Research Associate Digital Innovations 1655295464

Research Associate - Digital Innovations
Pratham Digital
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 in both scope and size to become one of the largest non-profit
organizations working with children and youth across India.
Pratham is a widely recognized organization, having 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. For more details, refer to
www.pratham.org.
About Pratham’s Digital Innovations
Pratham started its digital intervention with the Hybrid learning program in 400 villages of
Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh in the year 2015. In 2017 with the support of Google.org,
and Sarva Mangal Family Trust this program expanded to over 1000 villages. The support led to the
formation of core groups within Pratham which produced over 350 videos in and about 70 learning
games and software needed to deploy and monitor digital resources in the village communities.
These resources are present in 11 regional languages and English.
Subsequently, the digital resources were also made available in Pratham’s foundational programs
and in the Early Childhood Education support program on an experimental basis. The digital learning
material (games and videos) created for different age groups is available on Google Playstore as the
PraDigi app and Read and Speak English App along with YouTube and other learning platforms.
The digital hardware and software are currently available in various Pratham programs across 21
states with content in 11 languages including Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Odiya, Telugu, Tamil,
Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi and English.
Overview of Position
The Associate position in the Digital Innovations team offers young, motivated, energetic people the
opportunity to be an integral part of Pratham’s digital work across the country. We are seeking a
highly motivated individual with strong problem solving and analytics skills to support the analysis
and monitoring for theHybrid Learning projects. Successful candidate should have excellent
communication skills, be self-motivated, be able to navigate working in a challenging and fast paced
environment, and be able to function independently with minimum guidance.
Responsibilities will include
● Undertaking periodic data analysis to inform programmatic decision making
● Managing all project data operations to data quality and timely reporting
● Identifying and implementing strategies to streamline data systems and processes
● Design and develop standardized report formats on Excel and BI tools like PowerBI
● Supporting program management in reporting for all stakeholders
● Leading training of implementation and program management teams involved on data
systems quality checks
● Any other responsibilities as needed
Desired qualifications and experience
● Working level proficiency in BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau.
● Ability to build rapport with people from various different academic, socio-economic and
cultural backgrounds
● Ability to communicate in Hindi or at least 1-2 other regional languages
● Good analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (verbal and written) skills
● Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem solve in fast-paced,
limited-structure and multicultural environment
● Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
● Keeping oneself constantly updated on the broader educational context in assigned states
and in India
● Willingness to travel regularly and extensively in rural areas of India, with limited amenities
(as per the COVID-restrictions)
● Willingness to commit to at least 2-3 years of work with Pratham
Preferred:
● 1- 3 years of prior work experience in a similar role in private sector firms, NGOs or
foundations
● Experience of handling big datasets using SQL and R
● Exposure to the non-profit sector through previous experience or otherwise
● Experience living and working in a developing country
Location
While remote work is ongoing, we are location agnostic. However, once offices reopen the
candidate will need to be based out of New Delhi and Pune.
Application Process
Send the following before 19th June 2022 to [email protected] and
[email protected] with cc to [email protected] and mention ‘Application for the position
of Associate- Digital Innovations’ in the subject line, with the following attachments.
1. Current Resume: Resume should contain:
a. Contact Information for Applicant
b. Academic Background
i. Universities Attended, Degrees Acquired
ii. Academic Record (Marks or GPA, if applicable)
iii. Past work experience, highlighting relevant skills
iv. Relevant Coursework: List Courses in Development, Management, and
Education
v. Experiences in development, teaching and/or education (if applicable)
vi. Languages Spoken
2. Statement of Purpose
Early applicants will be given preference.
Date of Joining: Immediate

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