Program Associate (11 months Contract )

Quest Alliance; Surat; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Alliance invites applications for the role of Program Associate in Surat, Gujarat on an 11-month consultancy contract. You will coordinate activities with ITIs in the Surat region, ensure smooth program implementation, and support district stakeholders while aligning with state training and content teams.

Ideal candidates have 3–4 years in NGO project delivery or workshop facilitation, with strong Hindi and working English, willingness to travel, and the ability to train and build capacity

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-4 years of work experience in project implementation or workshop facilitation, and NGO sector, preferably in the education Development sector.
• Interest in working with Government ITI Trainers & learners.
• Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in Hindi (Mandatory) and working knowledge of English.

Responsibilities

• Programme Implementation and Planning: deliver program, monitor within standards.
• Maintain regional work plan and ensure timely delivery.
• Support Trainers to use our content in institutes of the zone.
• Regular visits to institutes to deliver training.
• Organize periodic reviews with program stakeholders for quality delivery.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Hindi language

English language

Training delivery

Stakeholder management

Tools

Google Hangout Meet

Zoom

WhatsApp

Google Classroom

Google Suite

Job description

Designation: Program Associate

Duration: 11 Months consultancy contract

Location: Surat, Gujarat

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-prot trust that focuses on research-led innovation and advocacy in the eld 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

At Quest you will get the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to addressing issues around quality education and skills training. The organization gives you the space to learn and grow in a fun and engaging environment. We have an eclectic group of people working at Quest drawn from diverse disciplines including Education, Technology, Design, Youth Development and Business

Role Purpose:

Program Associate would be responsible for coordinating all the activities with ITIs in the Surat region. You will be reaching out to all the ITIs in your region and will be responsible for the smooth implementation of the program and successfully implementing the Youth Program strategies and other activities. The Program Associate also builds relationships with all district stakeholders and works closely with the state training and content team. They must adhere to all the implementation processes and timelines the program team communicates.

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation and Planning

• Take responsibility for effective program delivery, review implementation, and monitor within the agreed standards.
• Ensure there is a proper work plan in place for your region and you are able to follow and deliver accordingly.
• Be well versed with the content/curriculum of the program so as to ensure proper training delivery and support in the institutes of the zone
• Regular visits to institutes of Respective zone zone to deliver training
• Support the Trainers in the institutes of Respective zone zone to use our content.
• Ensure that the Trainers and institute gradually become independent and adept at using the content.
• Participate and contribute in Training of Trainers.
• Ensure the region deliverables and targets are fulfilled within the stipulated time frame.
• Conduct monthly/quarterly review meetings with program stakeholders- institute Principals/Superintendents, Trainers/Instructors, Placement Officers etc to ensure quality delivery of programs.
• Ensuring the self-reliability of trainers and institute and proficiency with the content after effective program deliverance and evaluating the execution of the same by the trainers.
• keeping track of compliance with the set standards.
• Providing regular feedback and monitoring the growth scale of the trainers.,
• Maintaining that a suitable work plan is in place and ensuring the proper adherence to it and delivering as required.
• Having a thorough understanding of the program's content and curriculum to provide proper training delivery and assistance in Respective zone zone ITIs.
• regular training visits to Respective zone institutions
• Encourage the trainers to apply our curriculum in the Respective zone zone institutes.
• Ensuring that the deliverables and targets for the region are met by the deadline.
• Organize periodic meetings with program stakeholders for reviews, such as monthly or quarterly

Relationship Management - Stakeholders

• Develop effective working relationships with institute Principals, Trainers and Placement Officers for effective program implementation.
• Support Thematic Teams-Placement, Training, Documentation, Data Tech etc in your institute region and be the POC for your institute region.
• Ensure region needs are met and fulfilled with the support of Thematic Teams.
• Ensure institute Stakeholders engage and contribute to our implementation program.
• Find solutions to address problems in your institute region engaging institute stakeholders thereby ensuring collaboration and quality.
• 1.Building a relationship based on mutual Understanding And Cooperation by providing feasible solutions to their basic problems.
• 2.Endless and timely support from the team
• 3,Developing employability skills for future benefits and providing career oriented trainings.

Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation

• Ensure the monitoring data of the team that you manage reaches the M&E focal point on time.
• Support coordination of baseline/ endline and other assessments
• Ensure students data is updated in centre database
• Make sure trainers and principal at the institute know about our work through simple monthly reports
• Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
• Use the appropriate M&E tools for reporting
• Ensure all the program report including case studies, photographs reaches the M&E focal point at the stipulated time
• Documentation of centre, trainer and student success stories
• Following up with institutes to share data of students and Institutes as required by M&E framework.
• Transparency in the working system to develop a comprehensive platform between Quest and faculty from the institutes.
• Providing effective solutions for future encouragement.
• Keeping a well managed record through systematic monitoring of the work plan and applied schedules.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 3-4 years of work experience in project implementation or workshop facilitation, and NGO sector, preferably in the education Development sector.
• Interest in working with Government ITI Trainers & learners.
• Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in Hindi (Mandatory) and working knowledge of 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
• Ability to use technology and various virtual platforms like Google Hangout Meet, Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Classroom, Chatbot, and other Google Suite applications.ole & responsibilities