Assistant - Programme Implementation (Skill & livelihood Facilitator)

Balrakshabharat; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children) invites applications for the role of Skill Facilitator—Urban Flagship Programme in Kolkata. You will plan and deliver skilling, career awareness, and employability activities for adolescents and youth, and connect participants with training, certification, and employment opportunities.

The role requires 0–3 years of relevant experience, a graduate degree in a related field, and a commitment to BRB's safeguarding and equal opportunity principles.

Qualifications

• Minimum 0–3 years in skilling, career counselling, Project management /employability, vocational training or youth development.
• Graduate degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Development Studies, Management, Vocational Education or relevant discipline. Career counselling/skilling certification is an asset.
• Commitment to and understanding of Bal Raksha Bharat aims, values, and principles
• Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
• Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate skilling, career awareness and employability activities for adolescents and young people, while supporting referrals and linkages to relevant training, certification, education-to-employment and self-employment pathways.
• Conduct needs and interest assessments for adolescents and youth.
• Deliver structured sessions on 21st-century skills, career awareness, employability and work readiness.
• Map government schemes, training institutes, certification providers, employers and livelihood opportunities.
• Support young people to identify suitable pathways and facilitate referrals/linkages.
• Maintain participant profiles, attendance, referrals, and enrolment and outcome records in MIS.

Skills

Skilling

Career counselling

Employability

Youth development

Education

Graduate degree in Social Work / Education / Psychology / Development Studies / Management

Career counselling / skilling certification

Job description

Assistant - Programme Implementation (Skill & livelihood Facilitator)

Job ID - 1107

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Skill Facilitator – Urban Flagship Programme

Grade

I

Department

Reporting to

Location

No. of position

1

Contract

About Bal Raksha Bharat

• Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India's leading independent child rights organisation, working across Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Livelihood & Economic Wellbeing.

Project Brief:

The Urban Flagship Programme establishes safe, inclusive and enabling Urban Flagship Centres and extends integrated services into catchment communities, connecting children, adolescents, youth and families to education, health and nutrition, protection, skilling, livelihoods, government services and community-led solutions.

The Centre provides age-appropriate services including career counselling, 21st-century skills, vocational/certification support and linkages with training institutes, employers and other opportunities.

Role Purpose:

Plan and facilitate skilling, career awareness and employability activities for adolescents and young people, while supporting referrals and linkages to relevant training, certification, education, employment and livelihood opportunities.

Role and responsibilities:

• Conduct needs and interest assessments for adolescents and youth.
• Deliver structured sessions on 21st-century skills, career awareness, employability and work readiness.
• Facilitate orientation on vocational courses, certification, and education-to-employment and self-employment pathways.
• Map relevant government schemes, training institutes, certification providers, employers and livelihood opportunities.
• Support young people to identify suitable pathways and facilitate referrals/linkages.
• Maintain participant profiles, attendance, referrals, and enrolment and outcome records in MIS.
• Coordinate career counselling, exposure visits, guest sessions and mentoring opportunities.
• Mobilise adolescents and youth through community outreach with the Community Volunteer.
• Ensure gender-responsive, disability-inclusive and safe participation.
• Capture participant feedback, learning and case studies with consent.
• Submit work plans and timely activity/MIS reports.
• Undertake other programme‐related responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
• This role will also engage in overall planning and execution of the project activities with coordination with the team with support from Project lead.
• Any other work assigned by Project Lead.

Measures of performance:

• Number and quality of skilling, career and employability sessions delivered.
• Participation and retention of adolescents/youth.
• Quality and number of referrals/linkages to training, education, employment and livelihood opportunities.
• Timely and accurate MIS and documentation.
• Participant feedback and facilitation quality.
• Safeguarding, GESI and data‑protection compliance.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

• Accountability – Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling BRB’s values.
• Ambition – Sets ambitious and challenging goals for programming, takes responsibility for personal development and encourages high standards of programming.
• Collaboration – Builds and maintains effective relationships with team members, colleagues, external partners and supporters.
• Creativity – Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Integrity – Demonstrates honesty, openness and transparency and the highest levels of integrity.

Reporting:

Solid:

Key relationships:

Project Lead/City Lead, NSO thematic teams, Community Volunteer, other facilitators, training institutes, employers, government departments, youth groups, adolescents and young people.

Experience

Minimum 0–3 years in skilling, career counselling, Project management /employability, vocational training or youth development. Experience with adolescents/youth is preferred.

Graduate degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Development Studies, Management, Vocational Education or relevant discipline. Career counselling/skilling certification is an asset.

• Commitment to and understanding of Bal Raksha Bharat aims, values, and principles
• Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
• Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Child Safeguarding level required/ appropriate for the role:

Job level

Statement

Level 1

The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore, a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.

Level 2

Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore, a police check will be required.

Level 3

The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Safeguarding our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BRB’s anti‑harassment policy.

Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.