Position: Fellow
Location: Eklavya, Bhopal office
About Shiksha Sahitya:
Shiksha Sahitya team produces a wide range of educational resources — including books, modules, and teaching-learning materials (TLMs) — across subjects such as education, social sciences, science, mathematics, languages, arts, theatre, and literature. These resources are designed for a diverse readership, including teachers, educators, neo-literates, researchers, young adults and the wider learning community.
Most publications are produced in Hindi and English.
If you are passionate about creating literature that’s more inclusive, diverse, and meaningful for teachers, educators and learners, and you see the world through the lens of intersectionality, this space is for you.
Must-haves:
- Passion for education, reading and literature
- Spoken and written fluency in Hindi (The same is desirable in English)
- Creative and collaborative approach as well as empathy towards the surroundings
- Openness to learning new skills (both creative and administrative) within the publishing field
Desirable:
- A graduate degree in any discipline
Key responsibilities:
- Assisting in keeping track of the editorial functions by maintaining and updating the title publication lists, and organizing meetings of the editorial and design teams
- Communicating with authors/external editors and coordinating with the design and production teams
- Proofreading, ensuring compliance with the stylesheet, and some copy-editing (including checking designed files and tallying the press-ready file against the checklist)
- Assisting authors/editors in compiling material/text
- Administrative tasks such as coordinating agreements with authors, editors, translators, etc; following up on payments, generating ISBN; providing and updating metadata of ongoing titles, royalty-related work
- Preparing and sending out newsletters/emailers, and periodically writing promotional content for upcoming titles (e.g., posters, social media posts).
- Ideation of social media strategy for the promotion and engagement of the published content in a creative manner
Joining: As soon as possible
Remuneration: 18,000 rupees per month
Diversity, Inclusivity and Affirmative Action:
We strongly encourage applications from candidates belonging to marginalised castes, tribes, minority religions, gender-diverse identities, persons with disabilities, and neurodivergent communities. As part of Eklavya’s commitment to equity and social justice, preference will be given to candidates from under-served and disadvantaged backgrounds when qualifications and experience are comparable.
If you meet the qualifications and share our vision for inclusive education, we would love to hear from you.