Vacancies at Katha

Katha, the profit-for-all voluntary organization, is looking for PEOPLE! We have been working with children and women since 1990, and have strong links with the 54 communities we work with.

Katha also works at the literary leading edge in culturelinking, literary translation and publishing. We see translation as a non-divisive tool for the country as a whole. Uncommon creativities for a common good is our motto.

Designation: Fiction Editor / Senior Assistant Editor

Profile: An exciting and highly rewarding career awaits the right person. You will be in charge of editing and bringing out a select set of books from some of the best writers from India, in English translation. You will also assist in the making of College Fictions, a new line of books Katha plans to bring out in 2008

You should be

A good editor with a keen sense of story and storytelling
Resourceful; be a keen-eyed scout of talent
Able to lead and get the best from your team
Well versed in Internet and computers
Able to visualize and implement innovative editorial projects/books
Able to keep track of stories/developments; meet deadlines
Able to multitask

You must have

A flair for writing and knowledge of current language use
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
The ability to work in a 24x7 environment, when necessary.
Experience: 5 - 33 Years.
Industry Type: Fiction editing, nonfiction/academic editing.
Functional Area: Content, book publishing
Education: UG – preferably BA - English Hon, PG – MA in English preferred, but not essential.
Location: Delhi, Delhi/NCR

Designation: Editor, Children’s Books/ Senior Assistant Editor

Should be

A good editor with a keen sense of story and storytelling
Resourceful and a keen-eyed scout of talent
Able to lead and manage teams
Well versed in Internet and computers
Able to visualize and implement innovative editorial projects/books
Able to keep track of stories/developments; meet deadlines

Must have

A flair for writing and knowledge of current language use
Good exposure to literary styles, genres and writing styles for children
Good idea of illustrations and illustrators
E xcellent command over idiomatic/literary written English and Hindi
Sound knowledge of grammar and contemporary usage
The ability to work in a 24x7 environment, when necessary.
Experience: 1 - 2 Years
Industry Type; Editing picture books, children’s books, easy readers.
Functional Area: Content, book publishing
Education: UG – preferably BA - English Hon, PG – Any/None
Location: Delhi, Delhi/NCR

Designation: Head, Fundraising/ Fundraising Manager

Profile: 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 andinternational/ 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 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 24x7 environment, when necessary.
Experience: 1 - 33 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

Designation: Head, Marketing/ Sales Manager

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

Should have the ability to

Lead Katha’s team of sales executives for trade, direct and international marketing Plan Build, grow, and promote our books through below-the-line marketing strategies
Typically be responsible for Rs 1.5-2 crores worth of net business
Build profitable relationships with corporates 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 teams and
Be resourceful; a keen-eyed scout for fresh sales outlets and opportunities
Develop relationships with the corporate and public sectors, the government and other organizations.
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

The ability to visualize project priorities and implement funding initiatives;
to do forward planning
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 keep track of stories/developments
the ability to work in a 24x7 environment
Experience: 10 - 30 Years
Industry Type Sales and marketing
Functional Area Book sales, trade marketing, channel and direct marketing, international sales.
Education: UG – any discipline. PG – Any/None. We are open to people with only a school leaving certificate but with rich experience and entrepreneurship in marketing books.
Location Delhi, Delhi/NCR

For details, contact: Director Operations, Katha
Email: hkbajaj@katha.org

 

Volunteers for Research

Katha is looking for volunteers to assist in a research project on “Trends of Reading Patterns Among Students” .

Please send your C.V along with a cover letter to: akshaya@katha.org

Volunteers are requested to mention the time period during which they can work