Job Description

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 Alliance, 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. 

About the Program:

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 21​st century. Our curriculum includes media elements like games, videos, audio and visuals as well as use of dictionaries for vernacular translations.

Quest Alliance is looking for a Project Coordinator who will be responsible for:

Programme Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting

• Operational oversight of work with Health Professionals of Health Department in Gujarat

• Take responsibility for effective program delivery, review implementation, monitor within the agreed standards

• Ensure there is a work plan in place for the state, region(s) and everyone is able to contribute and implement accordingly.

• Identify and develop learning within the program and facilitate the capturing of these learnings

• Lead on identifying and evaluate potential risks related to the impact of the program and take necessary steps to include risk mitigation in program reviews and design

• Work together with M&E focal point to track program progress based on the Monitoring and Evaluation framework.

• Lead on reporting both internal and external, in accordance with the program M&E framework and based on the regular reporting agreements of the project.

• Contribute to the development of the project budget

• Ensure the spending is within the budgeted limits and the financial policies are adhered to.

Relationship and Partnership Building and Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Govt. of Health departments, health professionals and stakeholders in the state.

• Ensure all Health professionals receive the appropriate support and updates to implement the program effectively.

• Organise and lead the capacity building activities in coordination with the Training & Content Manager

• Ensure additional support needs of the Health Department are identified, assessed and any reasonable adjustments are made to their journey.

• Support the development and implementation of innovative engagement and retention processes.

• Support with the donor visits

• Ensure each Health professionals are able to meet the data reporting standard by giving them the necessary inputs, support and having agreed timelines in place for reporting

People Management

• Ensure that all employees involved in the projects have a clear project implementation work plan.

• Help program coordinators in managing M&E Officer, IT Associate and Online Facilitator, ensuring that they are clear on the change they are contributing to and on their roles and responsibilities associated with the projects.

• Support, mentor and coach the project team members as part of their project management role and help them to be highly effective in their work.

• Ensure that the project team members work together to share learning and to exchange skills.

• Ensure the project team are able to manage their project team ( internal/external) effectively

Requirements

• A Postgraduate degree in Social Work/Education/Sociology/Social sciences

• 4-6 years of relevant work experience 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and state vernacular languages

• Managing remote teams 

• Have managed teams in the past

• Have manage and implemented large scale projects

• Ability to network and build relationship with the Government and partners

• A strong personal commitment to the values of Quest Alliance

• Open for travel

• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet