Project Field Coordinator, Literacy Field

Room to read; Ramgarh; 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 is seeking a Project Field Coordinator for the Jharkhand Foundational Literacy and Numeracy initiative. You will engage with schools in Ramgarh, support field execution, visit schools, and coordinate with teachers, BRPs, and CRPs to sustain program impact.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Education, 1–3 years in development, fluency in Hindi, and the ability to work with government education entities. Travel within blocks is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education or equivalent is required.
• Work experience of 1-3 years in development sector is required.
• Experience with on-ground program implementation is mandatory.
• Knowledge of Foundational numeracy concepts is required.
• Experience working with government in education sector and teachers training is required.
• Fluency in Hindi (spoken, written and reading) is required; basic English is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement on-ground literacy and numeracy activities at schools across Ramgarh block(s).
• Support program staff with data collection, monitoring and reporting using prescribed tools.
• Coordinate with government officials, teachers, BRPs/CRPs and other stakeholders to ensure program objectives.
• Organize meetings and support documentation for monthly and quarterly reviews.
• Enter visit data and track indicators per the M&E framework.

Skills

Hindi proficiency

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Networking skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education

Job description

## Project Field Coordinator, Literacy FieldApply: India - Jharkhand: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R-03430# ***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 Project Field Coordinator will work closely with the Program Associate in engaging with the respective schools in the assigned block(s) of Ramgarh, Jharkhand as part of the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy initiative in Jharkhand. They will support the Program Associate in the execution of the program at field level, visit schools as per the defined touchpoints, strengthen the BPMU and cluster-level platforms under NIPUN Bharat, and coordinate with various stakeholders to sustain the impact and interventions from the program. The position will report to the Program Associate. ## Responsibilities:## ### On-ground implementation: * Develop a thorough understanding of Room to Read's literacy and numeracy program design along with NIPUN Bharat guidelines, NCF-FS, NCF-SE and SCF-Jharkhand.* Interact with government officials at block and cluster level (CRPs, BRPs, BPOs, BPMs, BEEOs) on a day-to-day basis to deliver on program objectives.* Work with teachers, B/CRPs, BEEOs and BPOs/BPMs to implement the program and its innovations.* Identify operational bottlenecks and report them to the Program Associate with suggested solutions.* Organize and lead monthly block and cluster level meetings on FLN with BEEOs, BPOs/BPMs, HMs and B/CRPs.* Participate in events, campaigns, meetings and training, online and in person. ### Technical Support/Monitoring and Data Collection: * Visit assigned schools as per the defined touchpoints.* Observe Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) classrooms and the library period using the prescribed tools. Share action points with the teacher, HM and CRPs before leaving the school.* Handhold teachers to transact structured pedagogy in the FLN classes. Demonstrate the lesson where needed, observe the teacher transact it, and give feedback against the prescribed tool.* Support teachers to record individual children's learning levels through RAIL and other teacher-led assessments, and to use that data to identify children who need targeted support.* Support teachers to plan and deliver targeted support to those children, and check progress on the next visit.* Conduct joint visits with B/CRPs as per the defined touchpoints, so that B/CRPs can carry out the visit and give feedback on their own over time.* Check the previous visit's action points at the start of each visit and report those still open to the Program Associate.* Support the Program associate in planning and running monthly review meetings, including documentation and data.* Act as resource person for teacher training, BRP & CRP training and for follow-up after training.* Enter visit data in the prescribed format within the agreed timeline. Track and report performance on key indicators as per the M&E framework.## ### Communication & Documentation: * Documentation and communication of program achievements/outcomes through reports and notes.* Preparing and managing documentation related to program implementation e.g., approvals, letters, etc.* Support to preparing regular (monthly, quarterly and yearly basis, including program data) qualitative reports and documenting case studies and best practices* Documentation of on-ground learnings and knowledge received from the ground to support coalition partners internal capacity / knowledge building. ## Qualifications: ### Required: * Bachelor’s degree in education or equivalent is required.* Work experience of minimum 1-3 years in development sector* Experience with on-ground program implementation mandatory* Knowledge of Foundational numeracy concepts.* Experiences working with government in education sector and teachers training is required.* Fluency in Hindi (spoken, written, and reading) is required and basic communication in English is preferred.* Desired skills include written and oral communication skills, ability to adapt to emerging situations, interpersonal skills and networking skills, ability to work on tight deadlines ## Compensation: Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include 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, transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.