Room to Read job circular October 2024

Job description

Room to Read Job Circular is hot off the presses, now out. It announces 1 person positions up for grabs. This piece covers all you need to know about the Room to Read job circular.

Responsibilities

• Organization Profile
• Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in secondary school and negotiate key life decisions. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 39 million children and has worked in 24 countries and in more than 192,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to benefit 40 million children by 2025. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.
• Since 2009 in Bangladesh, Room to Read has been implementing education support Programs in low-income and remote communities in Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, Moulvibazar, Narail and Natore districts. Till 2023, we have supported the education of more than 0.4 million children in Primary and 7,386 girls in Secondary schools. We are proud to have worked with DPE, NCTB, NAPE, DSHE, a2i as well as national radio and TV in executing scalable and systemic initiatives to eradicate illiteracy and embed life-skills.
• (Based in Narail/Jhalakathi Office and Reports to the Field Manager)
• Position Overview:
• The Accounting Associate position will assist Field Manager at district level in carrying out all accounts-related initiatives. The position will provide general help as and when required by members of Room to Read Bangladesh. This position will assist and report to the Field Manager. Primary responsibilities include assisting in maintaining all aspects of the organization’s accounts and financial initiatives. The position will have regular interactions with all staff and this position is based in Narail/ Jhalakathi.

Education

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Commerce/Business Administration (Masters preferred)

Experience

• At least 3 years

Skills

• N/A