Mobile Bus Library Facilitators, Multicities - Pakistan Reading Project (PRP)

Job Description

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

USAID funded Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) is a USAID funded project to improve the quality of reading in public schools by reaching 1.3 million Grade 1 and 2 students across 7 regions/provinces of Pakistan. This goal will be supported by the mutually-reinforcing components of teacher education and professional development (PD), systems reform, and civil society engagement.

Under the Mobile Bus Library Program, a total of 04 mobile bus libraries will provide services to selected locations/schools of Sindh and Islamabad. The objective of the mobile bus libraries includes access of students to reading material and implementation of programmatic activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job Summary:

The Mobile Bus Library Facilitator is the initial point of contact for students, parents of students, faculty and staff of public schools. The way users’ needs are met at the Mobile Bus Library is the basis upon which they will make judgment about the mobile library program. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the incumbent to provide prompt and courteous services along with complete & accurate information to all users. The extent to which accurate information is provided and the manner in which it is provided affect the extent to which the Mobile Library succeeds.

A Mobile Bus Library Facilitator performs duties that include but not limited to management of the mobile bus library, shelving, facilitating learning activities for children, reporting and coordination with relevant stakeholders. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but are intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.

Specific Responsibilities:

·         Attends to the Mobile Bus Library’s day to day operational needs in an efficient and effective manner

·         Ensure adherence to the approved logistics plan of MBL by interacting with relevant stakeholders

·         Coordination with relevant education departments of the region for smooth running of the Mobile Bus Library service

·         Coordination with operational and technical teams in terms of reporting and liaison for effective use of resources

·         Conducting  introductory meetings with public school’s administrators, to be used for sharing methodology, timings and frequency of storytelling sessions, reading activities and recording minutes of the meeting

·         Facilitating children during learning activities

·         Conducting storytelling sessions and word building games for students

·         Sharing and updating of monthly visit plan of Mobile Bus Library to schools and sharing the same with IRC-PRP office

·         Maintain Log for issuance and receipt of books to and from readers (school students) in provided registers

·         Briefings to students on different book titles and their content

·         Performs equipment maintenance, data entry and other duties as assigned

·         Collection and compilation of reader’s feedback using standard formats and sharing the same with IRC-PRP office

·         Recording of book reader student’s information on provided registers

·         Preparation and drafting of monthly and quarterly progress reports of the Mobile Bus Library activities and sharing the same with Regional Grants Coordinator, electronically

·         Responsible to keep all books’ recorded and well maintained

·         Sharing of all MBL related activity updates and reports on a regular and timely basis with line manager

·         Facilitating monitoring visits conducted by IRC-PRP staff and third party monitors whenever required

·         Any other task assigned as by IRC-PRP