Program Manager-Girl’s Education Program

Job Description

Organization Profile:

Room to Read is a global organization transforming the lives of millions of children in low-income countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, our innovative model focuses on deep, systemic transformation within schools in low-income countries during two time periods which are most critical in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education. We work in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls can complete secondary school with the skills necessary to negotiate key life decisions. By focusing on the quality of education provided within the communities and ensuring these outcomes are measured, we have created a model that can be replicated, localized and sustained by governments. Room to Read has benefited 10 million children across 17,000 communities in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia, and aims to reach 15 million children by 2020.

Position Overview:

The Girls’ Education Program (GEP) Manager is responsible for overseeing the overall direction and technical quality of Room to Read’s Nepal Girls’ Education program, ensuring the Nepal GEP team is successfully prepared to implement program content with quality.  Working closely with the Global Office Girls’ Education Program Manager, this position serves as Country Office technical expert, and will contextualize worldwide program content and professional learning materials for effective use by the Country Office GEP team.  These duties include providing leadership, capacity building, and on-going technical assistance support to the Country Office GEP staff in the implementation of contextualized Girls’ Education program resources.  The Manager may also support the Country Office GEP team with revisions and implementation of their current content while the worldwide implementation packages are being developed.  This position is a member of the Country Management Team, reporting directly to the Country Director. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

Program Management, Contextualization, Training and Coordination (80%)

• Review and contextualize worldwide Girls’ Education program content and professional learning materials for Nepal, in collaboration with the Global Office Girls’ Education Program (GEP) Manager.
• Prepare Country Office GEP staff in the use of contextualized program content and professional learning materials, in collaboration with the Global Office GEP Manager, including delivering necessary orientations and trainings
• Provide technical oversight of Country Office GEP staff and Social Mobilizers (SMs); including providing on-going capacity building, on-site coaching, and technical support as required to address issues of program implementation quality in content areas
• Provide general technical support to Country Office GEP staff in program content areas where contextualized worldwide content and professional development are not yet available
• Provide input into performance evaluations of Country Office GEP staff as needed
• Monitor and collect feedback/best practices on the use of contextualized program content and professional learning materials, including conducting regular field visits
• Provide feedback to the Global PDTA team on the use and effectiveness of contextualized program content and professional learning materials to improve design and content
• Revise contextualized program content and professional learning materials as needed based on learnings from field implementation, in collaboration with the Global Office GEP Manager
• Serve as a member of the Country Management Team, which provides overall support and direction for the work of Room to Read in country
• Carry out other activities as may be required to fulfill the objectives of the organization
• Frequent travel to the field

Planning, Reporting, and Documentation (15%)

• Provide program technical expertise to the Country Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E) team to support design, implementation and refinement of monitoring and evaluation systems and procedures used to track progress against planned program outcomes
• Provide technical input to the Program Operations Director to analyze annual program goals and budgets to ensure alignment with organizational strategies and priorities, as needed
• Provide technical input to the Program Operations Director on developing and providing oversight of the implementation calendar, budget, annual planning, quarterly reporting, and overall tracking of program implementation and spending, as needed
• Prepare and review program reports as necessary

External Coordination and Networking (5%)

• Develop and maintain relationships with community and school members, local educational authorities, government officials, and other NGOs as needed to mobilize support for the program
• Represent Room to Read internally and externally by attending and speaking at relevant forums, advocate for the importance of girls’ education and gender equality program work
• Liaise with and explore opportunities for knowledge sharing with NGOs, experts, and institutions involved with girls’ education

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master’s degree in a related field of study, e.g., education, social work, or related development sector
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience working in the field of gender equality, education, life skills education, and/or community-and youth-development
• Proven track record in developing and implementing program improvements that achieve results
• Knowledge, understanding, and experience in conducting trainings for adults and adolescents
• Experience adapting program and/or training content to fit different contexts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
• Strong planning, supervising, and program development skills
• Prior success working and building relationships with diverse groups of people
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and process documentation
• Ability and desire to travel frequently to Room to Read program sites

Preferred:

• Significant experience working in Nepal with government schools, teachers, youth workers, and school-going adolescents
• Experience with mentoring, coaching, and/or providing capacity building support
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
• Effectiveness in working in a non-governmental organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead

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 nonprofit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re 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

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits; benefits including 13^thmonth bonus, provident fund, health and accidental insurances for staff and their family; leaves and staff professional development. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing, transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Application Procedure:

Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with “GEP Manager” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to nepal.hiring@roomtoread.org.  Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we are not able to send personalized responses to all applicants.  Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

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.

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