Job Opportunity for Program Associate, Youth Program at 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 notforprofit 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. 

Key Responsibilities:

Program Implementation and Delivery

• Lead the data management of VTIs for the Region.
• Ensure all the relevant data is available on time 
• Ensure the monitoring tools are understood by the team and is used for reporting 
• Support the M&E regional focal point with baseline, end line and other relevant assessments 
• Submit all the relevant monitoring reports on time
• Ensure the program process is documented and enough case studies are in place to show the impact or progress of the program. 
• Ensure the data is analyzed and feeds into the planning and review meeting
• Support all reporting requirements such as quarter reviews, annual reviews

Relationship Management

• Develop an Effective working relationship with the VTIs of the region externally & also with the internal stakeholders.
• Building Employer’s network through meetings in coordination with VTIs, Minimum of one employer in a month.
• Coordinating with placement lead and team members in the state, calling out the required support to organize industry connect activities, and tracking alumni to ensure greater industry engagement in placement systems of the state and in your specified regions.

Reporting

• Ensure the monitoring data reaches the M&E focal point on time.
• Use the appropriate M&E tools for reporting.
• Ensure the conduct of baseline, endline, and other assessments as per the requirements.
• Follow up with ITIs, VTIs, and Polytechnics to share data of students enrolled/ dropped out and the data of Institutes as required by the M&E framework.
• Ensure student data is updated in the central database.
• Ensure trainers and principals at the institute know about our work through simple monthly reports.
• Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules.
• Ensure all the program report, including case studies and photographs, reaches the M&E focal point at the stipulated time.
• Documentation of center, trainer, and student success stories.
• Participate and contribute to team meetings and reviews.
• Support all reporting requirements, such as quarter reviews and annual reviews.
• Ensure VTIs are aware of QUEST reporting requirements, follow up on the same, and document.
• Ensure that event data is completed within 48 hours of the completion of the event and submitted with proper documentation of the session plan, participants list, report, and photographs.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Social Work/Rural Management or other development disciplines, with 2-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education/Vocational Training sector
• Good communication skills in English and regional Language. 
• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
• Ability to train facilitators and youths for the vocational training program
• Candidate should be flexible, self motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Knowledge of issues in the vocational training space and the social development sector in India.
• Proficient in MS Office tools, and the Internet.

We are looking for people who: 

• Are passionate about working to solve challenges in education and employability domain
• Candidate should be flexible, selfmotivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Can travel 1 week to 20 days a month.

Skill Sets

• Training
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
• Documentation / Reporting
• Proficiency in operating computer & basic applications

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Social Work/Rural Management or other development disciplines, with 2-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education/Vocational Training sector
• Good communication skills in English and regional (Kannada) language. 
• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
• Ability to train facilitators and youths for the vocational training program
• Candidate should be flexible, self motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Knowledge of issues in the vocational training space and the social development sector in India.
• Proficient in MS Office tools, and the Internet.