Facilitator, Youth Program
Industry Type : NGOs Jobs
Job Location : Tamil Nadu
Deadline:
2022-12-11
Job Description
FACILITATOR, YOUTH PROGRAM
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
About Quest Alliance: 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 ?uest drawn from diverse disciplines including Education, Technology, Design, Youth Development and Business.
Youth Program’s objective is to provide a holistic development platform for young people as well as provide a lifelong, continuous learning opportunity to disadvantaged youth. We use content, pedagogy and technology, to drive the delivery of teaching and learning. Through our signature blended learning approach we develop critical life-work skills that are critical for success in the 21 st century. Our curriculum includes media elements like games, videos, audio and visuals as well as use of dictionaries for vernacular translations.
Scope of the Work
The Facilitator will play an important role in achieving its goal by directly working with Polytechnic Colleges (Women) across the state to ensure smooth implementation of the project and its activities.
Facilitation in Polytechnic Colleges
- Facilitation of Employability Skills, Self-Employment and Career Development Skills at Polytechnic Colleges.
- Plan the timetable, as per the schedule given by the institute.
- Take sessions and complete coursework as planned.
- Conduct parents’ engagement activities.
- Ensure you stay connected with students to help them with job openings and career support after they graduate.
- Conduct Placement Engagement activities.
Organizing Career Connects Activities
- Implement all relevant career connect activities.
- Planning and organizing the Young Entrepreneurship Program at the colleges.
- Build an employer database of at least 5 employers per trade for each of the institutes.
- Develop a network of employers for exposure, internships, apprenticeships, and jobs;
- Organize placement events and ensure healthy training to work transition, with support from other team members.
- Conduct market scan activities.
- Be aware of your students and have a thorough understanding of who wants to work, who wants to study further, and who's confused about post-training decisions.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Use the appropriate M&E tools for reporting.
- Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules. Ensure all the program reports including case studies, photographs reach the M&E focal point at the stipulated time.
- Support coordination of baseline/ end line and other assessments, as and when required.
- Collect student data from the Institutes to help with the compilation of the donor report. Ensure students data is updated in the center database.
- Make sure trainers and principals at the institute know about our work through simple monthly reports.
Team Meetings and Reviews
- Participate in team meetings and reviews, and state engagement activities.
- Seek regular capacity-building support from the team.
- Adhere to all the finance and HR policies of the organization.
- Uphold the values of Quest Alliance.
We are looking for people who:
- Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in the education and employability domain
- Passionate about working with young women on employability
- Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
- Ability to network and build a relationship with stakeholders.
- Willing to travel
Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in any discipline
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Tamil
- Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet
To Apply:
Interested candidates are requested to apply for the position by sending a mail to hiring@questalliance.net with the subject line, “ Application for the Position of Facilitator, Chennai. ”
Know About Quest
Website: http://www.questalliance.net/
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? -see here
Annual All Staff Meet - From Goa, Kumarakom, Coorg, Bodh Gaya & Puducherry this is where all employees meet to celebrate their learning & relationships.
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