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Training & Content Associate

Published 2024-01-16

Location: Vizag/Vizainagaram/Srikakulum

About Quest Alliance:

Quest Alliance is a not-for-profit trust that equips young people with 21st-century skills by enabling self-learning. Across the school-to-work continuum, we design scalable solutions that enable educators to bridge critical gaps for quality education and skills training.

We transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators.

About the Role:

The Training & content  Associate plays a crucial role in supporting Teacher-led Model Schools at All KGBVs & APMS schools across 3 Districts. He/She closely work with the Program Associate.

The Amazon Future Engineers  project involves implementing a program where teachers are trained to run a Computational Thinking (CT) Club in their schools. The schools that participate will become Model Schools with a School Vision and Plan. Based on the availability of IT infrastructure, coding will be introduced through HOC (plugged/unplugged) to enhance students’ learning experience.

Timely delivery of tasks while exhibiting hands on knowledge of job

  • Lead and ensure timely execution of all training and capacity building initiatives planned for the teachers, students and other stakeholders in assigned districts in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Supporting the workshop design and delivery and developing training agendas in consultation with the training manager
  • Lead and ensure development of training plans according to the strategy for the programme for Depth and Scale model in coordination with team
  • Ensure development of Training & content strategy and its timely implementation
  • Drive experimentation and innovation strategies in the

 

Relationship Management – Stakeholders (Internal and External)

  • Leading and Facilitating the process to build relationships between district, school and community.
  • Be the focal point for the HMs in the schools and keep them informed about the progress of work and plan along with them.
  • Facilitating the Process of model school strategy in respective schools
  • Conduct and participate in monthly/quarterly review meetings with program stakeholders.

Reporting

  • Ensuring the documentation of workshops/training/ meeting/ event reports.
  • Ensuring that the feedback data feeding is into the training dashboards.
  • Submit all the relevant monitoring reports on time. Ensure all the relevant data for the project is available well in time.
  • Support M & E team to implement monitoring tools as per the project framework.
  • Document and share the best practices in the schools for publication in monthly and quarterly reports.
  • Support with the documentation of Support coordination of baseline/ endline and other assessments.

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 organisation
  • 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 3-4 years of work experience in Training or content capacity building in NGO sector or school facilitation, preferably in education Development sector.
  • Interest in working with Government school Teachers & students.
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in Telugu (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.
  • Excited about working with Teachers on 21st-century skills& computational thinking and Knowledge of coding/scratch and the Ed-Tech tools would be an advantage.

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Program Associate

Published 2024-01-16

Location: Vizag/Vizainagaram/Srikakulum

About Quest Alliance:

Quest Alliance is a not-for-profit trust that equips young people with 21st-century skills by enabling self-learning. Across the school-to-work continuum, we design scalable solutions that enable educators to bridge critical gaps for quality education and skills training. We transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators.

About the Role:

The Program Associate plays a crucial role in supporting the Training Associates in the Teacher-led Model Schools at All KGBVs & APMS schools across 3 Districts. This support includes project management, monitoring, and assisting teachers in successfully implementing the Model school strategies, as well as other activities. The Program Associate also builds relationships with all district stakeholders and works closely with the training and content team. They must adhere to all the implementation processes and timelines communicated by the program team.

The Amazon Future Engineers  project involves implementing a program where teachers are trained to run a Computational Thinking (CT) Club in their schools. The schools that participate will become Model Schools with a School Vision and Plan. Based on the availability of IT infrastructure, coding will be introduced through HOC (plugged/unplugged) to enhance students’ learning experience.

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation and Planning

  • Take responsibility for effective program delivery, review implementation, and monitor within the agreed standards in the assigned  Districts of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Ensure there is a proper work plan in place for your district and you are able to follow and deliver accordingly.
  • Be well versed with the content/curriculum of Model school strategy & Hour Of  Code so as to ensure proper training delivery and support Learners.
  • Support Teachers and the Quest team in organising and implementing the process effectively with all the teachers and students.
  • Contribute to the design, plan and execute innovation and experimentation with Teachers & schools.
  • Ensure District level events ,Teacher recognition, ideathon , hackathons and other events are planned and conducted.  

Relationship Management – Stakeholders

  • Build relationships with the District government officials, Head Masters/Complex and cluster resource people and teachers to facilitate smooth implementation of the Program, including liaisoning, conducting orientations, review meetings, monitoring visits etc.
  • Understand the overall school culture and environment and identify spaces, processes and opportunities to align the project approach into the school to transfer ownership of the project approach to school stakeholders.

Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation

  • Ensure all feedback from teacher’s webinars and events is collected and collated in one place and shared with relevant team members for analysis.
  • Ensure the documentation, including case studies, photographs, and videos of the implementation schools, is collected and reaches relevant team members.
  • Document and share the best practices in the schools by teachers & students for publication in donor reporting, quarterly newsletters, social media and other channels.
  • Use the appropriate M&E tools and the Dashboard to make sure that program implementation data entered is being captured and represented and that project implementation is on track.

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 organisation
  • 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 3-4 years of work experience in project implementation or school facilitation, and NGO sector, preferably in education Development sector.
  • Interest in working with Government school Teachers & students.
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in Telugu (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.
  • Excited about working with Teachers on 21st-century skills & computational thinking and Knowledge of coding/scratch and the Ed-Tech tools would be an advantage.

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Learning Experience Manager

Published 2023-11-03

We are looking for an experienced person who has worked in the area of content development, capacity building with a focus on government school systems. The role of the Learning Experience Manager is going to be critical in supporting the overall content development, review and the capacity building strategy in the region.

Role Description

Content Development, Capacity Building and Implementation support 

  • Anchor the content and capacity-building work plan and ensure all deliverables are met
  • Take responsibility for effective content creation, curation, and capacity building for Internal team, Teachers, HM and Govt officials.
  • Understand existing content, research, customize, create, curate – all of this will be critical to your role.
  • Ensure that there is a plan for implementation of content and regular catch-up and monitoring to see its effectiveness to feedback into closing gaps/loops.
  • Anchor discussions with internal and external teams (consultants) and follow the processes to onboard consultants/agencies in content development and/or training.
  • Identify and Design the learning journey of Teachers, HMs, Students and the Quest internal implementation team : the key stakeholders.
  • Facilitate relevant meetings or Trainings as needed.
  • Provide coordination support for content curation and training support facilitation by working closely with the central Learning Experience Team.
  • Drive experimentation and innovation strategies.
  • Work closely with the state program team to develop a roadmap for content and capacity building requirements.
  • Work closely on new content projects and learning experience journeys as they emerge within the Schools program ecosystem

 

KRA 2: Relationship Management – Stakeholders (Internal and External)

  • Collaborate with M&E team to ensure the data capturing framework for digital learning.
  • Collaborate with the research team to create frameworks to understand learner personas.
  • Collaborate with the communications team to prepare and disseminate content on specific content related themes.
  • Build capacities of team members to introduce  curriculum to stakeholders, demonstrate content related activities in schools.
  • Build capacities of team members to ensure implementation of activities, templates and frameworks created for key stakeholders capacity building. 

 

KRA 3: Reporting

  • Be available for regular line management meeting and the appraisal processes 
  • Work with the monitoring and evaluation focal persons to develop monitoring and reporting systems aligned with Strategic Framework and donor requirement
  • Work together with M&E or data focal point to track program Progress based on the Monitoring and Evaluation framework.
  • Ensure all the relevant data for your program is available on time 
  • Ensure the monitoring tools are understood by the team and is used for reporting 
  • Submit all the relevant monitoring reports on time. Ensure all the relevant data for the project is available well in 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 analysed and feeds into the planning and review meeting.
  • Anchor the Level 3 reviews at a State level, ensuring the decks and the reviews happen in a smooth and productive manner.

 

Required skills and Experience: 

  • Minimum 8 to 10 years of work experience, in implementing school transformation approaches in the government school context 
  • Hands-on experience with working on gender, coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students
  • Prior experience in content development and implementation and teacher capacity building 
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Relevant education qualifications for handling pedagogy, STEM, gender and life skills content
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in english 
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Willingness to travel extensively
  • Ability to train, build capacity of, and manage relationships with partner NGOs
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Associate Program Manager

Published 2023-10-25


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.

Role and Responsibilities

 

Programme Implementation and Quality

  • Manage all the projects being implemented in the Telangana region end-to-end from planning to execution.
  • Understand the program implementation strategies deeply to then plan for execution and mitigation strategies, as needed.
  • Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure an effective plan and budget is in place and it is adhered to.
  • Design, coordinate and facilitate volunteering engagement activities across all donor projects.
  • Ensure the monitoring data including case studies, photographs, videos of the implementation schools reaches relevant team members, Communications and Business Development team as needed.
  • Have periodic touch points with the teams, both physically and virtually to ensure our deliverables are on track and quality of implementation is maintained.
  • Work closely with the Sr. Program Manager on the budget spent to ensure we are on track with spending.
  • Raise and track the necessary purchase/service/venue/other requests with the Finance team to ensure financial loops are closed.
  • Be able to take decisions on mitigation strategies in case projects need a change in plan.
  • Support the Sr. Program Manager in visualizing a State strategy and roadmap, participating in planning/strategy workshops, drafting new proposals/budgets for the region and more.

 

Training, Content, Capacity Building and Reporting 

  • Be a Master Trainer in Teacher Capacity Building initiatives that are the core of our program strategies, ensuring a fruitful cascade.
  • Support the Learning Experience team in Training and Content calls by providing the needed operational support and insight.

Relationship Management – Stakeholders (Internal and External)

  • Build relationships with the State, District, Block and School level government officials to facilitate smooth implementation of the Program, including project permissions/MoUs, liaising, conducting orientations, review meetings, monitoring visits etc.
  • Support the Program team in maintaining relationships with the State, District and Block education functionaries.
  • Identify opportunities for children to participate in relevant problem solving competitions using the State/District networks.
  • Ensure the participation of the Block and District officials in the school, district, state and organisation level events.
  • Attend all donor orientation, review meetings and keep them up to date with the project progress.
  • Ensure all donor communications from reports to engagement numbers and more are sent out on time as per the donor’s requirements.
  • Making sure the donor reports are beautifully written and presented with both quantitative and qualitative insights.
  • Ensuring a clear line of communication with the donors and being effective in engaging them through our work.
  • Ensure volunteer engagement happens successfully across all projects, as promised in the proposals.
  • Ensure proper relationship management for our other relationships like MoU partnerships and more.

 

Team Management

  • Ensure the necessary Goal setting and appraisal process for the two Program Associates.
  • Ensure the well being of the Associates through periodic catch ups and need-based conversations.
  • Maintaining and supporting 5 Consultants, from operational support to invoice submissions to finance, who are part of various projects.

 

Reporting

  • Submit all the relevant monitoring reports on time. Ensure all the relevant data for the project is available well in time.
  • Work together with M&E focal point to track project progress based on the M&E framework.
  • Share quarterly reports with relevant Government officials and data for donor reporting.
  • 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 analysed and fed into the planning and review meeting.
  • Anchor the Level 3 reviews at a State level, ensuring the decks and the reviews happen in a smooth and productive manner.
  • Be available for regular line management meetings and the appraisal processes. 

Note: This position will be under a fixed term employment contract for 8 months subjected to extension based on performance and extension of project.

We are looking for people who: 

  • Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in the education and employability domain
  • Have an exposure to work with building STEM mindsets in  career exploration
  • Can work with ambiguity and demonstrate problem-solving mindset
  • Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
  • Are enthusiastic about converting ideas into action and are great at execution and multitasking
  • Are comfortable with technology being used in learning 
  • 5+ years of work experience preferably in the Education sector 
  • Proven ability to network and establish collaborative relationships with a variety of actors, including the Education department
  • Good understanding and practical experience of STEM

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Note: This position will be under a fixed term employment contract for 8 months subjected to extension based on performance and extension of project.

Assam

Program Coordinator

Published 2024-01-24

Location: Guwahati, Assam

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 notforprofit 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

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.

About the Role:

 Program Implementation and Delivery

  • 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

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Know About Quest

Website :https://www.questalliance.net/

Blog : https://thelearnerbyquest.wordpress.com

About the Team and Culture

Everyday is a Friday!  How we make our workplace fun

Quest Day  Our Bday celebrated with people we love, and there is food & music

What our partners & collaborators say?  see here

Annual All Staff Meet  From Goa, Kumarakom, Coorg, Bodh Gaya & Puducherry this is where all  employees meet to celebrate their learning & relationships.

Watch our youtube playlists for more.

Data and Tech Associate

Published 2024-01-16

Location: Guwahati

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.

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. 

About the Program:

MyQuest’s objective is to provide a holistic development platform for young people as well as provide a lifelong, continuous learning opportunity to disadvantaged youth. We use content, pedagogy and technology, to drive the delivery of teaching and learning. Through our signature blended learning approach we develop critical life-work skills that are critical for success in the 21​st century. Our curriculum includes media elements like games, videos, audio, and visuals as well as the use of dictionaries for vernacular translations.

Responsibilities:

 Data Management

  • Providing support & working closely with regional team to ensure error-free data on the admin panel
  • Working closely with the M&E team and support to ensure accurate data presentation on dashboards
  • Building partner’s capacity on data input tools and admin panels.
  • Orienting and supporting internal team members such as regional program team members, Interns on data SoP.
  • Supporting regional and project teams to collate required data for reporting.

 Tech Support

  • Troubleshooting Technical issues related to QUESTApp, hardware, and networking at the partner site.
  • Working closely with internal and external parties along with the team to build capacity on QUESTApp features and management.
  • Support in procuring, assembling, and furbishing learn pi (Raspberry pi) devices for deployment.
  • Extending support to QA team members to set up IT labs at project sites
  • Support the team in guiding NGO partners on troubleshooting Tech related issues

 Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in data science or computer science.
  • Proficiency in handling worksheets and databases.
  • Proficiency in managing applications front and backend admin panels.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting Software, hardware, and network issues.
  • Experience in data visualization and relevant skills will be added value.
  • Good communication skills in English and one regional language.
  • The candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player

We are looking for people who:

  • Are passionate about data management and visualization, and a problem solver.
  • The candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
  • Can travel 7-10 days in a month

Skill Sets:

  • Application Management.
  • Hardware & Networking Skills.
  • Data Management Skill.
  • Communication Skills.
  • Problem Solving.
  • Documentation / Reporting.

Contact

 To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Know About Quest

Website :https://www.questalliance.net/
Blog : https://thelearnerbyquest.wordpress.com

About the Team and Culture

Everyday is a Friday! – How we make our workplace fun
Quest Day – Our Bday celebrated with people we love, and there is food & music What our partners & collaborators say? – see here
Annual All Staff Meet – From Goa, Kumarakom, Coorg, Bodh Gaya & Puducherry this is where all  employees meet to celebrate their learning & relationships.
Watch our youtube playlists for more.

Program Associate

Published 2023-12-22

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

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. 

Quest Alliance is looking for a Program Support Associate  for coordinating all the activities with ITIs in the region. You will be reaching out to all the ITIs in your region and will be responsible for the smooth implementation of the program.

Role Description

Programme Implementation and Quality

  • 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 MY QUEST so as to ensure proper training delivery and support in ITIs.
  • Regular visits to ITIs to deliver training.
  • Support the Trainers in ITIs to use our content.
  • Ensure that the Trainers and ITIs 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- ITI Principals/Superintendents, Trainers/Instructors, Placement Officers etc to ensure quality delivery of programs.

Relationship Management and Collaboration

  • Develop effective working relationships with ITI Principals, Trainers and Placement Officers for effective program implementation.
  • Support Thematic Teams-Placement, Training, Documentation, Data Tech etc in your ITI region and be the POC for your ITI region.
  • Ensure region needs are met and fulfilled with the support of Thematic Teams.
  • Ensure ITI Stakeholders engage and contribute to our implementation program.
  • Find solutions to address problems in your ITI region engaging ITI stakeholders thereby ensuring collaboration and quality.

Monitoring and Reporting

  • 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 ITI’s to share data of students and Institutes as required by M&E framework.

Others

  • Participate in team meetings and reviews, staff engagement activities
  • Seek regular capacity building support from team
  • Adhere to all the finance and HR policies of the organisation
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • A Master’s degree in Social Work/Rural Management or other development disciplines, with 2-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education/Vocational Training sector
  • Good communication skills in English, Hindi and Assamese languages. Knowledge of North Eastern languages will be an added bonus.
  • 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

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted! 

Education Specialist – North East

Published 2023-08-24

The Education Specialist will be part of the regional team and shall anchor the the education programme with responsibilities to ensure implementation of the programme, support development of content, lead and facilitate capacity building initiatives for team and govt school teachers and be the point of contact for supporters. The role will also lead efforts to develop content for delivery with students and ensure the implementation of curriculum plans in model schools for the year. The role has scope to review the state curriculum, find areas of integration of the curriculum developed by Quest.

Quest Alliance has been working in the Govt schools for more than a decade now. It aims to transform schools into a 21st century learning space having teachers facilitating activities, communities coming together to take action for ensuring every student’s continued education and learners building key 21st century skills. In the northeast region, currently the programme is being implemented in the state of Assam and Nagaland.

We are looking for an experienced person who has prior experience of having worked with the govt schooling system while having a perspective on the content thematics STEM, 21st century skills, computational thinking and career. The role of the Education Specialist is going to be critical in supporting the overall content development, review and the capacity building strategy for different stakeholders.

 

Role Description

 

Capacity building of Facilitators, teachers, NGO Partners and govt. stakeholders

  • Design capacity building activities and facilitate them for the team, partners and govt school teachers
  • Organize and facilitate training/workshops for the facilitators who are in charge of mentoring and demonstrating the programme for the teachers to be able to implement it.
  • Lead the state content task force by ensuring development of any content required to be contextualized and facilitate the capacity of the team to implement the activities. 
  • Organize and facilitate trainings/workshops for the teachers for them to be able to delivery session on the areas of self, gender, career and computational thinking
  • Develop an educational leadership model for different stakeholders – state, district, schools – blended learning approach.
  • Developing a strategy for building a pool of master trainers in the state education department who will take the program approach forward. Facilitate their capacity building process.
  • Facilitate and support the development of knowledge partnership in the states and facilitate all capacity building efforts
  • Build and facilitate tech-enabled support systems for teachers – chatbots, online courses etc.
  • Build the processes of collecting feedback and use data to understand content and capacity need

 

Content Design and Iteration

 

The program is looking to work with grades VI to X. The key thematic areas are: lifeskills, gender, digital literacy, coding (basic and advanced levels), career development. 

 

  • Lead the process of content review and development process for the teacher led model of implementation 
  • Doing content research and identifying other organisations we can partner with 
  • Coordinating the content development process by organising the different workshops with the teachers and facilitators
  • Map the existing curriculum developed by QUEST Alliance with National Education Policy and support in developing plan for curriculum integration in states
  • Work closely with the SCERT and DIET Officials at state and district level in review and existing curriculum and identifying areas of integration. Also work to align the state’s teacher capacity building plan with the plan of Quest.
  • Working closely with the content task force and the team of facilitators to ensure clarity on the content transaction
  • Develop a content repository and keep updating it Work with the teachers to be able to develop content and build them into a repository for common use and sharing in the ecosystem
  • Ensure quality in content translation and design

 

 

Building the knowledge partnership strategies

  • Identify the NGOs, CSOs working in the districts and state to come together in taking in program elements in their program design. Support them with capacity building requirements.
  • Provide technical input to partner facilitators on instructional design, STEM content, and pedagogy support 
  • Design flow for school based events or virtual events – career days, hackathons, parent teacher meets, teacher orientations, role model interactions and learning days. 

 

Implementation of the Programme

  • Ensure that the program implementation plan is prepared and followed at all time
  • Coach the team consisting of Associate Manager, Training & Content Officer, M&E Officer to be able to have workplans and execute their responsibilities
  • Use the data and dashboard in helping the team to prepare for support of teachers and design implementation strategies. 
  • Support govt relations efforts at the district and state level to drive sustainable partnership and integration effort
  • Manage relationship with the funders and supporters. Also engage in building more repository of funders for the regions. 

 

Required skills and Experience: 

  • Minimum 5-7 years of work experience, in implementing blended learning content for school related projects 
  • Hands-on experience with working on coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students
  • Prior experience in content development and implementation
  • Prior experience of having worked in state led scale up models while having a perspective on the content thematics (coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills) of the program
  • Prior experience of facilitating training and workshops for the govt. Teachers and officials at district/state level
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Deep understanding of the National Education Policy and State Curriculum Framework 
  • Relevant education qualifications for handling pedagogy, STEM, and life skills content
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Assamese (preferred) 
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Willingness to travel extensively
  • Ability to train, build capacity of, and manage relationships with partner NGOs
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams 

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Gujarat

Program Associate

Published 2024-01-24

Location: Ahmedabad, 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-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.

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.

About the Role

Quest Alliance has been working in the schools for the past few years. In 2019, we rolled out a program to build 21st century skills and STEM mind-sets among adolescent girls from government schools in 33 Districts. A program associate will be expected for timely delivery of tasks, on ground implementation of the program and handholding fellows/facilitators throughout their implementation journey.

Programme Implementation and Planning

  • Responsible for effective program delivery in the multiple Districts of Gujarat through Scale Model
  • Design, plan and execute innovation and experimentation within schools including STEM clubs, District campaigns, etc.
  • Maintain the database and dashboard, ensure that it is error-free and up to date. Ensure M&E adherence and quality.
  • Continuous review of school implementation, monitoring the implementation within the agreed parameters.
  • Ensure all feedback from student webinars and events is collected and collated at one place and shared with relevant team members for analysis.
  • Ensure share-out events, ideathon ,hackathon and other events are planned and conducted.
  • Focused implementation on Computational Thinking & Career Pathways
  • Infra Setup: Ensure IT lab audit is carried out and report shared with the respective team.
  • Ensure installation of digital content and software in schools where functional labs are available.
  • Chat bot Backend: PA will drive discussions on course content, clarify questions and share reflections with the fellows to track the learner’s progress and encourage them.
  • Ensure Scratch boot camps are planned and conducted at schools
  • Ideathon and Hackathon: Plan and ensure the smooth coordination of ideathon, hackathon process at school/ Block/District level
  • Support fellows/facilitators and technology team in organizing and implementing the process effectively with all the students
  • Organize Career Webinars, Local Role Model interactions
  • Organize Career Boot camps at school/Block/District level in coordination with the department

Training, Content, Capacity Building and Documentation

  • Participate and contribute to Training of Trainers
  • Ensure Master Coach implementation in coordination with Departments
  • Ensure that Teachers regular learnings are shared and adhered the quality of reporting for the handover processes
  • Ensure the documentation including case studies, photographs, videos of the implementation schools is collected and reaches relevant team members.

Relationship Management – Stakeholders

  • Build relationships with the District government officials, principals and teachers to facilitate smooth implementation of the Program, including liasioning conducting orientations, review meetings, monitoring visits etc.
  • Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure an effective plan and budget is in place and it is adhered to.
  • Understand the overall school culture and environment and identify spaces, processes and opportunities to align the project approach into the school to transfer ownership of the project approach to school stakeholders
  • Organize Block/District Level teachers & students’ recognition award

Reporting

  • Document and share the best practices in the schools for publication in quarterly newsletters, social media and other channels.
  • Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
  • Generate WhatsApp Bot, digital content app backend report and prepare analysis report on a timely basis.
  • Documenting and designing plans for following up with selected learners for in depth intervention to encourage them transition into higher education.
  • Use the appropriate M&E tools and the Dashboard to make sure that program implementation is data entered, is being captured, represented and that project implementation is on track.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in facilitation of training, workshop or preferably in education Development sector.
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in Gujarati (Mandatory) and working knowledge of English & Hindi
  • Willingness to travel within and outside of the State
  • Ability to train, build 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, and other google suite applications.
  • Excited about working with children on life skills and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

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Accounts Associate

Published 2023-12-08

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 and Responsibilities:

  • Review vouchers, invoice, staff reimbursement and bills for accuracy
  • Assist Accounts Manager – East & West Region to process the payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
  • Assist in recording expenditure related to the concerned project on a day to day basis and passing daily vouchers in the accounting software
  • Retrieves system reports.
  • Disburse advances according to specific instructions.
  • Management of petty cash transactions.
  • Ensuring all payments amounts & records are accurate.
  • Maintenance of both electronic and hard copies of financial reports including vouchers, receipts and supporting documents
  • Performs related work as assigned.
  • Reconciles transactions, financial data, and other information to an automated accounting system.
  • Being available to respond to the request of the FAIT team.
  • Taking ownership for the relevant work and being available for performance review and periodic meetings
  • Participating actively in the FAIT planning and review meetings and team meeting

 

We are looking for people who:

  • Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
  • Can work independently, with minimal supervision and is a go-getter
  • Can deal with ambiguity and proactively explore solutions
  • Experience in managing multi-dimensional partnerships across regions and geographies

 

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years related experience.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Enthusiasm to take up challenges and lead from the front. Some exposure or work experience, preferably in the Education / Youth Development is an advantage.
  • Good communication skills both English and Hindi
  • Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Karnataka

Grants Coordinator

Published 2024-01-16

Location: Bangalore

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 that engages with learners, educators, civil society, government institutions 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.

The Role:

The Grant Coordinator is a crucial position within Quest Alliance. As of date, Quest runs different projects. Each project comes with its own reporting requirements, monitoring frameworks and are a critical component to maintain great funder relationships and depict the impact of the program

The Grant Coordinator will be an individual who ensures that all deliverables across projects are being met and provides timely information and support for greater collaboration between teams and with funders.

Funder Reporting

Quest works with a wide array of funders including CSR, foundations and HNIs. The Grants Coordinator will work closely with project leads, the impact team and the fundraising team to ensure funder reports are accurate, completed on time with internal reviews and sent out to funders in appropriate formats or uploaded on the correct portals as the case may be. The Grants Coordinator will also participate from time to time in funder meetings and calls as needed.

Liaising with Intermediaries of Funders

Many funders work through intermediaries who act as collators of information for the funder. The Grants Coordinator will need to build relationships with these intermediaries, understand their formats and portals and ensure that timely updates are being shared with intermediaries. Coordinate to fulfill CSR Compliance Requests like Project Impact Assessments by independent agency.

Coordinate Project Planning and Reviews

The Grants Coordinator will be responsible to convene kick-off meetings when projects commence and put in place a cadence for project reviews based on the complexity, the size and the teams involved in particular projects. Different projects will require a different mix of the above and the Grants Coordinator will work closely with all internal stakeholders to ensure the right balance for reviews is found. The Grants Coordinator will be expected to provide mentoring and guidance to project managers on operational aspects. This will be done through the regular review cycles.

Coordinate with Impact Team and Data Owners

Data will be a crucial part of the Grants Coordinator’s role. Ensuring that the right data is flowing through the internal system and in external reports is a key challenge the Grants Coordinator will have to address. This will mean coordinating with different owners of data across the organization including the impact team, state teams to name a few.

Communication

The stories of impact and change we are able to tell often determine how we are perceived by internal and external teams. The Grants Coordinator will work closely with responsible members across the organization and document high-impact, simple and powerful stories of change that are taking place across the country as a result of Quest’s work.

Servicing Ad-Hoc Requests

One of the realities of our work is the servicing of requests from funders and related parties. There are many pressures at work and funders too are subject to these pressures. This at times results in seemingly difficult timelines for information or updates for which we may not have full data visibility. However, the Grants Coordinator will work closely with the BD team to service these requests to the best possible extent.

Monitoring Dashboard Management

The Grants Coordinator will be the overall anchor of the project management dashboard. The dashboard will be a crucial tool for the Grants Coordinator to ensure success in project delivery.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills – in English
  • Project execution experience
  • Familiar with donor reports and consolidating progress reports
  • High degree of digital literacy with strong competencies in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive Suite
  • Ability to host and facilitate meetings, both virtual and in-person. Diplomacy and tact will be added bonus skills!
  • Willingness to travel to field locations, as needed
  • An interest to look for newer ways of capturing learnings
  • Comfortable working in situations with tight timelines or dealing with ad-hoc requests
  • Comfortable working remotely or with colleagues in diverse geographical locations

Contact

 To Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Media Associate

Published 2023-12-22

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

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.

As a Media Associate Quest Alliance, you will work towards enhancing the visibility of the organization by getting coverage in different media portals. 

You will work in close collaboration with the team to ensure seamless flow of information. The role of a Media Associate is an exciting opportunity to provide oversight for an organization’s efforts in transforming the lives of young people.

1. Content creation and Writing

  • Capturing potential media stories in the state/region in consultation with the state teams and making periodic field visits 
  • Ability to draft press releases and write story pitches
  • Oversee planning and execution of PR for key events 
  • Provide support to external media agencies and ensure that the monthly work plans are completed  
  • Support in maintaining a database of media coverage, photographs, and video testimonials for the states/regions
  • Assist in conducting workshops

2. Documentation and generation of reports

  • Regularly document QA’s media stories and media mentions  
  • Generate reports using PR monitoring tools that will help the organization course correct and tweak its media strategy 
  • Maintain a state-level/regional-level database of media contacts & vendors (photographers and PR consultants)
  • Work in collaboration with team to come up with a state/regional media  plan
  • Track coverage of organizations working in the education and skilling ecosystem

 

3. Alignment to organization’s communication and thought leadership narrative

  • Be well versed with the overall communication strategy for the organization as a whole and align state strategies to the organization priorities wherever possible 
  • Be that one single point of contact to put forth communication needs and requirements
  • Work closely with the team to ensure adherence to the media guidelines

4. Other Key Skills

  • Fluency in using MS office, Excel and Google suite
  • Impeccable writing skills 
  • Basic knowledge of tracking media coverage 
  • Documentation
  • Analysis of data

Required Skills and Experience: 

  • Candidates with a background in journalism or mass communications
  • 1-2 years of experience in journalism, content writing or PR 
  • Ability to identify and generate good content for the media, website and newsletter 
  • Good understanding of the media landscape in the country
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Good people management skills and ability to work with different teams 
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Experience with scheduling multiple projects and managing timelines

 

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Placement Assistant

Published 2023-12-22

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 youth skills development, 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.

The Placement Assistance will be part of QUEST Alliance’s Youth Employability program – Youth Program  and will be responsible to be a bridge between young people and employment opportunities, he/she will play an important role in achieving its end goal which is to help young people initiate their career journeys by directly interfacing with employers/industries and Placement officers of Vocational Training Institutes (VTIs)  & Industrial Training Institute (ITI’s) in the region.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with students to understand their career goals, skills, and interests.
  • Research, identify potential employers, build relationships with them and arrange job opportunities that align with students' career aspirations.
  • Coordinate and schedule interviews, assessments, and other placement-related activities
  • Provide guidance and support to students in resume writing, interview preparation, and professional networking.
  • Maintain accurate records and databases of students, employers, and placement activities.
  • Track and monitor the progress and outcomes of placements, providing regular updates to relevant stakeholders.
  • Conduct follow-up activities with students and employers to gather feedback and improve the placement process.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, labor market conditions, and employment to enhance placement strategies.
  • Collaborate with the state team and faculty members to integrate placement activities into the sector.
  • Performance Tracking: Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of placement initiatives by tracking trainee placements, job retention rates, and employer feedback. Identify areas for improvement and implement corrective measures as needed
  • Building an active working relationship with representatives of companies, Industry bodies and Placement officers.
  • Building a robust database of employers by networking with employers, industry bodies to make it available to program implementation partners
  • Support of training and facilitation of employability sessions and sessions through boot camp model in Karnataka whenever needed

Skills Required:

  • Knowledge in placement of candidates at Fresher level of a NGO or of Technical institutes is preferred.
  • Knowledge of liasioning with companies and experience of industry connect including the role of placement of students within organizations.
  • Previous experience of customer/client contact especially establishing and developing effective links with companies in the relevant discipline/field.
  • Experience of working & training of young adults for Jobs, On the Job Training, etc.
  • Good computer skills (i.e. Good at Data Analysis)
  • Must be able to work to meet the needs of the placements service.
  • Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to traveling across locations
  • A team player and able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged with

Attributes 

  • Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the placements service. 
  • Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to traveling across the state
  • Must be a team player and be able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged internally and externally within the placement space

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted! 

Product Manager

Published 2023-12-13

Career Quest is an immersive and experiential career exploration journey for adolescents with the objective to provide exposure to different career journeys and in the process bring their attention to how gender and stereotypes affect choices and how to navigate them.

As a Product Manager, you will be responsible to develop and grow Career Quest or such products into a socially viable public product with learner and diversity at the heart of its development.

You will engage with a team of Development professionals, Education technology educators and learners from diverse backgrounds that would feed into the nuances of this product development. You will also be closely working with the Schools and Technology teams at Quest to align with the product principles of the organization. 

Its an opportunity to build a socially useful digital product that drives career decision making in young people.

Your responsibilities may also include close work with other education technology projects in the Schools ecosystem, while the first key project will be the Career Game.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of the product features from user journey to product release in a larger ecosystem.
  • Create an operational plan for the product and define timelines.
  • Manage vendors and pilot roll outs as well as coordination with externals.
  • Capture User experience and document them in sharable formats.
  • Research on similar products / games and bring design insights.
  • Work closely with the Learning Experience team of larger Schools program to help keep the product grounded in learner experiences. 
  • Manage the complete development cycle of the product and create a product roadmap based on insights and real experience.
  • Manage data dashboard and backend to generate insights.
  • Hold timelines, production processes, documentation and ensure deliverables are met on time.
  • Support the training and transfer of product knowledge in the team as needed.
  • Bring creativity and the spirit of innovation to product development through relevant research with stakeholders that could contribute to sharpening the product experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications and skills:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with an exposure to the development sector.
  • Experience with consumer apps./games or ed-tech products are highly preferred.
  • Proven experience in product analytics, preferably in a tech or digital product environment.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Familiarity with chatbot technology and user engagement strategies is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Proficient in data visualization tools and analytics software.
  • 4-5 years of experience in product and software development.
  • Experience in education-technology product management especially in gamification for learning/education.
  • Proven understanding of entire product development pipeline (research, UI/UX, testing, refinement, expertise in gamification, data analytics, mobile development)
  • Skills to document processes in a simple, understandable manner using data.
  • Ability to convert user insights into actionable designs that inform design and strategy.
  • A problem solver who enjoys solutioning, grounded in equitable social development.
  • Collaborative approach to work with diverse stakeholders to uphold different perspectives.
  • Coordination skills for product operations management.
  • Budgeting and basic networking for products.

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Program Manager – Collaboratives

Published 2023-12-13

As Program Manager we are looking for strategic leaders who will lead the interventions and help integrate them in the Karnataka education system. The manager will be responsible for ensuring implementation of all project deliverables. We are looking for a person with prior experience of having worked in Education programmes. The role will also lead efforts to develop content for delivery with students and ensure the implementation of curriculum plans in model schools for the year.

The Program Manager will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with non-profits, funders, policy makers and govt. stakeholders at the state and district level.

One of the key areas of QUEST’s work is schools investing in educators- teachers and school heads led approach where the main focus is on capacity building of the teachers via the Master Coach modules and School heads via the Change leaders modules and handholding them to complete the program and implement the learning in the school, conduct the state recognition process and develop a community of practice of teachers for self initiated learning and innovations.

Role and Responsibilities:

 

Program and Budget Management 

  • Develop the state plan and ensure its operationalisation and achievement of goals with quality
  • Ensure donor reporting happens as per timelines and with quality – capturing project learning and insights and making the report a tool for reflection for the donors 
  • Streamline the planning, implementation and review process with the partners
  • Ensure they have an annual plan in place with a budget forecast 
  • Ensure the 45 day reviews are in happening as per plan and are documented and followed up on – ensure that the systems change lens is applied to the reviews 
  • Ensure financial forecasting is in place for each project and the spent plan is as per forecast (no underspent/overspent) with maximum focus on the key constituency when it comes to prioritizing spent decisions
  • Anchor the financial management to ensure audit compliance, review of the monthly project spent report to check for consistency and discrepancies 
  • Ensure state reviews are streamlined with the thematic leads and other relevant stakeholders and become spaces for reflections and deepening the synergy between org, program and state strategy, ensure data and qualitative insights are being used to drive reflection and deepen the strategic thinking 
  • Anchor the content development of the HM change leaders, ensuring suitability from state context
  • Monthly field visits to interact with the learners, teachers, headmasters and district officials to gauge the effectiveness of the program from the stakeholder lens 

 

Advocacy, Strategy and Execution

  • Have strategic consultation with stakeholders in the Govt., CSOs and funder community
  • Represent organisation and participate in various forum and task forces formed by the Govt, CSOs and funders 
  • Develop concept notes, proposals and presentations on the existing/new strategies.
  • Support development of CSO strategy for engagement in the program implementation
  • Develop and sustain the relationship with the Government Education departments and other concerned departments 
  • Drive the advocacy agenda for the state as per the program plan – relationship building with the states education departments and facilitating engagement with the relevant stakeholders to drive adoption of program approaches and policy level change, every 6 months JPRMS are conducted and become strategic spaces for multi stakeholder dialogue – including the donor and the govt officials 
  • Work closely with the communication team to ensure that the project updates find a mention in the social media, have a social media calendar
  • Ensure that key staff at the state and district  Government have a clear understanding of and regular involvement in the programs 
  • Identify opportunities for joint activities with the  government staff (e.g. shared workshops etc.).
  • Share quarterly reports with the relevant  Government officials 

 

Systems and Processes 

  • Ensure that the team has a good understanding of the monitoring tools and dashboards
  • Ensure that the data coming in from monitoring tools is reviewed jointly by the team and is integrated in reviews with partners and within the team 
  • Ensure that the quality of monitoring data coming in is of good quality and leading to insights and reflections on the program strategy 
  • Ensure that all information related to the visits and achievements in the programme are recorded in the monitoring tools. 
  • Ensure that the team is looking at the data and decisions are being made accordingly
  • Prepare and facilitate the monthly review of the state plan with the team and with the extended team from central office
  • Ensure that the monthly planning and review meetings at the district level are organized and represented with program updates.

 

Organizational Processes and Policy Adoption

  • Be well versed with all organizational policies and ensure the same with the team 
  • Participate in the relevant working groups/organizational forums one is nominated/selected for
  • Ensure all regular compliance – timesheets, travel reimbursements etc – are followed by self and the team

 

Team Management and Growth

  • Ensure that all employees managed  have clear performance objectives and development plans. 
  • Serve as a role model at all times  
  • Coordinate training and other capacity-building initiatives for staff as required 
  • Ensure human resource policy and procedure is adhered to by team 
  • Ensure staff welfare with support from the People team
  • Ensure that all your team members  have a clear job description. performance objectives, development plans  they receive performance reviews 
  • Support, mentor and coach the team as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work. 
  • Lead the recruitment , induction and onboarding  of new member for your team you manage 
  • Ensure that the team works together to share learning and to exchange skills
  • Ensure that any incidents of child abuse, child marriage or any other violation of child rights are reported to the program lead 

 

Required skills and Experience: 

  • Minimum 7-8 years of work experience, in implementing blended learning content for school related projects 
  • Hands-on experience with working in education program management
  • Prior experience working in government schools and managing partners
  • Prior experience of facilitating training and workshops for the govt. Teachers and officials at district/state level
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Deep understanding of the National Education Policy and State Curriculum Framework 
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Kannada (preferred) 
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Willingness to travel extensively
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Facilities Manager

Published 2023-11-29

The Quest Learning Observatory is a future sensing space that will nurture individuals, organizations and communities to craft the future of work and learning using regenerative principles. It brings together youth, educators, leaders, policy makers, industry, funders, civil society organizations and community members to reimagine, experiment and build the blueprints of regenerative cultures towards a truly sustainable future.

Purpose of The Learning Observatory

  • Bring together and facilitate knowledge exchange amongst a vibrant interdisciplinary community of practitioners to share insights, connect and co-create solutions that work towards a regenerative future.
  • Support and mentor young professionals to experiment, build and scale low cost sustainable solutions that address challenges that their world is facing. 
  • Curate relevant trends and insights that can inform design, decisions and dialogue around future of work and learning, and its contribution to a regenerative future.
  • Become a demonstration site for how institutions and organisations can build a culture and infrastructure for learning and work, that inspires a regenerative mindset.

The space is located at the south-west edge of Bangalore, in Kengeri  near the Kambipura lake, and is neighbours to several educational institutions, a vibrant community of practitioners across sectors and the local Doddabele community.

Role and Responsibilities:

Property Operations & Maintenance

  • Serve as the single point of contact for any facilities-related operations.
  • Develop and Implement building procedures and performance measures, promoting best practices and developing better processes.
  • Take charge of all activities like parking, security, facility upkeep, waste disposal, etc.
  • Manage the space allocation and usage system within the facility.
  • Take charge of the space’s budget, accounting and financial operations.
  • Encouraging adherence to health and safety standards. 
  • Supervise all staff facilities staff (custodians, technicians, groundskeepers etc.) and external contractors.
  • Coordinate with vendors and suppliers to ensure that they comply with the procurement processes and deliver quality work.
  • Handle insurance plans and service contracts
  • Plan and coordinate all installations (telecommunications, heat, electricity etc.) and refurbishments
  • Work closely with the kitchen and maker space teams to ensure smooth coordination and operations.
  • Manage the upkeep of equipment and supplies to meet health and safety standards
  • Inspect buildings structures to determine the need for repairs or renovations
  • Review utilities consumption and strive to minimize costs

Ensuring Sustainability

The role is to plan and execute operations in such a way that the learning observatory is maintained and sustained as a green building. 

Some goals of the building the the facilities manager would have to oversee are as follows  –

Aspiration – be a carbon neutral building, which would include management of services for electricity, water, waste and plantation. 

  1. Coordinate with BESCOM and keep track of energy consumption 
  2. Manage water consumption, share data on usage, find ways/technology to reduce water wastage in the building.
  3. Manage waste management systems, and work closely with the people team to change behaviour around waste management.
  4. Ensure sustainability mindset in procurement of materials and equipment for the observatory. Eg. soaps, machines, paper etc.

Event Management

  • Assist in managing Organization events, including venue selection, vendor coordination, and transportation arrangements.
  • Ensure all necessary equipment, materials, and supplies are available for events.
  • Be present during events to provide on-site support, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate event activities.
  • Maintain databases and records related to event planning and execution.

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • Candidates from hospitality / facilities management background are preferred
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
  • Strong email and calendaring skills
  • Prior work experience of event management 
  • Experience in managing budgets and accounts for facilities.
  • Excellent administrative, organisational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment (including prioritisation skills, flexibility toward change, sense of urgency, and dealing with ambiguity)
  • Strong attention to detail, can-do attitude, and ownership mindset
  • Eagerness to learn, collaborate, and share knowledge and experiences across regions and teams

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Communications Manager

Published 2023-11-27

You will be responsible for creating and producing communications material that is disseminated by Quest including writing content for annual reports, programmatic reports, case studies on projects and beneficiaries and profiling the impact of program’s initiatives.

Role and Responsibilities:

In this role, you will contribute towards all aspects of Quest’s brand development and brand activation including:

Communication Strategy, Content and Design

MyQuest Program

  • Articulate the communication strategy including any branding-related work for the MyQuest program and operationalize it. 
    • As part of the strategy, design and deliver creative communication campaigns 
    • As part of strategic program and organization events, strongly build in the communication work to reinforce the program narrative.
    • Weave the organization narrative into the program narrative to build consistency.
    • Be well versed with the program strategy and impact to include key elements into the communication strategy.
  • Co-ordinate with the PR manager and provide content and ensure media presence about the program.
  • Coordinate with the program team to set-up a system of collecting compelling case stories from the field across stakeholders. In some cases, travel to the field to capture in-depth stories that showcase impact and change in lives
  • Provide content (drafting) and editorial support for program communication materials including (but not limited to) quarterly and annual reports, funder reports, posters, flyers, invites and digital media messaging
  • Work strategically with state teams to understand state-specific advocacy and communication needs, such that PR pieces, advocacy pieces and videos speak to the larger program narrative
  • Work closely with the research and data team to understand ground level insights and program impact and design communication strategies around disseminating those 
  • Make regular field visits to be in touch with the program experience and generate communication artifacts based on that experience 

Organization:

  • Anchor the development and execution of the communication strategy for the People and QEL teams to enable the teams to communicate and achieve their objectives within the larger organizational narrative.
  • Support the Product Marketing Manager  – QEL in execution of required collaterals for the team.
  • Provide strategic guidance on achieving these objectives through communications.
  • Anchor the organizational social media strategy in terms of content and media to drive results on agreed upon metrics.
  • Support the development and execution of the communication strategy for the Knowledge Hub and Business Development to enable the teams to communicate and achieve their objectives within the larger organizational narrative.
  • Support the development and execution of the organizational communication strategy.
  • Support in the achievement of strategic and organizational goals and results basis pre-agreed upon metrics. This will apply across programs and functions.

Coordination

MyQuest Program

  • Be the SPOC for all program-related communications materials and adhere to content-creation processes. Ensure written briefs are created collaboratively, completed and signed off on; coordinate with program team for base content, follow-up on timelines for deliverables, field queries and clarifications from MarCom team, ensure early-warning in case content deadlines are not being met.
  • Ensure compliance with organization, program and partner brand guidelines on all program collateral.
  • Establish a social media calendar for the program and ensure content flow in a timely fashion. This includes digital campaigns around key days of relevance
  • Supervise the work of writers in writing and editing case stories tailored to different audiences and platforms (funder reports, social media posts, partner events, website content, program brochures, presentations, etc.)
  • Work closely with creative advisors to ensure that all content created meets the objective.
  • Supervise the work of Communications Officers in building a repository of case studies, photographs, videos, quotes, and media articles for the program
  • Supervise the work of in-house design team in creating communication materials and liaise with the MarCom team for larger design and/or video projects if required.
  • Manage the communication budget and keep track of all spends

 Organization

  • Be the SPOC for all communication requirements from People and the Business Development teams. Understand requirements, provide strategic input to drive results.
  • Be the comms SPOC for the annual staff meet. Support the development of a comms strategy and calendar that will best communicate the event narrative to a larger audience. Hold responsibility for timely development and delivery of all Marcomm output for the event
  • Support the timely content collection, design and dissemination of the Annual Report of 2022 – 23 and lead the same for Annual Report 2023 – 24.
  • Support the larger Marcomm team on org projects like Q2L and other key events in the organizational calendar.
  • Participate and contribute in weekly / monthly team meetings to support the smooth functioning of the Marcomm team
  • Be the SPOC for all tasks related to digital promotion on social media.
  • Share monthly reports on the overall performance of our various social media channels.

 Documentation

  • Liaise with colleagues on field or external vendors, and/or travel to field locations to source compelling images and videos that capture and effectively communicate the essence of the program
  • Basic photography and video documentation of events
  • Ensure digital assets are systematically archived for future use

 Vendor Management

  • Manage external vendors for design, video, and/or other projects as suitable for program needs
  • Be the SPOC for all external vendor relationships

Required attributes: 

  • Multitasking and managing different deliverables within tight deadlines
  • Coordinating across different teams, and managing conflict
  • Responding positively to feedback
  • Ability to take initiative, work independently and make decisions 
  • Creativity and innovative thought process, research and updated about market trends 

Contact / To Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

Program Associate – Schools Program

Published 2023-11-14

The Program Associate will play a vital role in being the connection for the teachers, supporting the teachers in the uptake and completion of the course. They will solve the teachers' queries and ensure all teachers complete the courses on time.

Location: Chitradurga, Karnataka

Role and Responsibilities:

Some of the key engagements of the Program Associate will be as follows.

  • Chatbot Backend: The program Associate will drive discussions on course content, clarify questions, and share weekly reflections and send course deadline reminders
  • Phone calls: To solve technical issues related to the virtual platform. Example: Log in access. Also to offer online tutoring one-on-one for all teachers on course-related areas as well as TOT design & delivery
  • Discussion Forums: Program Associate will manage, supervise and respond to any discussions during online teacher course engagement 
  • MasterClasses: help organize monthly MasterClasses with external guest faculty on interesting thematic areas related to pedagogical skills with the support of training manager.

Program Implementation and Planning

  • Responsible for effective program delivery 
  • Design, plan and execute innovation and experimentation within schools 
  • Contribute to new content development
  • Maintain the database and dashboard, ensure that it is error-free and up to date. Ensure M&E adherence and quality
  • Continuous review of school implementation, monitoring the implementation within the agreed parameters

Training, Content, Capacity Building and Documentation

  • Participate and contribute to Training of Trainers
  • Ensure curriculum completion in school . Give timely feedback on content to facilitators

Relationship Management – Stakeholders 

    • Build relationships with the District government officials, principals and teachers to facilitate smooth implementation of the Program, including liasioning conducting orientations, review meetings, monitoring visits etc.
    • Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure an effective plan and budget is in place and it is adhered to.
  • Anchoring team meetings and catch ups with facilitators/fellows to handhold them throughout the implementation journey 
  • Understand the overall school culture and environment and identify spaces, processes and opportunities to align the project approach into the school to transfer ownership of the project approach to school stakeholders
  • Reporting

 

    • Document and share the best practices in the schools for publication in quarterly newsletters, social media and other channels.
    • Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
  • Generate WhatsApp Bot , digital content app backend report and prepare analysis report on timely basis 
  • Documenting and designing plans for following up with selected learners for in depth intervention to encourage them transition into higher education
  • Use the appropriate M&E tools and the Dashboard to make sure that program implementation is data entered is being captured, represented and that project implementation is on track

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of work experience in facilitation of training, workshop or preferably in the education development sector 
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Kannada (mandatory)
  • Excellent IT skills 
  • Willingness to travel within (50% travel) and outside of the State
  • 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, and other google suite applications.
  • Excited about working with children on life skills and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Associate Manager – L&D, People & Operations

Published 2023-10-25

Lead Learning initiatives, organisation wide, being aware of contextual needs of regions in a dynamic and changing scenario. This role will benefit from having an individual with a growth and innovative mindset.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Excellence in Execution

  • Design and implement learning initiatives
  • Plan execution of initiatives, end to end – from ascertaining need to measurement of effectiveness
  • Implement contextual team/regional learning strategies with focus on value for the learner
  • Program manage the leadership learning journeys
  • Be willing to embrace change and dynamic work environment
  • Content design and deployment for various learning initiatives. This could mean effectively liaising with consultants in some instances who will support in content design
  • Work closely and collaboratively with all stakeholders, internal and external for on time delivery
  • Co-lead org initiatives like induction and skill shacks 
  • Support with development of career pathways for teams across organisation
  • Add to monthly newsletters with effective L&D inputs

 

Relationship Building

  • Build healthy working relationships with internal stakeholders irrespective of role and designation
  • Embody and lead with organisational values and culture at all times and be a role model
  • Building relationships and ongoing conversations with external partners 
  • Identify and open conversation with potential partners externally
  • Be a team player and work effectively with other team members
  • Contribute and actively participate in team planning and review activities

Reporting

  • Ensure all L&D initiatives have reports in place from effectiveness point
  • All initiatives measured in light of org priorities
  • Update data regularly for initiatives led 
  • Record feedback and action for all initiatives

Adherence to systems and processes

  • Adhere to all the finance and HR policies of the organisation
  • Uphold the values of Quest Alliance

Investment in Self-Learning

  • Invest in own learning and growth
  • Draw out own growth pathway and plan with manager on way forward
  • Own journey of learning for self and seek support where needed

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Program Associate, Schools Program

Published 2023-10-25

A program associate will be expected for timely delivery of tasks , on ground implementation of the program and handholding fellows/facilitators throughout their implementation journey.

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities: 

Program Implementation and Planning

  • Design, plan and execute innovation and experimentation within schools including STEM clubs, District campaigns, etc
  • Maintain the database and dashboard, ensure that it is error-free and up to date. Ensure M&E adherence and quality
  • Continuous review of school implementation, monitoring the implementation within the agreed parameters
  • Ensure share-out events , ideathon ,hackathon and other events are planned and conducted in assigned schools
  • Ensure volunteer engagement opportunities are created and encouraged through events such as  Role Model Interactions , 1-1 mentoring etc.

Focused implementation on Tech ,Computational Thinking Curriculum and Intervention with students of assigned school 

  • Infra Setup : Ensure IT lab audit is carried out and report shared with the respective team . Ensure installation of digital content and software in schools where functional labs are available 
  • Chatbot Backend: The candidate will drive discussions on course content, clarify questions and share reflections with the fellows to track the learner’s progress and encourage them 
  • Advanced Coding : Ensure timely capacity building of fellows on the topics is organized . Ensure advanced coding bootcamps are planned and conducted at schools 
  • Ideathon and Hackathon : Plan and ensure the smooth coordination of ideathon , hackathon process at school . Ensure documentation of the process with student artifacts and reflections
    Support fellows/facilitators and technology team in organizing and implementing  the process effectively with all the students 

Curriculum Transaction

  • Work with Govt High Schools: You will be attached to 2 govt schools and will have to facilitate sessions on Life skills, Career skills and Gender, Computational thinking, Digital Literacy, for all the 8th, 9th and 10th grade students of the school on a daily basis
  • Ensure project implementation in the schools, so that Key Performance Indicators of the project are met in a timely fashion
  • Encouraging self learning learning and engagement through WhatsApp Chatbot , toolkit, quest app 

Relationship Building and Stakeholder Engagement

  • Build and manage relationships with school teachers and principals
  • Build and manage relationships with Block/District officials to raise awareness, increase advocacy and have greater buy-in for the program.
  • Support Capacity Building team during teacher trainings
  • Work on capacity and awareness building amongst parents and school staff about the project so that project can become sustainable
  • Parents and teachers orientation and engagement on program objectives

Training, Content, Capacity Building and Documentation

  • Contribute in designing sessions of Training of Trainers
  • Ensure curriculum completion in school . Give timely feedback on content to facilitators/fellows 
  • Participate in Trainings organized and support the training team in conducting the trainings 
  • Ensure the documentation including case studies, photographs, videos of the implementation schools is collected and reaches relevant team members.

Relationship Management – Stakeholders 

  • Build relationships with the District government officials, principals and teachers to facilitate smooth implementation of the Program, including liasioning conducting orientations, review meetings, monitoring visits etc.
  • Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure an effective plan and budget is in place and it is adhered to.
  • Anchoring team meetings and catch ups with facilitators/fellows to handhold them throughout the implementation journey 
  • Understand the overall school culture and environment and identify spaces, processes and opportunities to align the project approach into the school to transfer ownership of the project approach to school stakeholders
  • Ensuring monthly and quarterly reports are prepared and submitted to the district level and block level government officials 
  • Students well being: Knowledge about adolescents developmental issues, ability to talk/support with teachers, parents on emotional wellbeing of adolescents. 
  • Ensure teacher capacity building and workshop is carried out in schools . Plan for smooth implementation and support the implementors

Reporting

  • Document and share the best practices in the schools for publication in quarterly newsletters, social media and other channels.
  • Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
  • Generate Whatsapp Bot , digital content app backend report and prepare analysis report on timely basis 
  • Documenting and designing plans for following up with selected learners for in depth intervention to encourage them transition into higher education
  • Use the appropriate M&E tools and the Dashboard to make sure that program implementation is data entered is being captured, represented and that project implementation is on track. Ensuring error free data backend 
  • Support the central team with case story writing and sharing stories from ground 
  • Ensuring periodic monitoring visits to school to provide feedback and ensure quality of implementation at school level . Ensuring data is filled in kobo.

 

Required skills and Experience:

  • Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in facilitation of training, workshop or preferably in education development sector 
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Kannada(mandatory)
  • Excellent IT skills 
  • Willingness to travel within and outside of the State
  • Ability to train, build 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, and other google suite applications.
  • Excited about working with children on life skills and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Published 2023-10-25

You will be responsible for compiling, reviewing, producing and sharing reports to internal/external audiences. You will be involved in developing the reporting tools to capture qualitative and quantitative data and change stories. Your responsibilities will include tracking changes and evidence-based results against targets and indicators of each program and developing recommendations to further improve results or program design.

As an M&E Officer you will contribute to generating insights (backed by data) to ensure high standards of program implementation.

Role and Responsibilities 

  1. Monitoring and reporting
  2. Support Evaluations, Sharing and Learning internally
  3. Provide technical support in Program Strategy development informed by Evidence based learning
  4. Engage with funders, evaluation organization and collaborative members on aspects of Monitoring and Evaluation

 The role will cover the following:

1.   Monitoring and Reporting

  • Provide technical assistance and training on monitoring and data collection and reporting to employees and program implementation partners
  • Develop reporting tools of high quality to be administered by employees and Master Trainers to capture comprehensive narrative and quantitative data
  • Coordinate all aspects of project monitoring and reporting ensuring data is of high quality and produced on time.
  • Ensure program teams in Jharkhand have appropriate monitoring and reporting indicators and tools in place, in line with Quest Alliance Strategy and donor grant management requirements.
  • Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the program outputs and outcomes.
  • Conduct regular visits to project sites to carry out process monitoring as well as gather feedback from the beneficiaries about the implemented projects and submit detailed reports.
  • Support the State lead in conducting monthly review meetings with team members.
  • Lead on the compilation of the quarterly, half yearly and annual reports.
  • Develop Evidence Based Decision Making systems and train the program team on the technique.
  • Ensure that monitoring and reporting systems, including fieldwork, collection of reports and data entry, are correctly implemented by staff
  • Work closely with the grant management team to synchronize the report

2.     Support Evaluations, Sharing and Learning internally

  • Support in the management of independent and external project based evaluations, such as baseline, endline surveys, including designing & planning for data collection, analysis and report writing in coordination with the Evaluation and Research lead.
  • Managing qualitative data analysis that gets generated through various media in various channels like LMS, App, discussion forums etc.
  • Support with necessary data to produce documents including case studies, study briefs, impact briefs for use by the team

 

3.       Provide technical support in Program Strategy development informed by Evidence   based learning

 

4.      Engage with funders, evaluation organization and collaborative members on aspects of Monitoring and Evaluation

 

 5.     Other duties as required.

  • You maybe occasionally required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which compensatory leave will be granted

 

Eligibility:

  • Postgraduate degree/ qualifications in social sciences or related field
  • At least 2 year of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation with a development organization
  • Understanding of the current M&E trends especially in development organizations
  • Strong data analysis skills (quantitative and qualitative) 
  • Knowledge and experience in use of computer-based data analysis packages such as SPSS and Strata preferred;
  • Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
  • Excellent computer knowledge and understanding of various statistical tools and software.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel to other locations, as per need
  • An interest to look for newer ways of capturing program impact and learnings

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Associate Manager – Content, Youth Program

Published 2023-09-15

As an Associate Manager - Content, Youth Program, you will work as part of the Youth Employability program of Quest Alliance. You will apply your human-centered and learner-centered design skills to help further our mission of creating self-learning experiences for our key stakeholders - learners and educators as part of the Capacity Building team.

You will be instrumental in reaching QUEST’s digital and print curriculum to our stakeholders across India, and also support all quality management & capacity building initiatives of the Capacity Building team.

Role & Responsibilities:

Content Management

  • Anchor the design and development of content by conceptualizing the blueprints
  • Create quality guidelines and design documents to enable effective development of content aligned to larger learning experience standards of Quest Alliance.
  • Review content for quality and alignment with guidelines and standards.

Project Management

  • Plan, create and maintain timeline and tracker tools for managing projects
  • Set up regular cadences such as daily stand ups and daily mailers to closely track project completion, anticipate roadblocks and solve for issues.
  • Own and run the process of creating feedback loops for getting regular feedback on content from program teams
  • Analyze feedback data and implement improvements to content and processes

Support in Training Design and Delivery

  • Review sessions on the content and pedagogy in the ToT design and ensure accurate, updated and comprehensive information is shared
  • Deliver sessions on content if necessary to support the state and program teams

Relationship Management – Stakeholders (internal and external)

  • Orient, support & onboard consultants for projects assigned 
  • Support consultants in review and oversee the quality of delivery     

 

Qualification & Skill Sets

  • Minimum 4 to 6 years of work experience, in content development and project management
  • Experience working on employability, skilling, and 21st century skills.
  • Experience with learning experience design, edtech and pedagogy/androgogy
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in skilling/employability ecosystem
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Hindi 
  • Fluency in MS Office Suite/Google content management tools such a Docs, Spreadsheets, Forms and Slides
  • Willingness to travel when necessary
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Training Officer

Published 2023-08-13

We are looking for an experienced person who has worked in the area of training and content earlier with a focus on government school systems. The role of the Training Officer is going to be critical in supporting the overall content development, review and the capacity building strategy in the region. Having good command and understanding of working in Ed-Tech programmes will be beneficials, the major task of the person will be to develop training & content for students to build computational skills including coding and design learning experiences for students and teachers.

Role and Responsibilities:

Training Delivery, Coordination, and Management  

  • Lead & support the state anchors on Training & Capacity building of internal & external teams for all states of a cascade program with blended learning approach.
  • Creating training designs, facilitating training of trainers, attending trainings, giving feedback on trainings and other program related aspects and so on.
  • Operational oversight of all capacity building aspects of different projects across the states: MCT, Skills build such as conduction of virtual webinars, weekly/fortnightly catch ups with the teams.
  • Coordinating with the Ed-tech team on the smooth implementation of MCT courses across the states.
  • Reviewing and providing feedback on the monitoring and evaluation tools for the scale program. 

Contribute to the Quality implementation of MCT & Skills build 

  • Making sure the recognition strategy is implemented in all the states. 
  • Coordinating with the Communication team in design posters or videos or app related content to support the implementation of the program. 
  • Making regular monitoring visits to interact with the team, oversee school implementation, and ensure program objectives are met.
  • Collect feedback on Toolkits (Quest App and Skill build) from state teams & teachers periodically.

Reporting:

  • Support the Monitoring and Evaluation team in design tools, coordinating to conduct research in different states to assess the impact. 
  • Facilitate timely reviews with state teams about the program implementation.
  • Collect and prepare monthly or quarterly reports on the training insights and recommendations from all the states, as per the requirement.

 

Required skills and Experience: 

  • Minimum 2-4 years of work experience, in capacity building related roles
  • Hands-on experience with working on coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students
  • Prior experience working in government schools
  • Prior experience of facilitating training and workshops for the govt. Teachers and officials at district/state level
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Deep understanding of the National Education Policy and State Curriculum Framework 
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Willingness to travel extensively
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams 

 

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Associate Manager – Talent Acquisition

Published 2023-07-11

In this role, you will play a crucial part in leading the hiring efforts for various functions, including Education Technology, Product Management, Data & Analytics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Program Implementation, Finance, Administration, People, Fundraising, and more. These roles will span across entry-level to senior-level positions, and your expertise in talent acquisition will be vital in ensuring we attract and acquire top-tier professionals.

You will play a critical role in supporting our organization’s growth objectives by ensuring the recruitment and selection of highly skilled professionals who align with our organizational values and contribute to our success. As the Associate Manager, you will be an integral part of our People team at Quest Alliance and report directly to the People Manager.

Role and Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition Strategy:

  • Support  and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives.
  • Collaborate with team leads and leadership team to identify current and future talent needs.
  • Continuously improve recruitment processes and strategies to enhance the candidate experience and increase the quality of hires.

Sourcing and Recruitment:

  • Implement innovative sourcing techniques and utilise various channels to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates.
  • Conduct thorough screening and assessment of candidates, including resume review, phone screenings, interviews, and reference checks.
  • Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive sourcing, networking events, and partnerships.
  • Collaborate with hiring managers to understand position requirements and provide guidance on candidate selection.

Employer Branding and Candidate Experience:

  • Develop and maintain a strong employer brand to attract top talent.
  • Ensure a positive and seamless candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
  • Collaborate with the Communication team to create engaging job advertisements, career pages, and social media content to attract candidates.

Relationship Management:

  • Build and maintain effective relationships with hiring managers, internal stakeholders, and external partners to understand hiring needs and ensure a smooth recruitment process.
  • Partner with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, interview guides, and selection criteria.
  • Provide regular updates and reports to the leadership team on recruitment activities, including key metrics and insights.

 

Onboarding and Talent Development:

  • Collaborate with People PoC and hiring managers to ensure a smooth onboarding process for new hires.
  • Identify opportunities for talent development and succession planning within the organization.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition and make recommendations for continuous improvement.

 

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  • Proven experience in  Talent Acquisition or similar role, preferably in  tech related roles 
  • In-depth knowledge of talent acquisition strategies, sourcing techniques, and recruitment processes.
  • Strong understanding of employment laws and regulations.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive recruitment strategies.
  • Proficiency in applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other relevant HR software.
  • Prior experience of partnering with external consultants or organizations for technical sourcing 
  • Ability to take initiative, manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

 

We are looking for people who have: 

  • Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
  • Can work independently, with minimal supervision and is a go-getter and enjoys interacting with agencies, Institutions and is a great communicator

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Content and Digital Media Officer

Published 2023-06-23

Anchor and enhance Quest Alliance’s content development and publishing. This includes writing authentic, compelling stories and thoughtful updates to bring our mission to life for a variety of audiences and channels. As part of our creative team, you will make sure our communications are both on-brand and effective, driving value for our key stakeholders.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Write and edit content for QA’s digital media channels and other communication collaterals. Support content strategy and create a publishing schedule with the Program + Communications team for the quarterly calendar.
  • Conducting thorough research on sector-related topics QA wants to write about
  • Proofread written content across media, and streamline language and approach for all communication in line with the org. style sheet and other guidelines.
  • Creating, editing, and updating various forms of digital content, such as impact stories, campaign content, news articles, etc.
  • Working with the content strategist team to create content that boost traffic
  • Implementing best SEO practices when writing
  • Ensure all communication adheres to brand standards. Ensure brand safety across all our digital media channels owned and earned.
  • Support production of audio-visual content and compose, edit and format text as needed.
  • Support content editing and designing for newsletters.
  • Support Brand positioning exercises and digital media campaigns (including promotions) for organization and programs (digital and offline) in content, design and implementation.
  • Compile reports / presentations for team meetings, and make recommendations for improvements and changes to optimize our content strategies. 
  • Support the implementation of Quest to Learn communication. 

 

Required skills and Experience: 

  • Bachelors / Masters degree; Communication, Design, Journalism or similar major is a plus
  • 2+ years of experience working with content writing for the development sector in India or with a social media agency. 
  • Excellent English communications skills, both verbal, written and proofreading skills. Knowledge of other languages is a plus.
  • Working knowledge of graphic design is a good-to-have. Knows to work with a basic design tool like Canva / Photoshop. Using video tools like Adobe Spark, Premier Pro, After Effects (or the likes) is a plus.
  • Extensive experience using Microsoft office, Google Suite [Drive, Slides, Sheets and Docs] 
  • Intensive experience in key digital media platforms – Website, Email marketing, and social media
  • Strong attention to detail and presentation skills 
  • Openness to learn and explore new technologies
  • Sound understanding of media landscape – news and social
  • Should be willing to travel

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kerala

Program Associate – Placements (Kerala)

Published 2023-12-13

The Placement Assistance will be part of QUEST Alliance’s Youth Employability program - Youth Program and will be responsible to be a bridge between young people and employment opportunities, he/she will play an important role in achieving its end goal which is to help young people initiate their career journeys by directly interfacing with employers/industries and Placement officers of Vocational Training Institutes (VTIs) & Industrial Training Institute (ITI’s) in the region.

Location: Ernakulam, Kerala

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Providing Placement Support to Industrial Training Institutes and Vocational Training Institutes :
  • Ensuring support to program implementation partners to organize Industry engagement activities effectively and monitoring the same.
  • Building capacity of Placement officers of program implementation partners to plan and organize placement related activities at their institutes. 
  • Planning and organizing trainings for Placement officers
  • Orientation on placement systems and best practices.
  • Conducting Demo’s on Industry engagement activities.

  • Anchoring and Executing Placements strategies & plans in the state of Kerala
  • Making an annual plan and calendar of placement activities in the region by collaborating with regional teams.
  • Planning and Conducting Employer engagement events.
  • Anchor Placement officers engagement through regular calls and review meetings.
  • Planning and Conducting Employer engagement events Including placement fairs. 

  • Relationship Building 
  • Building an active working relationship with representatives of companies, Industry bodies and Placement officers.
  • Building a robust database of employers by networking with employers, industry bodies to make it available to program implementation partners.

  • Team Management  
  • You may have to manage interns or fellows in the program as relevant 
  • Ensure they have clear performance objectives and development plans. 
  •  Support, mentor and coach them as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work. 
  • Serve as a role model at all times  
  • Ensure human resource policy and procedure is adhered to by team 
  • Ensure their  welfare with support from the People team
  • Lead the recruitment and induction of them  

 

Skills Required:

  • Graduate or equivalent
  • Experience in placement of candidates at Fresher level of a NGO or of Technical institutes is preferred.
  • Knowledge of liasioning with companies and experience of industry connect including the role of placement of students within organizations.
  • Previous experience of customer/client contact especially establishing and developing effective links with companies in the relevant discipline/field.
  • Experience of working & training of young adults for Jobs, On the Job Training, etc.
  • Good computer skills (i.e. Good at Data Analysis)
  • Must be able to work to meet the needs of the placements service.
  • Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to traveling across locations
  • A team player and able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged with

Attributes: 

  • Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the placements service. 
  • Willing to undertake external visits & should be open to travelling across Kerala 
  • Must be a team player and be able to negotiate and consult with all those engaged internally and externally within the placement space

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Orissa

Senior Education Officer – Program Implementation

Published 2023-05-23

We are looking for an experienced person who has worked in the area of education, particularly in the govt schooling space. The role has a huge scope of ensuring implementation of the programme in the state through the teachers of the govt school. The personnel should have and proven skills to lead and design training and development of any new content especially in the areas of 21st century skills and STEM. Having good command and understanding of working in Ed-Tech programmes will be beneficials.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Lead and ensure timely execution of all training and capacity building initiatives planned for the internal team, teachers, students and other stakeholders at the district level.
  • Lead and ensure development of content according to the strategy for the programme. In the initial month major focus will be given to the computational thinking and coding skills modules for the students
  • Ensure development of content strategy and its timely implementation
  • Drive experimentation and innovation strategies within the team of program associates working in each district.
  • Ensure that the workplan is being adhered to and implementation of the programme is being done according to the commitments
  • Ensure that the field visit plans are made and adhered to. 
  • Ensure that the team is looking at the data and decisions are being made accordingly
  • Ensure that the monthly planning and review meetings at the district level is being organized, the Programme Associates are prepared for them and supported to facilitate them
  • Identify the CSOs working in each of the district, find synergies and collaborate to work together
  • Support in identifying and building partnerships with non-profits, social entrepreneurs to strengthen the Ed-Tech programme in the state.
  • Conduct policy research in education technology and develop papers for advocacy
  • Serve as a role model at all times  
  • Coordinate training and other capacity-building initiatives for staff as required 
  • Support, mentor and coach the team of Program Associate as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work. 
  • Lead the recruitment , induction and onboarding  of new member for your team you manage 
  • Ensure that the team works together to share learning and to exchange skills
  • Ensure that any incidents of child abuse, child marriage or any other violation of child rights are reported to the program lead 

Required skills and Experience: 

  • Minimum 5-6 years of work experience, in capacity building related roles
  • Hands-on experience with working on coding/ computational  skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students
  • Prior experience working in government schools
  • Prior experience of facilitating training and workshops for the govt. Teachers and officials at district/state level
  • Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
  • Deep understanding of the National Education Policy and State Curriculum Framework 
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Odia (preferred) 
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Willingness to travel extensively
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams 

Contact

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Tamil Nadu

Program Associate

Published 2024-01-24

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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 notforprofit 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

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.

 

About the Role:

Program Implementation and Delivery

  • 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

Relationship Management

  • Develop an Effective working relationship with the VTIs/ TNSDC Colleges of the region externally & also with the internal stakeholders.
  • Building Employer’s network through meetings in coordination with VTIs, Minimum of one employer in a month.
  • Coordinating with placement lead and team members in the state, calling out the required support to organize industry connect activities, and tracking alumni to ensure greater industry engagement in placement systems of the state and in your specified regions.

Reporting

  • Ensure the monitoring data reaches the M&E focal point on time.
  • Use the appropriate M&E tools for reporting.
  • Ensure the conduct of baseline, endline, and other assessments as per the requirements.
  • Follow up with ITIs, VTIs, and Polytechnics to share data of students enrolled/ dropped out and the data of Institutes as required by the M&E framework.
  • Ensure student data is updated in the central database.
  • Ensure trainers and principals 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.
  • Ensure all the program report, including case studies and photographs, reaches the M&E focal point at the stipulated time.
  • Documentation of center, trainer, and student success stories.
  • Participate and contribute to team meetings and reviews.
  • Support all reporting requirements, such as quarter reviews and annual reviews.
  • Ensure VTIs are aware of QUEST reporting requirements, follow up on the same, and document.
  • Ensure that event data is completed within 48 hours of the completion of the event and submitted with proper documentation of the session plan, participants list, report, and photographs.

Qualifications

  • A Master’s degree in Social Work/Rural Management or other development disciplines, with 2-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education/Vocational Training sector
  • Good communication skills in English and regional (Tamil) 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, selfmotivated, 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

Contact

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

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