Job Description

Placement Coordinator, Youth Program 

Location: Bangalore

At Quest Alliance, we transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators.

We are a not-for-profit trust that focuses on research-led innovation and advocacy in the field of teaching and learning. We engage with educators, civil society, government institutions and corporate organizations to demonstrate and enable scalable and replicable solutions in school education and vocational training.

At Quest you will get the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to addressing issues around quality education and skills training. The organization gives you the space to learn and grow in a fun and engaging environment. We have an eclectic group of people working at Quest drawn from diverse disciplines including Education, Technology, Design, Youth Development and Business. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Industry Relationship and Partnership Development:

• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with relevant industries and businesses at state and central level
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with industry stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations.
• Document some of the good practices of industry engagement with ITI, state and central govts, so these can serve as model for replications
• Facilitate regular communication between ITIs and industry partners.
• creating opportunities for exposure visits for learners and educators
• Support for Landscape study with research team and Training and help team to drive it in states

Providing Work Transition (Placement & Self Employment) support to Industrial Training Institutes, Polytechnics and Vocational Training Institutes :

• Ensuring support to program implementation partners to organize Industry engagement activities effectively and monitoring the same.
• Building capacity of Placement officers of program implementation partners to plan and organize placement-related activities at their institutes.
• Planning and organizing training for Placement officers

Orientation on placement systems and best practices.

Anchoring and Executing Work Transition (Placement & Self Employment)strategies & plans in the region

• Making an annual plan and calendar of placement activities in the region by collaborating with regional teams.
• Planning and Conducting Employer engagement events.
• Anchor Placement Officers engage through regular calls and review meetings.
• Planning and Conducting Employer engagement events Including placement fairs.
• Enable state to conduct placement related activities like job fair, placement drive, guest lectures etc.

Design Strategy and Implementation for Alumni Tracking and Support Alumni & Family Engagement

• Using a constructive approach, designing and developing the strategy for Alumni tracking for the region to understand the learner's mindset and impact post-completion of the program.
• Implementation of Alumni tracking through ICF, Intern, Placement cell at ITI, and Partners across ITI & VTI.
• Support program team on Alumni & Family Engagement at Women ITI in session delivery or Industry support.
• Build the capacity of the program team on key placement session delivery.

Relationship Building

• Building an active working relationship with representatives of companies, Industry bodies and Placement officers.
• Building a robust database of employers by networking with employers and industry bodies to make it available to program implementation partners.

Team Management 

• You may have to manage interns or fellows in the program as relevant
• Ensure they have clear performance objectives and development plans. 
• Support, mentor and coach them as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work. 
• Serve as a role model at all times 
• Ensure human resource policy and procedure is adhered to by the team
• Ensure their welfare with support from the People team
• Lead the recruitment and induction of them 

Reporting

• Timely submission of Monthly & Quarterly donor report
• Consolidating the placement and workshop reports
• Submitting reports on time for review meetings and entering the details in the database in a timely manner
• Be available for regular line management meetings and the appraisal processes

Ensure all the relevant data is available on time

Qualifications & Skill:

• 4 to 6 years of experience in the placement of candidates at the Fresher level of an NGO or of Technical institutes. 
• Knowledge of liasioning with companies and experience in industry connect including the role of placement of students within organizations. 
• Previous experience in customer/client contact especially establishing and developing effective links with companies in the relevant discipline/field. 
• Experience in working & training young adults for Jobs, OJT etc. 
• Good computer skills ie good at Data analysis. 

Attributes: 

Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the placements service

Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to traveling

Must be a team player and be able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged internally and externally within the placement space

Salary: The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 58,000/- per month (cost to company) (The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)

To Apply

Interested internal candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

At Quest Alliance, we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities employer, embracing applications from all segments of the community. We are committed to ensuring that every applicant and employee is treated with fairness and respect, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, religious belief, age, or any other factor that is irrelevant to performance. Your individuality is valued and respected within our organization.

Know About Quest

Website :http://www.questalliance.net/

Blog :https://thelearnerbyquest.wordpress.com

About the Team and Culture

Everyday is a Friday! - How we make our workplace fun

Quest Day - Our Bday celebrated with people we love, and there is food & music

What our partners & collaborators say

Annual All Staff Meet - From Goa, Kumarakom, Coorg, Bodh Gaya & Puducherry this is where all employees meet to celebrate their learning & relationships.

Watch ouryoutube playlists for more.

About Company

Quest Alliance is a non-governmental organization established in 2008. The registration number of the organization is: BNG(U)-VRT-4-00187-2008-09?(20-10-2008). The organization is operational in Karnataka, India. Quest Alliance works in the area of Education & Literacy, Information & Communication Technology (ICT) , Labour & Employment, etc. The NGO works towards the promotion of sustainable development.

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