Manager - Training and Learning , Youth Program

Position: Manager - Training and Learning Experience, Youth Program
Location: Bengaluru

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…