- learning methodology in early grades
• Preference will be given to person with Master s in Social Work/ Early Childhood Care and Education/ Language and literacy etc.

Location:

The position will be based in Delhi with frequent travel to program location.