Magic Bus India Foundation

Magic Bus India Foundation, founded in 1999 by Matthew Spacie, stands among the top five NGOs in India dedicated to education and skill development. Our organisation equips adolescents and young individuals with essential life skills and knowledge to thrive during the transition from childhood to livelihood.

Our mission is to create a world where young people break free from poverty, leading fulfilling and rewarding lives while making positive contributions to their communities. We achieve this by enabling adolescents to complete their secondary education, providing them with the necessary skills for employment, and connecting them to job market opportunities. Our target age group ranges from 12 to 24 years.

We operate two flagship programs: the Adolescent Programme and the Livelihood Programme.

In our Adolescent Programme, we prioritise the instillation of life skills and the enhancement of education. Through our network of 2,770 connected schools operating in 72 districts across 24 states, we have positively impacted the lives of over 1 million adolescents, with an impressive 51% participation rate of girls.

The Livelihood Programme focuses on enhancing employability by providing specialised skills training and connecting young individuals to sustainable livelihood opportunities. Through our 95 Livelihood Centres and 825 Colleges, we offer sector-specific training, job placements, and post-placement support. This programme, operational in 13 states, has achieved an impressive 56% participation rate among girls and has successfully facilitated the placement of 2,02,429 youths to date.

Specific Responsibilities:

 Deliver a structured induction programme to each group of youth starting on the Livelihood programme

 Lead all training in the Livelihood Centres for the Magic Bus Livelihood programme, which delivers skill training to youth and supports them into jobs and further education placements

 Deliver Sports for Development activities to youth using Magic Bus curriculum and in house resources to engage youth successfully and enhance their learning

 Deliver training content developed by Magic Bus national Programme Development Team and tailor this where necessary to the local context whilst ensuring session outcomes are delivered.

 Ensure training outcomes are achieved in each session and youth receive consistent messages throughout all training interventions

 Design an effective Livelihood Centre training timetable with the Centre Coordinator and ensure that this is constantly monitored and updated to enable youth to access the training they need

 Apply and continuously develop innovative training techniques to make training more effective, fun and interactive

 Undertake comprehensive needs assessments 1:1 with youth to identify their strengths & limitations, training and life skills needs and overall targets for the programme

 Work in partnership with the Centre Coordinator or specialist career counsellors during the needs assessment to ensure youth have the impartial Information, Advice and Guidance that empowers them to make positive choices about potential careers

 Act as the lead worker in the first phase of youth’s engagement with Magic Bus Livelihood programme and ensure all youth receive the full and proper offer during this time

 Using the needs assessment and guidance findings support each youth to draw up a Personal Development Plan that contains the training activities and targets that they will work towards

 Support youth to achieve the skills training, mentoring and employer activities outlined in their individual Personal Development Plans in partnership with the Placement and Partnership Officers who focus on referrals to employers and training institutions

 Deliver a sharp focus on all training and counselling contributing to successful youth placement, training or further education and being able to sustain these for 6 months

 Contribute to mapping institutions (government / NGO/ private and corporate foundations) that provide skills training opportunities in the local areas

 Identify and respond to risks that could lead to youth dropping out of the programme.

 Build strong and trusted relationships with youth from the start of their engagement with Magic Bus.

 Undertake data collection and reporting duties that demonstrate the effectiveness of the Livelihood programme.

 Act as a role model at all times demonstrating behaviour that displays the characteristics youth should develop to be successful in their chosen field.

Desired Competencies and Qualifications:

 Commerce Graduate with 2-3 years of experience in soft skills and life skills training, having good communication, presentation and facilitation skills.

 Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English and local language; proficiency in English and non-verbal communication is mandatory

 Strong digital learning skills for training others and for self-learning

 Good facilitation skills and ability create classroom learning activities based on topic

 Ability to work independently and as part of a team; and with all levels of staff, volunteers, and school authorities

 Strong learning-to-learn skills for picking up new soft skills subject areas quickly

 Ability to mentor students for higher aspirations and skill building

 Graduation in any stream and certification in career counselling

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