Assistant, Gender Equality Portfolio

Room to read; Giridih; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth-month bonus

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Room to Read in India’s Jharkhand region seeks a Program Assistant to support Project Sampoorna at district levels and assist the state team on gender mainstreaming efforts. The role involves extensive field engagement with NGOs, schools, and communities, coordinating events, trainings, and reporting.

The incumbent will mentor local champions, ensure documentation, and work under the Program Officer. Based in Giridih, Jharkhand, with travel across districts as required.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively to district/block levels.
• Experience working with government and diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain partnerships with NGOs, CBOs, and local institutions.
• Plan and organize offline/online workshops, trainings, and events for partners and officials.
• Provide technical support and guidance to government officials and state team.
• Document activities, prepare reports, and capture learnings for program planning.

Skills

Hindi & English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in education/social work/development/Gender Studies

Tools

MS Office

Job description

## Assistant, Gender Equality PortfolioApply: India - Jharkhand: Full time: Posted Today: R-03417# ***World Change Starts with Educated Children***# **IMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.**## Position Overview: The Program Assistant (PA) will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Project Sampoorna at the district levels as well as will render technical support to the state team on the gender mainstreaming initiative of the organization. The position involves close coordination with government stakeholders, partner NGOs, schools, and communities. The Program Assistant will support partnership management, organize events and capacity-building workshops and teacher training, identify and mentor local champions, and ensure timely documentation and reporting of activities. The role requires extensive field engagement, relationship management, and strong organizational skills. The position will report to the Program Officer. The position will report to Officer and base location will be Giridih, Jharkhand. ## Responsibilities: ### Partnership & Program Management: * Build and maintain strong partnerships with NGOs, CBOs, and local institutions involved in Project Sampoorna's implementation.* Prepare monthly and quarterly program progress reports, case studies, and success stories.* Maintain systematic documentation of meetings, events, and field visits.* With the Support of the Program Officer, ensure the implementation of the Sampoorna 2.o activities in the implementation districts.* Provide technical oversight to the Block level and cluster level Govt officials.* Identify areas of improvement and learning in their capabilities and plan capacity-building activities in discussion with State Team. ### Curriculum Development and Training/ Event Management: * Plan and organize offline/online workshops, consultations and meetings with partners, teachers and government officials.* Manage logistics including invitations, venues, materials, and documentation, briefs, presentations, and program updates for stakeholders.* Ensure events are effectively executed with visibility for Project Sampoorna.* Conduct interviews, focus group discussions, and regular feedback sessions with students, teachers, and stakeholders.* Capture field insights and share learnings with the program team to inform planning. ### Government & Stakeholder Management: * Liaise with district and Block officials to ensure alignment with government priorities.* Represent RtR in meetings, consultations, and policy discussions and all district level Sampoorna related meetings/ calls.* Plan and organize trainings, workshops, consultations, and district-level events including the event with govt. representation.* Rendering technical support to the state team toward building the gender mainstreaming narrative in the overall work of the state including the work around SPMU etc.* Build a strong understanding of Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program, theory of change, frameworks, and tools, and orient the team accordingly.* Any other responsibilities assigned by the state head/Program Officer. ## Qualifications: ### Required: * Master’s degree in education/social work/development/Gender Studies or equivalent.* Minimum 2-3 years of relevant work experience in areas of girls' education, gender, life skills, Social Emotional Learning and govt engagement .* Prior experience of living and/or working in rural and semi-urban areas.* Prior experience of working in Jharkhand would be beneficial especially in life skills and gender space.* Previous experience working closely with schoolteachers and government.* This position requires extensive travel to district/block levels.* Good interpersonal skills and a team player.* Proficient in MS Office for reporting purposes.* Previous experience working closely with diverse groups of people.* Good knowledge of Hindi and English. ### Preferred: * Strong interpersonal and partnership-building skills.* Event management and facilitation abilities.* Good documentation and reporting skills* Proficiency in MS Office, data analysis skills are an advantage.* Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in fast-paced environments. **Compensation:**Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include a thirteenth-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 and transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.