Assistant, Career Support

Published 2024-11-21

**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

**About the role**:
The Assistant, Career Support will be responsible for supporting and coaching trainers, placement officers and principals of Women ITIs to help them adopt and deliver Employability Skills Curriculum, Career Development, Industry Engagement and Placement processes which enable female trainees transition into work seamlessly.

**Responsibilities**:
Understanding of Youth Employability, Skilling Ecosystem and Industry/Market
- Develop a thorough understanding of Employability Skills and Vocational Training ecosystem in India.
- Develop and have a fair understanding of opportunities post vocational education and employer/industry/market trends.
- Build working knowledge of Quest App and support program intervention across assigned project WITIs and ensure adherence to the program design.
- Have a good understanding of facilitation skills, learner inclusive pedagogy and is adept in facilitation with young people and ecosystem players.
- Provide reflective feedback on program design and implementation (especially with respect to progress towards outcomes) and demonstrate a solution-oriented approach.
- Have adequate knowledge about issues of women TVET trainees and basic gender-related issues and concepts.

Institute Partnerships and Technical Assistance on ES Delivery and Placements
- Undertake institute visits in Govt ITIs on day to day basis and supervise the transfer of ES delivery and Placement initiatives from QA to the ITIs along with being an important link and bridge between the ITI/NSTI and QA.
- Support and Mentor institute Trainers in the initial setup of the Career Clubs and Placements cells and offer assistance and technical support to lead career sessions, job drives, self employment activities, market scans and exposure visits,etc as per the prescribed Handbooks.
- Develop effective working relationships with Institute Principals in alignment with ITI Ecosystems and women and work strategy.
- Engage and orient Trainers about Quest App and /or Bharat Skills portal and follow up with them to ensure student access and uptake.
- Facilitate Data Collection, document Success Stories of Students and experiences of Trainers from QA intervention.
- Regularly provide the principals an update on progress and coach them on ways to support trainers and ensure longer term sustainability of program outcomes.
- Participate in institute level trainer meetings, parent meetings/ events/Campaigns and other community activities organized by institutes or DET/DGT.

Industry Engagement
- Work closely with Industry Engagement manager and Placement Coordinators at the regional level to drive industry engagement activities at the ITIs/NSTIs
- Identify and establish partnerships with relevant industries/ businesses/ Self Help groups for their locations
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with industry stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations.
- Facilitate regular communication between ITIs and industry partners.
- Conduct and Co-Lead all industry engagement activities like Job Readiness, Market scans, Guest lectures, Exposure visits, etc

Others
- Participate in team meetings and reviews, staff 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
- Support donor visits
- Other duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for which time compensatory leave can be taken.

Required Skills and Experience:

- Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in facilitation, and NGO sector, preferably in the youth Development sector.
- Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in Hindi and English.
- Willingness to travel within and outside of the District.
- Ability to train, build the capacity of, and manage relationships with new people
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams
- Excited about working with learners on 21st-century skills Employability Skills, Career Development, Industry Engagement and Placement processes

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