About Pratham
Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide pre-school education to children in Mumbai slums. Over the last 25 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 recognised organisation, having received notable awards such as the 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.
Description
The Program Coordinator for Second Chance will support the overall implementation of the program in Andhra Pradesh / Telangana. He/she will also directly supervise a team of 15-20 personnel and be responsible for the overall execution of the Second Chance program. His/ her responsibilities stretch two ways: supporting the implementation and planning on the ground and working with a variety of stakeholders in the district, state, and central teams.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- The Program Coordinator will oversee the program’s planning, implementation, and evaluation. ● Ensure effective community engagement at the community level.
- Develop reporting frameworks, budgets, and data management, and provide inputs for donor reporting.
- Maintain records to document project activities and organise timely reviews for regular monitoring. ● Communication and Implementation: Oversee the daily operations of designated program activities including conducting field visits and observing classes.
- Provide feedback to the team based on the observations. Enhance the team’s capacity by educating them on relevant policies and practices.
- Identify and lead capacity-building opportunities for the organisation/team members. Understand the organisational values and act accordingly.
- Travel to project locations to understand implementation challenges, and provide support, troubleshooting, and course correction as and when required.
Experience
Internal Candidate: Candidates must show a good understanding of Pratham’s programs in their respective states and must have a minimum of five years of experience leading the program and team. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
External candidates: Candidates applying must have at least 5+ years of experience in running operations for non-profit sector programs, must speak the local languages and exemplify skills that are specific to sectoral practices.
Basic Skills
- Interest in areas like education of children and adults, Data analysis and tools (Excel)
- Fluency in languages (Telugu, Hindi, and English)
- Interpersonal skills, communication skills that help the person interact with team members and respect everyone equally.
- Innovative thinker with a track record for translating strategic thinking into action plans and output Excellent conceptual ability and proactive problem-solving proficiency.
- Language Knowledge: Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking in Telugu, Hindi, and English.
- Team player and time management skills. Ability to be self-motivated and manage a complex workload, Experience in working with stakeholders, government departments, and donors)
- Community/parent engagement (for participation in education for children and youth)
Preferred
- Willingness to learn and adapt to changing environment
- Ability to listen patiently and be non-judgmental
- Building trust-based relationships with the staff
- Ability to build rapport with people and work well with diverse teams
- Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Good training skills
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and work independently
- Experience in a similar position/role will be an added advantage
- Should be solution-focused, and able to identify areas of support that enable learning
Reporting to
This position is required to report to the State Head
Application Process
To apply, please click here.
