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Join Us in Celebrating 25 Years of Progress.\nIMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.\nPosition Overview:\nThe State Coordinator, Program Operations is responsible for Room to Read’s operations in a geographic area, a state in this case. The State Coordinator is primarily responsible for ensuring government relations at state level, timely and effective implementation of programs at the field office, including implementation, spending, hiring, local procurement, inventory management, distribution and logistical support. The position is required to take initiative for project management, improving work approaches, partnerships, selection of projects sites, and ensuring adequate staff to work at the field level. They will work to strengthen coordination and collaboration within teams and across all CO program teams, maintaining and ensuring constructive communication, building team morale within individual teams and contributing to a positive working environment. State Head will report to the Senior Manager, Program Operations and will have dotted line reporting to various stakeholders from the Country Leadership Team. The entire state team will report to State Head.\nKey Responsibilities:\nSystem strengthening and system integration:\nWorking closely with State officials in ensuring government system strengthening and institutionalization of RtR programs in the states.\n\nPreparation of overall strategic plan, basis local context and RtR Vision plan 2025 for the respective state and continuously reviewing the same.\n\nOrganizing various discussions/consultations with Government to work towards system strengthening and positioning RtR as a thought leader in Literacy and Girls Education program.\n\nBuilding body of evidence that can push appropriate policy/practice changes backed by robust evidence.\n\nSupport INCO Op’s in proposal development and country growth plan as needed\n\nExternal Coordination, branding, and Networking:\nAttends to donor affairs including hosting donor and project site visits in collaboration with programs staff.\n\nDevelop and lead media advocacy plan for the state.\n\nAssist RtR communication team in promotion of RtR programs through active media liasioning in state in accordance with the strategy, policies and guidelines of RtR.\n\nScanning of education landscape in the state and positioning RtR as a thought leader through strategic management\n\nTake lead in dissemination of program results, sharing program report to government and other agencies in suggestions with OPS team.\n\nMeets regularly with local government representatives, NGO partners, school administrators and parent groups to represent RtR.\n\nPromotes and protects the reputation of Room to Read in external settings, ensuring that the organization’s experience and expertise is well communicated and consistently presented, and that we are looked upon as a professional Education organization.\n\nManagement and Coordination:\nEnsures efficient and effective coordination across all elements of the Literacy Program and Girls’ Education Program in his/her region.\n\nSupervises and oversees the work of the field staff and is responsible for optimizing their productivity through effective management and leadership techniques (i.e., coaching/advising).\n\nEnsures staff are consistently complying and adhering to policies, procedures and guidelines articulated in the CO handbooks and facilitates the dissemination of information to all staff members to promote transparency.\n\nSupports staff through consultation with CO-level technical team to regularly assess staff capacity building needs.\n\nEnsures the performance management process is well-planned and conducted in a timely for all field staff. This includes setting performance goals, conducting progress check-ins, providing feedback, conducting year-end appraisals, and making recommendations for staff development and career advancement.\n\nCollaborates with Human Resources to handle recruitment and training of staff according to need.\n\nLeads and facilitates field staff in bi-weekly or monthly meetings to review progress against plans, find solutions to problems, share lessons learned, exchange expertise across programs, and to motivate and encourage teamwork.\n\nEnsures that field-staff are aware of and understand the programs’ goals and objectives, working approaches and methodology, and have all necessary information related to annual plans, targets, and implementation calendars.\n\nConducts regular field visits to monitor and verify the programs’ progress and impact, understand the challenges, and needs of stakeholders (e.g., RtR staff, Social Mobilizers, Field Facilitators, communities, children, etc...), and suggest appropriate solutions.\n\nDevelop and implement plans for on-line material development in consultation with Country office as per the state specific context.\n\nPerform other tasks as assigned by the Sr. Manager - Operations and Country Management Team.\n\nFinancial management:\nSupervises fund disbursement, reviews and approves the field monthly and quarterly financial expenses in accordance with financial and purchasing policy and procedures.\n\nTimely submission of Cash forecast, booking of monthly bills and variance tracker\n\nMonthly tracking of all expense vis-à-vis the budgets and flagging any deviations to concerned person.\n\nCoordinates the timely completion of annual planning and budgeting.\n\nEnsuring full utilization of respective budgets as per the financial guidelines.\n\nCo-ordinate and answer any audit queries for the state.\n\nReporting and Documentation:\nDevelops high quality quarterly report for distributing to partners, if applicable.\n\nPrepares high quality monthly and quarterly donor programmatic reports, coordinate with concerned Program, Finance and OP’s department in INCO for finalizing and sharing the report on time.\n\nEnsuring high level of data quality for all reporting purposes.\n\nPreparation of appropriate case studies for submission to donors/communication team.\n\nQualifications:\nRequired:\nMaster’s in education/social sciences/management Social Work or equivalent.\n\nMinimum 12 years of relevant experience and 5+ years of management experience of related sector\n\nPrior experience of community engagement/ mobilization activities.\n\nCommand of the local language is preferred.\n\nCompensation:\nRoom to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include thirteenth month bonus, health insurance and a retirement plan. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.\nRoom to Read is a Child safe organization.\nChild Protection Principles\nRoom to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation \nRoom to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.\nAll children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.\nAll children should be treated with respect and dignity.\nThe well-being of the child is Room to Read’s first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.\nRoom to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.\nProtection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Principles\nRoom to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.\nRoom to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse. \nSexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.\nAll adults should be treated with respect and dignity.\nRoom to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor’s rights and dignity at the forefront.\nSurvivors referred to available professional assistance (e.g. mental health counselling), upon consent.\nRoom to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.\nRead is a child-safe organization; all personnel must adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy, Child Protection Code of Conduct and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy.\nAbout Room to Read:\nFounded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read envisions a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow - creating lasting change. Through ourLiteracy Portfolio, we train and coach teachers of the early grades in literacy instruction; create and publish quality books and curricular materials in local languages; and establish children’s libraries filled with diverse children’s books that can be enjoyed at school and home. Our Gender Equality Portfolio supports adolescents, particularly girls, in developing life skills that promote gender equality, helping them to pursue lifelong learning and make informed decisions.\nWe support young people of all genders to overcome gender biases and build the knowledge and skills to create a gender-equal world. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations, publishers, and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. 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