Programmatic Understanding and Preparedness:

• Develop a thorough understanding about the SERI program and its functioning with focus on gender mainstreaming plan.
• Understand and learn about the Annual Work Plan existing at the national level and also of 6 SERI states.
• Close working relationship and support to SERI-PO-Gender Mainstreaming in working on priority tasks and coordinating with national and state SERI program team.
• Coordinate between national teams (Girls Education Program, Operations, Instruction Design and Teacher Support (IDTS).) and state teams towards the common outcomes and goals.
• Support national teams and departments in monthly activities of critical nature -furnishing details of and support in tracking budget-gender mainstreaming etc.

Planning, coordination and support:

• Set a schedule of monthly calls with the SERI state team to have reflection meetings.
• Provide adequate direction to ensure smooth functioning of the field teams.
• Plan and conduct field visits for relevant events, workshops and field level understanding of project.
• Support to reporting manager and national team in ensuring key deliverables of gender mainstreaming- landscape study, production of GRT videos, gender analysis of materials.
• Assisting field project leaders and managers with development of state reports and other technical writing tasks.
• Support and follow up with state teams in their Gender mainstreaming plans of planning workshop and dissemination events.
• Any other activities and tasks as and when needed based on the program evolution and contexts.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Program level process documentation of monthly meetings, learning events and coordinating the same with field coordinators.
• Support and provide relevant notes and information to the POS for preparation of case studies and success stories, quarterly, annual for the Gender mainstreaming activities under SERI across 6 states in India.
• Support in preparing annual report of the gender lensing engagement under SERI.
• Support PO in any collateral development of publishing materials like newsletter, content writing and designing of the organization.
• Develop and maintain material repository for the Gender mainstreaming activities.
• Create robust documentation and reporting for any other task, activities and processes under the assignment.
• Support PO in content development and designing of 6-monthly newsletter and communication material in collaboration with the state and field teams, operations, communications, program and RME teams, etc.

Capacity Building and Training Support:

• Coordinate with PO on agenda making and Liasoning for national level and state level trainings.
• Coordinate with national teams on planning of capacity building workshops and events -Gender mainstreaming SERI.
• Sound documentation of the offline and online workshops.
• Work closely with PO on any formats for feedback and reflections around capacity building plans of the year.
• Coordinate and work with agencies onboarded for critical assignments of the project.

• Ability to work independently and across departments and teams.
• The candidate should have experience of working in area of gender and education.
• Should at least hold a master’s degree in social sciences.
• Should be willing to undertake frequent travel at the project sites.

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization. 
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change.
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness.  
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration. 
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment.
• Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled.