Job Description

 Designation: Centre Head - Skills

Job description 

Organization: SwitchON Foundation

Location: Nadia, West Bengal

Experience - Min 6 yrs 

About SwitchON Foundation & its Programs 

SwitchON foundation (www.SwitchON.org.in) is an award winning not-for-profit working since 2008 in the sectors of Sustainable Agriculture / Livelihoods, Renewable Energy Access and Environment & Climate Change. We are a leader in building social enterprises and ecosystems to create scalable and replicable impact. Two of our flagship programs are: 

SwitchON foundation is certified as a Great Place to Work , and what makes us so ?

An equal opportunity employer with a diverse and inclusive workplace

Above 50% of the workforce are women in managerial and leadership roles

Follows a unique approach from influencing behavior to informing policy with a strong team of 175+ spread across 10 states. 

Empowering the Energy - Water- Agriculture Nexus in East India (EEWA)- The Empowering Energy Water Agriculture (EEWA) program addresses the interlinkage between food, water, and energy in India, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development of the marginalized communities 

Clean Air Sustainable Cities (CASC)- The Clean Air & Sustainable Cities(CASC) program promotes public participation, influences policy change, collaborates with the government bodies, fosters awareness among children, youth, and civil society to combat air pollution and climate change. 

We have expanded our focus from farmer livelihood development in India by promoting renewable energy solutions, organic farming practices and farmer producer organizations using regenerative agriculture promotion, to upskilling and capacity building, empirical research, policy advocacy and dissemination of information. 

Watch our Story - 15 Years of Impact and Innovation (https://bit.ly/Celebrating-15-Years) and view our latest annual report

(https://www.switchon.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ANNUAL-REPORT-2022-202 3.pdf) 

The Centre Head looks after the overall development, performance and maintenance of the center’s activities to obtain the maximum efficiency, quality, service and profitability for the organization. 

Roles & Responsibilities

Planning and strategizing the operations

Plan and mentor the Trainers in initiating batches at centers.

Plan/update the Manpower Requirements and ensure optimum utilization of the existing resources by working closely with the Training Manager.

Responsible for overall implementation of program in the areas of work / states assigned within the given framework of program guidelines

Monitor Trainers activities as per the Lesson Plan.

Monitor Student Attendance and Dropout Percentage, Curriculum coverage, Students/Alumni/Parents meet, Placement ratio.

Explore new prospective Areas, motivating & building the Training Team.

Providing guidance and support to Trainers for smooth implementation of the program.

To coordinate and seek support from other departments/line authority so as to provide timely support to the Training team.

Ensure strict adherence to the processes laid through field visits, and orientation programs at the Centre level.

the smooth running of the team and contribute to training and development of the team                               

Conduct weekly and monthly mock tests

Prepares training outlines, scripts, expected results, evaluation and related materials

To developing plans for the center’s progress and growth support to all other departments with and related issues

Qualifications & Skills 

Graduate in any discipline.

Must have 5 yrs of experience in the Skill Sector.

Must have 1-2 yrs exp in DDU GKY center operations.

Strong verbal and written Communication Skills

Strong Interpersonal skills; Should demonstrate patience & perseverance

Should be able to counsel students & Must have the inclination towards society and working for marginalized community

Prior experience as a Center Head in skill development projects will be an added advantage. 

The Centre Head will report to the Project Manager and 5-6 members will report to him. 

CTC- Upto 3.5 lacs 

(Compensation package will be inline with qualification, experience and last salary draw

Open to travel. 

How to Apply - We are looking for enterprising professionals to join or lead initiatives / departments at SwitchON Foundation to solve the most pressing issues of today. 

Inspired candidates plz follow the below application process,

Plz send your CV along with a covering letter with the subject line “ Centre Head ”. to apply@switchon.org.in

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