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Officer, Learning and Innovations

  • Company

    Room to Read India

  • Location

    New Delhi(Delhi)

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

  • Experience

    4 - 8 years

About Room to Read India

Room to Read is a global nonprofit transforming the lives of children in low-income communities by focusing on Literacy and Gender equality in education. Established in India in 2003, presently has programs in ten states – Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Our Literacy Program has been implemented in 15642 government schools, training 25,741 teachers trained in library management and reading activities. Over the same period our Girls’ Education & Gender Equality Program has benefited over 62,457 girls. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, our innovative model focuses on deep, systemic transformation within schools during two time periods that are most critical in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education. We work in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations, and governments to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls can complete secondary school with the skills necessary to negotiate key life decisions. The Room to Read global headquarters is in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Hong Kong, London, and Delhi.

Overview of the Role

As the Officer, Learning and Innovations (L&I), you will work closely with the Director, RME and engage at a strategic level with cross-teams at both national and state levels. Your role will be crucial in collating learning from program implementation processes as well as gathering evidence of knowledge transfer between the organization and government systems. Your work will span research, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Additionally, you will facilitate knowledge exchange across internal teams and integrate external research and innovative ideas to align with the context and goals for RtR programs. You will also prioritize learning dissemination – including organising learning conferences, exposure visits, and similar sharing/networking events.​ This position would be a great fit for someone who thrives on intellectual stimulation and excels in a fast-paced work environment.

Job Description

• Planning and Coordination: Contribute to the planning of learning studies, creation of learning products, and coordination with national and state teams, as well as external agencies to ensure timely delivery of outputs.
• Learning Captures: Capture program processes, innovative practices and pivotal learning principles from RtR interventions by employing qualitative research, field-visit and comprehensive stakeholder consultations.
• Inter-team Collaboration: Work closely with cross-teams such as State, Program teams, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RME) and Communications to ensure effective coordination of cross-functional learning initiatives.
• Learning and Knowledge Products: Produce high-quality knowledge products elucidating the RtR approach, on-ground and systemic efforts through technical reports, policy briefs, and presentations
• Research and Sharing: Stay attuned to the latest national and global research pertaining to foundational literacy reform initiatives. Be proactive in sharing this knowledge with peers via a bibliographic database, informal discussions, contributions to email newsletters, and occasional blog posts including conducting secondary research and synthesize findings from existing evaluations and assessments.
• Strategic Support: Contribute to solving key learning queries within the organization. Support the team in developing presentations for strategic reviews, leadership gatherings and interactions with funders.
• Knowledge Hub: Support in building and maintaining a knowledge repository and knowledge hub in RtR program areas, such as language teaching-learning, scaling pathways, systems reforms, girls education program, life skills, etc.
• Knowledge Dissemination: Curate and participate in networking and knowledge-sharing events, effectively infusing insights gleaned from RtR initiatives into the wider ecosystem.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Familiarity with various programs and organizations in the field of early-grade reading/literacy and gender, both in India and internationally.
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively and inclusively engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake, interpret and analyse qualitative research and collate reports in the form of compelling presentations and learning briefs.
• Capacity to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of tailoring learning insights to the decision-making needs within RtR.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; proficiency in languages spoken in states where RTR operates, such as Hindi, Telegu is a plus.
• Willingness and aptitude for sharing knowledge, mentoring, presenting, and reviewing the work of peers.
• Knowledge/ training in linguistics will be an added advantage.

Education

Master's in education / social sciences / social work/ development studies, or equivalent from a reputable institution.

Experience

4-8 years of relevant experience.