About Eklavya Foundation
Eklavya Foundation is a registered non-profit NGO based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (India) and has been active in the field of education and publishing since 1982. One of its thrust areas is on-field, collaborative engagement with government structures, teachers and communities, for an inclusive, participatory, meaningful and culturally responsive education grounded in critical, inquiry-based, experiential learning. Currently, Eklavya has a strong on-ground presence in select districts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bihar, and outreach to organizations and locations across India through the professional support initiative and publications.
Eklavya’s work in Publishing
Eklavya has published over 800 titles for children and educators in over 15 scheduled and non-scheduled Indian languages. Eklavya’s publishing and dissemination efforts, guided by its school and community-based programmes, have reached millions of readers across the country. The focus of publishing has been to produce books that reflect the life and environment of young readers, especially those from the marginalized and underrepresented communities, while keeping the language accessible, and price affordable.
Role: Assistant / Associate Editor
Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (on site)
Employment Type: 1 year contract (extendable)
No of positions: 1
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in conceptualizing and creation of picture books in Indian languages (scheduled and non-scheduled).
- Assist in translating, editing, copy-editing and proofreading of manuscripts.
- Liaison with author/illustrators, external experts and internal team members towards book development and publication.
- Work closely with partner organizations/publishers towards creating quality books.
- Anchor creation of contracts and agreements with content creators and other publishers.
- Support in identification of content partner organizations in different geographies.
- Assist in conceptualizing training programs, workshops and courses for writers, translators and publishers.
- Support in online promotion and campaigns.
- Support on-ground dissemination activities in book fairs, school fairs, literature festivals and other events across various venues in the country.
- Associate Editor is expected to conceptualise and plan independently, in consultation with the team.
Skills Required
- Keen interest and appreciation for children’s literature in Indian Languages.
- Passion and love for languages.
- Self-starter and the ability to take ownership of work assigned.
- Ability to work with diverse teams across locations.
- Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Expertise in working with word, excel, google drive and canva.
- Experience of working with children directly in libraries or any other reading promotion program will be an added advantage.
- Willingness to travel.
- Proficiency in any of the following languages – Odia, Kannada, Bangla, Assamese (In addition to Hindi and English).
Eligibility
- Experience (1 year for assistant and 3 years for associate) of working with editorial, design & production teams and/or working with children in language literacy.
- Degree in Literature, Education or completed courses on language and literacy pedagogy preferred.
- Exposure to children’s literature or keen interest in literature and languages.
Remuneration
Assistant Editor: INR 28,000 per month- 32,000 per month
Associate Editor: INR 32,000 per month- 36,000 per month
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*Eklavya attempts to create a safe and healthy workspace for its employees. The organization will also offer individual mentoring support and group mental health support in addition to in-house free counseling sessions.
**As part of Eklavya’s affirmative action initiative, for equivalent candidates, applicants from disadvantaged caste, tribe, gender, minority background, neurodivergent and differently abled persons will be preferred and are encouraged to apply.