Associate Manager - Learning & Development

Quest Alliance; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 670,000 - 803,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Personal Accident保险

Mediclaim Insurance

Reach for the Stars learning allowance

Internet allowance

Childcare support

Menstrual Leave

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Quest Alliance in India seeks an Associate Manager – Learning & Development to design and deliver learning experiences that strengthen leadership and employee capability across teams.

You will partner with business units to identify needs, design scalable learning journeys, onboard new joiners, coach facilitators, manage LMS and vendor relations, and drive analytics for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Learning & Development or related areas.
• Exposure to development/social impact sector is preferred.
• Experience conducting learning needs analysis and designing, facilitating, and evaluating interventions.
• Experience managing learning projects, onboarding programs, LMS, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Willingness and commitment to continuous learning and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design learning strategies aligned with organizational priorities and develop engaging learning journeys.
• Lead end-to-end onboarding programs to build role clarity and cultural alignment.
• Facilitate workshops, leadership programs, and capability-building interventions.
• Partner with stakeholders, SMEs, and vendors to deliver high-quality initiatives and manage LMS operations.
• Track outcomes with analytics and drive continuous improvement of learning processes.

Skills

Learning & Development

Organizational Development

HRD

Instructional Design

LMS

Needs analysis

Cross-functional partnerships

Continuous learning

Tools

LMS

Job description

The Associate Manager – Learning & Development is responsible for designing and delivering learning experiences that build employee capability, strengthen leadership, and enhance employee experience. The role partners with business teams to identify learning needs and delivers scalable learning solutions through facilitation, instructional design, onboarding, employee engagement, and digital learning.

1) Learning Strategy & Experience Design

Conduct learning needs analysis and design learning strategies aligned with organizational priorities.

Create engaging learning journeys, learning resources, and digital learning solutions for employees, managers, and leaders.

2) Onboarding & Employee Experience

Lead end-to-end onboarding programs that build role clarity, cultural alignment, and employee readiness.

Design employee engagement initiatives, learning campaigns, and experience touchpoints that strengthen belonging and learning culture.

3) Facilitation & Capability Building

Facilitate workshops, leadership programs, induction sessions, and capability-building interventions.

Build facilitation capability across teams through coaching, learning cohorts, and collaborative learning experiences.

4) Stakeholder & Learning Operations

Partner with internal stakeholders, SMEs, and external vendors to design and deliver high-quality learning initiatives.

Manage learning operations, LMS, learning resources, project timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships.

5) Learning Effectiveness & Continuous Improvement

Track learning outcomes through analytics, feedback, and reporting to improve learning effectiveness.

Drive continuous improvement by strengthening learning processes, digital learning, and knowledge management.

• End-to-end learning journeys, onboarding programs, and capability-building initiatives
• Learning resources, LMS courses, toolkits, and communication collateral
• Employee engagement and learning campaigns
• Learning operations, stakeholder, SME, and vendor management
• Learning analytics, dashboards, reporting, and continuous improvement

Required Experiences & Skills:

8+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, HRD, or Instructional Design.

Exposure to the development/social impact sector is preferred.

Experience conducting learning needs analysis and designing, facilitating, and evaluating learning interventions.

Experience managing learning projects, onboarding programs, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and cross-functional stakeholder partnerships.

Experience engaging with cross-functional stakeholders and coordinating dependencies across teams.

Willingness and commitment to continuous learning and collaboration.

The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 66,000 /- per month (cost to company) ( The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)

In addition to your compensation, you are also eligible for a suite of benefits designed to support your well-being and growth:

• Comprehensive Personal Accident Insurance covering up to ₹10,00,000 annually
• Mediclaim Insurance covering up to ₹3,00,000 annually, supported through our insurance partner, who also offer additional wellness benefits
• Reach for the Stars (RFS) amount of up to ₹5,000 to support your self-learning and knowledge-building efforts
• Internet allowance of up to ₹750/month, reimbursable based on actual usage to support flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• For employees with children under the age of 6 years, Quest offers childcare or day care fee support through a monthly matching contribution of up to ₹3,000, helping you create a supportive work-life balance
• Offering Menstrual Leave, 1 day per month across the country
• Access to emotional health and wellbeing programs such as:
• Group sessions worth ₹8,000 per session fully covered by the organisation
• 1:1 counselling sessions (worth ₹2,000 per session), fully covered by the organisation

Quest Alliance prepares young learners in India with the skills, mindsets, and support systems they need to thrive in life, learning, and work.

A social impact organization with close to two decades of experience, Quest Alliance works at the intersection of technology and future skills to make learning more equitable and relevant, especially for socially and economically vulnerable learners.

The organization influences systems to empower young learners in government high schools and trade and vocational institutes to holistically navigate their education to career transitions.

Quest Alliance works across 12 Indian states and is partnered with nine state governments, over 80 CSOs, national ministries, and funders. It has impacted 1.8 million young lives to date.

At Quest Alliance, we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities employer, embracing applications from all segments of the community. We are committed to ensuring that every applicant and employee is treated with fairness and respect, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, religious belief, age, or any other factor that is irrelevant to performance. Your individuality is valued and respected within our organization.