Career Support Assistant

Job Description

Responsibilities

1. Understanding of Youth Employability, Skilling Ecosystem and Industry/Market

• Develop a thorough understanding of Employability Skills and Vocational Training ecosystem in India.
• Develop and have a fair understanding of opportunities post vocational education and employer/industry/market trends.
• Build working knowledge of Quest App and support program intervention across assigned project WITIs and ensure adherence to the program design.
• Have a good understanding of facilitation skills, learner inclusive pedagogy and is adept in facilitation with young people and ecosystem players.
• Provide reflective feedback on program design and implementation (especially with respect to progress towards outcomes) and demonstrate a solution-oriented approach.
• Have adequate knowledge about issues of women TVET trainees and basic gender-related issues and concepts.

2. Institute Partnerships and Technical Assistance on ES Delivery and Placements

• Undertake institute visits in Govt ITIs on day-to-day basis and supervise the transfer of ES delivery and Placement initiatives from QA to the ITIs along with being an important link and bridge between the ITI/NSTI and QA.
• Support and Mentor institute Trainers in the initial setup of the Career Clubs and Placements cells and offer assistance and technical support to lead career sessions, job drives, self-employment activities, market scans and exposure visits,etc as per the prescribed Handbooks.
• Develop effective working relationships with Institute Principals in alignment with ITI Ecosystems and women and work strategy.
• Engage and orient Trainers about Quest App and /or Bharat Skills portal and follow up with them to ensure student access and uptake.
• Facilitate Data Collection, document Success Stories of Students and experiences of Trainers from QA intervention.
• Regularly provide the principals an update on progress and coach them on ways to support trainers and ensure longer term sustainability of program outcomes.
• Participate in institute level trainer meetings, parent meetings/ events/Campaigns and other community activities organized by institutes or DET/DGT.

3. Industry Engagement

• Work closely with Industry Engagement manager and Placement Coordinators at the regional level to drive industry engagement activities at the ITIs/NSTIs
• Identify and establish partnerships with relevant industries/ businesses/ Self Help groups for their locations
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with industry stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations.
• Facilitate regular communication between ITIs and industry partners.
• Conduct and Co-lead all industry engagement activities like Job Readiness, Market scans, Guest lectures, Exposure visits, etc.

4. Reporting, Data Management, & Governance

• Support M & E team to implement monitoring tools as per the project framework
• Compile the field level report and data as per the framework
• Document and share the best practices in the institutes for publication in monthly and quarterly reports.
• Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
• Support with the documentation of training/ meeting/ event reports
• Support coordination of baseline/ endline and other assessments
• Ensure data is updated in the database for their respective institutes
• Be available for regular line management meetings and the appraisal processes.

5. Hold the essential day-to-day business as usual (BAU) operations with steadiness and intention

• Develop a thorough understanding of Employability Skills and the Vocational Training ecosystem.
• Build knowledge of the Quest App and support its implementation across WITIs.
• Engage and orient Trainers on using Quest App and/or Bharat Skills portal.
• Mentor trainers to lead career sessions, market scans, exposure visits, and other activities as per prescribed handbooks.
• Facilitate Job Readiness sessions, Market scans, Guest lectures, Exposure visits with industry partners.
• Provide reflective feedback on program design and implementation.
• Support and coach trainers in effective delivery of Employability Skills Curriculum and Career Development modules.
• Assist in the setup of Career Clubs and Placement Cells within timelines.
• Ensure timely implementation of job drives, self-employment activities, and industry exposure sessions.
• Facilitate or co-lead training sessions for trainers and students at the institutes.
• Share regular updates with Institute Principals and QA team on program progress.
• Document implementation experiences and success stories of trainers and students.
• Support tracking of ES curriculum delivery and industry engagement metrics.
• Participate in trainer meetings and submit progress reports based on observations.
• Build effective working relationships with Principals, Trainers, and Placement Officers.
• Coach principals to sustain program outcomes and support trainers effectively.
• Participate in parent meetings, community campaigns, and DET/DGT-led events.
• Maintain strong coordination with Industry Engagement Managers and Regional Placement Coordinator.

Requirements:

• Fluency in spoken and written English and Tamil
• Ability to train youth and youth facilitators, with a minimum of 1 year of experience
• Proficiency in G Suite, MS Word, Excel
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships effectively
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and proactively explore solutions
• Flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
• Understanding of gender inclusion in education, skilling, and workplaces

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