Job Description

Our Culture

Connected: At Ek Tara, we want to engage and inspire you to feel valued and have a sense of belonging with us.

Fun: We celebrate successes and cultivate a culture that inspires friendly competition and teamwork.

Collaborative: At Ek Tara collaboration is deliberate and regular. We engage in team building and maximize our employees’ distinctive competencies.

Transparent: We are open and honest about our operations and strategy, generating engagement, trust and support from our beneficiaries.

Inclusive: We CELEBRATE diversity. So come join us and celebrate a positive recognition of differences!

Friendly: We have a friendly workspace created to inspire a spirit of collaboration among our employees.

Criteria:

- Interested in working with children (especially of marginalized communities) in various library spaces

- Interested in children’s literature

- Graduates (at least) in any discipline

- Candidates with academic background in language and literature, education and development studies will be given preference

- Candidates with work experience with children or in education sector will be given preference

- Candidate must be fluent in the following languages:

English - Speaking, reading, writing

Bengali - Speaking, reading

Hindi - Speaking, reading

- Candidates able to write in Bengali and/ or Hindi will be preferred.

Benefits and Perks:

- Stipend as per industry standard

- Conveyance from Ek Tara to different library sites (if done) will be reimbursed

- Letter of recommendation on completion of internship

- Job opportunity at Ek Tara as a Library Educator and/or coordinator on completion of internship (vacancy for 1 position only)

Candidates interested may reach us at: info@ektara.org.in

Visit our website at www.ektara.org.in for more information.

Should be based within Kolkata during the project.

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal

Eligibility Criteria

Not Specified

Desired Candidate Profile

Graduation - Graduate-Other

Organization Details

• Organization Name:Ek Tara
• About Organization:Ek Tara in partnership with Bhabook Foundation runs a robust library programme at Ek Tara Learning centre (which is also known as the Resource Library), 13 KMCP Schools and 4 schools run by Samaritan Help Mission under the programme Golpo Ghor. A team of 13 Library Educators currently practice library activities with over 1200 children across 10 libraries. The internship will introduce the participants to a children's library as a vibrant active space, diverse quality contemporary children's literature and core library practices. It will offer opportunities to practice at the library as well as build perspective around the why, what and how of core library activities. It will include opportunities to visit different types of libraries, work with children, library educators and mentors. Based on the engagement of the interns during the tenure of the internship, candidates with potential of becoming a Library Educator will be offered an opportunity to work at Ek Tara in the Library Prog
  
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