Role Description:

• Work with Govt. High Schools: You will be attached to 3-4 government schools for regular sessions on coding, life and career skills
• Ensure project implementation in the schools, so that Key Performance Indicators of the project are met in a timely fashion
• Build and manage relationships with school teachers and principals
• Work on capacity and awareness building amongst parents and school staff about the project
• Help students make their projects, and present them in front of various stakeholders
• Plan parents’ meet and other events at the school level, as necessary
• Reporting as per Quest’s standards

Required skills and experience:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or computer applications
• Knowledge of coding 
• Fluency in spoken and written English, Kannada (if applying for Bangalore) and Telugu (if applying for Hyderabad)
• Good communication skills
• Flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Ability to use technology
• Excited about working with children on life skills and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• Willingness to travel

Prefered skills and experience: 1-2 years work experience in an NGO or in a school

No. of positions: Multiple

Location: Patna, Samastipur and Jehanabad in Bihar, and Ahmedabad in Gujarat

Employment type: Fixed term Employment Contract

Contact

The last date to apply is 10th October 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications.

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

We look forward to your application.

In partnership with BEPC (Bihar Education Project council) Quest is running Anandshala program across 996 Govt schools of Samastipur District. In April 2018, the program has expanded to Deoghar, Jharkhand as part of Dasra Education Collaborative and the programme is being implemented with the support of two local partner NGOs having Quest playing the role of technical support and funding. The main objective of this program is to make the School a Joyful learning space for building essential skills of students to become independent thinkers. 

S/he will be responsible for overall Monitoring, Research and Communication Unit of Anandshala Program.

Contact

The last date to apply is 10th July 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

You will part of a team working with the Industrial Training Institute and managing 3-4 ITIs. It is an exciting role for a person who will get opportunity to coach and mentor the trainers in ITIs to help youth people get access to Career Development Courses.

MyQuest

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 use of dictionaries for vernacular translations.

Over the last 5 years we have reached more than 100,000 youth and endeavour to reach the next 100,000 till 2018. QUEST has partnered with some leading CSRs in the skills development space and has catalysed the investment of more than Rs. 100 million towards projects for various partner organizations.

Responsibilities: 

Work with I.T.Is:

1. You’ll be attached to 3-4 institutes where your role will be mentor and coach the ITI trainers to take Employability Skills and Career Development sessions and prepare students for a bright career.
2. Build relationship with the ITI Principals, Master Trainers and Placement Officers to facilitate smooth implementation of the Program
3. Co-facilitate trainings using QUEST Alliance’s blended learning curricula (which includes industry interfacing activities and project work)
4. Experiment with new ideas to engage young people in Bihar towards career development
5. Work with MyQuest Placement Officer and support partnerships with employers in Bihar for placement of youth trained in MyQuest ITIs and vocational centres in Bihar
6. Develop and maintain a database of potential partners and employers who can contribute towards our work in Bihar
7. Develop a network of employers for the ITIs who can provide industry exposure to students through guest lectures, industry visits as well as for placements.

Skill Required

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any discipline
• Enthusiasm to take up challenges and lead from the front. Some exposure or work experience, preferably in the Education / youth development is an advantage.
• Willingness to work with young people and help them make meaning of their lives.
• Fluency in spoken and written English as well as vernacular language
• Good communication skills
• Ability to train youth and youth facilitators
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Location: Gaya, Bihar

Contact

The last date to apply is 30th April 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application!

As a volunteer, you are expected to spend time from 30th Sep to 30th Nov 2019 in Quest Alliance Bangalore office. Your working hours will be from 10am to 4PM, Monday through Friday. Your key focus areas will be:

• Data entry: You will work with our impact team to enter data from hard copies of 250 forms.
• Desk research: You will do some internet research for some content development areas for engineering students

What will you get in lieu of your work?

You will recieve a letter of acknowledgement from Quest Alliance to validate the 30 days of work you will do with us.

We are a fun place to work in and your breakfast with lunch is covered by us!

Contact

Did you know that Quest Alliance has won The Best Place to Work in nonprofit Category for two consecutive years?

Please write to Rohan rohan@questalliance.net or Tanvi tnegi@questalliance.net to grab your opportunity now!

You will be part of the Impact team which is part of the Knowledge hub of Quest Alliance. You will be involved in developing the reporting tools to capture qualitative and quantitative data. Your responsibilities will include tracking changes and evidence based results against targets and indicators of each project and sharing insights with the relevant team members

Responsibilities:

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 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 team has appropriate monitoring and reporting indicators and tools in place, in line with Quest Alliance Strategy and donor grant management requirements.
• Document and measure the quality of program implementation 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. This may constitute 15-20% of the Monitoring Officer’s time.
• Lead on the compilation of monthly review meetings.
• Generate and compile quarterly, half yearly and annual report as well as ad-hoc reports that may be requested by the state or project lead.
• 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.

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

• Support the program managers in planning and managing the program review meetings to ensure that evaluation and monitoring data informs program implementation and development.
• Support the program team to appropriately format and disseminate project results and impact to program stakeholders (including beneficiaries) at national, state, district and partner level working closely with the Communication team.

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 a related field
• Minimum 2 years experience in program monitoring preferably in education, skills development and livelihood sector
• Understanding of the current M&E trends especially in development organisations
• The ideal candidate should be driven by a desire to achieve process excellence and be comfortable in interpreting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data
• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
• Excellent computer knowledge and understanding of various data analytics packages
• 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
• Proficiency in English and a regional language required

Location: Bangalore

No.of. positions: 1

Contact

The last date to apply is 15th October 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application!

The role requires 40% field travel across Delhi, Gujarat, NE, Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Role description:

Support Content Development and Implementation

• Support the Facilitator & Content Development Manager in designing and developing the content strategy in line with the organizational goals, national framework and donor requirement.
• Implement the annual work-plan of the Facilitator & Content Development team.
• Lead on content development projects as designated at MyQuest and Identify suitable consultants and working with them closely by giving timely input and feedback.
• Work closely with the QEL (Quest Experience Lab) team while the digital content is being developed for MyQuest by sharing the needs, giving feedback on the draft content and supporting them in content testing.
• Support QEL in testing and user research.

Support MyQuest Training of Trainers (TOTs)

• Lead training of trainers for ITI and VTI ecosystems across regions.
• Support capacity building of external Master Trainers – ITI & VTI.
• Anchor TOT Resource Library.
• Manage TOT reports.
• Provide dashboard data support when needed.

Contribute to Quality management initiatives of Facilitator and Content Development Team

• Conduct S2S (Skills to Succeed) Quality Audit (Check the quality of training and content initiates at partner Vocational Training Institutes) – 1 per month.
• Co-develop & Implement quality assessments for VTI trainers.
• Anchor Learning Days.
• Collect feedback on Toolkits (Quest online and offline content) from Trainers & Students.

Other duties as required

• Support in data collection, impact assessment and content development initiatives of Facilitator and Content Development team.
• Participate and contribute 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.
• Other duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for which time compensatory leave can be taken.

Required skills and Experience

• A Master’s degree in HR/Social Work or other development disciplines.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience of content development in the Employability Skills sector.
• Minimum 2 year experience of conducting Training of Trainers, with a clear understanding of adult learning and basic facilitation techniques for adults.
• Ability to strategize capacity building measures of other facilitators, mentor and support them.
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player.
• Knowledge of issues in education quality and the social development sector in India.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi written and spoken and any 1 South Indian language will be a bonus.
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet.

Job location: Bangalore

Reporting to : Manager- Facilitator & Content Development

Team: The person will be part of the MyQuest Facilitator & Content Development team. The team consists of 2 facilitator Development Coordinators who will be based in Delhi and Bangalore, and the Manager who is based in Bangalore. All 4 members in the team will lead TOTs,  support each other and the larger MyQuest team in Facilitator Development. The team works closely with all the state teams of MyQuest and also liaison with other Content Development and M&E teams of Quest Alliance.

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by September 15th. No C.Vs will be entertained.

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

Contact

Responsibilities:

Support trainers & Facilitators in Industrial Training Institutes

• Visit ITIs and VTCs to support trainers with curriculum planning, delivery of content etc
• Conduct sessions with students, as needed.
• Develop effective working relationships with ITI Principals; VTC Coordinator.
• Following up with ITIs; VTCs to share data of students and Institutes as required by M&E framework.
• Conduct monthly/quarterly review meetings with program stakeholders – centre heads, trainers etc.
• Ensure that the trainers and centres gradually become independent and adept at using the content.

Participate and contribute in training of trainers.

• Identify the training needs
• Support with the Coordination of the training
• Facilitate training as and when required
• identification of VTC and ITI partners in your region 

Documentation and reporting

• As per requirements, conduct baseline and endline tests/Focus Group Discussions for youth who enrol in a project, as and when needed.
• Responsible for the coordination and for writing reports as per the project requirement
• Documentation of Centre, trainer and students success stories

Contributing to Industry Engagement Strategies in Karnataka

• Building Employers network through meetings, Minimum 1 employer in a month.
• Co-ordinating; facilitating Industry Engagement activities – Inviting employers to do guest lectures at Institutes; organising placement events.

 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 Gujarti
• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
• Ability to train facilitators and youths for vocational training programme
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Knowledge of issues in vocational training space and the social development sector in India.
• Proficient in MS Office tools, and Internet.
• High interest in technology

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

No.of positions: 1

Reporting to: Program Officer

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Can travel 1 week to 10 days in a month

Skill Sets:

• Have facilitated workshops in the past
• Ability to train youth and youth facilitators
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by 15th September. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

Role Description

• Analyse actual and projected expenses against direct program costs to predict annual overhead rate for effective management of organization resources;
• Collaborate with Finance Managers and Project leads to determine revenue pipeline;
• Track actual program revenue and projected program revenue 
• Incorporate new projections to develop total revenue pipeline 
• Use trend and Management Budget to develop monthly projections for overhead expenses;
• Develop monthly projection of both direct and overhead costs for presentation to the Director – FAIT
• Maintain Annual Organization Budget;
• Prepare annual budget for approval of QUEST Alliance Board of Directors;
• Create and maintain Management Budget which incorporates changes from Approved Budget
• Update budget monthly to incorporate actual costs;
• Work with Program Development and FAIT leads to develop overhead budgets 
• Report Overhead expenses to Director – FAIT, and as appropriate
• Provide analysis as to spending versus targets;
• Develop shared resources labour analysis and compare actual project labour with budgeted labour;
• Assist Business Development team and Director – FAIT to develop annual budget projections and to do quarterly spending forecasts

 Others

• Participate in team meetings and reviews, employee 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
• Other duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for which time compensatory leave can be taken.

Reporting to – Direct Finance Admin and IT (FAIT) with dotted reporting line to Chief Operating Officer (COO)

We are looking for people who:

• Are experienced in financial analysis
• Is a go getter and can work independently, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Skill Sets:

• MBA Preferred in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance with 6+ years related experience.
• Experience preparing cost proposals for CSR solicitations.
• Experienced in preparing financial reports catering to different needs of the organisation
• 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 oral and written communication skills in English

Location: Bangalore

Contact

The last date to apply is 21st August 2019.​We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application.

Your work will involve

1. Designing, developing and implementation

• Anchor MyQuest’s self-employment (SE) strategy
• Develop a program blueprint that integrates self-employment as a critical component of Quest’s work with youth. This will involve dedicated strategies for the following target segments:
  1. Young people from the community (out of school, out of/without work)
  2. Young people studying Industrial Training Institutes

2. Build a network of Self Employment focusses partners- NGOs, government agencies, technical support agencies etc.
3. Work closely with the network to learn, sharpen and enrich our focus on Self Employment
4. End to end management of Self Employment projects, geared to meet desired results
   1. Work with partners on project design
   2. Support state teams on implementation and participate in review calls/meetings with partners
   3. Co-own project outputs with state teams and external partners
   4. Build capacity of teams if needed
5. Work with communications team to create a repository of Self Employment success stories from across the spectrum
6. Work closely with the M&E team to monitor and evaluate the initiatives

Location: Bangalore

Reporting to – Director Youth programs

Skills, Attitude and Knowledge

1. Master’s degree in Social Work/Rural Management or associated development streams with minimum 6 or more years work experience preferably in the Skills and/or Self Employment spaces
2. Demonstrated project management skills
3. Knowledge of self-employment initiatives being supported by government, CSR etc
4. Knowledge of issues in youth employability and the social development sector in India
5. Should be willing to travel 1-2 weeks a month
6. Driven by passion and zeal to achieve outputs and outcomes

Contact

The last date to apply is 12th August 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application!

Your work will involve:

Industry Engagement

• Building primary and secondary knowledge of the hiring and recruitment needs of companies in key Quest states – Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi / NCR, Maharashtra and North East states
• Create pan India partnerships for recruitment of Quest youth, especially targeting multi state businesses, big brands, industry clusters like MSME federations etc.
• Participate in online and offline forums/ conferences etc to network with industry bodies and companies.
• Explore different partnership models with companies that go beyond placements. Eg: industry representatives offering their expertise to training centres through guest lectures, bringing workplace realities into the classrooms through short orientation videos, training batches of youth for specific work opportunities in partnership with companies etc.
• Working closely with Quest state teams and placement manager/ officers to drive placement and Industry engagement locally.
• Ensure industry database is up to date and being used actively.

Placements

• Develop an efficient and effective placement system for MyQuest program that caters to close to 500 training centres (vocational institutes and ITIs).
• Anchor annual placement calendar and ensure placement officers in state teams are geared up to deliver on commitments made.
• Explore all possible avenues for young people to initiate work after training- apprenticeships, internships, formal jobs
• Supervise and mentor placement manager/ officers in MyQuest team and support them in developing and executing their plans.
• As and when needed, train placement officers in partner NGOs and ITIs in collaboration with respective state teams.
• Help content team develop industry and placements facing content as and when needed.

Reporting to – Director Youth programs

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the challenges India’s youth are facing in initiating their career journeys
• Can work independently, with minimal supervision and is a go-getter and enjoys interacting with corporate India and is a great communicator
• Can deal with ambiguity and proactively explore solutions
• Can supervise, mentor and support placements officers situated in different MyQuest state/regional teams

Skill Sets:

• Strong affinity in Marketing and Partnership Building. Some experience in sales and marketing is a plus
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal. Knowledge of Hindi and regional languages is a bonus
• Expert Microsoft Office Suite user
• Comfortable with spending more time outside the office for primary research and meetings would be required

Contact

The last date to apply is 30th July 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

We look forward to your application!

As a Development Engineer at QEL, you will apply your technical skills to develop and grow this technology enabled product and make it world class. You will be doing exciting work and thinking through how technology can be used in a humane way to create amazing learning experiences for young people, that would get them ready for future and work. You will engage with a team of technologists, engineers, designers and researchers to imagine, develop and grow not only Quest App, but also other tech based innovations being developed as part of Quest Experience Lab.

It’s a great opportunity to build an exciting long term career in technology, with a purpose! You would contribute in a big way, to our learners experience being more intuitive and fun.

Key Responsibilities :

• Undertake the development of Quest App, built in PHP and MySQL, including writing APIs for both Android and Webapp
• Incremental changes to the Quest App and its features based on the feedback received from the users research and sales team.
• Manage the day today functioning and upkeep of the AWS server and ensure efficient working of it
• Manage the content upload into the App backend. This would include Directory upload to AWS S3, Dropbox, CSV upload etc.
• Undertake version control in BitBucket and AWS.
• Incremental development and maintenance of the offline webapp solution for Raspberry Pi server.

Qualifications & Skills :

• 2-3 years of hands on work experience in Codeigniter and Laravel for PHP and MySQL development.
• People with Engineering and other Technology based Diploma/Degrees would be preferred.
• Any experience on working with offline web solutions would be super useful.
• Knowledge of API development and integration
• Candidates with prior experience of working with the following is a must:
  • Git
  • BitBucket
  • MySQL Workbench
• Expert in using Linux bash commands and Cron job

Contact

The last date to apply is 6th June 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application.

Quest Experience Lab (QEL) is a multidisciplinary product team at Quest Alliance, that  works at intersection of research, design and technology for learning. It creates cutting edge learning solutions, that are enabled by technology, for the education and employability sector. As a team, QEL is continuously working on new innovations using emerging tech in combination with design thinking, to make our products thoughtful, smart and engaging for the users

Quest App is our flagship product, and is a digital learning platform developed for students and facilitators to learn 21st Century skills anytime, anywhere contributing to their personal and professional growth. Quest App is built using gamification principles, and is available as an online/offline webapp as well as a mobile app. We have been exploring the integration of emerging tech like AI, AR/VR as well as interesting hardware solutions to enhance the learning experience further. There are already 25000+ users, learning using Quest App and we want to grow this number of 1 Million in the next 5 years. It has been developed with support from partners like Accenture, Cisco and LinkedIn.

As a Technology Manager at QEL, you will apply your technical skills to develop and grow this technology enabled product and make it world class. You will be doing exciting work and thinking through how technology can be used in a humane way to create amazing learning experiences for young people, that would get them ready for future and work. You will engage with a team of technologists, engineers, designers and researchers to imagine, develop and grow not only Quest App, but also other tech based innovations being developed as part of Quest Experience Lab.

It’s a great opportunity to build an exciting long term career in technology, with a purpose! You would contribute in a big way, to our learners experience being more intuitive and fun.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the design & development of Web & Android based tech products, starting with user journey mapping to production to release cycle.
• Lead a team of engineers working with different technologies (PHP, MySQL, Kotlin, XML, HTML etc).
• Holding timelines, production processes with the tech partners as well as internal team members and ensuring the deliverables are met on time with maximum perfection.
• Ensuring the development of strong backend tech architecture and debugging systems. Bring in the attitude of a problem solve.
• Iterative development and incremental changes to the App and its features based on the feedback received from the users research and sales team.
• Bring in the understanding of new tech innovations from around world and integrate them to the solutions being built by the Quest Experience Lab.
• Work with different technology tools like Firebase, Google Analytics etc for data and analytics management for the app.
• Be responsible for management, upkeep and upgrade of AWS Server.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 3-5 years of hands on work experience in tech development and management (Applicants outside of this window could also be considered, provided the applicants are really strong candidates for the role)
• People with Engineering and other Technology based Diploma/Degrees would be preferred.
• Candidates with prior experience of working with the following would be preferred:
  • Miro
  • Invision
  • Zeplin
  • Trello
  • Git
  • BitBucket
  • MySQL Workbench
  • Bugzilla etc for product development
• Ability to work with tech developers who use:
  • Codeigniter and Laravel for PHP
  • Android Studio IDE, Kotlin and XML for Android development
• Skills in GNU/Linux (Ubuntu and Debian) server management and expert in using Linux bash commands and Cron job
• Any experience on working with offline web solutions would be super useful.
• Knowledge of API development and integration & Raspberry Pi board and Raspbian OS would be good to have.

Job location: Bangalore

Reporting to: Associate Director Quest Experience Lab

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by May 31st. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

Role Description

Grant Management 

Supporting the Grants and Procurement Manager by

• Verify proposals and budget, verify partner’s statutory documents, prepare grant agreements
• Follow up with grantees on sub grant invoice, utilization certificates and deliverable report
• Verify data along with Database manager

Admin coordination

• Travel and logistics arrangement
  • Arrange local travel for staff or guest in Bangalore location and other locations as required.
  • Support in venue booking for program related events
• Support with bill settlement and reimbursement
  • Checking reimbursements, purchase requests and calling out errors and working with respective team members in finance team to ensure an efficient travel reimbursement and procurement process.
  • Supporting the Program Managers with bill reimbursement and settlement
  • Data entry of invoices/ receipts into the system
• Maintaining event calendar and coordination for Program
  • updating the quarterly calendar for Secondary school
  • Coordinating with other teams and blocking their calendars for events.

Required skills and Experience:

• A graduate with Minimum 3 – 10 years of work experience, in NGO sector
• Strong communication skills in English both written and verbal. Knowledge of Hindi and other regional languages is a bonus
• Expert Microsoft Office Suite user
• Experience in office admin management
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

 Prefered skills and Experience:

• worked on grant management

Job location: Bangalore

Reporting to : Director Finance, Admin & IT

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by May 28th. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

You will play a critical role in inspiring change at all stages of Quest App’s development through exciting written, oral, and visual representation of your research findings. These findings would inform the identification and development of important engagement strategies for Quest App.  You would contribute in a big way to the learner’s experience on app being more intuitive and fun.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Build and drive user centric mindset in the team driven by user research
• Lead the design, systems creation and implementation of user research thought process for Quest App, using appropriate design thinking and research methodologies.
• Understanding of users, their goals/aspirations/environments/pain points along with how the is App being received by the user, would then help identify and develop engagement strategies for the App. This would contribute to enhancing the number of active and repeat users for Quest App.
• Churn out meaningful insights from the data related to user behavior from Quest App, to further the understanding of users.
• Learn, evaluate and recommend new tools and methods to support the work of the Learning Experience and design team for QEL.
• Model insights gained from user research into standardised user personas and user journey maps, to drive the organizational understanding of the users.
• Be informed of digital trends and competitive softwares, that would support and standardize user research systems and processes and strengthen them.
• Build capacities of other team members at Quest Alliance on carrying out user research and deriving meaningful insights.

Qualification & Skill Sets

• 1-3 years of relevant work experience (Applicants outside of this window could also be considered provided, the applicants are really strong candidates for the role)
• Minimum Graduation in any discipline. Applicants with Design Degree/Diploma would be prefered
• Prior experience of using design thinking to solve for problems would be preferred
• Passion for understanding users and making products user centric
• Passion for Data driven decision making
• Be able to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research
• Understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply these from discovery to production to post-launch
• Be able to collaborate well with the internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), to be able to tell the story based on research findings in an articulate and objective manner.
• Keen attention to details

Contact

The last date to apply is 31st May 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application.

As Senior Program Manager, you will lead the Secondary School program at Quest Alliance. You will design the program and ensure it is delivered with the highest quality by ensuring there are systems and processes in place, the team is managed well and relationships are built at state and national level with government, NGOs etc. It is an exciting role for a person who has proven experience of working with secondary school related projects particularly with proven experience of working on coding/ computationaL skills in India.

You’ll lead a 12-15 people team, with 4-5 team members reporting to you directly. These will include Project Manager, Content and Capacity building coordinators, M&E and Data associates etc.

Role & Responsibilities:

Program design and Management

• Using a consultative approach, design and develop the program in line with the organizational goals and national educational/ adolescent framework
• Ensure needs assessments are conducted systematically and there is impact measurement system in place to track performance.
• Develop and incorporate program sustainability strategies into the existing and future program and projects
• Lead the development of systems to ensure high quality delivery of the program
• Mentor and supervise the entire program implementation team

Program performance management

• Develop a detailed project work plan and timetable for delivery of the project
• Work closely with other teams who are contributing to the project/ program
• Work with the monitoring and evaluation focal persons to develop monitoring and reporting systems aligned with Strategic Framework and donor requirement
• Ensure that the donor timelines are adhered to
• Guide and support program team during program review and design processes

Relationship building and sustaining them

• Develop, maintain and manage different stakeholders relationship at national, state, and district level
• Ensure ongoing management of partnerships with NGOs, CSOs and State governments as necessary for effective, coordinated delivery
• Interface with the donor(s) regularly
• Ensure program reports are submitted on time to donors and partners,
• Support in writing proposals to grow the program

Developing and Managing budgets

• Development and management of program budget.
• Monitor program budget to ensure that the spending is kept within the budgeted amount
• Ensure that the existing finance procedures and policies are complied with technical expertise

• Provide technical input to internal team on instructional design and pedagogy support
• Oversee content development and provide input for the training design for the program.

Required skills and Experience:

• Minimum 8 – 10 years of work experience, in secondary school related projects
• Hands on experience on working on coding/ computational skills/ STEM and life and career skills for school students
• Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in education ecosystem
• Experience of managing projects, tight deadlines and teams of people for at least 5 years
• Post Graduate degree/ qualifications in Youth Development/ International Development/ Social work/ Rural Development or Related field
• Experience in managing M&E and project finances
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English and Hindi
• Proven experience of networking and building relationships with government , NGOs and donors
• Excellent IT skills
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Ability to train, build capacity of, and manage relationship with partner NGOs
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Prefered skills and Experience:

• Loves technology, any sort of direct work on ed tech projects
• Prior experience in managing donor relationships

Job location: Bangalore

Reporting to: COO

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by May 1st, 2019. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

Responsibilities
1. Programme Implementation, Monitoring, and Reporting.
2. Relationship and partnership Management.
3. People management
1. Programme Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting.
● Take responsibility for effective program delivery , review implementation,
monitor within the agreed standards
● Ensure there is work plan in place for the region and everyone is able to
contribute and implement accordingly.
● Identify and develop learning within program and facilitate the capturing of
these learnings.

● 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.
● Work together with M&E focal point to track program Progress based on
the Monitoring and Evaluation framework.
● Lead on reporting both internal and external, in accordance with the
program M&E framework and based on the regular reporting agreements
of the project.
● Contribute to the development of the project budget
● Ensure the spending is within the budgeted limits and the financial policies
are adhered to.

2. Relationship and partnership building and Management.
● Identify, develop and manage relevant partnerships with other CSOs to
implement the program effectively
● Develop and sustain the relationship with the Government Education
departments and other concerned departments
● Coordinate effective field visits for the donors to understand the progress
of the program being implemented this would include scheduling
appointment with relevant government ministries.
● Lead and participate in all program events to raise the profile of the
organisation.
● Represent Quest Alliance in local and state forums and platforms
● Identify appropriate stakeholders and partners for program delivery as and
when required.
● Ensure MoUs with key partner organisations are in place and operational;
● 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

3. People management
● Ensure that all employees have clear performance objectives and
development plans.
● Manage Program Officers, ensuring that they are clear on the change they
are contributing to and on their roles and responsibilities.
● Support, mentor and coach the Program Officers as part of their
professional development and help them to be highly effective in their
work.

● Ensure that program officers work together to share learning and to
exchange skills
● Ensure the Program officers are able to manage their team effectively

Qualifications:
● A Postgraduate degree in any discipline
● 4-5 years of work experience preferably in the Education sector
● Proven ability to network and establish collaborative relationships with a variety
of actors, including Education department
● Good understanding and practical experience of STEM
● Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and in Kannada
(for Bangalore based role) and Telegu for the Telangana based role
● Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make sound operational decisions
● Ability to lead teams
● Strong team player able to work under own initiative
● Willingness to travel extensively
● Managing remote teams
● A strong personal commitment to the values of Quest Alliance

Location: Bangalore & Hyderabad

No.of positions: 2
Project Coordinator Karnataka based out of Bangalore
Project Coordinator Telangana based out of Hyderabad

Reporting to: Program Manager

We are looking for people who:
● Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and
employability domain
● Have an exposure to work on STEM on careers

● Can work with ambiguity
● Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player

Skill Sets:
● Have Managed teams in the past
● Ability to network and build relationship with the government
● Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by April 20th,2019. No C.Vs will be entertained.
Women candidates are encouraged to apply!
Due to the enormity of applications received , Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted! We look forward to your application.

As a MyQuest Facilitator at Quest Alliance, you will work as part of a program that aims to work with a million young people over the next 5 years, helping them build knowledge, skills and attitude to succeed in work and beyond.

Role Description:

Facilitation in ITIs – 60%

• Building relationships with the ITIS and maintaining relationships with the principals through formal communication and reporting.
• Facilitating sessions in ITIS
• Planning time table, as per schedule given by the institute
• Making sure requisite material is available in your class
• Taking sessions and complete coursework as planned
• Being updated with your skills
• Conducting parents engagement activities
• Ensuring you stay connected with students to help them with job openings and career support after they graduate

Organising Career connect activities – 20%

• Implementing all relevant career connect activities
• Building an employer database of at least 5 employers per trade for each of the Institute
• Connecting students to internship/ apprenticeship/ employment opportunities
• Developing network of employers who can offer exposure, internships, apprenticeships, jobs;
• Organising placement events and ensuring healthy training to work transition, with support from other team members
• Conducting market scan activities
• Being aware of your students and have a through understanding on who wants to work, who wants to study further and who’s confused about post training decision

Monitoring and reporting – 10%

• Providing regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
• Using the appropriate M&E tools for reporting
• Ensuring all the program report including case studies, photographs reaches the M&E focal point at the stipulated time
• Ensuring students data is updated in the database
• Making sure trainers and principal at the institute know about our work through simple monthly reports

Others – 10%

• Participating in team meetings and reviews, staff engagement activities
• Seeking regular capacity building support from team
• Adhering to all the finance and HR policies of the organisation
• Upholding the values of Quest Alliance
• Organising donor visits
• Other duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for which time compensatory leave can be taken.

Skill Required: 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any discipline
• Enthusiasm to take up challenges and lead from the front. Some exposure or work experience, preferably in the Education / youth development is an advantage.
• Willingness to work with young people and help them make meaning of their lives.
• Fluency in spoken and written English as well as vernacular language
• Good communication skills
• Ability to train youth and youth facilitators
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Location: Mumbai and Jaipur

No.of. positions: 1 position for each of the locations

Contact

The last date to apply is 12th August 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

Quest Alliance has been working in the secondary school for the past few years. Last year we rolled-out a program to build life skills and career skills using scratch as a medium among adolescent girls (grade 8 and 9) from government schools in urban areas of Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi and reached out to 5500 girls.  The program is being implemented through two models, directly by Quest Employees and through implementation partners. Now we are going to scale up the intervention to a few more states and aim to reach 200,000 adolescent girls by the end of three years. We are looking for people who have experience in working with adolescents from government schools that focus on coding/ computational skills/ STEM/ life skills/ gender.

Responsibilities: 

1. Program Implementation and Quality

• Operational oversight of the district
• Ensure operational plans are in place to achieve high quality delivery against program objectives, quality standards and targets.
• lead the planning and review meetings for your district
• Support the Regional Coordinator 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
• Lead the planning and execution of district level events such as hackathon, summer camp through the Facilitators

 2 . Working with partners  and government functionaries

• Build and maintain strong relationships with delivery partners and the government functionaries
• Ensure all partners receive the appropriate support and updates to implement the program effectively.
• Ensure additional support needs of the partners are identified, assessed and any reasonable adjustments are made to the Partner’s journey.
• Support the development and implementation of innovative Partner engagement and retention processes.
• Support with the donor visits to the district
• Facilitate visits of donors volunteers and government agencies with support from implementing partners.

3. People and Performance Management

• Provide leadership and high quality performance management to a team of Facilitators, empowering them to deliver to a high standard.
• Build the capacity to excel in their roles, supporting their professional development. Support, mentor and coach the facilitators as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work.
• Recruit and induct new staff.
• Implement all relevant People policies and procedures.
• Ensure all employees managed have updated C.Vs, professional goals and they receive periodic feedback on their performance.

4. Financial Management :

• Ensure that financial procedures, practices and values are adhered to across the team.
• Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure effective budget is in place and it is adhered to

5. Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure all the relevant data for your district is available on time
• Ensure the monitoring tools are understood by the partners and team and is used for reporting
• Support the M&E 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.

6. Other (5%)

• Other duties as required.
• You may be required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which compensatory leave will be granted

Required skills and experience:

• A Graduate/Postgraduate degree in any discipline (preferably social work, development, education, gender studies, rural development)
• 3-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education sector
• Proven ability to network and establish collaborative relationships with a variety of actors, including Education department
• Willingness to travel extensively
• A strong personal commitment to the values of Quest Alliance

Prefered skills and Experience:

• Loves technology, any sort of direct work on ed tech projects
• have previous experience of working on tech related work

Location: Jaipur and Ahmedabad 

No.of positions: 2

Reporting to: Sr. Program Manager

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
• Have an exposure to work on STEM on careers
• Can work with ambiguity
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player

Skill Sets:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and vernacular of the state
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make sound operational decisions
• Strong team player able to work under own initiative
• Ability to network and build relationship with the Government and Non government organisations
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by September 20th ,2019. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to your application.

As a MyQuest Facilitator at Quest Alliance, you will work as part of a program that aims to work with a million young people over the next 5 years, helping them build knowledge, skills and attitude to succeed in work and beyond.

Role Description:

Facilitation in ITIs – 60%

• Building relationships with the ITIS and maintaining relationships with the principals through formal communication and reporting.
• Facilitating sessions in ITIS
• Planning time table, as per schedule given by the institute
• Making sure requisite material is available in your class
• Taking sessions and complete coursework as planned
• Being updated with your skills
• Conducting parents engagement activities
• Ensuring you stay connected with students to help them with job openings and career support after they graduate

Organising Career connect activities – 20%

• Implementing all relevant career connect activities
• Building an employer database of at least 5 employers per trade for each of the Institute
• Connecting students to internship/ apprenticeship/ employment opportunities
• Developing network of employers who can offer exposure, internships, apprenticeships, jobs;
• Organising placement events and ensuring healthy training to work transition, with support from other team members
• Conducting market scan activities
• Being aware of your students and have a through understanding on who wants to work, who wants to study further and who’s confused about post training decision

Monitoring and reporting – 10%

• Providing regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
• Using the appropriate M&E tools for reporting
• Ensuring all the program report including case studies, photographs reaches the M&E focal point at the stipulated time
• Ensuring students data is updated in the database
• Making sure trainers and principal at the institute know about our work through simple monthly reports

Others – 10%

• Participating in team meetings and reviews, staff engagement activities
• Seeking regular capacity building support from team
• Adhering to all the finance and HR policies of the organisation
• Upholding the values of Quest Alliance
• Organising donor visits
• Other duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for which time compensatory leave can be taken.

Skill Required: 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any discipline
• Enthusiasm to take up challenges and lead from the front. Some exposure or work experience, preferably in the Education / youth development is an advantage.
• Willingness to work with young people and help them make meaning of their lives.
• Fluency in spoken and written English as well as vernacular language
• Good communication skills
• Ability to train youth and youth facilitators
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams

Location: Mumbai and Jaipur

No.of. positions: 1 position for each of the locations

Contact

The last date to apply is 12th August 2019.​ We request you to apply at the earliest as we will begin the selection process as soon as we start receiving applications. The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here.

No C.Vs will be entertained. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

Quest Alliance has been working in the secondary school for past few years. Last year we rolled out a program to build life skills and career skills using scratch as a medium among adolescent girls (grade 8 and 9) from government schools in urban areas of Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi and reached out to 5500 girls.  The program is being implemented through two models, directly by Quest Employees and through implementation partners. Now we are going to scale up the intervention to few more states and aim to reach 200,000 adolescent girls by end of three years. We are looking for people who have experience in working with adolescents from government schools that focus on coding/ computational skills/ STEM/ lifeskills/ gender. 

It is an exciting role for a person who has proven experience of working with secondary school related projects in India.

We currently have openings in Jaipur, Guwahati, Patna and Vijayawada for this role.

Quest Alliance is looking for Senior Program Officers to support our work in Rajasthan, Assam, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh with the Government secondary schools on STEM.

Responsibilities

1. Programme Implementation and quality
2. Working with partners
3. People and performance management
4. Financial management
5. Monitoring, and Reporting.

1. Program Implementation and Quality

• Operational oversight of the district
• Ensure operational plans are in place to achieve high quality delivery against program objectives, quality standards and targets.
• lead the planning and review meetings for your district
• Support the Regional Coordinator 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
• lead the planning and execution of district level events such as hackathon, summer camp through the Facilitators

 2 . Working with partners  and government functionaries

• Build and maintain strong relationships with delivery partners and the government functionaries
• Ensure all partners receive the appropriate support and updates to implement the program effectively.
• Ensure additional support needs of the partners are identified, assessed and any reasonable adjustments are made to the Partner’s journey.
• Support the development and implementation of innovative Partner engagement and retention processes.
• Support with the donor visits to the district
• Facilitate visits of donors volunteers and government agencies with support from implementing partners

3. People and Performance Management

• Provide leadership and high quality performance management to a team of Facilitators, empowering them to deliver to a high standard.
• Build the capacity to excel in their roles, supporting their professional development. Support, mentor and coach the facilitators as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work.
• Recruit and induct new staff.
• Implement all relevant People policies and procedures.
• Ensure all employees managed have updated C.Vs, professional goals and they receive periodic feedback on their performance.

3. Financial Management :

• Ensure that financial procedures, practices and values are adhered to across the team.
• Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure effective budget is in place and it is adhered to

4. Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure all the relevant data for your district is available on time
• Ensure the monitoring tools are understood by the partners and team and is used for reporting
• Support the M&E 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.

5. Other (5%)

• Other duties as required.
• You may be required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which compensatory leave will be granted

Required skills and experience

• A Graduate/Postgraduate degree in any discipline (preferably social work, development, education, gender studies, rural development)
• 3-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education sector
• Proven ability to network and establish collaborative relationships with a variety of actors, including Education department
• Willingness to travel extensively
• A strong personal commitment to the values of Quest Alliance

Prefered skills and Experience:

• Loves technology, any sort of direct work on ed tech projects
• have previous experience of working on tech related work

Location: Jaipur, Guwahati, Patna and Vijayawada

No.of positions: 4

Reporting to: Project Coordinator (North, East and Telangana + AP respectively)

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
• Have an exposure to work on STEM on careers
• Can work with ambiguity
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player

Skill Sets:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and vernacular of the state
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make sound operational decisions
• Strong team player able to work under own initiative
• Ability to network and build relationship with the Government and Non government organisations
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by June 5th,2019. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.

Quest Alliance has been working in the secondary school for past few years. Last year we rolled out a program to build life skills and career skills using scratch as a medium among adolescent girls (grade 8 and 9) from government schools in urban areas of Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi and reached out to 5500 girls.  The program is being implemented through two models, directly by Quest Employees and through implementation partners. Now we are going to scale up the intervention to few more states and aim to reach 200,000 adolescent girls by end of three years. We are looking for people who have experience in working with adolescents from government schools that focus on coding/ computational skills/ STEM/ lifeskills/ gender. 

It is an exciting role for a person who has proven experience of working with secondary school related projects in India.

We currently have openings in Jaipur, Guwahati, Patna and Vijayawada for this role.

Quest Alliance is looking for Senior Program Officers to support our work in Rajasthan, Assam, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh with the Government secondary schools on STEM.

Responsibilities

1. Programme Implementation and quality
2. Working with partners
3. People and performance management
4. Financial management
5. Monitoring, and Reporting.

1. Program Implementation and Quality

• Operational oversight of the district
• Ensure operational plans are in place to achieve high quality delivery against program objectives, quality standards and targets.
• lead the planning and review meetings for your district
• Support the Regional Coordinator 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
• lead the planning and execution of district level events such as hackathon, summer camp through the Facilitators

 2 . Working with partners  and government functionaries

• Build and maintain strong relationships with delivery partners and the government functionaries
• Ensure all partners receive the appropriate support and updates to implement the program effectively.
• Ensure additional support needs of the partners are identified, assessed and any reasonable adjustments are made to the Partner’s journey.
• Support the development and implementation of innovative Partner engagement and retention processes.
• Support with the donor visits to the district
• Facilitate visits of donors volunteers and government agencies with support from implementing partners

3. People and Performance Management

• Provide leadership and high quality performance management to a team of Facilitators, empowering them to deliver to a high standard.
• Build the capacity to excel in their roles, supporting their professional development. Support, mentor and coach the facilitators as part of their professional development and help them to be highly effective in their work.
• Recruit and induct new staff.
• Implement all relevant People policies and procedures.
• Ensure all employees managed have updated C.Vs, professional goals and they receive periodic feedback on their performance.

3. Financial Management :

• Ensure that financial procedures, practices and values are adhered to across the team.
• Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure effective budget is in place and it is adhered to

4. Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure all the relevant data for your district is available on time
• Ensure the monitoring tools are understood by the partners and team and is used for reporting
• Support the M&E 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.

5. Other (5%)

• Other duties as required.
• You may be required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which compensatory leave will be granted

Required skills and experience

• A Graduate/Postgraduate degree in any discipline (preferably social work, development, education, gender studies, rural development)
• 3-4 years of work experience preferably in the Education sector
• Proven ability to network and establish collaborative relationships with a variety of actors, including Education department
• Willingness to travel extensively
• A strong personal commitment to the values of Quest Alliance

Prefered skills and Experience:

• Loves technology, any sort of direct work on ed tech projects
• have previous experience of working on tech related work

Location: Jaipur, Guwahati, Patna and Vijayawada

No.of positions: 4

Reporting to: Project Coordinator (North, East and Telangana + AP respectively)

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
• Have an exposure to work on STEM on careers
• Can work with ambiguity
• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player

Skill Sets:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and vernacular of the state
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make sound operational decisions
• Strong team player able to work under own initiative
• Ability to network and build relationship with the Government and Non government organisations
• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet

Contact

The interested candidates are requested to fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given here by June 5th,2019. No C.Vs will be entertained.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Since we are planning to close this position as early as possible, we will start shortlisting candidates as soon we receive the applications. Due to the enormity of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to your application.