Padhnako Lagi Kotha (Room to Read) announces vacancy for Manager, Literacy Program (LM). Interested candidates can apply for the job. Read the full article below for the job details.

Required:

• Strictly adhere and comply with Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy and Child Protection Code of Conduct
• Master’s degree in Education or Social Science or related field  
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in managing large scale education projects for primary grades 
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Experience with reading/literacy or learning improvement programs
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of teaching methodologies, government curriculum and teacher training at the primary grade
• Experience with library programming (e.g. book selection, book leveling, library management, reading/library activities that instill a habit of reading in children).
• Experience developing educational learning materials for students or teachers of the primary grades
• Experience developing and conducting training programs for in-service teachers
• Experience in developing and implementing programmatic improvements
• Strong planning, supervising, and program development skills
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and process documentation
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people and organizations
• Good understanding of government system related to primary grades, able and well versed in working and dealing with government stakeholders at the central/state/local level 
• Knowledge and understanding of the local book publishing industry
• Experience in managing a printing and publication process
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Nepali and English
• Able to type in Nepali language and is comfortable editing Nepali fonts (e.g. Preeti, Kantipur, Himali, PLK, Himalb, etc.) 
• Edit stories for QRM books in Nepali language (genre, content, themes, plot, grammar, spelling, vocabularies, sentence structure etc.)  
• Able to edit simple Nepali language by using InDesign files
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Education with specialization in Nepali
• Experience in material design, development, training, and teaching at the primary grade
• Work experience in a non-profit organization (I/NGOs)
• Prior track record of achieving results in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization
• Experience in instructional and Supplementary material development, teacher training, student assessment (EGRA, CB-EGRA), and monitoring in the field

To be successful as a member of the PLK team, you will also: 

• Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic non-profit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker – you are not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Click here to apply

Application Deadline: 15th Jun 2021