Quest Alliance is inviting for the post of Facilitator – MyQuest

Organization: Quest Alliance

Position: Facilitator – MyQuest

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any discipline
Experience: 1-2 years of work experience preferably in the Vocational Training sector is preferred but not mandatory

Skills required:

  • Fluency in spoken and written English as well as Kannada is Must
  • 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

Job Overview: If you feel passionately about the need for positive change in the education and employability development space in India, and are excited about the potential for technology as an enabler for bringing about some of these changes, then we have an interesting opportunity for you.

Scope of Work:

  • Work with I.T.Is and/or Polytechnic Colleges:
    • You’ll be attached to 2-3 institutes where your role will be to take Employability Skills and Career Development sessions and prepare students for a bright career.
    • The trainings would be conducted using QUEST Alliance’s blended learning curricula (which includes industry interfacing activities and project work
  • Organize placement events at the institute (with the help of other team members from QUEST) to connect students with employers and work opportunities.
  • Facilitate data collection and document success stories of students (minimum 10 stories in a year).
  • Develop a network of employers who can provide industry exposure to students through guest lectures, industry visits.

Remuneration: Not disclosed by employer

Application Process: The interested candidates fill Quest Alliance standard job application form which is given below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftYmeZOc0XBRl4WSyICp75zFt2MlPgbZNDCab69L3HUxYU2w/viewform
No CVs will be entertained.

Last date to apply: 30 May 2018

Note:

  • Women candidates are encouraged to apply!
  • Due to the enormity of applications received , Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!
  • We are a diverse and energetic work place with lots going on! Our office environment is relaxed, friendly and stresses more on achieving targets than following a dress code!
  • At QUEST you will get the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to addressing issues around education and skills training. The organization would give 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 Quest Alliance:

Quest Alliance is a non-profit trust working to bridge the education and skills divide by enabling self-learning for young people aged 10-35 years. Quest designs scalable and replicable solutions across three programs: Anandshala that works to create joyful schools, MyQuest that focuses on career development for youth and Quest 2 Learn that curates and disseminates knowledge. Quest is fuelled by research, strengthened by partnerships and driven by innovation and technology.

My Quest: 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 21st??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.