Manager - Digital Ecosystem, StoryWeaver, Bangalore

Role: Manager - Digital Ecosystem, StoryWeaver, Bangalore
Experience: 5-8 years 
Salary: 8-12 LPA
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About Us:

Pratham Books is a non-profit organization, dedicated to fostering a love for reading among children by providing high-quality, affordable books in multiple languages and formats. Established in 2004, the organization aims to ensure every child can access enriching and engaging reading material and has the privilege of working with some of India’s best and award-winning authors and illustrators, creating a diverse and vibrant collection of stories that resonate with children from various backgrounds. The content created by Pratham Books is in multiple formats, including print, digital, and audio, making them accessible to a broader audience.

Pratham Books' notable initiative includes StoryWeaver, the world's largest open-source digital platform that allows users to read, create, and translate stories. StoryWeaver hosts thousands of stories in multiple languages, enabling educators, parents, and children to access a vast repository of literature for free. This platform also empowers users to contribute their own stories and translations, fostering a global community of storytellers and readers.

To build a library movement in India, Pratham Books hosts the "Donate-a-Book" crowdfunding initiative, which allows individuals and organizations to contribute towards distributing books to underserved communities. This initiative helps bridge the gap between donors and beneficiaries, ensuring that more children can develop a love for reading.

Pratham Books' extensive network and innovative approaches have significantly impacted the reading ecosystem, reaching millions of children and educators worldwide.

We are looking for a Manager - Digital Ecosystem, StoryWeaver:

We are seeking a motivated, can-do attitude Ecosystem Manager for our digital platform, StoryWeaver. If you are someone who believes in the power of meaningful collaborations to bring about sustainable change, this role is for you! In this role, you would be building and nurturing collaborations and digital partnerships for scaling sustained platform adoption and growth.

Roles & Responsibilities:

In this role, your responsibilities would involve but are not limited to:

Nurturing strong relationships and managing current digital partners on the platform Identifying and onboarding new digital partners and building collaborative relationships for scaling platform use

Liaising with stakeholders to understand their expectations and develop engagement strategies accordingly

End-to-end planning, implementation, and reporting of the collaborative engagement Exploring and mobilising government partnerships for at scale platform adoption Exploring tech-based integrations with other platforms including ed tech, app and India & global DPI ecosystem in close collaboration with the product team

Maintaining knowledge and process documentation

Developing and maintaining robust internal systems for tracking online and offline platform impact

Skills and Qualifications:

Post Graduation or above with minimum 5-8 years of work experience in the social development sector. Fellowship or work experience with collab actors in the social development sector is preferred

Possess the natural ability, affinity and skill set for strategic relationship building and servicing will be key to the profile.

Should be updated with the latest market trends, new innovations in technology. Ability to work with a spectrum of organisations including but not limited to digital platforms, social sector organisations (NGOs), Govt. Agencies (MoEs and other govt departments), EdTech organisations etc,

Strong skills in internal and external stakeholder management

Have strong spoken and written communication skills.

Excellent social communication skills

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Possess experience of online and offline event management

Must be able to handle operational rigour and speed.

Confidence and comfort with technology

Should have an eye on the horizon to anticipate and leverage emerging market and technology trends to ensure future readiness

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Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on Jan 15, 2025 on GroundZeroJobs.org

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