Senior Program Associate, GEP

• Set a schedule of visit to the KGBV schools, Asharamshala and Porta Cabins as per the benchmarking indicated
• Training teachers on the program content
• Support to school teachers to set her schedule of life skill session with girls, observing sessions and providing handholding support to the teachers.
• Undertake regular field based monitoring as per the approved monitoring plan
• Able to fill the monitoring forms, consolidate and report to state office.
• Support and facilitate the administration of teacher s training assessment tool for all the trainings at district/ state levels.
• Support the PO/PM in conducting the School teachers trainings. This may include co-facilitating training sessions.
• Participate in regular trainings and meetings with Room to Read staff.
• Ensure feedback is given to specific school and recorded in written regularly.
• Participate in donor/ government stakeholders visits to program locations and provide information to donors/stakeholders about Room to Read s Girls Education Program as needed.
• Liaising, networking and building linkages at the field, block and district level
• Plan and organize trainings and meetings for government officials (block and district level) about the program and its updates, upcoming plans.
• Establish and strengthen monitoring mechanisms at the district / block level while working closely with the governance systems
• Liason with the government to strengthen mainstreaming of reporting and monitoring mechanisms related to the GEP
• Building linkages with like-minded organizations for referral services for girls after discussing with Program Officer.
• Providing support to school teachers in maintaining program record as decided.
• Initiate networks for girls education at district level.
• Support Program Officer for creating visibility of GEP in District and State level.
  
• Ensuring Quality program at the field level
  
• Conduct discussions on Program Quality with School teachers during meeting.
• Share learnings from INCO level review meetings
• Understand and work on factors that may impede quality and fidelity of Life skills on the field.
• Tracks to see if quality standards are being met and provide updates to PO
• Use LS observations form and basis this provides feedback to school teachers
  
• Planning, Reporting and Documentation
  
• Ensure the school teachers are keeping program records as decided per the program design.
• Collect this data and provide to PO/PM as needed and agreed as per data flow mechanisms
• Collect this data (MIS), provide it to the PO/PM, and enter it into Room to Read s database (GSD as needed).
• Document best practices, case studies, photos and lessons learned and share with the GEP Team.
• Any challenges regarding implementation at institution level, flag issues of concern to PO.
  
• Annual planning and budgeting
  
• Participate in the annual planning and budgeting process
• Ensure budget forecasting for the month and submit bills timely to state office.
  
• Any other
  
• Provide adequate direction to ensure smooth functioning of the teachers.
  
• Reporting relationship
  
• Reports to the Program Officer/Sr. Program Officer (Accelerator)
  
• Other Significant Relationships to be maintained
  
• Ensure effective liaison with State finance /Admin and HR where required

• Masters degree in Education/ Social Work/ development/Gender Studies.
• 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience in areas of girls education, gender and life skills
• Prior experience of living and/ working in rural and semi urban areas
• Prior experience of working closely with school teachers and government
• Ability to travel frequently
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
• Good understanding of MS word and MS excel for reporting purpose. Strong organizational and planning skills including the ability to monitor progress of program implementation.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative.
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Prior experience in facilitation and/or training.
• Experience working with and or counseling adolescent girls.
• Fluency in language spoken by girls.

• English fluency preferred.
• Familiarity or experience with gender issues, girls education and/or community development preferred.
• Female candidates are preferred as this position will be directly working with adolescent girls.

• Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation
• Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.
• All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.
• All children should be treated with respect and dignity.
• The well-being of the child is Room to Read s first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.
• Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.

• Room to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
• Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Sexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.
• All adults should be treated with respect and dignity.
• Room to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor s rights and dignity at the forefront.
• Survivors referred to available professional assistance (e.g. mental health counselling), upon consent.

Required Skills