Career Developer

Empowering Young People through Livelihood Skills

At Magic Bus, we are committed to empowering young people with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their careers. Our Livelihood Program is designed to equip youth with the necessary life and employability skills to help them move out of poverty and lead sustainable lives.

The program focuses on providing training and support to young people between the ages of 18-25 years, enabling them to gain essential skills in areas such as communication, problem-solving, and teamwork. Through our Community Learning Centres, we provide access to education and training opportunities, ensuring that everyone has an equal chance to succeed.

Our experienced team of trainers and mentors work closely with young people to identify their strengths and weaknesses, developing personalized development plans to help them achieve their goals. We also offer career counseling and guidance, empowering youth to make informed decisions about their future careers.

Our Livelihood Program is built around three key pillars: Skills Training, Placement Support, and Career Development. We work closely with employers and industry partners to ensure that our programs meet the needs of the labor market, providing young people with the skills and experience they need to secure employment and advance in their careers.

We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background or circumstances. That's why we're committed to making our programs accessible and inclusive, working with a range of stakeholders to ensure that our services reach those who need them most.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage resources, staff, and local partners to deliver the full offer of the Livelihood program.
• Lead a team delivering the Livelihood program at district level, managing all aspects of their performance.
• Achieve targets at each stage of intervention, including mobilization, needs assessment, skills training delivery, and placement.
• Support frontline staff to complete comprehensive needs assessments with youth, identifying their strengths and limitations, training and life skills needs, and overall targets for the program.
• Formulate personal development plans for each youth, setting out their training schedule and work or education targets.
• Provide high-quality career counseling and impartial information, advice, and guidance to empower youth to make positive choices about potential careers.
• Ensure new starters receive a structured induction program.
• Oversee district-level community need assessments and mapping exercises of other stakeholders in the local area.
• Support the Regional Senior Manager Livelihood Program to implement updates to the Livelihood program designed by the Magic Bus national Livelihood Program Team.
• Work with the Regional Senior Manager Livelihood Program to ensure staff have the right tools and training to undertake their duties effectively.
• Ensure district-level staff record interventions and activities with youth effectively and data is reported and analyzed to improve the quality of work on the ground with youth.
• Identify and respond to risks that could lead to youth dropping out of the program.
• Work with employers to ensure adequate placement opportunities exist at a local level for youth completing the program.
• Broker and maintain partnerships with other skills training providers that can add value to the Livelihood program by receiving referrals of Magic Bus youth when their offer supports trainees to reach their targets.
• Monitor the effectiveness and quality of partner interventions and training delivery.
• Manage mentoring arrangements in the district, including matching youth to mentors and supporting mentors as required.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of MIS and computer skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage people and time.
• Strong people and communication skills.
• Able to follow processes correctly and use specific tools and methods of working consistently.
• Excellent team worker with strong oral and written communication skills, including good-level professional English.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground-level problems.
• Well-organized working style with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to collect and process delivery evidence and data in line with key performance indicators for the program.

Pre-Requisites Qualification:

Graduation in any stream.

Experience (Range): At least 5 years of experience in the Skill Development sector, including 2 years at a leadership role.