About Pratham:
Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide pre-school education to children in Mumbai slums. Over the last 27 years, Pratham has grown to be one of the largest non-profit organizations working to provide quality education to children and youth in over 20 states and union territories across the country, through a range of interventions.
Pratham is a widely recognized organization, having received notable awards such as the Yidan Prize, Lui Che Woo Prize, WISE Prize for Innovation, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership, and the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year for Public Service. For more details, refer to www.pratham.org.
About Pratham’s Girls and Women Program
Pratham’s research and experience shows that barriers, such as lack of confidence in their own abilities, poor or non-existent foundational and applied skills, coupled with a general lack of information about employment and livelihood pathways, about life events and opportunities, influence girls’ and women’s willingness and abilities to seek and access education and employment opportunities. This situation is rooted in and perpetuated by a set of social norms and expectations that frame what is thought of as appropriate behaviours and roles for girls and women. Pratham’s flagship program Second Chance is a year-long intervention which aims to help dropouts, especially girls and women, restart their education and complete secondary schooling. The program provided academic support to learners to help them prepare and appear for Grade 10 examination through Open Schooling Institutions or State Education Boards; learners also get exposure to life skills and similar co-scholastic modules which can enhance their skillset and help in their personal and professional journey. Started in 2011, the program is operational across 12 States in India and has reached more than 40,000 girls and women. The program is headed by a core team which is based across Ahmedabad, Delhi and Mumbai.
Remote Second Chance (RSCP), an initiative under the Second Chance program, aims to use technology and its advantages to reach out to more interested learners remotely to help them prepare for the board exam. It started in 2019 and is at the stage of scaling up.
Position Summary:
- Work in close coordination with the Second Chance leaders at central and state levels to understand the nuances of RSCP to be able to perform in alignment of the goals of the RSCP.
- Program Management: Oversee the end-to-end implementation of the Remote Second Chance Program with the State where RSCP is launched. Working with the RSCP state PoCs, Program team and Digital Transformation team will be required. An effective communication and coordination between the stakeholders is expected. Develop and execute strategic plans to ensure program goals and objectives are met. Monitor program metrics and KPIs, making data-driven decisions to enhance program effectiveness.
- Team Management: Lead and motivate a remote team of , PoCs for RSCP, facilitators, trainers, and support staff. Provide guidance and support to ensure the team's success in delivering high-quality education and support services.
- Community Engagement and Outreach: Collaborate with community leaders and organizations to enhance program reach and impact. Support in Design and Implement strategies for effective community mobilization and involvement in program activities.
- Curriculum Development and management: Work closely with content experts at the State and Central level to facilitate development, process of delivery and refinement of the curriculum for the Second Chance Program for the remote platform.
- Ensure that the curriculum aligns with educational standards i.e. exam boards, most importantly learning goals set in the program and also design ways to address the unique needs of young/older learners.
- Technology Integration: Oversee the effective integration of technology in program delivery, ensuring a seamless remote learning experience. The geography, technological background, students profile and team’s capacity needs to be in consideration.
- Capacity building of the team in areas of technology to be used in the program would be a part of this. Explore innovative solutions to enhance the digital learning environment.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Establish robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track participant progress and program impact. Regularly review evaluation data to make informed adjustments to the program.
- Reporting and documentation: Provide updates and reports on program achievements, challenges, and future plans on a weekly basis.
- Perform other programmatic tasks as assigned.
Minimum 2 years commitment required (Can be extended based on performance)
Reporting: Second Chance Program Head for Ahmedabad location.
Application Process: Send the following to prachi.uikey@pratham.org and mention ‘Application’ in the subject line.