Location: Bikaner, Rajasthan
Experience: Minimum 5 years in entrepreneurship development, livelihoods, micro-enterprise promotion, or self-employment programmes
Compensation: Competitive
Closes on: 15 June, 2026
Plan International (India Chapter)
Plan International (India Chapter), also known as PIIC, is an Indian registered non-profit working to improve the lives of children and promote equality for girls and women across India. Since 1996, PIIC has worked with poor and vulnerable children, families, and communities to improve access to child protection, quality education, healthcare, livelihoods, and community development. The organisation works through its Saksham programme to promote youth employability through skills and entrepreneurship development. Read more about the organisation.
Role
The Master Trainer - Self Employment will design, deliver, and monitor entrepreneurship and self-employment training for youth, women, and aspiring entrepreneurs from marginalized communities. The role combines classroom training with ongoing mentoring, business support, and linkages to financial services and government schemes.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver entrepreneurship and self-employment training covering business planning, financial literacy, enterprise management, digital marketing, market analysis, and customer service through practical exercises, business simulations, and case-study-based learning.
- Build participants' entrepreneurial mindset, leadership, problem-solving, life skills, and risk management abilities alongside training on bookkeeping and cash-flow management.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to aspiring entrepreneurs; guide participants through enterprise registration, licensing, compliance, and business formalization; support business planning, inventory management, pricing, and day-to-day record-keeping.
- Facilitate connections with banks, microfinance institutions, Self Help Groups (SHGs), and financial service providers; help participants access government self-employment schemes and develop viable business plans and growth strategies.
- Conduct regular follow-up visits and post-training handholding support; prepare progress reports, success stories, case studies, and impact documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Commerce, Economics, Rural Development, Social Work, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Certification in Entrepreneurship Development, Livelihood Promotion, or Training of Trainers (ToT) is an advantage.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship development, livelihoods, micro-enterprise promotion, or self-employment programmes.
- Experience working with youth, women entrepreneurs, SHGs, and marginalized communities is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of entrepreneurship, small business management, financial literacy, and enterprise planning.
- Good facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and presentation skills.
- Familiarity with government livelihood and entrepreneurship schemes, market systems, and value chains.
- Strong networking, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and documentation skills
Apply
Interested candidates can send their updated resume and a suitability note in a single Word document through the below button with the subject line: Master Trainer - Self Employment.
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