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About Magic Bus: Magic Bus India Foundation, founded in 1999 by Matthew Spacie, stands among the top five NGOs in India dedicated to education and skill development. Our organisation equips adolescents and young individuals with essential life skills and knowledge to thrive during the transition from childhood to livelihood. Our mission is to create a world where young people break free from poverty, leading fulfilling and rewarding lives while making positive contributions to their communities. We achieve this by enabling adolescents to complete their secondary education, providing them with the necessary skills for employment, and connecting them to job market opportunities. Our target age group ranges from 12 to 24 years. We operate two flagship programs: the Adolescent Programme and the Livelihood Programme. 1. In our Adolescent Programme, we prioritise the instillation of life skills and the enhancement of education. Through our network of connected schools operating in 234 districts across 24 states, we have positively impacted the lives of over 8 million adolescents, with an impressive 52% participation rate of girls. 2. The Livelihood Programme focuses on enhancing employability by providing specialised skills training and connecting young individuals to sustainable livelihood opportunities. Through our 115 Livelihood Centres and 1250 Colleges, we offer sector-specific training, job placements, and post-placement support. This programme, operational in 19 states, has achieved an impressive 60% participation rate among girls and has a cumulative outreach of 6,00,000 youth Role Lead and oversee the regional implementation and operational delivery of the Magic Bus Livelihoods program that supports youth 18-25 years to be equipped with life skills and workplace skills to be able to find gainful employment in the organized sector Location : Hyderabad/ Bangalore Key Responsibilities • Plan and lead effective & efficient management of Centre based Livelihood programs across South region ensuring targeted enrolments, maintaining high training quality, ensuring final job placements and job retention tracking • Provide senior leadership to livelihoods staff in the region ensuring high quality delivery of need assessment, career counseling, skills training, mentoring, job and education placement and post placement support to youth • Lead and manage the Livelihood program in the region, undertake the required monitoring and evaluation work and deliver performance reports to various stake holders and manage the regional Livelihood program budget • Develop partnerships with vocational training institutes and specialist Livelihood organizations that enable youth to achieve positive progressions into work or further education • Create strong strategic partnerships with regional employers and secure attractive job opportunities for youth by effectively positioning the benefits of working with Magic Bus, and nurture successful employer centric models with right mix of workplace skills needed for different sectoral streams, retail, hospitability etc. • Work with the regional program team to ensure Livelihoods staff have the tools, skills and knowledge to successfully deliver employability skills training, mentoring, need assessment, placements and support for youth • Be accountable and responsible for complete implementation, adherence and achievement of the focused Projects Indicators and results achievement, ensuring high quality inputs and monitoring• Communicate and implement national updates to the Livelihood program in the region • Identify and respond to issues, opportunities and risks in the region that influence the success of the programme • Undertake regional level research to identify youth need, demand for different job and education pathways and market developments around employment and training • Represent Magic Bus in interactions and negotiations regarding the Livelihoods programme in the region with funders, external audiences, partners and the public • Develop methods and partnerships to support youth to follow self-employment and entrepreneurial pathways • Build partnerships with colleges, education providers, universities and Government training schemes to secure a good range of education options for youth requiring further study and training before starting their chosen career • Ensure all Magic Bus and their partner work with youth is safe, following equalities practices and adheres to our Child/Youth Protection processes and proceduresDesired Competencies • Programme management which includes budgets, monitoring & evaluation, and other financial information • People management • Empathy- ability to work with people from different backgrounds • Business and Financial acumen • Data and Analytics • Networking and Communication • Result oriented • Relationship management skills- including donor management • Ability to work with partners • Strong negotiator and stakeholder management skills Qualification and Experience • Master’s degree in Management / Social Work / any other Social Sciences • 18 to 20 years in the social sector out of which 7 years must have been in a similar leadership role managing youth development and skilling programme. Proven track record of performance in similar role and stability on the previous roles shall be the added advantage. Experience in the North region would be desirable