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
About Role
The State Content and Training Associate (Language & Math’s) position offers motivated and energetic people the opportunity to be an integral part of Pratham’s work in Bihar. This person will be overseeing the creation, translation and contextualization of materials in Language & Math’s. They will also be in-charge of training of Pratham’s teaching learning methodologies, and in training the field team in administering the assessment modules. Responsibilities will stretch two ways – supporting the implementation and training the personnel on the ground as well as working with Central Content Team.
Position Summary
- Content Creation: The State Content and Training Associate will support the content creation, contextualization 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 latest developments, and call and moderate meetings when necessary.
- Capacity building, trainings and assessment: Another important task of the State Content and Training Associate will be to be in-charge of 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 actionables and support in adapting content as required.
- Government Liaisoning: The Associate will be responsible for coordinating and maintaining effective liaison with government stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of program activities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in coordinating effectively with multiple stakeholders
- Bachelors in Education/other related fields
- Full Professional Proficiency in Hindi and English (oral and written)
- Willingness to learn and work with new teams
- Result-oriented and ability to take initiative
- Effective communication skills
Preferred Qualities
- Ability to manage time well and can keep track of deadlines effectively
- Good understanding of data systems and basic proficiency with MS Excel
- Inclined to document important project-related developments intuitively
- Willing to travel across India to visit project sites if required, and sometimes at short notice
Location: Patna, Bihar.
Application Procedure
- To apply, please complete the application by filling out the Google Form here: https://forms.gle/dTs3x6D3Ko5CGpxLA .
CV should include
- Contact information
- Academic background (universities attended, degrees obtained, and academic records)
- Relevant work experience, highlighting key skills
- Languages spoken
Note:
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding and patience.
