Library Coordinator & Trainer

Location: Karachi, with regular field visits to target schools.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Library Setup & Resource Management

• Lead the planning, procurement, and establishment of library corners in assigned project schools, ensuring appropriate selection of age-appropriate, culturally relevant, and curriculum-aligned reading materials.
• Develop standardized guidelines and protocols for library corner setup, organization, cataloguing, and day-to-day management.
• Support schools in developing sustainable library management systems, including lending registers, inventory tracking, and book care practices.
• Conduct periodic audits of library corners to assess condition of materials, usage rates, and management quality, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Coordinate with the procurement team to ensure timely and cost-effective sourcing of books, shelves, and reading materials.

Training Design & Delivery

• Design and develop comprehensive training programmes for teachers, school librarians, and school management committee (SMC) members on library management, reading promotion, and literacy facilitation.
• Facilitate training workshops and orientation sessions on how to effectively use library resources to support classroom reading instruction.
• Develop training manuals, resource guides, and toolkits for school staff on library corner management and reading promotion activities.
• Train teachers in incorporating read-aloud sessions, storytelling, guided reading, and independent reading into their daily classroom practice.
• Build capacity of field mentors and coordinators to support and monitor library corner activities in schools.

Reading Promotion & Literacy Culture

• Design and implement a school reading promotion strategy, including reading clubs, story sessions, book fairs, reading challenges, and parent literacy evenings.
• Work with school leadership to integrate library time into the weekly school schedule as a structured, regular activity.
• Support teachers in conducting regular read-aloud and shared reading sessions with students across grades.
• Promote bilingual reading (Urdu and Sindhi) to strengthen children's language and literacy skills.
• Engage parents and community members in reading promotion activities to extend literacy support beyond the school environment.

Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting

• Develop and implement monitoring tools to track library corner utilization, student reading frequency, and teacher engagement with library resources.
• Conduct regular school visits to observe library activity implementation and provide on-site support and coaching to school staff.
• Compile and analyse library usage data, training records, and monitoring findings for inclusion in project reports.
• Document best practices, case studies, and success stories from library corner implementation for knowledge sharing and donor reporting.
• Prepare regular progress reports for the Training & Academics Manager and Project Manager.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Library Sciences, Education, Literacy, or a related field.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in library management, reading promotion, or literacy programme implementation in a school or development context.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering training programmes for school staff.
• Knowledge of early grade reading, children's literature, and reading promotion methodologies.
• Strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and basic data management; familiarity with library cataloguing systems preferred.
• Fluency in Urdu and Sindhi; proficiency in English required.
• Willingness to undertake regular field travel to target schools

Pay: Rs40,000.00 - Rs50,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person