Trainer cum Centre In-Charge in Hyderabad | Plan India | ₹5.4 LPA

Plan India

Plan India is a nationally registered not for profit organisation that works to advance children's rights and equality for girls. Since 1979, Plan India and its partners have helped millions of children and young people reach protection, quality education, healthcare, a healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and a say in the decisions that affect their lives. The organisation works directly with communities, government, donors and civil society groups across 14 states, reaching more than 19,000 communities in 5,500 villages and slums, and has touched the lives of over 1.9 million children, more than a million of them girls. Plan India is a member of the Plan International Federation, which works in more than 70 countries. This role sits within Plan India's Programme Implementation team on the Saksham project, which gives job oriented vocational training to young people from marginalised communities in Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Role

The Trainer cum Centre In-Charge runs the day to day work of the Saksham centre at KPHB in Hyderabad. The project trains 2,000 young people aged 18 to 29 who are not in employment, education or training, and supports 200 households to start and run small market based enterprises. You will keep the training strong, stay close to the students, and build the employer connections that turn a completed course into a real job. The position reports to the Project Lead for Saksham in Hyderabad.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall running and management of centre level activities each day.
• Deliver training and keep its quality in line with Plan India's standards.
• Support the mobilisation team to plan and carry out centre activities.
• Guide and mentor students, staying in close touch with them through their course.
• Assess students at regular points to check how well the training is working, and reduce dropouts.
• Manage existing placement connections for youth who complete the training, and bring new companies into the project.
• Organise job fairs, industry visits, campus interviews, on the job training, parent teacher meetings and alumni meets.
• Counsel parents and trainees about vocational skills at each stage of the project.
• Enrol and screen trainees in line with the project targets.
• Support students who have passed out as they start their jobs, and keep records of that support.
• Maintain enrolment and centre records in the MIS and in files, and collate workplace engagement and compliance data.
• Arrange guest lectures from industry and employers, and run virtual and offline donor and volunteer sessions.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree or post-graduation in social science or a related field.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of work experience.
• Prior experience of managing a skill building project.
• Experience communicating with a wide range of external stakeholders, including government officials and representatives of civil society organisations and the public sector.
• Ability to run a training centre on your own and handle daily operations.
• Skill in counselling and mentoring young people and their families.
• Comfort building and holding relationships with employers and placement partners.
• Care with documentation, MIS entry and record keeping.
• Willingness to travel for about 20 percent of your working time.
• Based at the Saksham centre in KPHB, Hyderabad.
• Commitment to work within Plan India's Child Safeguarding and Gender Equality Policies.
• The role carries Level 2 contact with children, meaning occasional contact.
• The project runs until March 2027.

Benefits

• Work with a well established organisation that has been advancing children's rights in India since 1979.
• Monthly pay of ₹45,000.
• A role with direct, visible impact on the livelihoods of young people from marginalised communities.
• Exposure to employers, government bodies and civil society partners across the skilling ecosystem.
• Part of the Plan International Federation, which works in more than 70 countries.
• Plan India is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Apply

Interested candidates can send their updated resume along with a suitability note in one file (Word Format only). Please mention “Trainer cum Centre In Charge Hyderabad” in the subject line.

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