About Us
Manager - Training and Learning Experience, Youth Program
Location: Bangalore
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.
Roles & Responsibilities
Co-Design the Stakeholder Journey based on historical data, insights and future-focused learning experience trends and practices.
- Review the new Learning Experience Framework for Youth program; the TDW paper; Past years approach to Educator Development and conceptualize a blended learning journey for Educators.
- Critically assess and reimagine the role of the educator based on the 3C model in TDW paper while conceptualizing the journey
- Co-design the outcomes and impact framework for all stakeholders in the Youth Program
- Co-design the pre-training, training and post-training process for the Stakeholder Development program, to effectively achieve the program outcomes.
Delivery of Stakeholder learning experiences as per annual goals of the Program, with differential
State-wise strategies
- Work closely with the state leads to identifying capacity building requirements for internal and external stakeholders.
- Create regional capacity building strategies aligning to the program goals.
- Plan and share a training SoP & calendar with State or regional POC and initiate communication with internal and external stakeholders in consultation with LE Leads.
- Train and build the capacity of State Facilitators to lead the delivery of the program and effectively achieve the program outcomes
- Identify and empanel consultants if needed to deliver key sessions.
- Manage the SOPs, contracts and payments for all empanelled consultants.
- Support in preparation and planning required to implement the capacity-building workshops - venue, reading material, facilitator availability, logistics, etc
Design and monitoring of post-training capacity building activities for Educators
- Articulate the Key Questions to be answered to make data driven decisions for Educator Development. Identify data points to be studied, Analyze the data to build strong feedback loops between State teams, and LE teams, to develop a strong post-training learning environment for educators.
- Develop monitoring systems to ensure the sustainability of the training inputs translated as behaviors.
- Ensure all the gender indicators are upheld during all the webinars, training sessions, and through all stages of program implementation.
Co-Anchor Content Development, Design, and related Coordination for Stakeholder
Development offerings in the Youth Program
- Identify the content development needs of the program in print and digital format
- Explore innovative digital communication strategies (IVRS, chatbots, whatsapp groups and other future focused trends) to promote engagement and commitment in educators to create change
- Support in building content collaterals for print and digital campaigns for the same.
Co-Anchor all the stakeholder initiatives in the Regions with State Team
- Manage the LE SPOCs for the All Regions, to ensure smooth delivery of all LE initiatives (training, post-training support etc)
- Uphold the quality of LE initiatives, and drive its implementation via the LE SPOCs.
- Lead Training needs analysis, Training design, Training delivery, Impact and quality management and Post-training capacity building for educators
- Contribute to innovations for educator capacity building through ed tech tools, adult learning principles, systemic advocacy, systems change frameworks etc
Others
- Reporting & documentation for all training design and implementation focused initiatives (as and when required) such as monthly, quarter reviews, annual reviews
- Support members identify their growth plan through feedback processes and set professional learning goals for the year
- Work closely with other vertical managers to promote and facilitate inter-vertical collaborations, learning, fun, conflict resolution and need-based resource sharing.
Requirements
- Minimum 7+ years of work experience, in implementing blended learning content for youth
- Prior experience in training development and implementation
- Willingness to learn and influence prevalent practices in the education ecosystem
- Willingness to travel extensively
- Ability to train, build capacity of, and manage relationships with partner NGOs
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in Hindi and English (preferred)
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other teams
Salary: The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 75,000/- per month (cost to company) ( The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)
To Apply
Interested internal candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form given here .
At Quest Alliance, we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities employer, embracing applications from all segments of the community. We are committed to ensuring that every applicant and employee is treated with fairness and respect, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, religious belief, age, or any other factor that is irrelevant to performance. Your individuality is valued and respected within our organization.
Know About Quest
Website : http://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.
Benefits
In addition to your compensation, you are also eligible for a suite of benefits designed to support your well-being and growth:
- Comprehensive Personal Accident Insurance covering up to 10,00,000 annually
- Mediclaim Insurance covering up to 3,00,000 annually, supported through our insurance partner, Loop, which also offers additional wellness benefits
- Reach for the Stars (RFS) amount of up to 5,000 to support your self-learning and knowledge-building efforts
- Internet allowance of up to 750/month, reimbursable based on actual usage to support flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- For employees with children under the age of 6 years, Quest offers childcare or day care fee support through a monthly matching contribution of up to 3,000, helping you create a supportive work-life balance
- Access to emotional health and wellbeing programs such as:
- Group sessions worth 7,500 per session fully covered by the organisation
