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 24 states and Union Territories, in an average year, Pratham usually reaches over 7 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, please visit: www.pratham.org
About Pratham-Shah PraDigi Innovation Center
PraDigi Centre is a unit of Pratham which aims at developing technology-enabled learning solutions. The Creativity Club Program is a tech-enabled open learning model developed by PraDigi Centre which aims to connect children (10-14) and youth (14+) with creative learning opportunities. The program aims to foster 21st-century skills (creativity, problem-solving, communication and collaboration) and is driven by youth volunteers and teachers in schools and communities. In the current year, the centre aims to strengthen the existing creativity clubs and extend its offering to the larger ecosystem. This will be done through strategic partnerships with the schools, organisations and government (local/state).
About Role
The Mentor position offers motivated and energetic individuals an opportunity to be an integral part of the Creativity Club Program. The program provides exposure to diverse domains such as environment, science, math, art, sports, and coding. The Mentor will play a key role in on-ground implementation by closely working with youth volunteers and school teachers to establish, facilitate, and sustain Creativity Clubs in schools and communities within the assigned geography. The role involves regular field visits, coordination, and handholding support to ensure effective execution of activities and active participation from stakeholders.
Roles and Responsibilities
Program Implementation & Coordination:
Lead and manage the on-ground implementation of Creativity Club activities across 25 schools and 25 communities, ensuring smooth planning, coordination, and execution of sessions and events.
Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation:
Build strong relationships with school teachers, youth volunteers, and community members, and provide continuous handholding support through regular field visits and facilitation of activities.
Capacity Building & Mentorship:
Train and mentor youth volunteers and teachers to effectively plan and conduct activities across domains such as environment, science, math, art, sports, and coding.
Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation:
Track progress and quality of activities, maintain accurate documentation, and share daily updates along with weekly/monthly reports as per program requirements.
Event Management & Problem Solving:
Support the organisation of workshops, melas, and camps, while proactively identifying and addressing on-ground challenges in coordination with the program team.
Skills required:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal/people skills in the local language, including having a good listening ability with an emphatic outlook.
- Being a team player, along with having a proactive, innovative, and positive mindset.
- Must have mentoring and counseling skills.
- Having planning and networking skills.
- Must be able to resolve situations, using a flexible and problem-solving approach.
- Having a basic understanding of technical and digital skills, you can use different applications portals, dashboards, etc., for planning daily work, filling data online, and other reporting purposes.
- Basic understanding of data to plan strategies for furthering community engagement and mobilisation in respective areas through the use of dashboards.
- Basic understanding of conducting and leading training as a facilitator.
- Ability to handle multiple roles and activities at a given time.
- Basic understanding of various mediums of communication, for reaching out to various community stakeholders, including social media.
Essential and Desirable criteria:
- Minimum educational qualification: graduate
- Prior work experience is not required. We welcome applications from young, dynamic freshers as well as experienced candidates.
- Preference shall be accorded to candidates with smartphones.
Location: Maharashtra
Application Procedure
To apply, fill out the Google form link here: https://forms.gle/JjXX8HXcd9v5pbk99
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for subsequent rounds: telephonic/online interview, written assignments, field round and a final interview.
Note: 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.
