Pratham Education Foundation is looking for Junior Associate for its Communication team. The junior associate would have to interact with and learn from various programs at Pratham. Pratham is looking for someone with a creative bent of mind and who is a good listener, writer, and open to feedback. The candidate will get a chance to work with a team with diverse skill sets while bringing in your own unique talent to the table. In addition to this, he/she will get to travel to different locations and interact with community stakeholders to understand the work on the ground to be able to reflect it in the communications content.
About Pratham
Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide pre-school education to children in Mumbai slums. Over the last 25 years Pratham has grown to be one of the largest non-profit organizations working to provide quality education to children and youth in over 20 states and union territories across the country, through a range of interventions.
Required qualifications and experience
Basic qualification
- Graduate/Post Graduate degree in public relations/ marketing communication/ advertising/ or any relevant development sector domain.
- Experience of minimum 1-2 years. Freshers are also encouraged to apply.
Role Specifications
- Writing and copy-editing content spanning, but not limited to, website, social media, internal and external communication material.
- Manage all social media platforms of Pratham- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube
- Coordinate with multiple internal stakeholder including internal state team members
- Brainstorm, ideate and collaborate in different communication-specific projects
- Assist in capacity-building training and workshops for different teams
- Provide assistance in technical support for webinars and live streams
- Act as a liaison between different Program teams and Communications teams (Central and State) to source content
- Capture content from programs both remotely and in-person, including travel to remote locations
Expected qualifications and traits
- Experience with management of social media platforms and social media analytics
- Excellent English language skills including creative writing, editing, and communication
- Prior experience of creating creative contents such as video scripts, social media posts etc. (preferred)
- Ability to accurately translate content-Pratham works in 20 states. It helps if you’re multilingual.
- Ability to stick to deadline with quality output
- Ability to organize and manage multiple task efficiently
- Willingness to build rapport with people from various academic, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds
- Self-motivation and proactiveness
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Interest in and willingness to travel across the country to Pratham program sites
Working Culture
Full time work from home
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are required to email the following documents to communications@pratham.org with the subject line ‘Application for Junior Associate, Communications’. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Updated Resume– It should contain:
- Applicant contact information
- Technical Background:
- Universities Attended, Degrees Acquired
- Past work experience, highlighting relevant skills
- Experience in development, teaching and/or education (if applicable)
- Languages spoken
2. Cover Letter– Discover why you are fit for the position.
