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About Bal Raksha Bharat
Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India's leading independent child rights organisation. It is a member of the Bal Raksha Bharat movement that operates globally with the mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and achieve immediate and lasting changes in their lives.
We work across India in the areas of Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Livelihood & Economic Wellbeing to facilitate quality education, healthcare, protection from harm and abuse, and opportunities for children and young people.
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ROLE PURPOSE
The Skill & Livelihood Facilitator will support the implementation of skill development, career guidance, vocational training and education-to-employment interventions under the Urban Flagship Programme.
The role will focus on identifying and engaging adolescents and young people, assessing their interests and skill needs, facilitating access to appropriate skilling and vocational opportunities, and establishing linkages with training institutes, government schemes, employers and other relevant stakeholders.
The position will contribute to improving employability, career readiness and livelihood opportunities for young people, while ensuring that interventions are inclusive, age-appropriate, safe and aligned with the needs of the urban community.
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SCOPE OF ROLE
Scope: Skill development, career guidance, vocational linkages, employability and livelihood support for adolescents and young people.
Reports to: Project Lead – Urban Flagship Programme
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibilities: No direct budget responsibility; support activity planning, utilisation tracking, documentation and reporting as assigned.
Role Dimensions: Career guidance, skill facilitation, youth mobilisation, vocational linkages, employer engagement, documentation and reporting.
Context: Integrated urban programming for children, adolescents and young people under the Urban Flagship Programme.
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Youth Mobilization and Profiling: -
- Career Guidance and Counselling: -
- Skill Development and Employability: -
- Vocational Training and Education-to-Employment Linkages: -
- Community and Stakeholder Engagement: -
- Youth Participation and Life Skills: -
- Documentation, MIS and Reporting: -
- Programme Coordination and Support: -
- Child Safeguarding, Inclusion and Safety: -
- Any Other Duties: - Any other responsibilities assigned by the line manager that are aligned with the objectives of the Urban Flagship Programme and the role.
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BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability: - Takes ownership of assigned responsibilities, meets commitments and maintains high standards of Programme implementation and documentation.
Ambition: - Demonstrates commitment to achieving meaningful skill, employability and livelihood outcomes for young people.
Collaboration: - Works effectively with Programme teams, youth, communities, government departments, training institutions, employers and other stakeholders.
Creativity: - Identifies innovative and locally relevant approaches to engage young people and expand skill and livelihood opportunities.
Integrity: - Demonstrates honesty, professionalism, confidentiality and ethical conduct in all interactions with young people, communities and stakeholders.
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate/Post Graduate in Social Work, Sociology, Rural Development, Development Studies, Management, Vocational Education, Skill Development or any other relevant discipline from a recognized university or institution.
- Relevant certification in career counselling, skill development, vocational training or youth development will be an added advantage.
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EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in skill development, livelihood promotion, career counselling, youth development, vocational training or Programme implementation.
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KEY COMPETENCIES
Technical Competencies
- Career counselling and youth engagement skills
- Knowledge of vocational education and skill-development
- Understanding of employability and 21st-century skills
- Stakeholder coordination and networking skills
- Community mobilization and facilitation skills
- Training and session facilitation skills
- Documentation, reporting and MIS skills
- Planning and organizational skills
- Ability to identify and facilitate education-to-employment opportunities
Generic Competencies
- Being the Voice of Children: Utilises being part of a global movement to promote change in the policy and public sphere on child-related issues.
- Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Drives an enabling environment for gender equality and inclusion, prioritizing the most deprived and marginalized children and young people.
- Builds & Strengthens Partnerships: Inspires others to embrace the values and principles that underpin partnerships and localization.
- Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children and young people in own work and in work with colleagues and peers.
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Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
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CHILD SAFEGUARDING (Strike out whichever is not applicable)
Level 1: The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.
Level 2: Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (Finance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Legal etc.); therefore a police check will be required.
Level 3: The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in programs; or are visiting programs; therefore a police check will be required.
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Child Safeguarding
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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Safeguarding our Staff
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BRB’s anti-harassment policy.
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Equal Opportunities
Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
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