District Coordinator

**Group Company**: IPE Global Limited

**Designation**: District Coordinator (BET_2_District Coordinator)

**Office Location**: Jaipur (General)

**Position description**:
About the Project:
Manzil is a transformative project being implemented by IPE Global in selected districts of Rajasthan that seeks to empower girls aged 14-21 years by enabling access to skills training and linking them to job opportunities or other livelihood options. By equipping girls with market-driven skills and access to job opportunities, this project envisages combating the issues of early marriage and early pregnancies, empowering them to make informed choices about their lives. In specific terms, the project aims to:

- Enhance girls' participation in vocational education and skill training.
- Reduce the rate of girls dropping out from the courses.
- Increase the transition rate of girls from skills training to employment.

**(1)** **Planning**and**Implementation**
- Recruit and manage a cadre of Community Motivators in the intervention villages.
- Capacity Building of Community Motivators to conduct key activities
- Develop plans and implement activities to sensitise community stakeholders (such as PRI members, key influencers, etc.) on skilling girls for livelihood opportunities.
- Plan and implement mobilisation campaigns to enrol girls in skill courses and recruitment drives for the placement of girls.
- Conduct regular visits to SDCs to follow up on enrolled girls to ensure their retention and completion of the skill courses.
- Coordinate with the project's Placement Coordinators to build partnerships with local firms/industries to place girls for internships/jobs/ entrepreneurial activities.
- Facilitate in organising employability skills training sessions at the SDCs.
- Capture lessons learned, identify and document success stories and case studies on a regular basis.

**(2)** **Project**Management**
- Regularly liaise with Skill Development Centres to ensure the enrollment, completion of course and placement of girls.
- Liaise with Government departments at district and block levels and with the District Collector's office to report on project progress and solicit necessary support as needed.
- Review performance and validate target achievement of Community Motivators to ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
- Undertake regular field visits to provide support, monitor activities, validate dataand assess performance of Community Motivators.

**(3)** **Monitoring**and**Quality**control**
- Ensurereporting of data by Community Motivators and monitor data quality.
- Conduct dipstick surveys and assessments as guided by the Project team.

**Skills & Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- Post Graduate qualification in Rural Management/Social Sciences/ Humanities.
- At least 6-8 years of work experience implementing social development projects, preferably in Rajasthan.
- Proven track record of managing field operations.
- Strong planning skills to develop work plans to achieve project targets and effectively implement them.
- Proven ability to work closely with district administration and external stakeholders.
- Good IT and analytical skills in MS Office and Excel
- Good communication skills in Hindi and English languages. Ability to speak Rajasthani dialects will be an advantage.

**Desirable***:

- Experience of networkingwithlocalindustries in Rajasthan
- Experience of working in the skillssector

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Project Implementation; Quality monitoring