Program Coordinator

• Operational oversight of work with VTIs and NGOs in North-East Region

• Support in the development of operational plans to achieve high quality delivery against program objectives, quality standards and targets.

• Support the Program Manager to regularly review processes and materials.

• Lead on identifying and evaluate potential risks related to impact of the program and take necessary steps to include risk mitigation in program reviews and design

• Timely Visiting the institutes and ensuring high-quality delivery of implementation of the programme.

• Ensure all the applied toolkits and its application in the Institutes

• Facilitate, co-facilitate, Participate and contribute offline an online in Principal s Meeting, Master Trainer Workshop with lead Facilitators

• Support Master Trainers in effective delivery of training of trainers

• Co-facilitate any Trainer Tribe online engagement through MasterClasses and other mediums of online facilitation

• Guide, mentor and manage Interns, Fellows and facilitators

• Support operations and logistics involved in meetings, workshops and events

Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with NGOs across the North-East Region.

• Ensure all VTIs and NGOs receive the appropriate support and updates to implement the program effectively.

• Organize and lead the VTIs capacity building activities in coordination with the Training & Content Associate

• Ensure additional support needs of the VTIs are identified, assessed and any reasonable adjustments are made to the VTI s journey.

• Support the development and implementation of innovative ITI engagement and retention processes

• Ensure each VTI is able to meet the data reporting standard by giving them the necessary inputs, support and having agreed timelines in place for reporting

• Support VTIs with placement days and other career connect activities

• Lead on identifying possible Knowledge Partnership (KPI) opportunities.

• Manage the end to end coordination of the KPIs in the region.

• Lead CSO network in the region and support in coordination.

Team Management

• Provide leadership and high quality performance management to a team of Trainers and Facilitators, empowering them to deliver to a high standard.

• Conduct periodic performance management meetings and reviews as per the requirement

• Ensure that the team works together to share learning and to exchange skills

• Visit their centers to support the team with curriculum planning, delivery of content, etc.

• Ensure all Trainers/Facilitators deliver the quality training within the stipulated time-frame and they receive periodic feedback on their performance in all models of partnerships with the VTIs.

• Provide support to the ecosystems - Placement , training and the data and tech spaces in the region partaining to the VTI spaces.

Reporting

• 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

Qualifications

• A Master s degree in Social Work/Rural Management or other development disciplines, with 5-6 years of work experience preferably in the Education/Vocational Training sector

• Good communication skills in English and a 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, self motivated, 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