1. Research to ensure a regular and reliable pipeline of new prospects, developing grant proposals, whilst also leveraging existing relationships.
    
2. Identify potential new institutional donors, and support the management leadership in raising resources for MB’s programs across the country.
    
3. Writes winning proposal and facilitate fund raising efforts.
    
4. Develops and maintains a project management system to provide regular feedback and to ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
    
5. Regular tracking of progress, financial utilization and reporting as per grant letters and prepare reports.
    
6. Responds to reporting requests from donors and management including preparation of data analysis.
    
7. Take charge of a few (4 - 5) important grants as the grants anchor and ensure deliver working closely with the team.
    
8. Proactively identify, Liaise and engage to ensure all external stakeholders and appropriate platforms for representing Magic Bus are leveraged.

Team coordination:

1. Director, Impact and the Impact team - To find ways to represent and communicate results/ outcomes as well as support and contribute to the effective creation of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the Magic Bus.
2. Programme Operation team – To coordinate with operations team to understand the gaps, design the concept and proposal for sustainance of projects.
3. Communications Team - To develop effective channel for internal as well as external communications, milestones achieved, success stories etc.
4. Other support functions – to ensure adequate manpower, fund allocation & accuracy, technology enablement are in place.

1. Post Graduate in Social work or other social sciences relevant to the development sector
2. 10 – 14 years’ experience in the social development sector
3. Experience reflects engagement with diverse sectoral issues, especially on education, adolescent empowerment and rural development

Desired Competencies

• Strong partnership building credentials with ability to tailor style and methods when working with employers (and employee volunteers), and other specialist organisations like Job Aggregators.

• Excellent team worker with strong oral and written communication skills including good level of professional English.

• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground level problems.

• Well organised working style with excellent time management skills.

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by programme.

• Ability to collect and process delivery evidence and data in line with key performance indicators for the programme

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for achieving the desired target number of youth & out of work adults’ placements in jobs

• Create partnerships with employers and job aggregators who can offer youth potential job placements, work experience and workplace visit opportunities.

• Monitor youth’s attendance and performance with employers for effective retention & performance

• Support youth after their placements to ensure that they retain their engagement and sustain themselves in work or training for up to 6 months.

• Undertake data collection and reporting duties that demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme.

• Act as a role model at all times demonstrating behaviour that displays the characteristics youth should develop to be successful in their chosen field.

Reporting to: Program Manager

Qualification & Work experience

• Relevant degree or similar professional qualification from a reputed institution (Minimum qualification is graduation).

• Knowledge of local employers and job aggregators.

• Knowledge of youth needs with regard to progressions at work.

• Experience of partnership working including referrals and monitoring partner delivery.

• Experience of either employability skills, job placement, youth development or vocational training programmes either directly or indirectly (desirable)

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities

• Directly play the role of account manager of multiple large projects and create and nurture a lasting relationship

• Play vital role in fund allocation and take major financial as well as programmatic decisions and reporting with respect to the grant

• Oversee the progress of implementation of the program as per the MoU agreed upon with the respective donors

• Self-sustaining practices for Retention of existing donors and growing grant/donation sizes

• Tying up with more employers under the project

• Responsible for good CRM .

• Managing relationships with corporate employers

• Oversee the progress of implementation of the program as per the MoU agreed upon with the respective donors

• Play the role of an effective spokesperson between the Magic Bus and respective donor organizations

• Custodian of data and analytics with reference to the progress and monitoring of program

• Organizing kick off meeting with project stakeholders both internal and external

• Ensure seamless communications and management of Corporate employers

• Ensure effective Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is in place

• Effective management of program budgets and transparent reporting back to the donor

• To coordinate donor engagement activities

• To organize project reviews at regular intervals and monitor progress

• Timely submission of donor reports (financial and programmatic)

Desired Competencies:

• Experience in Fundraising / CRM from Corporate donors

• Experience in managing key account / partnerships or business development

• Experience in overseeing clients and programs Ability to drive complex projects in a timely manner

• Ability to travel across the Magic Bus markets

• Ability to work effectively with huge Data as well as analyse them

• Very good with MS Excel and Power point

• Entrepreneurial, with high-energy levels and the passion to succeed

• Have strong networking skills and relationship orientation

• Have strong verbal and written communication skills

• Have impeccable integrity and high personal ethics

Reporting
To Head - Corporate relations

Qualification & Work experience

• Any Graduate in Social work or other social sciences relevant to the development sector

• 5 to 8 years’ experience in rising CSR fund for Non-profits.

• Awareness reflects engagement with diverse sectoral issues, especially on education, adolescent empowerment and rural development

Team coordination

• Director, Impact and the Impact team - To find ways to represent and communicate results/ outcomes

• Sustainability /Fundraising team - To ensure prompt and appropriate acknowledgement of all grant income and that all information relating to it is accurate, up to date and well organized and also provide other feasible support as required to the whole fundraising team in line with experience.

• Communications Team - To develop effective channel for internal as well as external communications, milestones achieved, success stories etc.

• Other support functions – to ensure adequate manpower, fund allocation & accuracy, technology enablement are in place.

Mobility requirements:
The role would be based in Magic Bus Head office located in Vikhroli, Mumbai and would be required to travel in line with the requirements of the grants, stakeholders, project management team etc. from time to time.
As the head office is shut owing to the COVID 19 outbreak, the person would be required to work from residence until it resumes functioning.

• To plan the programs, based on field needs and curriculum inputs and ensure implementation and dissemination. Provide constant feedback/learning’s on the basis of implemented curriculum to help refine the curriculum.

• To weekly plan and conduct programs / sessions on the field.

• To ensure that all the documents related to Program planning and implementation are submitted on time and are readily accessible.

• To ensure implementation of safety norms and other rules & regulation in all programs / sessions.

• To make constant and timely use of the monitored information in the program.

• To build rapport on the field and coordinate with the Community Coordinators / NGOs & Institution staff.

• To ensure effective management of 15 Pair of volunteers/CYLs on the field in consultation with the monitoring officers and communication of emerging issues with the monitoring officers.

• Mentor will also help CYLs in conducting and organizing parents meeting, Sports Event, Awareness Rallies, and will organize regular reinforcement training for CYLs.

• To support the monitoring officers in developing yearly budgets and be directly responsible for its implementation on an on-going basis.

• To maintain the attendance records with respect to staff and monitor the attendance records of the children on a monthly basis.

• To conduct events as and when required within their respective projects.

• To conduct appraisals for their teams with the support of monitoring officers.

• To ensure that the team is motivated and play an active role in facilitating an environment in the organization that is conducive to development, performance and fun.

• To be responsible for one’s and the team’s development with respect to knowledge, skills and behavior, in order to enrich and enhance both person and organization.

• Mentors would conduct advocacy on development issues in community to involve kids and their families in the process.

• Mentors would submit the monthly report to Monitoring Officer/Program Manager and provide necessary monitoring data to the monitoring officer.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

• Manage Magic Bus resources (budgets & Office), staff and local partners to ensure the full offer of employment exchange programme is available to youth in the district.

• Lead a team of staff delivering employment exchange programme at district level and manage all aspects of their performance.

• Achieve targets at each stage of intervention including mobilisation, boarding of youth and employers, counselling and placement in work or training.

• Support staff to do effective mobilisation, counselling of youth, identification of their strengths & limitations, training and life skills needs and overall targets for the programme.

• Formulate personal development plans for each youth that sets out their training schedule and work or training targets.

• Provide high quality career counseling and impartial Information, Advice and Guidance that empowers youth to make positive choices about potential careers.

• Oversee district level community need assessments and mapping exercises of other stakeholders in the local areas (government / NGO/ private and corporate foundations).

• Support the Regional head of Livelihood Programme with key updates.

• Ensure district level staff record interventions and activities with youth effectively and data is reported and analysed to improve the quality of work on ground with youth.

• Identify and respond to risks that could lead to youth dropping out of the programme.

• Work with employers to ensure adequate placement opportunities exist at a local level for youth completing the programme.

• Maintain partnerships with skills training providers to help youth enrolled under employment exchange programme to take the benefit of trainings.

• Monitor the effectiveness and quality of partner interventions and their training delivery.

• Documenting the best practices, Narrative reports, Case studies, and provide any other relevant update pertaining to the project.

• Work with colleagues in the Livelihood Programme teams at regional level to continuosly improve the quality of Magic Bus Livelihood (employment exchange and training) and ensure our work is always safe and enjoyable.

Team coordination

• Regional Programme Management teams – An ongoing collaboration within the team and create a conducive environment for sharing of information constructive criticism and suggestion alongside the regular progress of programmes.

• Sustainability /Fundraising team – Extend support to the Fundraising teams in creating descriptive as well as narrative reports among other things.

• Communications Team - To develop effective channel for internal as well as external communications, milestones achieved, success stories etc.

• Other support functions – to ensure adequate manpower, fund allocation & accuracy, technology enablement are in place.

Reporting :
Regional Livelihood Head.

Mobility requirements:
The role would be based out of Pune and would be required to travel in line with the requirements of the project  and various external stakeholders for representing Magic Bus on outside fora if required from time to time.

Desired Competencies:

• Strong operational and team management skills that can be tailored to lead Magic Bus staff, training partners, employers and local colleges.

• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.

• Strong financial management skills including managing budgets and using staff and centre resources flexibly to meet need.

• Sharp focus on outcomes and how to shape interventions to achieve the maximum impact with youth on the programme.

• Build positive relationships with youth and motivate individuals to achieve defined targets of taking up work or further education.

• Able to undertake need assessments with youth that sensitively identify youth’s personal strengths and limitations.

• Can implement new processes and ways of working across an operational staff team.

• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground level problems

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by programme.

Qualification & Work experience

• Relevant degree or similar professional qualification from a reputed institution.

• Experience of working with and achieving positive outcomes for disadvantaged 17-25 year olds or a portion of this age range.

• Minimum 5 years of experience with 2 years managerial experience of frontline staff delivering interventions to youth

• Exposure to Govt. departments and their way of functioning (desirable)

• Experience of handling Budget and doing financial and resource planning at local level.

• Knowledge of youth needs with regard to progressions into work or training.

• Direct experiene of career counseling and providing Information, Advice and Guidance to youth across a range of issues.

• Experience of need assessment and/or creating personal plans and targets with youth.

• Experience of either employability skills, job placement, Livelihood Programme or vocational training programmes either directly or indirectly

• Experience of reviewing progress against individual’s programme targets

• Experience of engaging with wider stakeholders in disadvantaged communities including parents, schools, colleges, panchayats.

• Experience of providing guidance and support to young people on a range of development issues including career or education choices.

• Experience of working with Partners and being accountable for youth placements

• Experience of managing high volume placement programmes which includes multi-level sourcing and placements

• Experience of working with colleges and placement drives in colleges

• To perform complete programme monitoring for the assigned districts according to the monitoring exercise plans on timely manner and to report on the effectiveness of the programme

• Coordination in developing LFA, M & E plans, capacity building plans, MIS and monitoring of the projects/programs across SCALE Locations.

• Coordination in evaluation designing, providing of technical inputs for conducting baseline, midline and end-line evaluations as well as for monitoring tools and strategies to ensure project implementation.

• Work closely with program team for collation of data from different types of sources/surveys i.e. baseline/midline/end-line, outcome monitoring etc. and integrate with the organization’s MIS.

• Conduct monitoring activities and check the quality of all data for completeness, consistency, correctness and authenticity of data and make amendments as required

• Resolving issues pertaining to technical and functional aspects of MIS and ensuring timely and quality of data being entered in automated MIS system

• Deliver high productivity and quality data in presentable mode by developing and running validation checks, integrity checks, resolving data discrepancies

• Assist M&E team in developing data collection procedure/ guidelines and provide feedback to all staff involved in data collection on the quality of data.

• Conduct trainings and capacity building of the programme team and to ensure the adherence of M&E framework/protocols/plans

• Conduct process evaluation to understand the progress/outcome of the project and conduct data collation of field data on prescribed format as per SCALE project requirement

• Extract and update secondary information from different sources like NFHS, DLHS, and Census etc. and maintain separate database.

• Work closely with program team and provide regular support for updating & integrating data into the MIS. 

• Manage large scale complex databases on different thematic areas

• Provide inputs and or prepare monthly, quarterly, annual project progress, narrative, evaluation and other analytical reports for different programme/projects.

• To carry out other tasks as required by the immediate manager and Impact team

Desired Competencies:

• Excellent data management & analysis skills with great command In Microsoft Excel, Word etc.

• Be able to work with a variety of information systems and data files, including large and complex files, transforming raw data into finished products.

• Adapting and using technology for M&E activities for collecting, reviewing, analyzing and presenting data

• Basic Understanding of research methods & techniques (quantitative/qualitative) and protocols.

• Self-motivated, disciplined individual who can perform at a high level in a fast - paced environment.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to articulate thoughts, observations and recommendations in clear manner

Qualification:

• Post Graduate Degree in Social Science/ Biostatistics/ Psychology or other relevant degree is a preferred with minimum 3-4 years of experience in similar capacity and in a NGO/INGO/Organization involved in social research/ Academic Institutions will be advantage. 

• Experience of working in rural development projects in the state of Mizoram and command on Mizo language will be preferred

• Experience of working with state/ central government, school systems, etc. will be preferred

Specific Responsibilities:

• Undertake comprehensive needs assessments with Households which include job seeking Youth & Adults to identify their strengths & limitations, training and life skills needs and overall targets for the programme.

• Work as career counsellor to the youth & adults while conveying the findings of the tests they appeared for in technology platform to ensure they have the impartial Information, Advice and Guidance that empowers them to make positive choices about potential careers.

• Act as the lead worker in the first phase of youth’s engagement with Magic Bus Livelihood programme and ensure all youth receive the full and proper offer during this time.

• Engage and motivate youth & adults positively at all times ensuring their positive engagement.

• Deliver a sharp focus on all-counselling contributing to successful youth registration, placement and job retention

• Identify and respond to risks that could lead to youth & adults dropping out of the programme.

• Build strong and trusted relationships with youth & adults from the start of their engagement with Magic Bus.

• Work with CRPs in the communities to ensure the mobilisation of youth & adults happens effectively and selection criteria are properly implemented.

• Work with colleagues at district and regional level to continuously improve the quality of the programme.

• Undertake data collection and reporting duties that demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme.

• Act as a role model at all times demonstrating behaviour that displays the characteristics youth should develop to be successful in their chosen field.

 Reporting to: Programme Manager

Staff Reporting: None.

Salary: It will be Rs 18,000/- pm gross

Desired Competencies:

• Build positive relationships with youth and motivate individuals to achieve defined targets of taking up short/long duration course and work.

• Follow standard operating processes correctly and use Magic Bus specific tools and methods of working consistently.

• Excellent team worker with strong oral and written communication skills including good level of professional Hindi/local language and English

• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground level problems

• Well organised working style with excellent time management skills.

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by programme

• Complete comprehensive need assessments with youth that sensitively identify youth’s personal strengths and limitations

• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground level problems

• Collect and process delivery evidence and data in line with key performance indicators for the programme

Qualification and Experience (essential unless otherwise stated):

• Minimum experience of 2 years of working with and achieving positive outcomes for disadvantaged Youth and out of work Adults

• Basic knowledge of computer (MS Office, Online search).

• Relevant degree or similar professional qualification from a reputed institution (Minimum 12th Pass)

• Knowledge of youth needs with regard to progressions into work or short/long term courses.

• Experience of need assessment and/or creating personal plans and targets with youth.

• Experience of youth development or vocational training programmes either directly or indirectly (desirable).

• Experience of engaging with wider stakeholders in disadvantaged communities including parents, schools, colleges, panchayats, community leaders, etc.

• Experience of providing guidance to young people on a range of development issues including career or education choices.