Job Description

Title: Literacy Program Assistant

Company Name: Room to Read

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor Degree in education / social sciences or equivalent

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Based in Dhaka and Reports to the Literacy Program Officer
∎ Contract till 31 December 2023
∎ Position Overview:
∎ This position directly reports to Literacy Program Officer and has no direct reports. Literacy Program Assistant supports the administration parts of process & office manages. This position will also involve frequent travel to program sites, and close coordination with local partners, vendors thus requires strong communication and coordination skills.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensures schools receive materials and furniture at the appropriate time;
∎ Organizes all logistics (i.e., invitations/coordination of attendees, venues, transportation, lodging, meals, etc.) for Literacy program trainings for Room to Read staff, teachers, and librarians;
∎ Monitors progress of implementation calendar, budget, annual plan, and overall tracking of program implementation and spending;
∎ and consolidates all reports on the status and progress of project sites to submit to Literacy Program Officer;
∎ Collect program implementation monitoring reports, enters and consolidates required data, reviews results and submit to Field Manager;
∎ Responsible for data entry of data into GSD (Global Solution Database) for assigned schools; provides regular updates and analysis;
∎ Involve frequent travel to project sites, and close coordination with local partners, vendors thus requires strong communication and coordination skills

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in development projects, preferably in education
∎ Strong written and oral communication skill
∎ Good interpersonal skills and a team player
∎ Preferred:
∎ Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
∎ Effectiveness in working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead
∎ Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
∎ Proven track record of achieving results
∎ Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
∎ Prior experience living and/or working in rural areas,
∎ Prior experience working with schools, teachers, administrators and government officials
∎ Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of tasks as well as developing and implementing improvements in a prior position,
∎ To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:
∎ Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic non-profit organization
∎ Be an innovative and creative thinker - not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
∎ Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
∎ Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
∎ Work well independently as well as part of a team
∎ Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Salary:
∎ We offer competitive salary.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident Fund
∎ 13th Month Allowance
∎ Gratuity
∎ Health coverage including spouse and children
∎ Insurances
∎ Professional Development opportunities. The most significant benefit is the opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing international organizations, which has sole focus on education & continuously innovating efficient & effective social entrepreneurship

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 8 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 26 Jul 2023
∎ Room to Read
∎ Business : Room to Read is a US based international non-profit organization. We envision a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world. To achieve this goal, we focus on two areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education. We work in collaboration with communities and local governments and partner organizations across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they?ll need to succeed in school and beyond. Room to Read currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia. To learn more about Room to Read, please visit www.roomtoread.org.

Room to Read is working in Bangladesh since 2008.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

Deadline Expired on 8th Aug 2023

Job Summary

Category
NGO/Development
Location
Dhaka
Vacancy
Not specific
Job Type
Contractual
Salary
* We offer competitive salary.
Published
26 Jul 2023
Deadline
08 Aug 2023

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