Work with Katha

Katha is looking for PEOPLE!  If you are a dreamer-doer, you are most welcome!

Editor

Katha’s editors are committed to bringing out the highest quality of children’s literature from various Indian languages, combining great stories with sound translation, style, and immaculate grammar, while working according to deadlines and as a team.

Key skills required

• A keen sense of story and storytelling and a flair for writing
• Good exposure to literary styles, genres and writers across Indian and international languages
• Excellent command over idiomatic/literary written English
• Sound knowledge of grammar and contemporary usage
• Able to visualize and implement innovative editorial projects/books
• Resourceful; be a keen-eyed scout of talent
• A  keen sense of illustration and design for our children’s books
• Well versed in Internet and computers
• The ability to work in a 24×7 environment, when necessary

Responsibilities

Picture books, Children’s books in translation. Media launches/Workshops, Clubs. Support sales & direct marketing teams. Monthly Planning & Reporting. Team supervision. Research. Internet updates of new books and related items.

Experience: 2 -5 years

Functional Area: Content Writing, Book Publishing

Educational Qualifications: UG/PG in English Literature

Designation: Head, Kala Nivas

A challenging and highly rewarding position, you will play a creative and highly demanding role as a teacher and mentor in our School, with an opportunity to foster and promote children’s creative abilities.

Should have the ability to

• Work with kids in a creative field
• Well versed with current creative trends
• Capable of working with different art mediums and age groups of children
• Ability to create fun engaging activities with a larger goal of learning and holistic development in mind
• Be able to visualize and implement story based activities

You must have

• Strong communication skills
• A love for books
• The ability to visualize and explore different mediums
• A flair for working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds to empower them towards gaining self confidence.
• Experience: 1-3 Years of working with children
  Industry Type: Teaching
  Education: Bachelor of Arts / B.Ed desired
  Location: Delhi

Designation: Regional Manager, Marketing

A challenging and highly rewarding position, you will play a creative and highly demanding role as a sales and marketing person of one of India’s best non-profit publishing ventures, with an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s reading habits in India.

Should have the ability to

• Support Katha’s team for trade, direct and international marketing
• Plan, Build, grow, and promote our books through below-the-line marketing strategies
• Build profitable relationships with corporate and other trading partners
• Develop strategies for maximising sustainable income from multiple sources in the long-term; lead the organization into the next phase of development
• Play a key role in the strategic leadership and operational management of Katha, contributing to its overall direction and enabling us to achieve our ambitious goals
• Be a seasoned consensus builder, managing and motivating dispersed team
• Be resourceful; a keen-eyed scout for fresh sales outlets and opportunities
• Develop relationships with the corporate and public sectors, the government and other organisations.
• Have the ability to work with our accounts team to build quarterly and annual financial stretch targets, and report on these
• Handle the internet and computers with ease; good working knowledge of Excel and Tally 9.0 desired
• Be able to visualize and implement innovative book campaigns, link these to fundraising events

You must have

• Strong communication skills
• The ability to visualize project priorities and implement funding initiatives
• A flair for working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to empower them towards gaining employment in sales and marketing
• The ability to meet clients and distributors; be able to collect on payments due
• the ability to work in a 24×7 environment
  Experience: 3-5 Years
  Industry Type: Sales and marketing
  Functional Area: Book sales, trade marketing, channel and direct marketing, international sales.
  Education: MBA in Marketing desired and/or with rich experience and entrepreneurship in marketing books.
  Location: Delhi NCR, South, West and East.

Designation: Head, Fundraising/ Fundraising Manager

A challenging and highly rewarding position, you will play a hugely varied role, with an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives in India through both leading edge publishing and working in education and pro-poor initiatives.

Should have the ability to

• Plan, build, grow, and promote our projects
• Play a key role in the strategic leadership and operational management of Katha
• Be a seasoned consensus builder, managing and motivating dispersed teams and developing highly effective volunteer services
• Be resourceful and a keen-eyed scout of fundraising opportunities
• Develop relationships with corporate, public sector, government and international/ donor agencies
• Work with our accounts team to build quarterly and annual financial budgets and reports
• Handle the internet and computers with ease; good working knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and PageMaker is a must
• Visualize and implement innovative capital campaigns, fundraising events
• Keep track of media stories/developments; meet deadlines

You must have

• The ability to visualize project priorities and implement funding initiatives
• A flair for writing good copy; good exposure to crisp journalistic writing
• Good command over idiomatic spoken English and Hindi
• The ability to work in a 24×7 environment, when necessary.
  Experience: 1 – 3 Years.
  Industry Type: Fundraising, Functional Area fundraising, social marketing.
  Education: UG – any discipline. We also like people with only a school-leaving certificate but with rich experience and entrepreneurship in marketing books.
  Location: Delhi, Delhi/NCR

In case you think you are the right person for us, do write to Dr Anand Singh Rana, Asst. Director, SS, Katha. supportservices@katha.org

Telephone: 011-2652-1752 Fax: 011-2651-4373