Program Coordinator, Youth Program

The Role:
As part of the Youth Program team, this role will coordinate with other QUEST team members to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of projects. The individual will play a key role in program delivery, stakeholder engagement, and achieving program goals.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Oversee effective program delivery, implementation reviews, and monitoring, ensuring alignment with agreed standards and the ITI Ecosystem’s state system journey map.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with government departments, institute principals, and CSO partner heads to fulfill MoU commitments and support the VTI South Region Lead.
• Develop and manage state and team work plans, ensuring contributions align with program objectives.
• Facilitate learning within the program by identifying and capturing key insights.
• Conduct regular review meetings with stakeholders, including center heads and trainers.
• Empower trainers and centers to independently utilize program content effectively.
• Participate in and contribute to the training of trainers.
• Collaborate with the ITI South Region Lead to achieve annual goals for the state, region, and projects.
• Support and oversee career development programs across Women ITIs in the state.
• Manage state-level projects, ensuring timely deliverables.
• Ensure monitoring data is submitted to the M&E focal point promptly.
• Coordinate baseline, endline, and other assessments.
• Maintain updated student data in the center database.
• Provide regular updates to trainers and principals on program progress through monthly reports.
• Deliver detailed written and verbal progress reports aligned with work plans and schedules.
• Ensure proper use of M&E tools for reporting and submit program reports, case studies, and photographs to the M&E focal point on time.
• Document success stories from centers, trainers, and students.
• Follow up with ITIs to collect required student and institute data as per the M&E framework.
• Actively participate in team meetings and reviews, supporting all reporting requirements such as quarterly and annual reviews.
• Foster effective relationships with officials in training, placement, administration, and leadership roles at DET, Gujarat, CSO partners, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure MoU commitments in training and placements are met, including subgrant utilization and quality interventions.
• Engage in industry engagement and placement strategies internally and externally, working closely with placement leads and state teams.
• Collaborate with thematic and support teams such as training, communications, research, data & tech, and FAIT to meet program and organizational requirements.
• Manage the Gujarat ITI team and oversee fellows/interns as needed.
• Plan and implement capacity-building activities for team members to enhance effectiveness.
• Define and review annual and quarterly goals for team members.

Skills:

• Awareness of gender sensitivity and inclusion in education, skills development, and the workplace.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Passion for addressing the challenges faced by India’s youth in education and skills development.
• Adaptability to dynamic, fast-paced environments with multicultural teams, government entities, and diverse stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to timelines.
• Excellent judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills in English.
• Commitment to Quest Alliance values.
• Willingness to travel locally and nationally.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and proactively seek solutions.
• Understanding of research, monitoring, and evaluation principles.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• High levels of integrity, maturity, and professionalism.

Salary: The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 58,000/- per month (cost to company) (The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)