About Pratham
Pratham Education Foundation (Pratham) is one of the largest education NGOs in India with a record of innovative, rigorously evaluated programs that have inspired similar programs across three continents. With a history spanning 30 years, Pratham’s work today extends from programs for early and elementary years to girls and women, and youth skilling. Through programs covering 25 states and Union Territories, in an average year, Pratham usually reaches over 6 million children and youth. This is achieved through a combination of efforts: directly working with children and youth in communities, as well as through collaborations with state and district-level governments.
Pratham has 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. Pratham also received the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development and the Yashraj Bharati Samman in 2025.
For more details, refer to www.pratham.org
Role Overview
The State Content and Training Associate position offers motivated and energetic people the opportunity to be an integral part of Pratham’s work in Changlang and Lower Dibang Valley Districts in Arunachal Pradesh. This person will support the creation, translation, and contextualisation of material in Language and Math. They will also be in charge of training the field team in Pratham’s teaching-learning methodologies and in administering the assessment modules. Their responsibilities will span two areas – supporting the implementation and training the personnel on the ground, as well as working with the central content teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Content creation: The State Content and Training Associate will support the content creation, contextualisation, and translation of the teaching-learning material and assessments. Such content creation will need to be followed up with regular tracking of progress against the plan. The State Content and Training Associate will be expected to keep the rest of the project team apprised of the latest developments, and to convene and moderate meetings when necessary.
- Capacity building and trainings: Another important task of the State Content and Training Associate will be to oversee planning and implementing trainings and capacity-building sessions for the field team.
- Field monitoring: The State Content and Training Associate will conduct regular monitoring visits to the field. In light of the monitoring visits, the person will have to adapt the content to the changing needs.
- Program data: The State Content and Training Associate will also be responsible for analysing and transforming program data into actionable insights, and will support the adaptation of content as required.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in coordinating effectively with multiple stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Khasi, Education, Hindi, or a related field.
- Candidates must have Full Professional Proficiency in Hindi (oral and written) and Basic Working Proficiency in English (oral and written).
- Willingness to learn and work with new teams.
- Result-oriented, with the ability to take initiative.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to manage time well and keep track of deadlines effectively.
- Good understanding of data systems and basic proficiency with MS Excel and MS Word.
- Inclined to document important project-related developments proactively.
- Willing to travel across India to visit project sites, sometimes at short notice.
Values We Look for in a Potential Employee
- Strong believer in teamwork and collective leadership.
- Open to feedback and challenges at any given point.
- Being a perpetual learner and good listener.
- Believes in the use of data to understand problems and find solutions.
- Being open, agile, and flexible in thought and action.
Location
Changlang and Lower Dibang Valley Districts in Arunachal Pradesh.
Application Process
To apply, fill out the Google form link here: https://forms.gle/shbTzTXAeLg7etT3A
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will not be able to provide individual responses to every applicant and will reach out only to shortlisted candidates. We appreciate your understanding and patience.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
